Talvivaara Mining Company Plc. is an internationally significant base metals producer with its primary focus on nickel and zinc. Talvivaara´s main asset is the Talvivaara nickel mine in Sotkamo, Finland. The Talvivaara polymetallic deposits, Kuusilampi and Kolmisoppi, comprise one of the largest known sulphide nickel resources in Europe with 642 million tonnes of ore in measured and indicated categories, sufficient to support an anticipated production for at 46 years. Production at the mine started in October 2008 with the precipitation of the first metal sulphides. The planned annual nickel production of 50,000 tonnes is anticipated to be reached in 2012. As by-products the mine will also produce aprox. 90,000 tpa of zinc, aprox.15,000 tpa of copper and c.1,800 tpa of cobalt. The Group supplies metal intermediaries to companies with metal refining operations and has entered into a 10-year off-take agreement with Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta Oy for the entire output of the mine's nickel and cobalt production at market prices.On the 25th of January 2010 Talvivaara entered into a long-term Zinc in concentrate streaming agreement with Nyrstar NV. Talvivaara will deliver all of its Zinc in concentrate production to Nyrstar until 1,250,000 metric tonnes has been delivered. Click here to read the Stock Exchange Release. Talvivaara applies bioheapleaching to extract the metals from ore. The Group demonstrated the viability of this technology first on large on-site pilot trials using the Talvivaara ore and subsequently, since July 2008, in production scale heaps. The leaching process has been shown to be heat generating and therefore suitable for the sub-arctic climatic conditions of Eastern Finland.The Talvivaara ore body is well-suited for open pit mining due to thin overburden, favourable resource geometry and a low waste to ore ratio. The ore is relatively low grade, but well-suited to bioleaching due to its high sulphide content.

Aquarius Platinum wants platinum lovers to pour it on. The company mines for platinum and other platinum group metals (PGMs) in South Africa's highly productive Bushveld Complex and in Zimbabwe through its 50% stake in Mimosa Investments. PGMs, including palladium and rhodium, are used in electronics, catalytic converters, and jewelry. Aquarius Platinum focuses on small deposits and a capital-intensive (mechanized) rather than a labor-intensive mining model. Founded in 1996, the company produces just about half a million ounces of PGM annually, mostly at its 50%-owned Kroondal mine (a partnership with Anglo Platinum).

UC Resources (TSX-V: UC) is a Canadian exploration, development and production company which has an opportunity-driven acquisition strategy. Its main focus is on production and exploration opportunities in Mexico. However, it will also be active in Canada on a very select basis on exploration projects, which have the potential to add significant shareholder value. The Company’s Canadian exploration program is at the McFauld’s Lake volcanic-hosted massive sulphide (“VMS”) project in the James Bay Lowlands of Ontario. This areas has recently received significant interest by the investment community due to some significant results by Noront Resources (TSXV:NOT). To date, in excess of $9 million has been expended on the project, of which 47 drill holes, totaling nearly 15,000 meters have been drilled on the McFauld’s #1 and #3 occurrences. Some of the highlights of this drill program in past years includes: McF-04-57 18.8 meters of 8.02% Copper and Mc-03-18 discovery hole intersected multiple zones, enriched in Zinc, averaged 4.83% Zn over 25.75 meters (also 0.51% Cu). UC Resources Company currently has an option to earn-in up to 55% undivided interest in the McFauld’s Lake Project.The current exploration program by UC has returned some significant results, including an intersection of 4.35% Zn, 2.69% Cu, 0.35 g/t Au and 6.63 g/t Ag over 19 metres.

Tinka Resources Limited ("Tinka and/or the "Company") trades in Canada on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “TK”, Frankfurt – “TLD” (WKN AOB 884) and is quoted in the USA on the Pinksheets under the symbol “TKRFF”.Tinka's main project in Peru is the Colquipucro silver-lead-zinc project consisting of 46 contiguous mineral tenements covering an area of 10,234.85 hectares and located in the Department of Cerro de Pasco. The Company completed a 15-hole, 2,670m, Phase 1 diamond drill program in November 2007. All but one hole intercepted silver mineralization above cut-off grade and results included 60m grading 135 g/t silver, 44m grading 95 g/t silver from surface, 66m grading 83 g/t silver from surface, 10m grading 625 g/t silver, 8m grading 551 g/t silver, and 12m grading 4.4% zinc which is open at depth. The Company has now completed soil sampling, trenching, sampling of underground workings, IP and drilling which has identified a zone of mineralization that extends across an east-west strike of about 200m, a width of up to 500m north-south and to a depth ranging from 100m to 200m.A recently completed independent NI43-101 report determined an inferred silver resource of 20.3 million ounces with an immediate potential contiguous target for up to a further 2 million tonnes at similar silver grades. See April 24, 2008 News Release for details of the report or click on NI43-101 to view a complete copy of this report.Initial preliminary metallurgical test work has provided positive results including the following highlights: silver recovery ranged from 90 to 97% with cyanide consumptions of 3.5 to 8.0 kg/t after leaching for 72 hours, silver leaching kinetics were extremely fast for both composites, and although reagent consumption was moderate to high the leaching time was extremely rapid, suggesting further test work may allow cyanide consumption to be reduced with only a small loss in recoverable silver.

