Polymetal is a leading precious metals mining company. Polymetal Company is the third global primary silver producer, the largest silver and fifth gold producer in Russia.In 2007 Polymetal held an initial public offering. 24.8% of Polymetal Company was placed in the form of GDRs on the London Stock Exchange and in ordinary shares on the RTS and MICEX exchanges. Polymetal owns gold and silver mines and carries out exploration activities in four regions of Russia (the Magadan Region, the Khabarovsk Territory, the Sverdlovsk Region and the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug) and in Kazakhstan.Its portfolio of projects contains 42 licenses covering a territory of over 8,500 sq. km.Polymetal’s most promising deposit is Albazino located in the Khabarovsk Territory, which contains JORC mineral resources estimated at approximately 3 Moz of gold. Polymetal Company plans to continue active exploration work at Albazino and expects that its resource base will grow to 5-6 Moz by the time the operation begins production. Construction of a processing plant at Albazino is scheduled to begin in 2009, and it should produce its first gold in 2011.In 2008, Polymetal acquired the Kubaka and Degtyarskoye gold deposits and the Goltsovoye silver deposit, in 2009, Sopka Kvartsevaya gold deposit in Magadan Region and Maiskoe gold deposit in Chukotka were acquired by the Company. These new deposits are expected to be brought on-line in 2010-2011. In 2009, Polymetal also acquired the Varvarinskoye gold-copper deposit in Kazakhstan.In 2009 gold production grew by 9%, to 311 Koz. Silver production grew by 1%, to 17.3 Moz.In 2010 Polymetal targets to produce 350-370 Koz of gold and 19-20 Moz of silver. These numbers do not include any production from Varvarinskoye mine in Kazakhstan.

Alro Steel provides processing services such as aluminum circle cutting, CNC flame cutting, forming, and machining. Alro Steel Corporation company carries an extensive inventory of steel products, along with industrial tools and supplies. It offers plastic sheet, rod, tube, and film through its Alro Plastics division. Alro Steel Corporation company also distributes industrial tools and materials through subsidiary Alro Industrial Supplies. Alro Steel operates from more than 50 locations in 12 states, though about half of them are in Michigan. The company was founded in 1948.

African Metals Corporation is a Canadian company listed on the TSX and traded on both the TSXV ["AFR"] and the FSE [WKN 912759] focused on the discovery and development of significant high grade Copper and Cobalt deposits in the highly mineralised Katanga Copper Belt of the world renowned Africa Copper Belt in the Democratic Republic of Congo ("DRC").The Company's main assets include a 57% interest in the Luisha South Project and an option to earn an 80% interest in the Kalende Project both located within the Katanga Province and within 150km of the capital of Lubumbashi.

Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (Implats) is in the business of mining, refining and marketing of platinum group metals (PGMs), as well as nickel, copper and cobalt. In the 2009 financial year, Implats produced 1.7Moz of platinum (approximately 25% of global supply) and 3.4Moz of PGMs. The group employs approximately 53,000 people (including contractors) across its operations and is one of the most efficient and lowest cost primary platinum producers in the world.Impala Refining Services (IRS) uses Impala’s excess smelting and refining capacity to process the concentrate and matte produced by the various mine-to-market group operations as well as material purchased from third party companies. Toll-refining is also undertaken on behalf of other companies. Implats is one of the largest autocatalyst recyclers in the world.The company’s exploration efforts are focused on both brownfields (evaluation drilling at, or adjacent to, existing operations) and greenfields exploration. The primary focus is brownfields prospecting.

One of Japan's leading steel companies, Kobe Steel makes more than enough wire and rod to cage its markets. A diversified manufacturer, Kobe Steel also makes aluminum, copper, and titanium products, and it produces welding products, such as welding robots, and industrial machinery, including compressors and crushers. Kobe Steel, Ltd. company, informally called Kobelco, also provides wholesale power supply, operating two power plants in Kobe. Kobe Steel's real estate division rents, manages, and sells properties. Kobe Steel, Ltd. company has begun supplying titanium for a variety of uses, including aerospace applications.

