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.

Descours & Cabaud is a steel processing company with operations primarily in France. About three-quarters of its 550 locations are situated in its home country, though it also has locations elsewhere in Western Europe as well as in Central Europe and North America. Operating through its Prolians and Dexis divisions, Descours & Cabaud company processes and delivers fasteners, high-grade and special steels, steel millwork, and other metal products worldwide. Customers range from building contractors, cutting toolmakers, hydraulics makers, and power transmission manufactures. Descours & Cabaud was founded in 1782 as an iron monger and is still under family control.

Since its initial public offering in March 2002, Xstrata has grown rapidly to become one of the largest diversified mining companies in the world, with top five industry positions in copper, export thermal coal, export coking coal, ferrochrome, zinc and nickel. In addition, the Group has a growing platinum business, recycling facilities, additional exposures to gold, cobalt, lead, silver and vanadium and a suite of mining and metals-related technologies, many of which are industry leaders. Our operations and projects span 19 countries and we have corporate offices in a further six countries. Our strategy will continue to rest on delivery against each of these three pillars, but over time, the emphasis has shifted. Initially, Xstrata’s strategy was, of necessity, dominated by acquisitive growth, to build a major diversified mining group with the scale and diversity to compete effectively with the leading companies in the industry. Following each acquisition, Xstrata’s operational teams have fundamentally transformed the acquired operations to extract synergies with existing operations and enhance their competitiveness, improve safety, environmental and social performance to industry-leading standards, extend the reserve and resource base and expected life of the operations and develop expansion or associated growth options.

Anyang Iron & Steel manufactures a wide array of iron and steel products from facilities in the Henan province of China. Established in 1958, Anyang Iron & Steel company produces steel wire and plates, steel sections, tubes, coking products, pig iron, foundry iron, nodular iron tubes, and other end products. Its metal production encompasses some 50 grades and 2,000 specifications, with about 70% of its exports consisting of ship plates, steel used in pipelines, and other high value-added products. Anyang Iron & Steel company has a production capacity of about 10 million tons a year. Anyang has been investing in clean production technology to ultimately reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 1 million tons a year.

Sabin Metal Corporation recovers and refines precious metals from the hydrocarbon, petroleum/petrochemical, chemical, pharmaceutical, nitric acid, electronics, mining, and other industries that use precious metals in their products or processes. We recover platinum, palladium, ruthenium, rhodium, rhenium, gold, and silver, from a variety of sources. Sabin Metal was established in 1945 and is now the largest independently owned precious metals refiner in North America, with processing plants and customer service facilities throughout the world. With all of our successes, however, we are most proud of the long-term relationships we enjoy with many of our customers, some of whom we've worked with for decades. We take our responsibilities seriously with regard to serving them fairly and in a straightforward manner. To accomplish this we employ advanced analytical equipment, systems, and processing methods that work in unison to help provide the highest possible return values for recovered precious metals. We also work hard to assure full compliance with appropriate environmental codes and standards which ultimately protects our customers' interests as well.For more than six decades, we have carefully managed our growth by addressing our customers' interests first, by working closely with them and/or their representatives, and by treating our relationships as virtual partnerships, all while maintaining the industry's most stringent environmental management policies that not only serve our customers' interests but also protect our global ecosystems. No matter what your expectations are for maximum returns for your precious metal-bearing materials'anytime and anywhere'we invite you to experience the Sabin difference and join our growing family of satisfied customers

Feroleto Steel Company, Inc., founded by Frank V. Feroleto in 1958, processes flat rolled steel for companies large and small. In December of 1990, the company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. Since the acquisition, Feroleto has expanded to Knoxville, TN and Weirton, WV to meet customer’s needs.Feroleto specializes in value added products and maintains close ties with vendors and customers in order to maximize value to customers. The company is financially strong and built around servicing customers’ needs.Feroleto adheres to the highest safety and environmental standards in the industry. We have earned, rightfully so we believe, the reputation as a knowledgeable, respected and responsible business partner.

Formerly focused on advertising, China Natural Resources has shifted its business plan from working on minds to working in mines. China Natural Resources operates through its Wuhu Feishang Mining Development unit, a producer of zinc, copper, gold, silver, and iron. Smelter operator Huludao Zinc Industry Co. is Wuhu's primary customer. Chairman and CEO Li Feilie owns a controlling stake in China Natural Resources, which he gained in the company's 2006 reverse acquisition of his Feishang Mining Holdings, after which it sold its iSense subsidiary (provided advertising, promotion, and PR services to clients in China and Hong Kong). China Natural Resources has since acquired a number of other mining projects, all located in China.

Lihir Gold Limited (LGL) is a major global gold producer with operations in Papua New Guinea (PNG), West Africa and Australia. The company’s head office is located in Port Moresby, PNG, and in 2005 LGL established its global corporate base in Brisbane, Australia.Lihir Gold Limited company is incorporated in PNG, where it operates one of the world’s largest gold mines and processing facilities on Lihir Island in New Ireland province. In June 2008, LGL finalised a merger with Perth-based gold producer Equigold NL. Through the merger, LGL now has operations at Mount Rawdon in Queensland and in Côte d’Ivoire in West Africa. Combined from its three producing operations, LGL has more than 30 million ounces in gold reserves.In 2009 LGL produced 1.12 million ounces of gold, joining an elite group of gold miners producing in excess of 1 million ounces annually. This comprised a record 853,000 ounces from Lihir Island, 150,000 ounces from Bonikro in its first full 12 months of production and 108,000 ounces from Mount Rawdon.LGL is publicly listed, with its shares traded on the Australian, Port Moresby and NASDAQ stock exchanges. Lihir Gold Limited company presently has 2.4 billion shares on issue and a market capitalisation exceeding A$8 billion.

SDB Trade International the product pipeline more than a buzzword. An international metals trading company, SDB Trade International deals in steel pipe, ferrous and non-ferrous scrap, coils, and beams. SBD Trade provide import and export services for its products, sourcing its materials primarily from mills in India and China. Specializing in metal pipes for the Oil and Gas delivery and transmission industry -- the company products include seamless tubing and casing, electric resistance welded steel pipes, seamless steel pipes, and large diameter pipes. SDB Trade serves clients located around the world and provides shipping, trucking, storage, repair and inspection services upon request.

Atlanta Gold isn't even close to Georgia. The former Twin Mining explores for diamonds in eastern Canada and gold in Canada and Idaho. Its primary project is the Atlanta Gold Mine in Idaho, which is still in the exploration stage. Atlanta Gold was originally founded in 1985 under the name Atlanta Gold Corporation. In 1999 when gold prices were low, Atlanta Gold turned to diamond mining and changed its name soon after to Twin Mining. In early 2007, with gold prices way up and production expected to begin shortly, The company took on the name Atlanta Gold Inc.

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