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.

Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX: EXN),a mineral resource company operating in Durango and Zacatecas States, Mexico, is committed to building value through production, expansion and discovery. Excellon Resources is producing silver, lead and zinc from high-grade manto deposits on its Platosa Property, strategically located in the middle of the Mexican silver belt. In fiscal 2010, Excellon's focus remains on increasing its Mineral Resources at Platosa through an aggressive $12.7-million exploration program, and expanding its operating capacity to maximize the value of the recently acquired Miguel Auza mill. The Platosa Property, not fully explored, has several geological indicators of a large carbonate replacement deposit (CRD) mineralized system, the tracking of which Excellon believes will lead to the discovery of a world class deposit. At Miguel Auza, located in the northern portion of the Zacatecas-Fresnillo silver belt, an initial exploration program to evaluate the potential of this largely underexplored property, the site of considerable historic and recent production from epithermal precious and base metal veins began in the fall of 2009.

Amalgamated Metal Corporation (AMC) stays in the mix by trading, distributing, and manufacturing metals, building products, and chemicals for a wide range of industrial applications. Its metals include steel and non-ferrous metals (aluminum and tin), and its chemicals operation distributes paints and coatings, specialty, and food chemicals. AMC operates through about 25 subsidiary companies in 12 countries. In North America, it operates subsidiary Amalgamet, which trades non-ferrous metals, chemicals, and essential oils. Amalgamated Metal Corporation Industrial segment is its largest, accounting for not quite two-thirds of its business. Almost half of AMC's sales are in the UK and continental Europe.

Nordural, also known as Nordic Aluminum, operates the Nordural primary aluminum reduction facility located in Grundartangi, Iceland. The primary aluminum metal manufacturer has a production capacity of about 260,000 tons per year, having expanded the facility from less than 100,000 tons annually in the last half decade. Customers include metals giants BHP Billiton and Glencore. US aluminum producer Century Aluminum owns Nordural.

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. engages in recycling ferrous and nonferrous scrap metals, and used and salvaged vehicles; and manufacturing finished steel products in the United States and Canada. The company operates through three segments: Metals Recycling Business (MRB), Auto Parts Business (APB), and Steel Manufacturing Business (SMB). The MRB segment involves in the purchase, collection, processing, recycling, sale, and broking of recycled ferrous metals. It processes large pieces of scrap metal into smaller pieces by sorting, shearing, shredding, and torching. This segment’s products include ferrous products, including shredded, sheared, torched and bundled scrap metal, and other purchased scrap metal; and nonferrous scrap metals, including aluminum, copper, stainless steel, nickel, brass, titanium, and high temperature alloys. The APB segment purchases used and salvaged vehicles, and sells used parts from these vehicles through its auto parts stores. As of August 31, 2009, it operated 37 self-service, 16 full-service, and 2 hybrid auto parts stores in the United States and western Canada. The SMB segment engages in the purchase of recycled metal, and processing of the recycled metal and other raw materials into finished steel products. Its product portfolio comprises rebar, coiled rebar, wire rod, merchant bar, and other specialty products. This segment serves steel service centers, construction industry subcontractors, steel fabricators, wire drawers, and farm and wood product suppliers. Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.

Exeter Resource Corporation, an exploration stage company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties in Chile. Its principal property is the Caspiche gold-copper property located in northern Chile. Exeter Resource Corporation was formerly known as Golden Glacier Resources Inc. and changed its name to Exeter Resource Corporation in June 2002.

Tex-Tube is a leading manufacturer of high-quality steel pipe. Serving the North American continent, the company produces tubular steel products that meet both API and ASTM standards.Tex-Tube is a member of the Villacero Group or Grupo Villacero, based in Monterrey, Mexico. Grupo Villacero is a global steel conglomerate involved in the production, transformation and commercialization of steel products worldwide.Tex-Tube is located near the Port of Houston on the Gulf of Mexico, strategically located to receive raw materials by barge or ship and distribute finished pipe via sea, rail or truck.

Centerra is a growth-oriented Canadian-based gold mining and exploration company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and operation of gold properties in Central Asia, the former Soviet Union and other emerging markets worldwide. Our objective is to build shareholder value and to establish annual gold production of 1.5 million ounces by maximizing the potential of our current properties and leveraging our financial strength and experience to acquire new long-life, low-cost projects.The two gold mines operated by Centerra produced over 675,592 ounces of gold in 2009 at a total cash cost of $459 per ounce. This ranks Centerra as a leading North American gold producer and the largest Western-based gold producer in Central Asia. Centerra's shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol CG. Centerra is based in Toronto, Canada. Centerra expects to produce 640,000 - 700,000 ounces of gold in 2010 at an estimated total cash cost of $460 - $505 per ounce.

Newcrest is Australia’s largest gold producer and one of the world’s top 10 gold mining companies by production, reserves and market capitalisation. Newcrest has a portfolio of low cost, long life operating mines, a strong pipeline of growth projects and highly prospective brown and greenfield exploration projects. The company has a substantial reserve and resource base combined with a long reserve life. As at 30 June 2009, it had gold reserves of 42.8Moz and copper reserves of 4.67Mt and gold resources of 80.0Moz and copper resources of 14.36Mt.Following the completion of the hedgebook buy-back in June 2008 Newcrest is now an unhedged gold producer. Low gearing and a strong balance sheet places the company in a good position to fund major development projects and to capitalize on external growth opportunities.The company's current activities include six operating mines: Cadia Valley Operations, comprising Cadia Hill and Ridgeway (near Orange, NSW), Telfer Open Pit and Telfer Underground (Pilbara Region, Western Australia), Cracow (Gladstone Region Central Queensland) and Kencana (Indonesia). The company has an extensive development pipeline of projects including Cadia East, Ridgeway Deeps, Gosowong Extension Project and Hidden Valley.In addition, Newcrest is currently exploring for gold and gold-copper deposits in Australia, Indonesia, Fiji, the United States, Canada and Peru. The world class exploration team has an enviable track record of discovery as all Newcrest’s mining projects were discovered by the company. Metals Economic Group ranked Newcrest as the most successful company at discovering major gold deposits between 1992 – 2005.For the financial year ended 30 June 2009, Newcrest produced 1.63 million ounces of gold at a cash cost of A$468 per ounce (US$350 per ounce), placing it in the lowest quartile of the global cost curve. In addition, the company produced 89.9 kilo tonnes of copper. For 2009-2010, Newcrest is targeting gold production of 1.81-1.91 million ounces and copper production of 83 – 87 kilo tonnes.Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, Newcrest is among the top 20 companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange by market capitalisation. The Company has around 5,100 employees and long term contractors. The origins of Newcrest date back to 1966, when Newmont Mining Limited established an Australian subsidiary, Newmont Australia Limited. In 1990, Newmont Australia Limited acquired Australmin Holdings Ltd, and subsequently merged with BHP Gold Limited in late 1990, changing its name to Newcrest Mining Limited. Newcrest Company has been listed on the ASX since 1987 (initially as Newmont Australia Limited).

Russel Metals is one of the largest metals distribution and processing companies in North America (based on revenues and tons sold). In order to maintain our position as a market leader, we endeavor to provide our customers with competitively priced, quality metal products and timely delivery.Russel Metals conducts its distribution business primarily in three segments: metals service centers; energy tubular products; and steel distributors. Russel Metals company is one of the few metals distribution companies in the world to operate a significant international trading operation in conjunction with service centers.

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