Outokumpu is a global leader in stainless steel with the vision to be the undisputed number one. Customers in a wide range of industries worldwide use our stainless steel and services. Being fully recyclable, maintenancefree, as well as very strong and durable material, stainless steel is one of the key building blocks for sustainable future.Outokumpu employs some 7 600 people in more than 30 countries. The Group’s head office is located in Espoo, Finland. Outokumpu has been listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki since 1988.Stainless steel is the fastest growing metal market across the world. In this market we are well positioned: one of the world’s six largest producers, and also widely recognised as world leaders in technical support, research and development.Our plants in Finland, Sweden, the UK and the US produce a wide range of stainless steel products including hot and cold rolled, precision strip, tubular and long products together with a comprehensive range of fittings, flanges and welding consumables. They are available in various grades, dimensions and surface finishes. We also produce raw material using our own chrome mine and ferrochrome facility.The excellent qualities of stainless steel make it an ideal choice for various demanding applications from cutlery to food and chemical processing plants and oil platforms.

There's money to be made in the clink of zinc. Zinc refiner and smelter Espanola del Zinc is a Spanish company engaged in mining operations and the production and commercialization of zinc, iron ore, and steel. Through its subsidiaries, it is also involved in the development of businesses in the energy sector. Espanola del Zinc sought time to regroup in early 2010 after absorbing major losses in the previous year. It voluntarily delisted its stock from the Spanish exchange, laid off 240 employees, and began legal proceedings against private equity firm Quorum Capital Investors. At full operating capacity, it has a production capacity of 47,000 tons of zinc per year. Espanola del Zinc was founded in 1956.

Allegheny Ludlum Corporation is a world leader in the technology, production and marketing of specialty materials - stainless steels, silicon electrical steels, tool steels, titanium, nickel alloys, as well as other advanced alloys. Allegheny Ludlum serves customers in diversified consumer and capital goods markets in more than 30 nations.Our metallurgists regularly visit customers and make joint visits with service centers to define customer requirements. A thorough understanding is essential so we can deliver a consistent supply of the required product.In 1993, our quality system was certified to ISO 9001, which recognizes our capability to design and develop new alloys and specialty steelmaking processes. That’s why we can provide countless technical solutions so your products work better and last longer.

Buenaventura is Peru's largest publicly-traded precious metals company and a major holder of mining rights in Peru. Compania de Minas Buenaventura SA is engaged in the mining, processing, development and exploration of gold, silver and other metals via wholly-owned mines, as well as through its participation in joint exploration projects. Buenaventura currently operates seven mines in Peru (Orcopampa, Uchucchacua, Antapite, Julcani, Recuperada, Shila-Paula and Ishihuinca), has controlling interests in one mining company (El Brocal) and minority interests in other mining companies in Peru.Buenaventura currently operates seven mines in Peru (Orcopampa, Uchucchacua, Antapite, Julcani, Recuperada, Shila-Paula and Ishihuinca), has controlling interests in one mining company (El Brocal) and minority interests in other mining companies in Peru.

JFE Shoji Trade, a subsidiary of JFE Shoji Holdings, is a huge player in the trading game. JFE Shoji Trade company's main business is steel plate (used for ships and bridges) and steel sheet (for automobiles, home electrical appliances, and wall and roof construction). It also sells special steel, structural steel, stainless steel, and steel rods used in construction, civil engineering, and steel-pipe manufacturing. Much of the steel it distributes is produced by JFE Holdings, one of Japan's largest steel producers. Additionally JFE Shoji Trade trades and distributes chemicals and fuels (coal chemical products, industrial gases, and inorganic chemicals), steel-making machinery, and iron ore and coal.

Steel Dynamics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells steel products in the United States. It operates in three segments: Steel Operations, Metals Recycling and Ferrous Resources Operations, and Steel Fabrication Operations. The Steel Operations segment offers hot rolled, cold rolled, and coated steel products, including light gauge hot-rolled, galvanized, and painted products; structural steel beams and pilings; rail products; special bar quality and merchant bar quality rounds, and round-cornered squares; billets and merchant steel products, such as angles, plain rounds, flats, and channels; and specialty structural steel sections. This segment serves cold finishers, forgers, intermediate processors, original equipment manufacturers, steel service centers, distributors, and fabricators. The Steel Fabrication Operations segment engages in fabricating trusses, girders, steel joists, and steel decking used within the nonresidential construction industry. The Metals Recycling and Ferrous Resources Operations segment offers heavy melting steel, busheling, bundled scrap, shredded scrap, and other scrap metal products, such as steel turnings and cast iron used in foundry and steel mill applications. Steel Dynamics company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

