U. S. Steel Kosice, a profitable integrated steel company located in Eastern Slovakia, represents a successful partnership of Slovak technical skills and knowledge with strong American plant management and market-oriented business experience. In November 2000 the ownership of the complete metallurgical operation of the East Slovakian Steelworks was successfully transferred to the U. S. Steel Group, then a unit of the USX Corporation (now the United States Steel Corporation).U. S. Steel Kosice embarked directly on an ambitious program of capital investment and improvement of customer service, product quality and environmental performance.A responsible approach to business is fundamental and permanent principle of U. S. Steel Kosice which is a leading contributor to the economic, environmental, and social development of Kosice and Eastern Slovakia. Steel Company supports community projects in healthcare, education, charity, sport and culture.

Commerce Resources Corp. is an exploration and development company with a particular focus on tantalum, niobium and rare metal deposits with a potential for economic grades and large tonnages. The Company is specifically focused on the development of its Upper Fir tantalum and niobium deposit in British Columbia, Canada. Commerce is well positioned with sufficient capital to advance the commercialization of a prospectively lucrative mining operation for tantalum and niobium. Commerce Resources is also focused on the exploration of its new deposit the Eldor carbonatite in Quebec, which is highly prospective for niobium, tantalum and uranium.

Wise Alloys wants to stay smart when it comes to aluminum. The company is a leading maker of aluminum can sheet, which is used primarily to produce packaging for beverages and food. The aluminum can sheet made by Wise Alloys is transformed into more than 16 billion beverage cans per year, representing about 15% of the total market. Along with aluminum can sheet, Wise Alloys makes wide aluminum sheet, which is used in architectural applications and to make roofs for truck trailers. Though a part of the former Reynolds when it was founded in 1948, Wise Alloys has been a part of Wise Metals Group since 1999.

ThyssenKrupp Stainless International (Krefeld) is a wholly owned subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp Stainless AG. Its two business units complement the direct sales activities of ThyssenKrupp Nirosta in Germany and ThyssenKrupp Acciai Speciali Terni in Italy. ThyssenKrupp Stainless International sells cold-rolled and hot-rolled stainless steel in all market regions worldwide with the exception of North America.ThyssenKrupp Stainless International company has around 440 employees and sells approximately 700,000 metric tons of material worldwide each year. In fiscal 2006/2007 ThyssenKrupp Stainless International generated sales of 1,570 million euros. ThyssenKrupp Stainless International currently has service centers in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Poland, Hungary and Turkey as well as a sales company in the Benelux states and a warehouse with processing facilities in southern China. In addition, ThyssenKrupp Stainless International has sales offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Brazil, Singapore and Vietnam. The service centers are equipped with cut-to-length and slitting lines and can provide various surface treatments including grinding and brushing. ThyssenKrupp Stainless International is not just a materials supplier, it is a true service provider. ThyssenKrupp Stainless International company provides solutions for wide-ranging applications, offers product-support services and operates close to customers by constantly expanding and optimizing its global sales and service center network.

MDN set its compass for East Africa in search of gold. MDN company's most prominent operation is the Tulawaka gold project (a joint venture with a subsidiary of mining giant Barrick Gold) in Tanzania. It also has licenses for properties adjacent to the Tulawaka project. The Tulawaka mine began production in 2005 and has produced about 450,000 ounces since then. In addition, MDN -- formerly called Northern Mining Explorations and which derives its current name from its French name, Explorations Minieres du Nord -- is investing in exploration projects in Quebec, where MDN company was formed.

Vedanta Resources explores, mines, and refines copper, zinc, and aluminum, with operations located in Australia, Zambia, and India. Vedanta does business in India through its copper-producing subsidiary Sterlite Industries. Sterlite produces zinc and aluminum through its majority holdings in Hindustan Zinc and Bharat Aluminum Company. Its Australian properties include copper mines in Queensland and Tasmania. Vedanta also owns a controlling stake in India's largest private-sector iron ore producer, Sesa Goa Limited. In 2010 Vedanta agreed to acquire the zinc assets of Anglo American PLC in a $1.3 billion deal that would make it the world's largest zinc and lead producer.

Alcoa Alunimio is rich in aluminum. The company focuses on producing alumina (aluminum's principal ingredient, processed from bauxite) and aluminum in Brazil. Alcoa Alunimio's production locations provide mining, refining, and smelting operations to produce alumininum, as well as other products such as sheet and foil, aluminumn powder, and wiring harnesses. Customers use Alcoa's products for a wide variety of applications, including building construction, automobiles, spaceships, and beverage packing materials. The company, which produces about 300,000 tons of primary aluminum each year, opened its first aluminum plant in Brazil in 1970.

African Diamonds explores and develops diamonds from operations in Botswana and Congo. Its focus is the AK6 diamond project jointly owned with De Beers, though Canadian company Lucara Diamond agreed in 2009 to buy out the industry giant. African Diamonds owns 28% of the AK6 project, which will reach the development stage in 2010 and is projected to commence production the following year. (African company also has an option to increase that stake to 40%.) Additionally, the company owns stakes in projects elsewhere in Botswana and the Democratic Republic of Congo. It has previously investigated opportunities in Angola, Lesotho, and Sierra Leone.

Delta Steel processes and distributes carbon and alloy plates, structural products such as bars, pipe and tubing. The company's annual production is in the range of 1.3 million tons of steel. Though it concentrates its operations on the southwestern US, Delta does export its steel products to Mexico, Puerto Rico, and parts of South America. It also has agreements with trading companies that give it access to Asian markets. Subsidiary Smith Pipe & Steel has locations in Arizona. Delta Steel is a PNA Group company and, so, owned by Reliance Steel & Aluminum.

PhosCan Chemical Corp. is a Toronto Stock Exchange-listed company which is engaged in the development of the Martison Phosphate Project, which consists of the Martison Phosphate Deposit and a planned phosphate mine, beneficiation plant, phosphoric acid plant and solid fertilizer production facility. Managed by a proven development team within extensive experience in both the mining and chemical disciplines, the Company is focused on developing this vertically-integrated phosphate fertilizer complex.The Martison Phosphate Deposit is located 70 kilometres north of Hearst, Ontario. If the Martison Project is successfully developed, phosphate ore from the mine will be processed into a concentrate in the beneficiation plant. The concentrate will be transported by slurry pipeline to a phosphoric acid plant near Hearst where it will be combined with sulphuric acid to produce phosphoric acid. Sulphuric acid is expected to be sourced either from existing nearby base metal smelters or a sulphuric acid plant which would be built by the Company. PhosCan will further process the phosphoric acid into superphosphoric acid (SPA) and/or mono-ammonium phosphate (MAP) fertilizer which will be sold to fertilizer dealers serving the agricultural regions of western Canada and mid-western United States. The Company's proposed operations will be strategically located in proximity to these target markets with ready access to excellent infrastructure including rail, power and labour.

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