Kumba Iron Ore Limited, a member of the Anglo American plc group, is a leading value-adding supplier of the highest quality iron ore to the global steel industry. The South African based company is the fourth largest supplier of seaborne iron ore in the world, exporting more than 34 million tonnes per annum to steelmakers in Europe, the Middle-East, and Asia. Kumba has reserves of more than a billion tons of high quality haematite.Kumba Iron Ore Limited company operates two opencast mines in South Africa – Sishen Mine and Thabazimbi Mine. Together they produce more than 40Mt of iron ore per annum (Mtpa), which accounts for 81% of South Africa’s total production and around 4% of the global seaborne trade. The combined reserves of these mines exceed one billion tons of high quality iron ore.An expansion project named Kolomela, which uses jig technology, is ramping up to reach a capacity of 13Mtpa in 2010. A new greenfields project will supply an additional 9Mtpa by 2013.Thabazimbi Mine’s product is sold exclusively to ArcelorMittal South Africa.In 2008 Kumba received a new order mining right to proceed with the Kolomela project and converted old order mining rights for the existing Sishen and Thabazimbi mines. Receiving these rights enabled the company to focus on the extraction of the resources and significantly strengthened business security.Kumba has been exporting iron ore to Europe and Japan since 1976 and has established enduring relations with the most significant steel mills in these countries. These customers regard Kumba as a strategic supplier of superior iron ore that enhances their furnaces’ efficiencies. The company was also a “first mover” into China by investing in the port of Qingdao in the early 1990s. This enabled Kumba to secure its customer base in Northern China and to take full advantage of the remarkable growth in the Chinese steel industry when production quadrupled during the commodities boom of 2000 – 2008.

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.

Noranda Aluminum is a vertically integrated aluminum producer. The company starts the process by mining bauxite through a joint venture in a Jamaican mining project, refining it into alumina at another joint venture in Louisiana, and then using the alumina to make primary aluminum metal products at its facility in Missouri and aluminum coils at four rolling facilities in the Southeast. Noranda's primary aluminum products include aluminum rods, extruded billets, and foundry ingots. The downstream business segment manufactures foil and light sheet metal. Sales are evenly split between the two segments. Owned by Apollo Management, Noranda Aluminum filed for an IPO in 2008.

V & M Star wants to be the shining celestial body of the steel tubing industry. V & M Star company manufactures hot-rolled seamless steel tubes such as couplings, line pipe, oil country tubular goods (OCTG), and structurals, which are primarily used in the oil and gas industry. V & M Star owns two facilities; the Ohio plant includes an electric arc furnace, and the Texas plant operates heat treatment facilities. OCTG products account for two-thirds of the company's 500,000 ton annual output. It is a subsidiary of Vallourec & Mannesmann Tubes Corporation, which in turn, is the US subsidiary of worldwide steel tubing producer Vallourec S.A. V & M Star was established in 2002.

Inca Pacific is a mineral exploration company focused on the development of the Magistral copper and molybdenum deposit in Peru. Peru hosts some of the world's most profitable mines and remains one of the mining industry's first choices for exploration and development of mineral deposits with robust economics. The Company's directors and officers have extensive experience in all aspects of the mining industry, from exploration and mine development to mine management and finance. Inca's head office is in Vancouver, BC, Canada and exploration headquarters are in Lima, Peru. Inca Pacific's common shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and the Lima Exchange under the symbol "IPR".

Anglo American's name might be a little misleading -- it's never been American. The UK-based company owns significant stakes in global producers of platinum (75% of Anglo Platinum) and diamonds (45% of De Beers S.A.). In addition, Anglo American has interests in ferrous and base metals and industrial minerals; it also is among the world's largest coal miners. Anglo American has spent much of the decade reorganizing its portfolio and has narrowed its focus. Though it used to have a majority stake in AngloGold Ashanti, Anglo American divested its remaining shares in 2009. The founding Oppenheimer family no longer controls Anglo American, though Nicky Oppenheimer, who chairs De Beers, sits on the board.

Rusoro Mining has come to the conclusion that gold may be worth a lot of money. The company was formed in 2006 when Grupo Agapov took over a software company called Newton Ventures and changed its name. Rusoro since then has bought several mining properties in Venezuela from the likes of Gold Fields and Hecla Mining. (In 2008 it also tried but failed to buy Gold Reserve.) Rusoro now operates two producing mines and two mills; it also owns other properties in the development stage. All of these properties are located in Venezuela's gold-rich Bolivar state. The company controls more than 2 million ounces of proved and probable reserves.

Toyota Tsusho has been growing steadily together with the automotive business as the main axis. Tomen also has been developed with a wide range of business and customers in non-automotive field. Two companies merged on April 1,2006, and started as newborn Toyota Tsusho Corporation. The newborn Toyota Tsusho group, using the know-how of a global network and as the only trading company group that deeply involved in a idea of manufacturing, aim at a new trading company group that make flexible ideas and an adequate proposal.

Powertech Uranium has traded stainless steel and boilers for something a little more radioactive. Powertech Uranium company, formerly called Powertech Industries, sold off subsidiary Gasmaster Industries -- a maker of stainless steel products, condensing boilers, and water heaters -- in 2005. In 2006 the company acquired Denver Uranium Company, a uranium-exploration firm focused exclusively on the Dewey Burdock deposit in South Dakota. In 2007 Powertech Uranium's uranium holdings covered more than 59,000 acres in the western US.

World Minerals Inc. is a world leading supplier of engineered mineral products derived from diatomaceous earth and expanded perlite, natural raw materials possessing unusually light density, chemical inertness, high surface area and intricate structure. As a result of these unusual properties, the company's products are used in a host of applications, including filtration for liquid/solid separation, functional fillers for paints, coatings, polymers and elastomers, bioreactor support, and in the promotion of plant growth. In addition, World Minerals is a leading supplier of semi-finished products, such as crushed and screened perlite ore.World Minerals operates a global network of 26 production facilities. The Company's products are used in virtually every nation, and are available either from the Company's 17 direct sales offices or through its highly capable distributors and agents.

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