Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX) really digs its profits. Its 91%-owned subsidiary, PT Freeport Indonesia (PT-FI), operates the vast open-pit Grasberg gold, copper, and silver mine in Indonesia, whose government owns the other 9%. FCX controls proved and probable reserves of about 100 billion pounds of copper, 47 million ounces of gold, and 2.5 billion pounds of molybdenum. Copper, in the form of concentrates and in refined products such as cathodes and anodes, accounts for most of FCX's sales. It's the world's #2 copper company behind Codelco. FCX is also engaged in smelting and refining through PT-FI's 25% stake in PT Smelting, which operates a copper smelter and refinery in Indonesia.

Highland Gold Mining Limited was incorporated in Jersey on 23 May 2002 for the purpose of acquiring, consolidating and developing a portfolio of quality gold mining projects in the Russian Federation with good growth potential. Highland’s vision is to become the most profitable gold mining company in Russia and Central Asia with a firm commitment towards safety, health and the environment, and social responsibility towards employees and communities. Highland Gold Mining is a well established gold producer with a world class Russian asset base of producing, development and exploration projects. It has strong management and operational teams with local and international expertise and an exciting portfolio of resources estimated at 15.7 million oz. We have an unrivalled pipeline of growth projects and focus on extensive exploration.Highland Gold owns the fully operational Mnogovershinnoe mine (MNV) and development project Belaya Gora in the Khabarovsk Region; operating mine Novoshirokinskoye and development project Taseevskoye in the Chita Region; exploration areas Lyubov in the Chita Region and Unkurtash in Kyrgyzstan (Central Asia). Highland Gold has 325,197,098 common shares in issue which, since December 2002, have traded on AIM in London under the symbol "HGM".Main shareholders are Millhouse LLC (through Primerod International Ltd), Barrick Gold Corporation and Company’s management.

St Barbara is an Australian gold producer and mineral explorer. St Barbara's key assets include its Leonora and Sothern Cross Operations, both of which are located in Western Australia. It has Mineral Resources of 9.4 million ounces of gold including Ore Reserves of 2.6 million ounces of gold as at 30 June 2009, as well as an extensive landholding comprising granted tenements and tenement applications of approximately 6,000 square kilometres.The Leonora Operations comprise the Gwalia 1.2 Mtpa processing plant and the Gwalia Underground mine as well as nearby development opportunities. St Barbara's Gwalia gold mine was successfully commissioned in October 2008, with full production expected to be achieved in financial year 2012. Gwalia is the cornerstone asset for St Barbara with an indicative mine life exceeding eight years and high grade mineralisation below the current reserves.The Southern Cross Operations comprise the Marvel Loch 2.4 Mtpa processing facility, the Marvel Loch Underground mine and a number of development opportunities. The Southern Cross Operations have produced between 150,000 - 171,000 ounces for each of the last three years.Currently the two gold operations produce n aggregate over 200,000 ounces of gold per annum.St Barbara Company is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ticker symbol SBM).In addition to the two Western Australian gold producing operations, the corporate office is based in Melbourne, Victoria, with an operations support team based in Perth.

Newmont Mining Corporation is primarily a gold producer, with significant assets or operations in the United States, Australia, Peru, Indonesia, Ghana, Canada, New Zealand and Mexico. Founded in 1921 and publicly traded since 1925, Newmont is one of the world’s largest gold producers and is the only gold company included in the S&P 500 Index and Fortune 500. Headquartered near Denver, Colorado, the company has over 33,000 employees and contractors worldwide. Newmont became the first gold company selected to be part of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. Newmont’s industry leading performance is reflected through high standards in environmental management, health and safety for its employees and by creating value and opportunity for host communities and shareholders.

Ross River Minerals Inc. based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada is a junior resource company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of gold and copper-gold properties principally in the Yukon Territory and Mexico. The Company's projects include the 8,600 hectare Tay-LP gold property located in the Yukon and the approximately 20,000 hectare El Pulpo copper-gold property located in Sinaloa State, Mexico. Management is currently evaluating other mineral properties in Mexico and within the Tintina Gold Belt - Yukon, that have the potential to host world-class mineral deposits.

Magellan Minerals Ltd. is a well financed Canadian-based junior exploration company focused on mineral exploration and development in the state of Para in northern Brazil. Magellan Minerals Company has interests in a number of properties in the Tapajos region which has a historic gold production estimated at 20-30Moz of gold. Magellan is searching for the source of this gold and is primarily focused on the Cuiú Cuiú and Coringa projects. Coringa was recently acquired in September 2009 as part of the acquisition of Chapleau Resources Ltd. Magellan Minerals Company has to date identified 269,500 ounces of Measured and Indicated Resources, plus Inferred Resources of 98,224 ounces on the Coringa Project.

Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX: EXN),a mineral resource company operating in Durango and Zacatecas States, Mexico, is committed to building value through production, expansion and discovery. Excellon Resources is producing silver, lead and zinc from high-grade manto deposits on its Platosa Property, strategically located in the middle of the Mexican silver belt. In fiscal 2010, Excellon's focus remains on increasing its Mineral Resources at Platosa through an aggressive $12.7-million exploration program, and expanding its operating capacity to maximize the value of the recently acquired Miguel Auza mill. The Platosa Property, not fully explored, has several geological indicators of a large carbonate replacement deposit (CRD) mineralized system, the tracking of which Excellon believes will lead to the discovery of a world class deposit. At Miguel Auza, located in the northern portion of the Zacatecas-Fresnillo silver belt, an initial exploration program to evaluate the potential of this largely underexplored property, the site of considerable historic and recent production from epithermal precious and base metal veins began in the fall of 2009.

Molycorp, Inc., a development stage company, focuses on the production and sale of rare earth oxides (REOs) from stockpiled feedstocks in the western hemisphere. It operates the Mountain Pass mine, a non-Chinese rare earth deposit. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

Aurubis sure hopes you upgrade kitchenware to include some copper pots. The company operates two main business segments. The company's copper production unit produces 1 million tons of copper cathodes (a 99.9%-pure form of copper) from ore, recycling materials, and scrap. Its second business unit, copper processing, then uses this copper to cast wire rod and shapes, copper alloys, and rolled products. The company produces another 1.2 million tons of copper products each year. Customers include companies in the chemical, electronics, automotive, and construction industries. Aurubis bought Belgian copper company Cumerio for about $1 billion in 2008 and changed its name from Norddeutsche Affinerie the next year.

Founded in 1970, Unimin Corporation has grown from a small glass sand mining company to become one of the world's leading industrial mineral producers. Our products are the essential raw materials utilized in nearly every manufacturing process. Always cognizant of that critical role we play, our objective is to produce engineered industrial minerals which add function and value to our customers' processes.Moreover, we are more than simply a mining company. We are global transportation specialists, applications engineers and technical advisors, research and development experts, and international marketers drawing from a synergistic product portfolio and global production capability.With an emphasis on corporate family, investment in the health, safety and development of our employees and in the communities in which we operate is paramount. Through leadership, commitment and active participation we endeavor to be a good corporate neighbor, as well a trustworthy corporate partner.

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