Hunan Valin Iron & Steel Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Valin Group) is the end of 1997 three major iron and steel by the HunanEnterprise - Xiangtan Steel, Lianyuan Steel, Hengyang Steel Tube joint formation of large enterprise groups. Group under the jurisdiction of Xiangtan Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd., Lianyuan Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd., Hunan Hengyang Steel Tube (Group) Co., Ltd. and three other wholly-owned subsidiary of Hunan Valin Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. and other information on more than ten Valin be directly or indirectly owned subsidiary, the existing 4.5 million in staff and workers, of which 1.2 million people in various professional and technical personnel.In the ten years of development, Valin Group from reality, take a system full of vigor and vitality of innovation, to capital assets as a link, build large groups operating system. Group to implement the dual layered business model, the parent company to establish a scientific and efficient management system; rely on capital markets, and steadily promote business assets, the incremental Zhengti listed; the implementation of the International Development Strategy, 2005 share transfer of the way through the world steel giant Mittal Steel for strategic cooperation, in 2009 in the context of the financial crisis has successfully acquired FMG17.34% stake in Australia's efforts to integrate into the global steel industry and the world economic cycle. Group by deepening the reform, innovation management, strengthen capital operation, and promote structural optimization and industrial upgrading, to achieve a sustained and coordinated by leaps and bounds. In 2009, the year finished steel 11.81 million tons, 10.64 million tons of iron, steel 11.15 million tons, sales income of 500 billion yuan and profits 2.7 billion. Total assets, sales revenue, total profit and tax of three main economic indicators for many years into the national 100 key industrial enterprises.Valin Group will take the content based on expanded reproduction, intensive management development path, through the implementation of differentiation strategy, continue to seek industry potential, focusing on strategic adjustment of product structure, in order to digest Security - meter Company technical core, to high value-added, high-tech, alternative and terminal products imported into, concentrate on building "The Four projects, a base, nine-quality products"; vigorously promote the construction of Valin consortium to accelerate the fuel to build a large logistics and the original base Industrial Development for the Group; steady implementation of the low-cost expansion strategy, expanding the scale of strength of the Group, built up a strong international competitiveness of the modern iron and steel enterprises, and strive to scale Valin Group's steel production reached 30 million tons more sales of more than 100 billion yuan . Into the world top 500 enterprises, to accelerate the process of industrialization in Hunan Province, to promote China's iron and steel from iron and steel power to a power shift continued to make new contributions.

Founded in 1854, Westmoreland Coal Company is a premier U.S. energy company with strong leadership, a solid foundation of tangible assets and a proven strategy for growth. Having transitioned from predominantly eastern underground coal production over the past decade, the Company’s current operations include surface coal mining complexes in three western states and power operations in the east and west. Today, Westmoreland employs over 1,125 people in six states, and is producing approximately 30 million tons of coal and generating 1.6 million megawatt hours of electric power annually. Westmoreland also provides post-retirement benefits to over 2,000 people, mostly former coal miners and their dependents.Westmoreland's emphasis is on mine-mouth operations. This positions the Company as the lowest-cost fuel supplier to some of the cleanest, most economical and highly utilized coal-fired utility-owned power plants in America.Westmoreland has also developed eight independent power projects, and currently owns 100% of two projects. The Company’s two North Carolina plants are coal-fired and deliver base-load power to Dominion North Carolina Power.Westmoreland’s demonstrated accomplishments in the transformation of its business, coupled with its proven strategy for growth, position the Company to seek the creation of additional value.Westmoreland’s streamlined organization, focused leadership, attention to cost management, and niche growth strategy has resulted in the Company’s garnering various energy sector awards, including the Platts/BusinessWeek Global Energy Strategic Merger of the Year award in 2002 and the ColoradoBiz/UMB Bank Energy and Natural Resources Company of the Year award in 2002.Westmoreland is publicly traded on the NYSE Amex under the symbol WLB and has over 10.5 million shares of common stock outstanding.

aseko Mines Limited (TSX: TKO, NYSE AMEX: TGB) is a British Columbia based mining company. Its main assets are the 75% owned Gibraltar copper-molybdenum mine, the Prosperity gold-copper project, the Harmony gold project and the early stage Aley niobium project. The Gibraltar copper-molybdenum mine, located in south-central British Columbia, is a 46,000 ton per day operation with a life of mine average annual production of 100 million pounds of copper and 1.1 million pounds of molybdenum. The mine is undergoing an expansion and modernization project which will increase annual copper production capacity to 115 million pounds by 2011. The current mine life is 26 years and there are additional resources that could significantly extend the mine life. Prosperity is one of Canada's largest undeveloped gold-copper deposits. Prior to 2001, the Company had carried out extensive exploration, engineering, mine planning, environmental and socio-economic studies on Prosperity, which hosts a large porphyry gold-copper deposit amenable to large scale open pit mining. After reinitiating work on Prosperity in 2005, the Company focused on completing the feasibility study and advancing the environmental assessment. The feasibility study was completed in late 2007 and confirmed robust economics. The project received it British Columbia Provincial Environmental Assessment Certificate in January 2010. The federal panel reviewing the project just completed six weeks of public hearings and has now committed to complete its final report in early July. Final approval from the federal government is expected in September 2010. Taseko also owns the Harmony gold project, located on the west coast of BC, and the Aley niobium project, in northern BC, which provide longer-term opportunities for additional development.

