RAG is no ragtag operation. RAG company is Germany's largest coal producer, its mining operations managed through coal and coke company Deutsche Steinkohle. RAG operates seven coal mines and a coking facility, all in Germany. After several years of restructuring, RAG company has pared down significantly to just the coal operations. It is now controlled by the state-run RAG Foundation. In 2007 the German government announced that conditions in the country -- both economic and environmental -- made continuation of coal mining infeasible. And so the German coal industry will cease operations by 2018.

Haynes International Inc. develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes high-performance nickel-and cobalt-based alloys in sheet, coil, and plate forms for use by the manufacturers of various equipments worldwide. The company’s products consist of high-temperature resistant alloys (HTA) and corrosion resistant alloys (CRA). Its HTA products are used in the manufacture of jet engines for the aerospace market, gas turbine engines for power generation and waste incineration, and industrial heating equipments; and CRA products are used in various applications, including chemical processing, power plant emissions control, and hazardous waste treatment. Haynes International company also produces its products as seamless and welded tubulars, as well as in slab, bar, billet, and wire forms. In addition, it offers stainless steel and general purpose nickel alloys. Haynes International sells its products through its direct sales organization, as well as through a network of independent distributors and sales agents. Haynes International company was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Kokomo, Indiana.

Kobe Steel, Ltd. is one of Japan's leading steelmakers, as well as a major supplier of aluminum and copper products. Other business segments consist of wholesale power supply, machinery, construction machinery, real estate, and electronic materials and other businesses.The Kobe Steel Group is comprised of numerous consolidated and equity-valued companies in Japan, the Americas, Asia and Europe.KOBELCO is the corporate logo mark and brand name of the Kobe Steel Group. Behind the KOBELCO mark is Kobe Steel's commitment to excellence and quality.

Precision Strip was founded in 1977 in Minster, Ohio. Over the past 33 years we have grown to eleven locations throughout Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Alabama, as well as our newest operation in Monterrey, Mexico. Our facilities include three million square feet of building space housing 24 slitting lines, nine cut-to-length lines, five oscillate slit lines, one edge conditioning line, one blanking line, one gang slitter, and one perforating line. Each of our plants is strategically located to provide JIT warehousing and delivery service to the automotive, appliance, industrial products, and beverage can industries.All of our facilities are equipped to ship or receive your material by truck or rail. Precision Strip's fleet of over 200 tractor-trailers provides just-in-time delivery service to facilities within a 200-mile radius of our plants, ensuring seamless service, from storage, to processing, to delivery. We take full responsibility for getting your material to you, the way you need it, when you need it. As our customers often tell us, "Precision Strip is easy to do business with".

La Mancha was created in September 2006 following the fusion of the gold assets of AREVA NC, a large French multinational, with the exploration properties held by La Mancha Resources Inc., a Canadian-based gold exploration company.With three mines in production and the positive conclusions of a feasibility study supporting the development of a fourth mine in Australia, La Mancha is well positioned to continue its production growth. For 2009, our attributable gold production should increase to up to 100,000 ounces of gold. Most of this increase in production will be fuelled by our Australian operations, as the Frog's Leg mine will be benefiting from a gain in momentum and a first full year of production. At our African mines, we expect improved performance from the new quartz line, while the Ity mine's efficiency should remain as strong as in 2008.La Mancha's shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol "LMA".

Fortune Minerals Limited (TSX: FT) is focused on the development of high quality mineral resource projects in Canada with the potential to generate strong returns for its shareholders. Fortune has three wholly-owned, advanced stage projects, including the NICO gold-cobalt-bismuth-copper deposit and the Sue-Dianne copper-silver-gold deposit in the Northwest Territories, and the Mount Klappan anthracite coal project in British Columbia. NICO and Mount Klappan have both been assessed in positive definitive feasibility studies, have been test mined and pilot plant processed, and are both in permitting for commercial production. The Company's board and management team have diverse skills and proven records in resource development and mine operations to accomplish our goal of becoming a leading Canadian mining company. Information presented in this website was accurate at the time of posting; however, some information may be superseded by subsequent disclosures. The reader is cautioned to review all postings to ensure they are aware of any updated information.

Randgold Resources is an African focused gold mining and exploration company with primary listings on the London Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. Major discoveries to date include the 7.5 million ounce Morila deposit in southern Mali, the 7 million ounce Yalea deposit and the 3 million ounce Gounkoto deposit, both in western Mali, the 4 million ounce Tongon deposit in the Côte d’Ivoire and the 3 million ounce Massawa deposit in eastern Senegal.Randgold Resources (‘Randgold’) financed and built the Morila mine which since October 2000 has produced more than 5.5 million ounces of gold and distributed more than US$1.5 billion to stakeholders. It also financed and built the Loulo operation which started as two open pit mines in November 2005. Since then, an underground mine has been developed at the Yalea deposit and construction of a second underground operation is underway at the Gara deposit. First gold production from the company’s new mine being developed at Tongon is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2010.Randgold’s current major projects are Gounkoto on the Loulo permit in Mali, Massawa in Senegal and Kibali in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 2009 the company acquired a 45% interest in the Kibali project, which now stands at 9.2 million ounces of reserves and is one of the largest undeveloped gold deposits in Africa. Randgold also has an extensive portfolio of organic growth prospects, which is constantly replenished by intensive exploration programmes in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, DRC, Mali and Senegal.

Centerra is a growth-oriented Canadian-based gold mining and exploration company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and operation of gold properties in Central Asia, the former Soviet Union and other emerging markets worldwide. Our objective is to build shareholder value and to establish annual gold production of 1.5 million ounces by maximizing the potential of our current properties and leveraging our financial strength and experience to acquire new long-life, low-cost projects.The two gold mines operated by Centerra produced over 675,592 ounces of gold in 2009 at a total cash cost of $459 per ounce. This ranks Centerra as a leading North American gold producer and the largest Western-based gold producer in Central Asia. Centerra's shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol CG. Centerra is based in Toronto, Canada. Centerra expects to produce 640,000 - 700,000 ounces of gold in 2010 at an estimated total cash cost of $460 - $505 per ounce.

In FY09, Harmony produced 1.46 million ounces of gold, making it one of the world’s largest gold mining companies. The group’s operations are located primarily on the Witwatersrand Basin in South Africa, encompassing ten underground operations, an open-pit mine and surface operations that encompass four provinces, Gauteng, North West Province, Mpumalanga and the Free State. The Company also operates an open-pit mine in Papua New Guinea. Harmony’s operations have grown significantly since 1995, expanding from a single, lease-bound mining operation into an independent, world-class gold producer. The group received additional mining rights in the Free State, Mpumalanga, Gauteng and North West province in South Africa when it acquired Lydex in 1997, Evander in 1998, Kalgold in 1999, Randfontein in 2000, ARMgold in 2003 and Avgold in 2004.

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.

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