Established in 1891 in northern Idaho’s Silver Valley, Hecla Mining Company’s rich history of mining has distinguished it as a respected precious metals producer. Hecla is the oldest U.S.-based precious metals mining company in North America and the largest producer of silver in the U.S. Headquartered in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, with a sister office in Vancouver, B.C., this international, publicly traded company is 119 years old.In 2009, Hecla was one of the lowest-cost primary silver producers in North America, producing a record 10.9 million ounces of silver at an average total cash cost of $1.91 per ounce. The company has exploration properties and operating mines in the U.S. and Mexico. Hecla has proven operating expertise and highly prospective exploration opportunities where it operates as well as within its development projects.Hecla mines, processes and explores for silver and gold in the U.S. and Mexico. Hecla currently produces silver from two silver mines, Greens Creek and Lucky Friday. In 2009, the Greens Creek mine in Alaska, which is one of the largest silver mines in the world (among the top ten) produced 7.5 million ounces of silver; the Lucky Friday mine in northern Idaho produced 3.5 million ounces. Hecla has two development projects, San Juan Silver in Colorado and San Sebastian near Durango, Mexico.Hecla has long been well known in the United States as a quality producer of silver and gold. The name “Hecla” is commonly associated with precious metals by investors. Hecla’s common stock has been traded on the New York Stock Exchange for over 40 years under the symbol “HL.”

Sprott Resource Corp. invests and operates through its subsidiaries in the natural resource sector. We currently have investments and operations in oil and gas, agriculture and agricultural nutrients as well as a large position in physical gold bullion. We take an active involvement in the companies in which we invest. We are dedicated to generating consistently superior returns on capital for our shareholders, while focusing on risk management and real wealth preservation. We seek to accomplish these objectives by acquiring or starting attractive businesses at the right time, growing the value organically or through accretive acquisitions and by maintaining financial flexibility to be responsive to the needs of our businesses and to capitalize on new opportunities.Our management services agreement with Sprott Consulting Limited Partnership, of which Sprott Inc. is the sole limited partner, and our location in Toronto, a global centre for resource investing, gives us access to exceptional investment opportunities and a vast network of contacts and potential strategic partners. We leverage these relationships to grow and add value to our investments.

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.

Plymouth Tube manufactures alloy, carbon, and stainless steel tubing at its network of metalworking mills. The company's Plymouth Extruded Shapes unit makes near-net extruded shapes in alloy, carbon, and stainless steel, as well as in nickel-based alloy and titanium. It acquired Trent Tube from Crucible Materials in 2007; the new subsidiary has two facilities in the US. Plymouth Tube operates from facilities throughout US. It was founded in 1924

Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp.Company is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange with the symbol YNG and the Frankfurt exchange with the symbol NG6.YNG will continue to develop from its existing 100%-owned properties in the Yukon and Nevada.Presently in the Yukon Territory Yukon-Nevada Gold Company is focussed on bringing its wholly owned Ketza River property back into production from the Manto Gold Zones and permitting is underway. The Ketza River Property includes the Ketza River mine, which, from 1987 to 1990, produced some 3,110 kg (100,033 troy oz) of gold from 340,000 tons of ore. The Company aims to further explore the highly potential Shamrock Zone and Silver Valley, both in the Yukon.Jerritt Canyon is located 50 miles from Elko in northern Nevada. Yukon-Nevada Gold Company is currently focused on modernizing the milling facility and emission control systems. Yukon-Nevada Gold Company is striving to reach a point of renewed profitability accompanied by a significantly reduced environmental impact. Ongoing permitting at Starvation Canyon, Nevada will allow the Company, in the future, to realize an increase in the production of gold ounces at Jerritt Canyon.Yukon-Nevada Gold Company recognizes responsible environmental stewardship as an integral part of our business practices and has recognized environmental management as a corporate priority. We integrate environmental factors into the decision-making process throughout Yukon-Nevada Gold company. Sufficient resources have and will be devoted to environmental protection and remediation to ensure that environmental risks are minimized and that the environment and public welfare are protected during the Company's activities.Recently the Company has embarked on a targeted and aggressive media and investor relations program, which we are confident will help fulfill the Company's obligation to improve investor returns by reporting accurate and up-to-date information in a timely manner.

