UK COAL is Britain's biggest producer of coal, supplying around 6% of the country's energy needs for electricity generation. The Group has four deep mines located in Central and Northern England with substantial reserves and employs 3,100 people. It had five active surface mines producing around 1.7 million tonnes of coal a year in 2008. Total surface mining coal reserves, including projects being worked and in planning, are in excess of 90 million tonnes.With substantial land and property interests, UK COAL develops and regenerates brownfield sites, manages business parks on former mine sites and manages a substantial agricultural portfolio of land and buildings.UK COAL's property interests were valued at December 2008, at £422 million.UK COAL owns a power generation business utilising waste gas from mines to generate electricity, and has received planning permission for the development of the Group's first two wind farms, with other schemes being pursued in collaboration with Peel Energy.It is the Board's policy to manage the coal business to maximise the generation of cash and optimise the income and value creation from its property portfolio and power generation business.

American Colloid Company is a leading producer and supplier of high-quality Wyoming bentonites, North Dakota leonardites, and humic acid products. These products are highly beneficial to agriculture, agronomic and horticulture applications. In agriculture and horticulture our products are beneficial as flow control agents, animal feed pelletizing, and agricultural carriers. These products absorb liquid active herbicides and pesticides onto their surfaces that help to control dispersion rates, limit drift and leach ability as these products are applied to cropland. In agronomy these leonardite/humic acid products stimulate plant growth, improve the availability of nutrients and other trace minerals to plants. They improve soil properties such as aeration, permeability, water filtration, holding capacity and nutrient uptake. This is especially beneficial where rainfall and moisture retention are minimal.

Majestic Steel USA is the nation's largest distributor of Prime Galvanized Steel. We stock in excess of 250,000,000 pounds of prime coated products in our 450,000 square foot temperature and humidity controlled, state of the art facility in Cleveland, Ohio. Our service center is complete with value added precision processing equipment: 72" Braner Slitting Line, 60" Herr Voss Cut-to-Length Line, and a 72" Red Bud Precision Blanking Line. We supply steel from only the finest domestic mills, specializing in Prime Galvanized Steel. We utilize the finest transportation companies to insure on time delivery. Majestic Steel is ISO 9001:2000 certified - which means we are dedicated to serving our customers needs. We have made all of the above significant investments to insure customer satisfaction and loyalty.

Jiuquan Iron and Steel Co. (JISCO) makes products that clang. Located in the Gansu province of northwest China, JISCO's iron and steel products include wires and rods, rolled steel plates, and bars. The company's products are used in construction, welding, shipbuilding, automobile manufacturing, and transportation. Jiuquan Iron and Steel, which operates three manufacturing sites, was founded in 1958. Jiuquan Iron and Steel company produces about 8 million tons of crude and rolled steel annually.

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.”

Vallourec is out to steel its clients' businesses -- Vallourec company ranks among the world's top producers of steel tubing. It caters to oil and gas, automotive, and mechanical engineering customers worldwide. Vallourec's seamless tubes unit makes welded and drawn tubes primarily for the energy industry, while its automotive and specialty products division makes tubes and stainless steel products for the auto industry, among others. Its Vallourec & Mannesmann Tubes subsidiary produces seamless tubes. Following a few years of acquisitions, divestitures, and general reorganization, the energy sector (inclusive of the oil & gas and power generation markets) accounts for around two-thirds of Vallourec's sales.

Central Plains Steel Co. is a full-line steel service center which processes carbon and alloy steels. Our capabilities include slitting, cut to length, flame and plasma cutting, custom roll forming, just-in-time delivery and other first step processing. From our Wichita, KS service centers we service original equipment manufacturers and other end users of steel throughout the Midwest region. CPS is ISO 9002 certified and a member of the Steel Service Center Institute.Tracing its roots in the steel industry to the 1880s, Central Plains Steel Co. highlighted its commitment to the Heartland with the opening of its Wichita, Kansas plant in 1982.Today, Central Plains is committed to exceeding the needs of our Midwestern customer base by providing the exact steel our customers need, when they need them, and we do it with a combination of state-of-the-art equipment and dedication to quality that is unmatched in the region.

Sumikin Bussan is some kind of busy trader. Sumikin Bussan company is primarily engaged in the trading of iron and steel, textiles, and food products; it also trades machinery, nonferrous metals, chemicals and plastics, and other items. In addition, Sumikin Bussan makes office, construction, and manufacturing equipment and buys and sells real estate. Founded to carry out the Sumitomo Group's metal-trading business, Sumikin Bussan expanded into other commodities (textiles, apparel, and foodstuffs) in the 1990s. It trades throughout the Asia/Pacific region as well as in Europe and North America. Steel products manufacturer Sumitomo Metal Industries owns about 40% of Sumikin Bussan.

The Fresnillo Group hunts for buried treasure throughout Mexico. Fresnillo focuses primarily on silver and gold mining, but also mines for lead and zinc. Its assets include three operating mines in Fresnillo, Cienega, and Herradura, as well as further development projects at Fresnillo and Herradura. Fresnillo produces nearly 280,000 ounces of gold each year and more than 34 million ounces of silver, making it one of the largest silver producers in the world; it also operates a variety of exploration projects. Its operations formerly comprised the precious metals business of Industrial Penoles, but that company spun off Fresnillo in 2008 while retaining majority ownership of it.

Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. is a Canadian precious metals exploration Company with a portfolio of several different properties in Canada at different stages of development. The Company's flagship projects are currently located in Nunavut, in the Canadian North. These Nunavut assets, which are geographically proximal to each other, consist of the very large Hackett River Silver-zinc project, the George and Goose Lake Gold deposits which also contain the Wishbone claims, a 3,000 square km greenstone belt that includes Hackett River as well as many other base and precious metals targets.This portfolio of Arctic assets gives the Company a district size precious metals presence in one of the world's safest mining jurisdictions.The Company is well financed with no debt. These financial resources in conjunction with a management team that has demonstrated proven success in exploring, developing, and operating large projects in difficult environments, provide the platform for Sabina to become a leading Canadian investment opportunity.

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