Acier Leroux, also known as Leroux Steel, processes and distributes more than 3,000 formed steel products (such as steel plates, sheet, coil, bars, and tubes) used in construction. It is one of the leading metals service centers in Canada, with operations throughout Quebec. Leroux was acquired by competing metals service center Russel Metals in 2003. Following the acquisition, Leroux's operations in the US were disposed of in 2004.

Bull markets and bear markets come and go, and through them all Joseph Behr and Sons sticks to the scrap metal business. Through subsidiaries Behr Iron & Steel and Behr Metals, Joseph Behr and Sons company buys, processes, and sells scrap iron, steel, and nonferrous metals such as aluminum and copper. In addition, Behr is engaged in construction and demolition work, via its G&M Construction unit. The company's Behr Trucking unit provides freight transportation services. The company was founded by Joseph Behr, grandfather of CEO Richard Behr, in 1906.

Yukon Zinc Corporation (YZC) is a privately owned mine development and exploration company based in Vancouver, Canada. YZC has mining reserves and resources in the Yukon Finlayson and Rancheria Districts.The core focus for YZC is to advance the underground zinc-silver Wolverine Mine into production. All of the development and operations permits have been issued and there is an established working relationship with the Kaska First Nation. Current work at Wolverine includes final installation of infrastructure and commissioning at the Industrial Complex. Mine operation is scheduled for 2010.

Kaiser Aluminum went on a diet, slimmed down considerably, and now operates just 12 fabricated products manufacturing plants in the US and Canada. Kaiser's main customers are in the aerospace, engineering, and transportation markets. The company manufactures more than 500 million pounds of fabricated aluminum products annually. Diversified metal services center Reliance Steel & Aluminum is the company's largest customer, representing almost 20% of sales. It had also participated in a joint venture with Rio Tinto plc called Anglesey Aluminum, which operated a UK aluminum smelting facility. (Kaiser got 49% of Anglesey's production.) The smelter was converted to a secondary remelt and casting operation in 2009.

Capital Gold Corporation is a producing gold mining company. Capital Gold owns and operates the El Chanate open pit gold mine in Sonora, Mexico, which is currently producing at an annualized rate of over 60,000 ounces. The Company achieved profitability within six months of operation and, today, is one of the lowest cost gold producers. Capital Gold is increasing gold production at their El Chanate open pit gold mine and is now looking to grow their presence in Mexico, with the goal of becoming the next mid-tier producer in Latin America.

Vancouver-based Augusta Resource Corporation is a base metals company focused on advancing the Rosemont copper-moly deposit near Tucson, Arizona. Rosemont currently hosts a large copper/molybdenum reserve that may account for about 10% of US copper output once in production in 2012. The exceptional experience and strength of Augusta’s management team, combined with the developed infrastructure and robust economics of the Rosemont project, will propel Augusta to become a solid mid-tier copper producer within the next three years. Augusta is traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the NYSE Alternext under the symbol AZC, and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol A5R.

Arch Coal, Inc. engages in the production and sale of steam and metallurgical coal from surface and underground mines to power plants, steel mills, and industrial facilities in the United States. As of December 31, 2009, the company operated 19 active mines; and owned or controlled approximately 3.9 billion tons of estimated proven and probable recoverable reserves. It owned or controlled primarily through long-term leases, approximately 100,100 acres of coal land in West Virginia; 107,800 acres of coal land in Wyoming; 98,900 acres of coal land in Illinois; 72,100 acres of coal land in Utah; 46,200 acres of coal land in Kentucky; 21,800 acres of coal land in New Mexico; and 18,500 acres of coal land in Colorado. The company, formerly known as Arch Mineral Corporation, was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

Canadian-based mineral exploration company, Guyana Goldfields Inc., is focused primarily on the exploration and development of gold deposits in the Guiana Shield of South America. The Guiana Shield is in the northern part of the Amazon Craton and covers parts of Guyana, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guyana and northern Brazil. The Company holds advanced exploration projects in various stages of development and has been operating in Guyana continuously since 1996. The Company’s focus is on maintaining its interest in the Aurora Property there by continually conducting exploration and development work. Effective January 28, 2009, Guyana Goldfields acquired Aranka (formerly TSX.V: ARK). This arrangement consolidates the property interests of both companies in Guyana. The Aranka property consists 19 contiguous prospecting licenses covering over 307,589 acres, located 19 miles north east of the Aurora Base Camp. The company has designated several new zones of interest in this area for further exploration.

Atacama Minerals Corp. is a publicly traded industrial minerals company based in Vancouver, Canada. The Company holds a 100% interest in the Aguas Blancas iodine/sulphate/nitrate mine located in northern Chile. Iodine production commenced from Aguas Blancas in 2001 and Atacama product is now shipped worldwide. A phased development plan is underway to further develop the mine's iodine and nitrate resources. The Company trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "AAM". The Company has also acquired a new potash exploration project on the northeastern coast of Brazil. The "Salvador Potash Project", located along the Atlantic coast within the highly prospective on-shore portion of the Reconcavo Basin, covers an area of approximately 1,700 square kilometers. The project is located 45 kilometers west of the port city of Salvador, Bahia with excellent infrastructure.

Virginia Mines (VGQ-TSX) is a mining exploration company with its head office in Quebec City, Canada. Long regarded as a leader in the Province of Quebec and one of the largest landowners in northern Quebec, Virginia works relentlessly on many projects in various stages of growth in order to develop mineral resources. Goldcorp acquired one of our discoveries, the Eleonore project, in a friendly transaction in March 2006. After this transaction, Virginia Mines (VGQ-TSX) was created to pursue our mission: exploration in James-Bay. Many of Virginia’s projects involve partnership agreements with major and junior mining companies. These exploration partners contribute to Virginia's annual exploration budget.Strengthened by the discovery of the Eleonore project and more than 15 years expertise on the territory, Virginia's team is recognized as being one of the best in Canada. Virginia also has strategic alliances with many consultants and universities that participate in the development of its projects. Virginia is constantly on the lookout for world-class deposits or new mining camps and Quebec, noted for its exceptional mineral potential, also offers political stability, one of the best geoscientific databases in the world, and a multitude of incentives aimed at mining exploration.Virginia is proud of the discovery of the Eleonore deposit in a new district that is now considered as a new mining camp in James-Bay.

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