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.

Die Salzgitter AG gehört zu den führenden Stahltechnologie- Konzernen Europas. Der Konzern beschäftigt weltweit rund 24.000 Mitarbeiter und produziert im Durchschnitt über 7 Millionen Tonnen Rohstahl pro Jahr.Die Salzgitter AG strebt als Wachstumsziel für den Außenumsatz 12 bis 15 Mrd. Euro an.Im Bereich der hochqualitativen Profil- und Flachstahlprodukte ist die Salzgitter AG unter den Top 5 in Europa, im Bereich der mittleren Leitungs- und Präzisrohre in Europa die Nummer 1, im Großrohrbereich Weltmarktführer. Mit der Beteiligung an der Klöckner-Werke AG zählt die Salzgitter AG zu den führenden Anbietern in der Abfüll- und Verpackungstechnologie.

Almaden Minerals Ltd., an exploration stage company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties in Canada, the United States, and Mexico. It principally holds interests in the Elk gold and silver property comprising the Siwash Gold deposit in Canada; and Caballo Blanco gold, silver, and copper prospect consisting of 8,200 hectares located in the state of Veracruz, Mexico. Almaden Minerals was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

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.

Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited engages in the underground mining, preparation, and sale of coal. It involves in manufacturing, washing, processing, and selling steam coal used in the electricity power sector; and metallurgical coal used with coking coal in the process of pulverized coal injection, as well as operates six coal mines. The company also engages in the provision of railway transportation services; production and sale of coal chemicals, primarily methanol; and generation of electricity and heat. In addition, it involves in the manufacture and sale of mining machinery and engine products; and development of integrated coal technology. Further, the company engages in the transportation via rivers and lakes; sale of construction materials; and trading and processing of mining machinery. It has operations primarily in China, Japan, South Korea, and Australia. The company was founded in 1973 and is based in Zoucheng, the People's Republic of China. Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited is a subsidiary of Yankuang Group Corporation Limited.

There is more to Dumont Nickel than its name might suggest. Dumont Nickel holds gold, copper, silver, diamond, and uranium mineral properties in Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and Ontario, Canada. Its focus these days is on the acquisition and development of advanced stage North American projects with a focus on gold. After a period of dormancy during most of the 1990s, Dumont Nickel resumed exploration and mining activities in 1998, focusing on base metals and platinum group metals in the Raglan Area, Quebec, as well as the Attawapiskat diamond property in the James Bay area of Ontario. Dumont Nickel was originally incorporated in 1954.

Exco Technologies manufactures die-casting and aluminum extrusion products and services for the automotive industry. The company's casting and extrusion technology unit manufactures die casting machines, high precision tooling for small die casting and plastic injection molding machines, and single cell die ovens. Its automotive solutions unit (through its Neocon, Polydesign, and Polytech divisions) makes such items as door pockets, restraint systems, and slide-out tables, primarily for passenger cars and light trucks. Exco operates 10 manufacturing facilities in Canada, Mexico, Morocco, and the US. It has engineering offices in France and the US, and a global sales network.

Nucor Corporation and Yamato Kogyo produces structural-steel shapes, such as wide-flange beams, H-piling, sheet piling, and standard I-beams. Produced at the largest structural steel mill in the Western Hemisphere, the company's products are sold throughout the US and exported worldwide. Annual production capacity at the mill is 2.5 million tons of steel. Founded in 1987, Nucor-Yamato Steel serves steel-service centers and companies in the fabrication, construction, and manufacturing industries.

Aluminum Corporation of China was founded in 2001 and is based in Beijing, China. Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (Chalco) is an aluminum producer with operations in bauxite mining, alumina refining, primary aluminum smelting and aluminum fabrication. It also provides ancillary products and services derived from or related to its aluminum operations. In addition, it also produces and sells alumina chemical products (alumina hydrate and alumina-based industrial chemical products), carbon products (carbon anodes and cathodes) and gallium. The Company’s three principal products include alumina, primary aluminum and aluminum fabrication products. During the year ended December 31, 2009, alumina, primary aluminum and aluminum fabrication segments accounted for approximately 15.9%, 66% and 12.8%, respectively, of its total revenue. The Company’s immediate and ultimate holding company is Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco). On October 29, 2009, Chalco acquired three companies and a limestone mining business from two subsidiaries of Chinalco.

Since discovering a major nickel oxide deposit at Dutwa in Tanzania, African Eagle is in transition from an explorer into a nickel company. The Company completed a positive scoping study on the Dutwa deposit in July 2009 and is now working towards a feasibility study. In addition to Dutwa, African Eagle is also evaluating a second promising nickel oxide at Zanzui, which is located 60 km from Dutwa. The Company holds a 49% interest in the Mkushi Copper Mines joint venture in Zambia, for which a draft feasibility study was completed in Q4 2008. It also holds a half million ounce gold resource at the Miyabi project in Tanzania, and a portfolio of gold and base metal exploration assets, including two projects in the Zambian Copperbelt. We currently have operations in Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique.

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