China Shenhua Energy Company Limited, exclusively initiated by Shenhua Group Corporation Limited (hereinafter referred to as Shenhua Group), was incorporated in Beijing, China on November 8, 2004. H shares and A shares of China Shenhua were listed respectively on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the Shanghai Stock Exchange in June 2005 and October 2007. China Shenhua is a world-leading coal-based integrated energy company. Its main business includes production and sales of coal, railway and port transportation of coal-related materials, as well as power generation and sales. China Shenhua, with the largest coal reserves, is largest coal supplier and vendor in China. The Company's coal business has become the model of large-scale, high-efficient, and safe production mode in China’s coal industry. In 2009, the commodity coal output of China Shenhua amounted to 210.3 million tons, up by 13.2% on a year-on-year basis; the coal sales volume realized 254.3 million tons, up by 9.3% on a year-on-year basis. In 2009, the company’s mortality (per million tons) of crude coal was 0.017. As of December 31, 2009, calculated according to the Chinese mining industry standard, China Shenhua possessed 11.306 billion tons of recoverable coal reserves; calculated according to the international JORC, China Shenhua possessed 6.927 billion tons of salable coal reserves. With the large-scale integrated transport network formed by railway and port, the Company operates five railways including Shenshuo-Shuohuang Railway,which is the second longest linkage for west-to-east coal transportation in China, Huanghua Port, and Shenhua Tianjin Coal Berth, which brings the Company tremendous synergistic effect and advantage of low transportation cost. In 2009, the self-owned railway coal transportation turnover volume of China Shenhua amounted to 138.2 billion ton-kilometer, and the coal transportation volume through ports amounted to 159.2 million tons. Moreover, China Shenhua has processed large-scale and efficiently-operated clean power business on a fast growing basis, which complements and develops coordinately with the Company's coal business. As of December 31, 2009, the Company controlled and operated 55 coal-fired power units, 3 gas-fired power units and 21 wind power units, with a total installed capacity reaching 23,520 MW, up by 25.1% on a year-on-year basis. The Company controlled and operated 13 coal-fired power plants and stand-alone capacity of 413 MW. In 2009, China Shenhua’s total generation capacity amounted to 105.09 billion KWh, up by 7.5% on a year-on-year basis.

Ryerson has a heart of steel. A distributor and processor of metals, Ryerson company offers its 40,000 customers steel products (carbon, stainless, and alloy) and aluminum, brass, copper, and nickel alloys. It buys bulk metal products (in sheets, bars, and other forms) from metal producers and processes them to meet the specifications of its customers -- machine shops, fabricators, and machinery makers. Ryerson company also offers pipes, valves, and fittings; metal roofing, flooring, and grating products; and fabrication services. Ryerson operates 90 facilities in the US and Canada as well as in China. Private investment firm Platinum Equity owns Ryerson and filed to take it public in 2010.

New Dimension Resources Ltd. . is engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of quality mineral resource properties throughout the Americas with a focus on potential bulk tonnage gold and silver deposits.The Company's exploration activities are currently focused on its Cenepa gold project, which covers one of the most attractive geological terrains within the highly prospective Cordillera del Condor mineral belt in northern Peru; adjacent to Kinross Gold Corp.'s Condor Project and Fruta Del Norte gold deposit in Ecuador (click to see map) New Dimension Resources maintains several key mineral properties situated in Nevada, Canada and South America and will pursue further strategic acquisitions. In an effort to further increase shareholder value, diversify risk and reduce costs, New Dimension Resources Ltd. Company will continue to joint venture exploration projects to other companies that fund exploration to earn an interest.

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.

I. Schumann & Co. is a fourth generation family-owned and operated ingot maker located in the southeastern Cleveland suburb of Bedford, Ohio. Operating in its fourth location since 1917, this secondary non-ferrous scrap recycler manufactures ingots to the highest quality using ISO certified procedures. Through continuous improvement, I. Schumann and Co. maintains a state-of-the-art facility with respect to its manufacturing and environmental awareness. The company manufactures and stocks proprietary, CDA and ASTM specification alloys.