Mega Uranium Ltd. is a Canadian mineral resources company with a focus on uranium projects. It has uranium resources in Australia and uranium exploration projects in Australia, Canada and Cameroon. In addition, it has interests in base and precious minerals exploration properties in Canada and Latin America.Uranium has emerged as one of the world’s most important sources of energy. This demand for electricity has been spurred by a global economic and population boom, particularly in countries like China and India. When considering new power generation technologies, countries are looking to nuclear, a clean, secure, and cost effective method of generating base load electricity. These considerations make nuclear the clear energy choice and Mega Uranium is at the forefront of this nuclear power renaissance.Working with our experienced in-house uranium mining experts, our team is continually identifying quality uranium properties and projects for potential acquisition or partnership. With a successful track record of identifying and acquiring significant uranium resources, an experienced management team and a strong financial position, we are poised for continued growth.

Hillsborough Resources is in the rocky business of mining lumps of coal. The company mines coal through its principal property, the Quinsam mine on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The underground mine produces thermal coal (used mainly to produce steam for generating electricity) which is then transported from its Middle Point facility to industrial customers (primarily in the cement industry) located in Canada and the US. It has another thermal coal mine in Tennessee under development. Hillsborough Resources is also acquiring holdings in coking coal development projects in other areas of British Columbia. In 2009 a unit of Swiss trading entity Vitol Group acquired Hillsborough.

Apolo Gold & Energy Inc is a resource company in the business of locating, acquiring and developing ore deposits and energy deposits. Our experienced team of professionals is currently focused on gold exploration in Nevada and Indonesia. Apolo targets early stage prospects, and where necessary, leverages its exploration funding by securing joint venture partners. Apolo presently holds gold and silver properties in Nevada and Sumatra, in Indonesia where exploration work is currently underway. Apolo trades on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol APLL.

Ever since its founding, Tokyo Steel has continually expanded its product line from basic long steel products, such as small steel sections and bars, to a variety of steel products. In particular, Tokyo Steel has become the country’s number-one producer H-beams. And the Company has been aggressively boosting the proportion of its production devoted to higher value-added products, such as sheet piles, jumbo H-beams, and a variety of flat-steel products (hot coils, pickled and oiled coils, galvanized coils, heavy steel plates, etc.). It closely tailors this well-rounded mix of high-quality, price-competitive products to meet the constantly shifting needs of its clientele, with a view to maximizing profitability. Another distinguishing characteristic of Tokyo Steel is its emphasis on upgrading its production facilities with state-of-the-art technologies, keeping it several steps ahead of both domestic electric arc-furnace steelmakers and most of its overseas competitors.Thanks to timely investments in technological innovation over the years, while maintaining a sound, debt-free financial footing, the Company arguably boasts one of the highest productivity levels in the steel industry worldwide. It unflaggingly seeks more efficient ways to manufacture steel products, improve product quality, and minimize costs. Furthermore, it takes pride in its role in protecting the environment thanks to its role as a recycler of steel scrap, thus emitting only one-fourth of the carbon dioxide per unit of production compared with making steel using iron ore and coal.

Typhoon Exploration is a Canadian mining exploration company incorporated in 2003. Its shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol TYP.Typhoon holds a diversified portfolio of properties such as the Fayolle and Faille 1 gold projects which are located in Rouyn-Noranda's mining camp, one of the best-known in the world for gold. The company also owns the Monexco-McCorkill project located in Chibougamau, whose mining camp is reputed for its gold and base metals reserves. The infrastructures of all of these camps are developed in such a way that they are accessible by the existing road network all year round.The Fayolle Deposit's geographic proximity to the Val d'Or, Malartic and Rouyn-Noranda gold camps allows for far more cost-effective exploitation when that phase of operations is reached.Typhoon Exploration company strives to increase the value of its shares by building its gold resources, all while employing the latest mining technologies and minimizing its environmental impact.

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