African Rainbow Minerals develops and operates mines in South Africa in the ferrous metals, platinum group metals, coal, and gold sectors. The mining company has a 50% holding in Assmang Limited, which mines ferrous metals including iron ore, manganese, and chrome ore. Formerly Anglovaal Mining, African Rainbow operates the Modikwa and Two Rivers platinum mines, among others. The company's Nkomati mine produces nickel and copper. In 2004 the company sold its Avgold Limited subsidiary to Harmony Gold Mining and now holds a 16% stake in Harmony. Two years later Harmony acquired the company's stake in Village Main Reef GoldMining.

Tokyo Rope Mfg. should be considered a high-wire act. Tokyo Rope Mfg.company has been making fiber rope and wire since 1887 and is still walking the line. It also makes steel cord and wire rope used in diverse industries, including mining and the manufacturing of steel radial tires and other belted rubber products. The company's specialty products include guard cables used in construction and cables for suspension bridges. Tokyo Rope also makes metallic fibers and industrial machines, including a multi-wire saw used to cut semiconductor silicon, ceramics, and other hard and delicate matter.

Mustang Minerals Corp. ( TSXV:MUM, Frankfurt:NJF) is focused on development of the Maskwa Nickel Project in Manitoba Canada and is an active exploration company. At Maskwa, in May 2008 ,the Company received positive results from its prefeasibility study at their open pit nickel project.Micon Engineering concluded:"the Maskwa Project contains an economic mineral reserve and warrants continued development to the full feasibility stage". Mustang announced an update to the Makwa Project Economics in March 2010. In February 2010 a revised Mineral Reserve was announced. The Probable Reserve (diluted ) estimate was 9.855Mt grading 0.54% Ni, 0.11% Cu, 0.02% Co and 0.434/t (Pt plus Pd). ( Micon International ) The reserve was updated with revised metal prices including Nickel (USD 9.00/lb), Copper (USD 3.00/lb), Cobalt (20.00/lb), Platinum (1500.00/oz), Palladium (375.00/oz). A dollar exchange rate of 0.90US equaling 1.00CDN was used. The nickel price and exchange rate were within the sensitivity range examined in the Prefeasibility Study of May 2008.

Set up in 1945 as a monopoly in the French coal industry, ATIC Services now operates as a global services provider for other coal producers. The company offers assistance in three main facets of the coal import business: marketing, logistics, and quality control. It operates through subsidiary companies such as bulk handling and transportation facilities, shipping agencies, and laboratories. ATIC Services is a joint venture owned primarily by industrial giants ArcelorMittal (42%), Electricite de France (33%), and TOTAL (19%). The company owns and operates offices in Australia, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Poland, South Africa, and the US.

Pacific Steel & Recycling is the Intermountain Northwest’s largest Steel Service Center and Scrap Metals Recycler. We are a 100% employee owned ESOP corporation that has been in business for more than 100 years. Pacific has thrived throughout the years by catering to our customers’ needs. We know that by putting customers first and adapting to their needs, we will continue to succeed.We are headquartered in Great Falls, MT, and have 38 branch offices in Washington, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, South Dakota and Montana. Pacific offices are uniquely committed to serving their communities--by providing exceptional steel and recycling services and supporting local schools, youth sports teams and charitable causes.

Metals distributor Tubular Steel maintains an inventory of more than 55,000 tons of alloy, carbon, and stainless steel bar, pipe, and tubing products. Tubular Steelcompany operates from eight service centers located throughout the US. Tubular Steel provides such services as cutting-to-length, finishing, packaging, and wheelabrating. Tubular Steelcompany was founded in 1953 by Jack Hauck and is still owned by his family through parent company TSI Holding.

Hunter Dickinson is a private umbrella organization that manages about nine publicly traded mining companies. Those companies -- which include Anooraq Resources, Farallon Resources, and Northern Dynasty Minerals -- have interests in copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, silver, and zinc, with operations in the Americas, China, and South Africa. Hunter Dickinson specializes in acquiring and developing mineral exploration projects through equity financings with institutional and retail investors. It also provides geological, engineering, environmental, and administrative services to its companies. Its predecessor, North American Metals, was founded in 1985 by the late Robert Hunter and chairman Robert Dickinson.

Sojitz Corporation of America (SCA) was founded on April 1, 2004 through the merger of Nissho Iwai American Corporation and Nichimen America, Inc. These were two of the most experienced international trading companies operating in the United States, both having been established in 1952.At SCA, we do billions of dollars of global trade each year and are ready to help you with any or all of your international business needs. We export, import, provide a high level of market information intelligence and analysis through our global network, and offer various types of trade finance. These are only a few of our most important functions. We are already assisting thousands of companies. Among them are giants such as Boeing Commercial Aircraft and Nike, as well as many smaller, less-well-known firms. Combined sales of Sojitz Corporation of America are over $7 billion and capital is in excess of $586 million.

AmerAlia, Inc. develops and manages natural sodium bicarbonate resources. AmerAlia, Inc. company, through its interest in Natural Soda Holdings, Inc., produces sodium bicarbonate from its Bureau of Land Management leases in northwest Colorado. It also owns a reservoir and water rights in the Colorado River drainage system. AmerAlia, Inc. company sells its products to the animal feed, human food, pharmaceutical, personal products, and industrial markets. AmerAlia, Inc. markets its products through distributors in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It was formerly known as Computer Learning Software, Inc. and changed its name to AmerAlia, Inc. in January 1984. AmerAlia, Inc. company was founded in 1982 and is based in Rifle, Colorado.

Cookson Electronics is a leading materials science company that provides high performance materials, chemistry and technology solutions to the electronics and surface finishing industries worldwide. Cookson Electronics delivers superior value by providing truly differentiated products, services and support through its Alpha, Enthone and Cookson Electronics - Semiconductor Products businesses. From printed circuit board fabrication and assembly products, to microelectronics packaging materials and semiconductor fabrication processes, to high performance functional and decorative coatings, we look forward to serving you worldwide.

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