The kind of powders produced by H.C. Starck have nothing to do with ski slopes or Miami Vice busts. H.C. Starck (the US unit of German-based H.C. Starck GmnH, dba H. C. Starck Group) manufactures metal powders, thermal spray powders, metal products, and specialty chemicals. Its powders go into everything from concrete to sporting goods, from pigments and plastics to medical and dental supplies. Starck also makes electroconductive polymers and colloidal silica for the electronics industry. H. C. Starck Group has more than a dozen plants located in Europe, North America, and Asia. It is owned by private investors Advent International and The Carlyle Group.

Cline is a Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX – “CMK”) listed company in the business of acquiring, exploring and developing mine mineral resource properties to production in Canada, United States and overseas. The Company is a growth-oriented mine finder, developer and operator with an experienced management team and is supported by its strategic international corporate partner and shareholder, Mitsui Matsushima, a Japanese coal miner and conglomerate, which is also represented on the Cline Board of Directors. Cline is developing its Lossan and Lodgepole metallurgical coal mine projects in British Columbia, Canada – C.I. 43 101 compliant Reports and feasibility studies completed; extensive diamond drilling program in progress at its Cline Lake gold property Ontario, Canada; additional iron ore mineral exploration on extensions and step-out areas at its Bekisopa, Madagascar iron ore properties; development of its New Elk metallurgical and thermal coal mine property in Colorado, U.S.A.

Established in 1891 in northern Idaho’s Silver Valley, Hecla Mining Company’s rich history of mining has distinguished it as a respected precious metals producer. Hecla is the oldest U.S.-based precious metals mining company in North America and the largest producer of silver in the U.S. Headquartered in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, with a sister office in Vancouver, B.C., this international, publicly traded company is 119 years old.In 2009, Hecla was one of the lowest-cost primary silver producers in North America, producing a record 10.9 million ounces of silver at an average total cash cost of $1.91 per ounce. The company has exploration properties and operating mines in the U.S. and Mexico. Hecla has proven operating expertise and highly prospective exploration opportunities where it operates as well as within its development projects.Hecla mines, processes and explores for silver and gold in the U.S. and Mexico. Hecla currently produces silver from two silver mines, Greens Creek and Lucky Friday. In 2009, the Greens Creek mine in Alaska, which is one of the largest silver mines in the world (among the top ten) produced 7.5 million ounces of silver; the Lucky Friday mine in northern Idaho produced 3.5 million ounces. Hecla has two development projects, San Juan Silver in Colorado and San Sebastian near Durango, Mexico.Hecla has long been well known in the United States as a quality producer of silver and gold. The name “Hecla” is commonly associated with precious metals by investors. Hecla’s common stock has been traded on the New York Stock Exchange for over 40 years under the symbol “HL.”

Anvil Mining plans to be the copper king of central Africa. The company primarily focuses on producing copper -- and some silver too -- in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Anvil Mining owns three mining operations (Kinsevere, Mutoshi, and Dikulushi) in the southern region of Congo. The firm partners with other exploration companies to find base and precious metals. In 2007 Anvil Mining produced more than half of its copper from Dikulushi. The company established its first mining operation in 2002. CDS & CO, which provides custodial services for Canadian and international securities, owns more than three-quarters of the company.

In Sweden -- and gradually elsewhere too -- SSAB is another word for steel. Svenskt Stal Aktiebolag company has been a niche player in the European steel market, primarily manufacturing steel sheet and plates, but is hoping to grow out of that niche. Operations are carried out via subsidiaries SSAB Strip Products, SSAB Plates, and SSAB North America (steelworks); Plannja (processing); and Tibnor (trading). Founded in 1978, SSAB has grown beyond its Swedish borders with a presence in more than 40 countries worldwide; Sweden still accounts for a quarter of its sales, however. In 2007 Svenskt Stal Aktiebolag company made a big international move when it bought US steelmaker IPSCO (now the North American unit) for $7.7 billion.

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