Vale S.A., through its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified metals and mining company worldwide. Vale company produces iron ore and iron ore pellets, nickel, manganese ore, ferroalloys, kaolin, and pig iron. It also engages in producing bauxite, alumina, aluminum, copper, metallurgical and thermal coal, metallurgical coke and methanol, cobalt, potash, and other non-ferrous minerals, as well as precious metals, including platinum-group metals, gold, and silver. In addition, Vale company operates logistics systems in Brazil, including railroads, maritime terminals, and a port. Further, it engages in power generation through hydro and oil and gas resources; and steel production. Vale company was formerly known as Companhia Vale do Rio Doce. Vale S.A. was founded in 1942 and is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Continental Minerals hopes to make a big deposit sometime soon. Continental Minerals is one of mining investment/management firm Hunter Dickinson's stable of companies. Continental Minerals is focusing on exploration and development; its properties are not in production. Continental Minerals is primarily exploring the Xietongmen copper and gold property in Tibet. It acquired full ownership of the property when it bought its former partner, Great China Mining, in 2006. Continental and Hunter Dickinson share several key executives. Other Hunter Dickinson portfolio companies include Great Basin Gold, Northern Dynasty Minerals, and Taseko Mines.

The nickel business is a significant component of our overall portfolio, setting standards of excellence in mining, processing and marketing products that meet society’s needs and contribute to improved quality of life.Nickel is widely used to produce stainless steel and special alloys. It is an essential ingredient in the products we use every day, including electronics, construction materials and medical equipment.We have more than 12,000 employees working with nickel in Canada, the United States, Indonesia, Asia, New Caledonia, the United Kingdom and Brazil.Our goal is to grow nickel production for the world, responsibly.Please explore our website to learn more about Vale’s nickel business.

Gallatin Steel's manufacturing process. Gallatin Steel, a joint venture between ArcelorMittal and Gerdau AmeriSteel, manufactures more than a million tons of coils using recycled metal each year. Gallatin Steel company uses about 1.5 million tons of scrap metal each year to manufacture its products, which are designed to customers' specifications. Gallatin's recycling operation removes some 4,000 tons of scrap metal from US landscapes and junkyards every day. Gallatin Steel company, which operates a compact strip production facility in central Kentucky, began operations in 1995.

Nippon Yakin was founded in 1925. Ten years later, we began providing industry with SUS 304 stainless steel, then known as 18-8. Dedication to our research and production led to a complete line of products from nickel ore to high-grade stainless steel and super alloys. Supported by long tradition and outstanding technology, Nippon Yakin has created a state-of-the-art production system backed by a precision quality control system to ensure our reputation is deserved in every product.Nippon Yakin has developed as a first-rate manufacturer in Japan's stainless steel industry. Today, we are evolving from a stainless steel manufacturer with a prominent history into a manufacturer of specialized stainless steels providing conventional products alongside high-functional new materials to meet the needs of today's world.

Bohler-Uddeholm Corporation makes tooling materials for the North American industrial community. The company's main product is high-performance tool steel, which includes cold work steels, hot work steels, and plastics molding steels. Bohler-Uddeholm's Steel Stores are warehouses that sell (what else?) custom-cut steel to US tool and die customers. Bohler-Uddeholm company is the North American unit of Austrian specialty steel manufacturer BoHLER-UDDEHOLM.

Kirkland Lake Gold Inc is an operating and exploration gold mining company located in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada. Kirkland Lake Gold Company has over 425 employees and 13,110 acres of four contiguous formerly producing gold mining properties, which historically produced 24 million ounces of gold. (See accompanying figures). The current focus is on advancing and expanding gold production from the Main/'04 Break and the new discovery, the high-grade South Mine Complex (SMC).Discovered in 2005, the SMC alone currently contains 639,000 probable ounces, 82,000 proven ounces, 3,000 measured ounces, 489,000 indicated ounces, and 677,000 inferred ounces. (Please see accompanying reserve charts detailing just the SMC reserves and mine-wide reserve growth). The SMC is hosted in a new geologic setting, with gold associated with pyrite compared to the historic quartz-vein hosted systems in the gold camp. The SMC remains open in all directions and is the focus for the Company's 2010 exploration programs. Kirkland Lake's corporate goal is to expand its gold reserves and resources to five million ounces or beyond, and to increase its yearly production to a rate of 200,000 ounces per year which will reduce its unit operating costs. The Company's common shares trade on the TSX (Toronto Stock Exchange) and the AIM (Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange).Work is progressing on-track and on-time with component parts of the Phase II plan commencing ahead of schedule, though mill capacity is nominally 1,450 tons per day a modernization of the mill's control systems will be undertaken in the summer of 2010 along with other surface capital projects.The focus of Kirkland Lake Gold Company is on sustainability and future growth and directors and management are intent that the Company will build a successful mining operation in Kirkland Lake.

Ferrostaal builds the places at which stuff gets made and supplies the stuff that allows us to get our stuff done. Ferrostaal is involved in project development and management in plant construction and engineering. It builds water treatment facilities, industrial plants, bridges, and power plants; it also provides financial planning, system integration, and equipment installation at the facilities. While Ferrostaal has operations throughout the world, almost half of the company's sales are to Latin America. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Germany's MAN until Abu Dhabi's International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) bought 70% of Ferrostaal in 2009. Ferrostaal dropped the prefix MAN soon after.

Magna Mining NL is a Western Australian based exploration company with significant projects located in Namibia and Western Australia.Magna Mining Company is actively exploring for industrial minerals, precious metals, base and rare metals, precious and semi-precious stones. It will continue to identify exploration targets both nationally and internationally.Magna aims to become a significant minerals producer.

Serengeti Resources explores for gold, copper, and molybdenum on the plains of North America. The exploration company's projects are mostly located in the Quesnel Trough area of Northern British Columbia. Serengeti Resources company owns stakes in various properties including a 100% interest in the Kwankia Porphyry property. Serengeti Resources holds interests in 17 other properties totaling almost 1000 sq. km in the Quesnel Trough region. It has several other mineral claims in the area at less advanced stages and a few properties in the Central and Northwestern regions of British Columbia.

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