Ormet Corporation's operations run the gamut of aluminum production. In addition to refining alumina, the company, through its Primary Aluminum unit, manufactures aluminum ingot, billet (pressed bars), sheet, foil, and other products for the fabrication, extrusion, and conversion markets. The company maintains facilities in Louisiana, Ohio, and Washington. In 2010 Ormet agreed to buy a carbon anode facility in Mead, Washington. The facility will provide raw materials for the company's Hannibal, Ohio operations. Ormet was founded in 1954 as a part of Olin Corporation.

CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) is the largest producer of high-Btu bituminous coal in the United States and a leader in the production of coalbed methane gas. Coal and gas collectively fuel two-thirds of all of the nation’s power generation.CONSOL Energy is also an innovator – operating the largest private research and development facility devoted exclusively to coal and energy utilization and production. With major projects including coal gasification and carbon sequestration underway, CONSOL Energy is applying tomorrow’s technology today in order to bring our nation closer to energy independence.In addition to its coal and gas operations, CONSOL Energy has other energy businesses and services that meet the needs of our customers, including river and ocean transportation services as well as industrial supply sales.

Uranium One has uranium production and development projects in Australia, Kazakhstan, South Africa, and the US. Its primary in-production project is the majority-owned Akdala Mine in Kazakhstan. Other projects in Kazakhstan, South Africa, and the US are in the late stages of development. Uranium One sees uranium demand increasing due to nuclear reactors being built in Asia and Europe. Since 2005 the company has changed its name (from Southern Cross Resources, among others) and acquired Aflease Gold, Uranium Resources (with mining assets in South Africa), UrAsia Energy, (uranium operations in Central Asia), and Energy Metals (uranium in the US). The deals have created a company that is among the world's leaders.

Alliance Holdings GP, L.P., through its subsidiaries, produces and markets coal primarily to utilities and industrial users in the United States. It produces a range of steam coal with varying sulfur and heat contents. As of December 31, 2009, Alliance Holdings company operated 9 coal mining complexes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, and West Virginia. It also had approximately 647.2 million tons of coal reserves in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. In addition, Alliance Holdings company leases land and operates a coal loading terminal, with a capacity of 8.0 million tons with ground storage of approximately 60,000 to 70,000 tons, on the Ohio River at Mt. Vernon, Indiana. Further, it engages in trading of coal, as well as offers services, including ash and scrubber sludge removal, coal yard maintenance, and arranging alternate transportation services. Alliance GP, LLC, serves as the general partner of Alliance Holdings company. Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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.

The Fresnillo Group hunts for buried treasure throughout Mexico. Fresnillo focuses primarily on silver and gold mining, but also mines for lead and zinc. Its assets include three operating mines in Fresnillo, Cienega, and Herradura, as well as further development projects at Fresnillo and Herradura. Fresnillo produces nearly 280,000 ounces of gold each year and more than 34 million ounces of silver, making it one of the largest silver producers in the world; it also operates a variety of exploration projects. Its operations formerly comprised the precious metals business of Industrial Penoles, but that company spun off Fresnillo in 2008 while retaining majority ownership of it.

Umicore is a materials technology group. Its activities are centred on four business areas: Advanced Materials, Precious Metals Products and Catalysts, Precious Metals Services and Zinc Specialties. Each business area is divided into market-focused business units, be it in products that are essential to everyday life or those at the cutting edge of new technological developments.Umicore focuses on application areas where it knows its expertise in materials science, chemistry and metallurgy can make a real difference. Umicore generates approximately 50% of its revenues and spends approximately 80% of its R&D budget in the area of clean technology, such as emission control catalysts, materials for rechargeable batteries and photovoltaics, fuel cells, and precious metals recycling. Umicore’s overriding goal of sustainable value creation is based on this ambition to develop, produce and recycle materials in a way that fulfils its mission: materials for a better life.The Umicore Group has industrial operations on all continents and serves a global customer base; it generated a turnover of € 6.9 billion (€ 1.7 billion excluding metal) in 2009 and currently employs some 13,700 people.

Triple Plate Junction plc is a gold and mineral exploration company which listed on the Alternative Investment Market on the 19th of January 2004 at which time it completed a fundraising of £4.2 million.On Listing Triple Plate Junction acquired Larchland Limited, which has interests in Mineral Exploration Licence Applications in Vietnam. During the first half of 2004 Triple Plate Junction extended its focus it Papua New Guinea signing a number of Joint Ventures and securing three licences with five applications pending. Triple Plate Junction has secured higly prospective exploration areas which have the potential to host world class gold and copper-gold deposits.

Nippon Steel rates as Japan's heavy lifter. Nippon Steel Corporation company, the world's second-largest steelmaker after ArcelorMittal, manufactures pig iron and ingots, steel bars, plates, sheets, pipes, and tubes, as well as specialty, processed, and fabricated steel products. Nippon Steel's annual crude steel output is roughly 31 million tons. The company's operations include engineering, construction, chemicals, nonferrous metals, ceramics, electricity supply, information and communications, and urban development (theme parks and condominiums). Nippon Steel also provides energy, finance, and insurance services.

Halo is a Canadian-based resource company focused on the acquisition and development of near-production stage gold and base metal deposits. Currently, Halo owns or has an interest in three projects: the Sherridon VMS copper-zinc property in Manitoba and the West Red Lake and Duport gold properties in Ontario. Halo is operated by an experienced management team and backed by a strong network of mining financiers. The Company's growth strategy is to develop a diversified portfolio of advanced mining projects.

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