The nickel business is a significant component of our overall portfolio, setting standards of excellence in mining, processing and marketing products that meet society’s needs and contribute to improved quality of life.Nickel is widely used to produce stainless steel and special alloys. It is an essential ingredient in the products we use every day, including electronics, construction materials and medical equipment.We have more than 12,000 employees working with nickel in Canada, the United States, Indonesia, Asia, New Caledonia, the United Kingdom and Brazil.Our goal is to grow nickel production for the world, responsibly.Please explore our website to learn more about Vale’s nickel business.

Rex Diamond Mining explores and develops diamond properties in Africa. In Africa Rex Diamond company primarily has operations in Sierra Leone. It sold its exploration assets in South Africa to African Gem Resources (Afgem) in 2005 and currently is in a legal dispute with that company about royalty payments. Rex Diamond's main asset now is its investment in Afgem, though its REXdiamonds subsidiary markets and sells polished diamonds and jewelry.

Mitsubishi International Corporation (MIC) is a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, a general trading company of Japan. MIC offers high-value-added services in a broad range of business fields. MIC's primary businesses are related to global trading that links merchandise and industrial products to consumers, complex project management, and strategic finance and investment. Other important functions of MIC include marketing, distribution, materials procurement, technology transfer, product sourcing, and supply chain management. MIC has currently more than 50 subsidiaries or branch offices in the U.S. and other countries and is continuing to form new strategic partnerships.

The head office of ELG Metals, Inc. is located in Port Vue / McKeesport, PA approximately 12 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. Situated on a 27 acre site, the plant processes bulk Stainless Steels as well as all related Nickel-Chrome, Nickel-Chrome-Molybdenum alloys, Nickel-Copper, Nickel-Cobalt, Cobalt-Nickel, Tool Steels, Tungsten Carbide and Titanium products.The plant is equipped with a baler, shear and a state of the art analytical laboratory. Port Vue is capable of handling shipments by rail or truck and, as its name implies, has access to the inland waterway system utilizing a new barge facility.The Port Vue location also hosts the USA group's ancillary departments; Accounting, Finance, Human Relations, Information Technology and Technical Resources.

Steel service center operator Contractors Steel provides products such as bars (cold-rolled and hot-rolled), pipe, plate, sheet, structural members (angles, beams, and channels), and tubing. The company's fabricating and processing services include burning, grinding, plasma cutting, sawing, and shearing. Contractors Steel operates from facilities in Michigan and Ohio. Contractors Steel company maintains its own fleet of delivery trucks. Chairman, president, and CEO Donald Simon founded Contractors Steel in 1960.

Virginia Energy Resources Inc. (TSX.V: VAE) is focused on the exploration and development of uranium, coal, gold and other minerals in North America. We are well financed and hold interests in advanced through early stage projects in Virginia, Saskatchewan, Quebec, Mexico and Labrador. The company explores on its own account and in joint venture with industry partners. The JV approach is a reflection of the high risk involved in exploration ventures, and is used as a method of increasing our exposure to discoveries while committing less funding. Virginia Energy is committed to grow shareholder value through investment in world-class projects in stable geopolitical regions.On July 21, 2009, Virginia Uranium Ltd. merged with Santoy Resources Ltd. to form Virginia Energy Resources Inc (VAE). The management team behind the new company is made up of highly experienced technical and financial professionals with a history of success in the discovery, development and operation of gold and uranium mines in North America, including the Eskay Creek, Snip and Brewery Creek gold mines in British Columbia and several uranium producers in Saskatchewan and the western USA.Virginia's most important asset is a 24% stake in the giant Coles Hill, Virginia uranium deposit. Through a first right of refusal on future financings, Virginia has the option to increase this investment as the project advances. As a major shareholder of TSX-listed Boss Power Corporation, Virginia also holds a 32.7% interest in the high-grade Blizzard uranium deposit in British Columbia. This asset has been damaged through a ban on uranium mining imposed by the Government of British Columbia, and Boss is seeking compensation for damages through a court action.The Company's most important and active exploration projects are its Murphy River and Hatchet River uranium properties in the Athabasca basin which are held in a 50-50 Joint Venture with Denison Mines Ltd., and its uranium properties in the Otish Basin of Quebec.

Wesco Financial chooses Precision Steel Warehouse (PSW). The Wesco subsidiary is a steel service center, a sort of middle man that buys steel directly from manufacturers and then processes it to sell in smaller batches to other businesses. Products -- including carbon and alloy steels, stainless steels, aluminum, and brass -- are sold to a wide range of customers; PSW also offers services such as blanking, cut-to-length, edging, leveling, shearing, and slitting. Precision Steel Warehouse company operates from locations in Illinois and North Carolina. Wesco is primarily owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway.

Daewoo International Corporation emerged as a company dedicated to international trading and investments when the international trading and construction sector of Daewoo Corporation was spun off into three (3) companies : Daewoo International Corporation, Daewoo Engineering & Construction Company Limited and Daewoo Corporation. Since the completion of workout on Dec. 27, 2003, Daewoo International Corporation has been growing again to fulfill the vision of becoming a “Global Top 10 Trader".Daewoo International Corporation, which plays a significant role as a driving force for trading and overseas investments of Korea, is deploying a variety of businesses in diverse areas including international trading, manufacturing, sales, and resource development with approximately 6,000 customers by collecting and utilizing the optimum information using the global business networks. Daewoo International Corporation will continue to serve its role as cornerstone for the expansion of Korea’s exports and overseas resource development through international marketing know-how accumulated through its global network of international experts in trading, procurement of high quality commodities in good quality and abundant domestic and international sales bases.

ThyssenKrupp Stainless International (Krefeld) is a wholly owned subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp Stainless AG. Its two business units complement the direct sales activities of ThyssenKrupp Nirosta in Germany and ThyssenKrupp Acciai Speciali Terni in Italy. ThyssenKrupp Stainless International sells cold-rolled and hot-rolled stainless steel in all market regions worldwide with the exception of North America.ThyssenKrupp Stainless International company has around 440 employees and sells approximately 700,000 metric tons of material worldwide each year. In fiscal 2006/2007 ThyssenKrupp Stainless International generated sales of 1,570 million euros. ThyssenKrupp Stainless International currently has service centers in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Poland, Hungary and Turkey as well as a sales company in the Benelux states and a warehouse with processing facilities in southern China. In addition, ThyssenKrupp Stainless International has sales offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Brazil, Singapore and Vietnam. The service centers are equipped with cut-to-length and slitting lines and can provide various surface treatments including grinding and brushing. ThyssenKrupp Stainless International is not just a materials supplier, it is a true service provider. ThyssenKrupp Stainless International company provides solutions for wide-ranging applications, offers product-support services and operates close to customers by constantly expanding and optimizing its global sales and service center network.

Mountain Boy Minerals is a Canadian listed (MTB-TSX-V) exploration company whose activities are in the Stewart and MacKenzie area of BC. It is actively exploring for gold-silver-base metals on the Silver Coin project, silver-lead-zinc on the massive sulfide horizon within the BA project, silver-base metals and gold-silver on their American Creek properties, copper-gold in the Bear Pass area of Stewart, porphyry molybdenum in the Stewart and MacKenzie areas and copper-nickel-platinum group metals in the MacKenzie area.Mountain Boy Minerals company has been highly successful in outlining further gold-silver-base metal resources at the Silver Coin project, completing a drill program at the BA claims that is defining a large resource of silver-lead-zinc mineralization, extending the copper-gold mineralized horizon at George Copper, successfully testing the High Grade vein at the MB property and outlining a new high grade epithermal gold-silver vein on the FR property.

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