Based in Baltimore, Maryland, Wise Metals Group LLC includes Wise Alloys, the world's third-leading producer of aluminum can stock for the beverage and food industries and an environmentally friendly company using recycled aluminum in the production of its can stock; Wise Recycling, one of the largest, direct-from-the-public collectors of aluminum beverage containers in the United States, operating shipping and processing locations throughout the United States that support a network of neighborhood collection centers; and Listerhill Total Maintenance Center, specializing in providing maintenance, repairs and fabrication to manufacturing and industrial plants worldwide ranging from small on-site repairs to complete turn-key maintenance.

DRDGOLD Limited (DRDGOLD) is a medium-sized, unhedged gold producer, South Africa’s fourth-largest. In 2009, the company produced 247 690 ounces and declared Mineral Resources of 56.4 million ounces and Ore Reserves of 6.0 million ounces. DRDGOLD Ltd. 74%-owned operating subsidiary is DRDGOLD South African Operations (Pty) Limited (DRDGOLD SA). Black economic empowerment partner Khumo Gold SPV (Pty) Limited (Khumo Gold) holds 20% of DRDGOLD SA and the DRDSA Empowerment Trust, 6%.

Monterrico Metals plc (Monterrico) is a resource development company incorporated in the UK. Monterrico's Corporate HQ is in Hong Kong, and its principle operations are in Peru. The Company's principal asset is the large, wholly owned Rio Blanco copper/molybdenum deposit in northern Peru. This deposit has resources of 1.257 billion tonnes at 0.57% copper & 228 ppm molybdenum, making it one of the largest undeveloped copper resources in the world. Monterrico plans to develop Rio Blanco as a conventional open pit mine producing copper and molybdenum concentrates. At planned production rates, as defined in the Detailed Feasibility Study, (see announcement of 5 February 2007), Rio Blanco will be amongst the 20 largest copper mines in the world, producing on average of 191,000 tonnes of copper per annum and 2,180 tonnes of molybdenum per annum during the first five years of operation. The target date for mine start-up is 2011. The Company also has a number of other exploration properties in Peru. On 27 April 2007, a Chinese consortium, Xiamen Zijin Tongguan Development Co. Ltd (the "Zijin Consortium") acquired a majority shareholding (89.9%) in Monterrico. This was the result of a cash offer of 350p per share, which was agreed between the Boards of Zijin Consortium and Monterrico. Under the terms of the offer, the Consortium announced that it intended to retain the listing of Monterrico on AIM and planned to reduce its shareholding in the Company to not more than 70%. On 21 September 2007, the Consortium sold down its shareholding from 89.9% to 79.9%. The Zijin Consortium consists of a partnership of three strategic Chinese companies: 45% Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd, 35% Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Holdings Co Ltd and 20% Xiamen Construction and Development Co Ltd. The takeover by the Zijin Consortium brings the important benefits of technical expertise and financial strength, to Monterrico at the time when the Company is undergoing the transition from an exploration company to a major copper producer. As majority shareholder, the Consortium will provide Monterrico with its expertise in large scale mine development and operation, a market for the concentrate product, as well as the solid financial support needed for the development of Rio Blanco and its associated infrastructure. Following the acquisition by the Zijin Consortium, a new Board of Directors of Monterrico Metals plc was appointed with effect from 1 June 2007. Monterrico is committed to creating capital growth for shareholders. It is also dedicated to contributing substantially to the local community in Peru and to promoting sustainable development in the area of the Rio Blanco project.

NovaGold Resources Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration and development of mineral resource properties in Alaska and British Columbia. It primarily explores for gold, silver, copper, zinc, and lead ores. NovaGold Resources Inc. was formerly known as NovaCan Mining Resources (1985) Limited and changed its name to NovaGold Resources Inc. in March 1987.

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. operates as a coal producer primarily in the central Appalachian and northern Appalachian regions. Alpha Natural Resources engages in underground room and pillar mining, and surface mining operations, with a focus on high bituminous, low sulfur steam coal and metallurgical coal reserves. It supplies and exports metallurgical coal for use in the steel-making processes; and thermal coal to electric utilities and manufacturing industries fuel for electricity generation. Alpha Natural Resources operates 61 mines and 14 coal preparation plants in Northern and Central Appalachia and the Powder River Basin. Alpha Natural Resources also involves in the purchase and resale of coal. Alpha Natural Resources serves electric utilities, steel manufacturers, industrial customers, and energy traders and brokers. Alpha Natural Resources was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Abingdon, Virginia.

Belgonucleaire fuels the nuclear world. Belgonucleaire company produces mixed oxide (MOX), a combination of depleted uranium oxide and plutonium oxide that is used as fuel in nuclear power plants. Belgonucleaire also has a nuclear engineering branch, which researches nuclear fuels, builds equipment for MOX production factories, and develops systems to dispose of nuclear waste safely. The engineering branch also works with other nuclear firms to neutralize plutonium left over from dismantled nuclear weapons. The Belgian national government owns 50% of Belgonucleaire company, which was founded in 1957.

JFE Shoji Trade, a subsidiary of JFE Shoji Holdings, is a huge player in the trading game. JFE Shoji Trade company's main business is steel plate (used for ships and bridges) and steel sheet (for automobiles, home electrical appliances, and wall and roof construction). It also sells special steel, structural steel, stainless steel, and steel rods used in construction, civil engineering, and steel-pipe manufacturing. Much of the steel it distributes is produced by JFE Holdings, one of Japan's largest steel producers. Additionally JFE Shoji Trade trades and distributes chemicals and fuels (coal chemical products, industrial gases, and inorganic chemicals), steel-making machinery, and iron ore and coal.

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