World Minerals Inc. is a world leading supplier of engineered mineral products derived from diatomaceous earth and expanded perlite, natural raw materials possessing unusually light density, chemical inertness, high surface area and intricate structure. As a result of these unusual properties, the company's products are used in a host of applications, including filtration for liquid/solid separation, functional fillers for paints, coatings, polymers and elastomers, bioreactor support, and in the promotion of plant growth. In addition, World Minerals is a leading supplier of semi-finished products, such as crushed and screened perlite ore.World Minerals operates a global network of 26 production facilities. The Company's products are used in virtually every nation, and are available either from the Company's 17 direct sales offices or through its highly capable distributors and agents.

Esperanza Resources is an emerging precious metals producer committed to the development of its two late-stage projects. Since startup in 2002 its geologists have discovered these two exceptional gold projects – San Luis, a joint venture in Peru and the 100%-owned Cerro Jumil in Mexico.The Company's objective is to see its discoveries advance as quickly as possible to production. At the same time it continues to place emphasis on new discovery through its grass-roots exploration programs. Our focus is on the countries we know best: Mexico and Peru.Cerro Jumil, Mexico – a potential heap-leach gold project. On October 1, 2008 the company announced the results of an independent resource estimate on its Cerro Jumil project. The deposit contains 642,000 gold equivalent ounces classified as measured and indicated plus 442,000 gold equivalent ounces classified as inferred. On September 8, 2009 the company announced the results of a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA). At a gold price of $1000 per ounce the project has a net present value of $109 million and provides an internal rate of return of 38 percent. The project is now being advanced into the feasibility level of study. A 9,500 meter drill program has been completed and an updated resources estimate is expected in the third quarter of 2010.

From the early days in 1965 to the present, Eastern Alloys has developed and implemented a series of programs, or tools, to support the marketplace. The business was founded upon the notion that customer success would provide the energy and impetus to drive the company's growth. By any measure that business model has succeeded. Today, Eastern Alloys operates two discrete manufacturing and recycling facilities: the flagship plant in Maybrook, NY, and Eastern Alloys of Kentucky, LLC, in Henderson, KY. Dedicated in April 2000, the Kentucky plant is the newest, most technologically advanced zinc alloy complex ever constructed.Today, businesses in all industries are faced with making hard decisions that will impact future performance, in some case survivability. Everything is in play, everything. Some part of the solution is simple, at least from a philosophical perspective. Different results are the reciprocal of different actions, or inputs. To continue the same practices only assures the same results. So then, success is about making choices.For every manufacturer of zinc alloy die castings, large or small, zinc alloy is typically one of the largest, if not the single largest cost component when measured as a percent of cost of goods sold. So it follows that selecting a supplier is serious business, especially in today's environment. In addition to raw materials, a zinc alloy supplier must be able to deliver the necessary services, information, and support that contribute materially towards its customers' success. To just ship a truck filled with raw material and mail an invoice falls short of the mark. Suppliers of die castings are being pressed to find ways to remove or reduce cost. In this context suppliers must become strategic trading partners. Selecting a supplier of zinc alloy is at least as serious as choosing a bank, business consultant, die casting machine builder, or tool maker, perhaps more so.For 37 years, Eastern Alloys has sought to develop innovative solutions to benefit the North American zinc die casting industry. Early programs include ZA Alloy development, including providing industry-wide access to ZA trademark rights. Other programs include what was originally known as the Australian Die Casting Technology Transfer program continuing today as Low Mass Technology. Eastern took the lead in market development supporting the IZA's Marketing Conference series for manufacturers of zinc die castings. Eastern was a founding member of Interzinc, a zinc-specific marketing consortium. Importantly, under the leadership of Richard J. Bauer, Eastern's founder and Chairman, the company rallied the Washington Conference for Zinc, not once but twice, to thwart an attempt to include zinc in Super Fund legislation.More recently, Eastern Alloys has expanded its customer-centric improvement engineering program developing user-friendly PQ2 EA software. At the 21st NADCA Congress & Exposition the company introduced ZinCalc, a program designed to assist die casters improve 1st pass material efficiency. Plus, the improvement engineering group continues working closely with customers and end-users to improve in-plant performance and develop new applications for zinc alloys. Because the business of buying and selling zinc alloys is not without risk, Eastern has developed a formal Price Risk Management facility available to every customer. To that end Eastern was elected a member of the London Metal Exchange earlier in the year. Each business day the company is connected to the world's metals and financial centers via real-time satellite down link. Add to that the company's comprehensive Market Development, Strategic Market Planning, and Supply Chain Management programs, Eastern Alloys delivers expansive resources to drive customer growth.