European Metal Recycling was formed in 1994 by Manchester-based Sheppard Group making the first of several key acquisitions to rapidly grow the company and create a global leader in recycling. European Metal Recycling employs 2,300 people and operates at 100 locations around the world.Our core business is the recycling of metal-rich waste streams arising from end of life vehicles/ consumer products, industry and construction/ demolition, resulting in sales of recycled commodities of around 10 million tonnes a year. Not only do we have extensive ferrous and non-ferrous operations, we are also rapidly expanding our activities in plastics and other materials. Already we produce over 100 grades of recycled products, which are taken to market by our extensive road, rail and shipping network. Supporting our core activities are a range of specialist divisions, ranging from industrial clearance, total waste management and compliance services for manufacturers under new producer responsibility rules to local authority services on abandoned vehicles and metals arising from civic amenity sites, incinerators and recycling facilities. We even operate a multi-disciplined environmental consultancy.Our mission statement is simple: To maintain our position at the forefront of the industry by delivering the right products in the right volumes on time, and continually enhancing our portfolio of environmentally progressive services. European Metal Recycling has achieved sustained organic growth over the past decade, with an average annual compounded sales growth of 35% over the last 8 years and turnover topping £3 billion in the financial year 2008.

High River is a gold company with interests in producing mines and advanced exploration projects in Burkina Faso and Russia. Two producing mines, Zun-Holba and Irokinda, are situated in the Lake Baikal region of Russia and produce approximately 125,000 ounces of gold per annum to High River. Two new open pit gold mines, Taparko-Bouroum in Burkina Faso, and Berezitovy in Russia, have been constructed and are currently being put into full production. Finally, High River has two advanced exploration projects with NI 43-101 compliant resource estimates, the Bissa gold project in Burkina Faso and the Prognoz silver project in Russia. All current and future gold and silver production remains unhedged. High River Gold Mines Ltd. is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol HRG.

As its name suggests, South American Gold and Copper Company (SAGC) has the sagacity to explore for gold and copper -- among other industrial minerals -- in properties in South America. The company's primary asset is the Pimenton gold mine in Chile, which started production in 2004. In addition, SAGC holds interests in several limestone deposits in Chile and the company is exploring a copper deposit adjacent to the Pimenton gold mine. SAGC had investigated the viability of a gold prospect in Peru, but in 2010 was focusing on its operations in Chile.

Virginia Energy Resources Inc. (TSX.V: VAE) is focused on the exploration and development of uranium, coal, gold and other minerals in North America. We are well financed and hold interests in advanced through early stage projects in Virginia, Saskatchewan, Quebec, Mexico and Labrador. The company explores on its own account and in joint venture with industry partners. The JV approach is a reflection of the high risk involved in exploration ventures, and is used as a method of increasing our exposure to discoveries while committing less funding. Virginia Energy is committed to grow shareholder value through investment in world-class projects in stable geopolitical regions.On July 21, 2009, Virginia Uranium Ltd. merged with Santoy Resources Ltd. to form Virginia Energy Resources Inc (VAE). The management team behind the new company is made up of highly experienced technical and financial professionals with a history of success in the discovery, development and operation of gold and uranium mines in North America, including the Eskay Creek, Snip and Brewery Creek gold mines in British Columbia and several uranium producers in Saskatchewan and the western USA.Virginia's most important asset is a 24% stake in the giant Coles Hill, Virginia uranium deposit. Through a first right of refusal on future financings, Virginia has the option to increase this investment as the project advances. As a major shareholder of TSX-listed Boss Power Corporation, Virginia also holds a 32.7% interest in the high-grade Blizzard uranium deposit in British Columbia. This asset has been damaged through a ban on uranium mining imposed by the Government of British Columbia, and Boss is seeking compensation for damages through a court action.The Company's most important and active exploration projects are its Murphy River and Hatchet River uranium properties in the Athabasca basin which are held in a 50-50 Joint Venture with Denison Mines Ltd., and its uranium properties in the Otish Basin of Quebec.

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