Penoles is a mining group with integrated operations in smelting and refining non-ferrous metals, and producing chemicals. Penoles is the world’s top producer of refined silver, metallic bismuth and sodium sulfate, the leading Latin American producer of refined gold, lead and zinc. Penoles was founded in 1887. Penoles’s shares have traded on the Mexican Stock Exchange since 1968 under the ticker PE&OLES.

Kimber Resources Inc. is an advanced gold-silver explorer focused in Mexico, that is seeking to grow shareholder value by building gold and silver mineral resources through systematic exploration. Kimber Resources Inc. strategy is to excel as an exploration company specializing in the discovery, definition and development of gold and silver deposits in Mexico, building resources and advancing our projects into valuable assets capable of becoming profitable mining operations. Kimber Resources Inc., is based in Vancouver, British Columbia and trades on the NYSE AMEX under the symbol “KBX” and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “KBR.”

BCS Industries, LLC was founded in 1996 by Joseph A. Higdon through the acquisition of a plant formerly operated by Laclede Steel. By 1998 BCS acquired another idled Laclede plant and provided the expansion needed for the Memphis, TN facility to grow. During the period from 2000-2004 BCS acquired the former Metal Processing facility in Maple Heights, OH and the former Cuyahoga Steel & Wire processing plant in Solon, OH growing to over 170 employees with sales surpassing $100 million dollars.The strategic need for a centralized wire distribution facility was identified and in August 2007 this was solidified. BCS acquired the Ugitech carbon steel warehouse in Batavia, IL. This important expansion has provided the BCS ‘Chicago Wire Division’ with an exceptionally strong position supplying Just In Time material to the Midwest Fastener Industry.BCS Industries experienced workforce and management team has extensive knowledge of the industry. We have many state of the art processes and also utilize successful ‘old school’ methods that simply can’t be beat. We utilize both science and experience (art) in our steel processing.Sulfuric acid cleaning, state of the art atmosphere annealing furnaces, precise sizing through wire drawing and customer specific finished coating all add up to what we determine as ‘Fitness For Use’ for the Cold Heading Industry.BCS Industries’ Quality Management System supports many Key Performance Indicators including; Customer Service, 5S, Safety, Lean Manufacturing and Vendor Assessments which contribute to our success.

Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited engages in the underground mining, preparation, and sale of coal. It involves in manufacturing, washing, processing, and selling steam coal used in the electricity power sector; and metallurgical coal used with coking coal in the process of pulverized coal injection, as well as operates six coal mines. The company also engages in the provision of railway transportation services; production and sale of coal chemicals, primarily methanol; and generation of electricity and heat. In addition, it involves in the manufacture and sale of mining machinery and engine products; and development of integrated coal technology. Further, the company engages in the transportation via rivers and lakes; sale of construction materials; and trading and processing of mining machinery. It has operations primarily in China, Japan, South Korea, and Australia. The company was founded in 1973 and is based in Zoucheng, the People's Republic of China. Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited is a subsidiary of Yankuang Group Corporation Limited.

Jackson Tube Service (JTS) is a family owned business, founded in March 1972 by Mr. Sam Jackson. In April 1996, Sam promoted his son Bob, a fourth generation tube manufacturer, as President. Our company's growth has been impressive since the first foot of tubing produced in June 1974 to the more than 200 million feet of tubing that is now produced annually.Our success is not by accident, but by design. The focus has always been the same, customer satisfaction and continuous improvement. To ensure accomplishment of these goals, JTS has significantly invested in people technology, facilities, and quality systems. We also believe that partnerships and vertical integration, from our suppliers to our customers, are of the utmost importance.

Nyrstar is a Belgian publicly-listed company, created on 31 August, 2007 by combining the zinc smelting and alloying operations of Zinifex (an Australian mining company) and Umicore (a Belgian materials technology company). We listed on the Euronext Brussels Stock Exchange on 29 October 2007.Our name, Nyrstar, is a combination of ‘nyr’, an old Norse word meaning new, and ‘star’ a leading light. For us, Nyrstar means a bright new star, brilliant and fresh.Our vision is to be the partner of choice in essential resources for the development of a changing world. Our strategic direction is to focus on the pursuit of value creation for our stakeholders through initiatives that improve and expand our existing assets whilst selectively pursuing opportunities in mining.The zinc we produce is most commonly used to protect steel from corrosion. It is used in a wide range of industries, the largest consumers being the construction and transport sectors.Nyrstar also produces significant quantities of lead. Lead and zinc are very much sister metals, tending to occur together geologically. Lead is mainly used to produce lead-acid batteries, used primarily in motor vehicles.Given the mineral nature of zinc and lead concentrates, when they are processed they produce a number of valuable by-products such as copper, gold, indium and silver. Sulphuric acid is another valuable by-product of the zinc smelting process.Nyrstar's plants are located close to its key customers and adjacent to major transport hubs to allow easy delivery of raw materials and distribution of finished products.

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