Headquartered in Beijing and Founded on the basis of those gold operations and institutions that previously belonged to the central government, China National Gold Group Corporation (CNGGC, or China Gold) is a large scale state-owned enterprise with China National Gold Corporation as its predecessor.As an investment organization authorized by the central government China Gold directly reports to the central government and it is also a pilot company that the government is as the sole shareholder. The subsidiaries of China Gold include the following: the gold operations and institutions that previously belonged to the central government, the enterprises invested by China National Gold Corporation, and those enterprises that are formed by the investment of government funds for the gold industry which are turned into the ownership China Gold. Being the earliest company in doing gold mining in China, and possessing a total assets of RMB10..2 billions, China Gold has rich management experiences and strong strength in both technology and capital. It has set up a complete research and development system of its own and made quite a few research achievements with independent intellectual properties. In particular, in the areas of exploitation and use of resources of refractory gold ore, and gold refinery, China gold is at the advanced level of world standard. China Gold has its gold operations all over China, and contributes 20% of total gold production in China, meanwhile, controls over 30% of the total reserve in China, which guarantees a promising prospects. China National Gold Group Corporation is the council member of Shanghai Gold Exchange, and Zhongjin Gold Co Ltd., with China Gold as the major shareholder, is a leading company in the gold mining industry. Besides gold mining, the group corporation is also active in other businesses such as international trading, radiation processing, news media, outdoor advertisement, storage and transportation and so on, which all run well produce good results. China Gold enjoys high credits in both China and abroad, and sets up close business relationship with those large gold mining houses in the world. China gold is exclusive company in China that is authorized by the State Council to do gold loan in the world gold market and the only Chinese member of the World Gold Council.

Originally founded in 1956 as Etiwanda Steel Producers, TAMCO is a steel mini-mill that recycles ferrous scrap metal into concrete reinforcing bars (rebar). Mini-mills use electric arc furnace technology to melt scrap steel into semi-finished steel billets. These billets are then reheated and processed in a rolling mill where they are made into a wide variety of rebar lengths, sizes and grades.TAMCO produces over 500,000 tons of rebar annually and employs approximately 350 people. It is the only steel mini-mill in California. The Company serves markets primarily in California, Arizona and Nevada.TAMCO is jointly owned by Tokyo Steel, Ameron International and Mitsui & Company.

Friedman Industries, Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, engages in steel processing, pipe manufacturing and processing, and steel and pipe distribution in the United States. It purchases hot-rolled steel coils; processes the coils into flat, finished sheet, and plate; and sells these products on a wholesale basis, as well as processes customer-owned coils on a fee basis. Friedman Industries company also manufactures, purchases, processes, and markets tubular products, including line and oil country pipes, as well as pipes for structural and piling purposes. Friedman Industries sells its coil products primarily to steel distributors, and customers fabricating steel products, such as storage tanks, steel buildings, farm machinery and equipment, construction equipment, transportation equipment, conveyors, and other similar products; and tubular products primarily to steel and pipe distributors, and piling contractors. Friedman Industries company was founded in 1965 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Searing Industries makes a wide variety of welded steel tubing products, including mechanical and structural tubing in several shapes and finishes. Applications for the company's mechanical tubing products include fencing, fitness equipment, and furniture; structural tubing is used primarily in construction and in the manufacturing of heavy equipment. Searing Industries manufactures its tubing products from one facility in Southern California. Richard Searing founded Searing Industries in 1985, and his family still owns Searing Industries company.

Nanophase Technologies Corporation engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of engineered nanomaterial products primarily in North America. The company's products are used in various markets, including sunscreens, architectural coatings, industrial coatings ingredients, personal care, abrasion-resistant applications, antimicrobial products, plastics additives, and medical diagnostics, as well as for a range of polishing applications consisting of semiconductors and optics. It also provides a nanoengineered product line under the trade name NanoUltra for the architectural window cleaning market. Nanophase Technologies Corporation was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Romeoville, Illinois.

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