NEMI Northern Energy & Mining Inc. (NEMI) holds a 12% interest in the Peace River Coal Limited Partnership (PRC), which operates the Trend Mine and owns substantial metallurgical coal properties near Tumbler Ridge in northeastern British Columbia. Prior to the formation of PRC, NEMI built and permitted its Trend Small Mine and commenced mining operations in late 2005. In November 2006, NEMI joined with Anglo Coal Canada Inc. and Hillsborough Resources Limited to form PRC in order to jointly develop their northeastern coal assets, including the Trend Mine. PRC received a full mine permit for the Trend Mine in January 2007 that permits up to 2 million tonnes of clean coal production per annum.

Glencore International AG is one of the world's largest suppliers of a wide range of commodities and raw materials to industrial consumers. Our commercial counterparts are both producers and industrial consumers. Our role is to be a reliable and competitive partner to businesses in the segments of the market which we serve and to support these businesses as they expand and develop.Our customers around the world, in industries such as automotive, power generation, steel production and food processing, rely upon our established global network of operations as a source of Metals and Minerals, Crude Oil and Oil Products, Coal and Agricultural Products.These commodities originate either from Glencore's directly or indirectly owned production assets, or are secured by Glencore from third parties, or they benefit from the refining, processing or marketing expertise of Glencore. Glencore is a privately held company owned by its management and employees. Headquartered in Baar, Switzerland, in our marketing operations Glencore directly or indirectly employs over 2,000 people worldwide in some 50 offices in over 40 countries. In our industrial operations Glencore directly or indirectly employs over 50,000 people in 15 plants in 13 countries.

Nippon Steel Trading does pretty much what you'd expect -- it is the steel-trading operation of Nippon Steel, Japan's biggest steelmaker. Nippon Steel Trading company trades such products as steel bars, hot- and cold-rolled coils, and wire products in China, Southeast Asia, and the US. Nippon Steel Trading also imports steelmaking raw materials -- iron ore from Australia and India and coal from Australia, China, New Zealand, Russia, Vietnam, and the US. Other materials Nippon Steel Trading company trades include heavy machinery, fuels, and non-ferrous metals. Steel products account for nearly 75% of Nippon Steel Trading's sales. Nippon Steel owns 37% of the company; Mitsui holds 20%.

Pediment Gold Corp is a junior mining company with a focus on the exploration and development of low-cost gold assets in Mexico. With an experienced team of geologists, financiers and miners, in management and on the board, the company is dedicated to advancing its projects. Pediment was formed in 2005 through the reverse take-over of Minera Pitalla, a private Mexican company originally created by Mel Herdrick, a veteran Phelps Dodge geologist, who had assembled a portfolio of highly prospective gold projects in Sonora and Baja Sur. His vision was to explore high potential but underexplored regions of Mexico, which were hidden under shallow pediment cover.Vancouver-based entrepreneur Gary Freeman was instrumental in financing Pediment at its inception, and currently serves as President and CEO. Mr. Herdrick holds the position of Vice President of Exploration. To date, the company has outlined a (43-101 compliant; Giroux 2009) Measured and Indicated Resource of 1.53 million oz gold and an Inferred Resource of 111,000 oz of gold at San Antonio in Baja Sur. Pediment also established its initial (43-101 compliant; Giroux 2009) gold resource at the past producing La Colorada gold mine in Sonora with 605,000 oz of gold in the Measured and Indicated category and 582,000 oz of gold in the Inferred category.

Worthington Industries has three primary business units and nine joint ventures. We operate as one company, which adds value for our customers through complete program management and shared expertise.Worthington Industries manages its business in a hub and spoke model; all of our business segments relate to our steel processing core competency. Worthington Steel serves as the hub in our model, and all other business segments and joint ventures fit in as spokes, meaning they all consume flat rolled steel.This model has helped Worthington Industries establish industry leadership in the steel processing, metal framing and pressure cylinders markets. In addition, joint ventures create innovative partnerships that complement our focus on metals-related markets. Integrated Building Systems, Steelpac Systems and Gerstenslager round out out our offering with construction services, custom shipping pallets and platforms and past model automotive body panels respectively.