Metalico, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in scrap metal recycling and lead metal products fabrication activities in the United States. Its Scrap Metal Recycling segment collects industrial and obsolete ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal; processes into reusable forms; and supplies the recycled metals to electric arc furnace mills, steel mills, foundries, secondary smelters, aluminum recyclers, and metal brokers, as well as to exporters and international brokers. This segment offers ferrous products, which include sheared and bundled scrap metal, and other scrap metal, such as turnings and busheling, and cast and broken cast iron; and processes and packages non-ferrous metals, including aluminum, copper, stainless steel, brass, nickel-based alloys, and high-temperature alloys for resale. The Scrap Metal Recycling segment also recycles the platinum group metals, such as platinum, palladium, and rhodium from the substrate material retrieved from the recycling of catalytic converters. The company’s Lead Fabrication segment produces and sells sheet lead, shot, extruded strip lead, and cast lead, as well as other lead products, including roof flashings, lead wool, anodes, and babbitt. Its products are used in the roofing, plumbing, radiation shielding, electronic soldering, ammunition, and automotive industries. This segment also sells its products to the contractors in the U.S. Department of Defense. As of December 31, 2009, Metalico company operated 24 scrap metal recycling facilities; an aluminum de-ox plant; and 4 lead fabrication and recycling plants. Metalico was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Cranford, New Jersey.

A. Finkl & Sons Co. was founded in 1879 when German immigrant Anton Finkl developed a new kind of chisel to clean bricks from buildings destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire. In 1902, A. Finkl & Sons Co. moved to its present location on Chicago's Near North Side. From its simple beginnings, Finkl is now the world's leading supplier of forging die steels, plastic mold steels, die casting tool steels and custom open-die forgings, processing 100,000 tons of steel each year. Since the 1800s, Finkl has maintained a commitment to manufacture 100 percent of its products in Chicago. These products are distributed domestically and to more than 18 countries worldwide. Most people, however, will never come face-to-face with a Finkl product. Why? Because for the most part, we sell our products to other manufacturers -- plastic processors, die casting companies and closed-die forging plants -- who use Finkl steel in their manufacturing operations. Only when the ultimate in strength and durability is required, such as in large mining equipment, does Finkl steel become part of a finished product. With more than 100 patents to its credit, Finkl's steel formulations and steelmaking technologies set worldwide standards. Finkl's facilities are on the leading edge of technology, using the most automated processes in the world. In recognition of Finkl's product quality, Finkl was the first integrated steel manufacturer in America to receive ISO 9000 certification.

Though the story of Alamos Gold is not a long one in terms of time, it is one that is rich in terms of accomplishments. Alamos Gold was formed on February 21, 2003, as a result of the amalgamation of Alamos Minerals and National Gold. Prior to the merger, both Alamos Minerals and National Gold were involved primarily in mineral exploration activities in North America. Alamos Gold owns 100% of the 30,325-hectare Salamandra concessions, which are located within the Mulatos District in the State of Sonora of northwestern Mexico. These concessions contain the Mulatos Mine and a growing portfolio of more than a dozen exploration targets. Since declaring commercial production in 2006, Alamos Gold has continually focused on making operating improvements, resulting in record production of 178,500 ounces of gold in 2010.

Crystallex International Corporation headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Crystallex International Corp. principal asset is the Las Cristinas property located in Bolivar State, Venezuela which is currently under development. Las Cristinas’ estimated 17 million ounces positions Crystallex as one of the largest North American-based gold companies in terms of gold reserves. The remarkable quality of the Las Cristinas property has allowed Crystallex to attract an exceptional management team. Led by Robert Fung (Executive Chairman & CEO), Robert Crombie (President), William Faust (COO & Senior VP) and Hemdat Sawh (CFO), Crystallex has the depth of experience and discipline seeking to maximize the value of Las Cristinas for its shareholders.

Minco, Inc. revolutionized the fused silica industry.Here in Midway, Tennessee, the furnace that has become the industry standard was created, increasing the productivity of the fused silica process ten-fold. This completely changed the value dynamics of the industry, and opened up new markets and applications for this versatile material.Today, Minco, Inc. is a worldwide supplier of fused silica. We have grown our capacity to meet the demands of the marketplace, and improved our processes so that our product is greater than 99.7% pure.We have also developed state-of-the-art particle size analysis systems, enhanced grinding and blending processes, and extensive high intensity magnetic separation methods to improve our products and make them the best available in the marketplace.We have done this without losing the direct, personalized service that was critical to helping our company grow. Our corporate offices are still located in a turn of the century farmhouse next to our plant. We take great pride in our roots, and we'll never forget the need for hard work and innovation to stay ahead.

Hillsborough Resources is in the rocky business of mining lumps of coal. The company mines coal through its principal property, the Quinsam mine on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The underground mine produces thermal coal (used mainly to produce steam for generating electricity) which is then transported from its Middle Point facility to industrial customers (primarily in the cement industry) located in Canada and the US. It has another thermal coal mine in Tennessee under development. Hillsborough Resources is also acquiring holdings in coking coal development projects in other areas of British Columbia. In 2009 a unit of Swiss trading entity Vitol Group acquired Hillsborough.

Novus Gold thinks it might be nice to find gold. Currently it has no gold mining operations but it does intend to have some soon. Until it changed its name and business in 2009 the company had been known as Loubac Top Environmental and distributed wheeled carts for storing household waste and recyclables for municipal collection in Quebec. Though Novus Gold doesn't own gold properties yet it agreed to buy two in the Dominican Republic soon after the name change went into effect.

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