China Minmetals Corporation, founded in 1950, is a large sized group dealing worldwide in development, production, trading and operation for metals and minerals. It is also engaged in finance, real estate and logistics. In 1999, China Minmetals was listed among the 39 "key enterprises" with a great bearing on national security and economic lifeline under the direct jurisdiction of the Central Government. In 2007, Minmetals was ranked Class A when the SASAC evaluated the performance of state-owned enterprises under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. In 2008, the Group was ranked No. 331 among the Fortune Global 500. In 2009, China Minmetals achieved a total business volume of US$26.8 billion dollar with operating revenue of RMB 173 billion yuan by responded the international financial crisis actively. The products and raw materials the Group handles have been widely used in different areas of national economic construction and people's livelihood. Minmetals has made remarkable contributions to the national economic development and modernization program. In recent years, has implemented a new development strategy to intensify operations in ferrous metals, non-ferrous metals, finance, real estate and logistics. To forge an industrial chain, Minmetals has promoted its strategic transformation for securing more resources. The Group has been transformed from a traditional state-owned enterprise with strong characteristics of the planned economy in the past to a modern, competitive and independent enterprise under the socialist market economy. And it has changed from a pure import and export company into a global integrated enterprise backed up with resources from both downstream and upstream industries. The Group has also changed from a company purely involved in operations of products into a group engaged in the operation of both products and assets and capital. As one of the Fortune 500 global companies, China Minmetals has strengthened strategic cooperation with both large domestic and overseas companies to seek mutual development. Minmetals plays a major role in promoting exchanges and cooperation between enterprises from China and other countries as the Group holds the post of chairman representing China in the Sino-Brazil Business Council and Sino-Chile Business Council. "To value the limited resources and pursue boundless development," the Group is committed to the strategy of "going out" and develops mineral resources overseas to satisfy the ever increasing demand for resources in the development of the national economy.

Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. (PBM) owns the Morrison property located in Central British Columbia, 35 km north of the Village of Granisle. PBM is in the advanced stage of development of the Morrison porphyry copper/gold/molybdenum deposit. PBM has completed a Feasibility Study and 43-101 compliant Technical Report and is proposing an open-pit mining and milling operation for the production of copper/gold/molybdenum concentrate from the Morrison deposit. It is located within 29 km of two former producing copper mines, Bell and Granisle. The Feasibility Study was completed by Wardrop Engineering Ltd., a Tetra Tech Company, with technical support of a team of other consultants. The study describes the scope, design features and financial viability of a conventional open pit mine with a 30,000 tonnes per day mill. PBM has completed an Environmental Assessment and submitted an Application for an Environmental Assessment Certificate to the BC Environmental Assessment Office. The Environmental Assessment Certificate is required to apply for the various Licenses and Permits required for the construction, operation and maintenance, decommissioning, and reclamation of the proposed 30,000 tonnes/day open-pit mine over a proposed 21 year period. PBM also submitted a number of permit applications for concurrent review with the Environmental Assessment Certificate Application, including: (1) the Mining Lease application, which grants mineral production rights from surveyed mineral claims; (2) two Licenses of Occupation, which grant surface rights for the use of Crown Land along the proposed Transmission Line and for an area in the proposed Tailings Storage Facility; and (3) various Forestry permits and licenses, which grant the right to cut timber on the mine site and along the proposed Transmission Line route, and grant permission to use forestry roads for mine access.

ThyssenKrupp Materials NA takes that copper and steel and processes it into something more usable. The North American materials management division of German industrial behemoth ThyssenKrupp operates through a number of subsidiary companies. Copper and Brass Sales is a non-ferrous metals service center, while Ken-Mac Metals processes flat-roll aluminum. Other business units include AIN Plastics (an engineered plastics distributor), TMX Aerospace (supply chain management services for aerospace programs), and TKX Logistics (a transportation logistics provider).

Franco-Nevada is a gold-focused royalty company with additional interests in platinum group metals, oil and gas and other assets. We are the leading gold royalty company with the largest gold royalty revenues. The majority of our revenues are derived from a diversified portfolio of high-quality royalty properties located in North America. Franco-Nevada also holds a pipeline of assets which have the potential to generate future royalty revenues but which are currently under development or in the exploration phase. As of mid 2010, the royalty portfolio consists of approximately 311 royalty interests diversified over a range of commodities and stages from exploration through to operating.Our royalty portfolio generates high-margin free cash-flow with lower exposure to operating and capital costs than operating companies. The portfolio also provides us with direct leverage to commodity prices and the exploration potential of world-class ore deposits and mineral exploration trends where we have existing royalty interests. Management has proven successful in both acquiring and creating new royalties along with managing our growing portfolio of assets. We intend to utilize our free cash-flow to grow the portfolio and to pay dividends. We believe that a portfolio of royalty interests provides our shareholders with a higher risk-adjusted return through the commodity cycle than direct operating interests.

Darnley Bay Resources thinks there's nothing wrong with combining something base with something sparkling. Darnley Bay Resources company explores and develops diamond deposits as well as properties containing the base metals nickel, copper, and platinum/palladium, primarily in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Darnley Bay Resources' primary project is in a region near Paulatuk, Canada in the Northwest Territories. It explores there through a joint venture agreement with mining property developer Diadem Resources.

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