RAG is no ragtag operation. RAG company is Germany's largest coal producer, its mining operations managed through coal and coke company Deutsche Steinkohle. RAG operates seven coal mines and a coking facility, all in Germany. After several years of restructuring, RAG company has pared down significantly to just the coal operations. It is now controlled by the state-run RAG Foundation. In 2007 the German government announced that conditions in the country -- both economic and environmental -- made continuation of coal mining infeasible. And so the German coal industry will cease operations by 2018.

Gemfields, one of the world’s foremost coloured gemstone producers, is found at the intersection of exploration, mining and marketing.Natural, untreated gems are at the heart of the operation. Our focus – reliable and ethically-produced Zambian emeralds – uphold fair-trade practices while remaining in accordance with the highest level of environmental, social and safety standards. This mission holds true for every gemstone in our portfolio. Gemfields’ unprecedented mine to market strategy allows us to guarantee the provenance of every gem: Our promise to both the trade and the consumer.Supported by a world-class management team of seasoned industry experts, Gemfields prides itself on transparency. Business aside, our dedication to preserving the environment, nurturing relationships with local communities and upholding human rights remains paramount to our success.

When the aluminum century rolls around, it'll be ready. Century Aluminum makes primary molten and ingot aluminum at facilities in Kentucky and West Virginia, as well as in Iceland; that last facility is operated by subsidiary Nordural. Century Aluminum also owns just less than 50% of an aluminum production facility in South Carolina (Alcoa owns the rest). Four customers -- aluminum producer Rio Tinto Alcan, diversified metals company BHP Billiton, commodities trader Glencore International, and wire and cable maker Southwire -- account for about three-quarters of Century Aluminum's sales. Glencore is Century Aluminum's former parent, though it still has a 38% stake in the company.

Brush Engineered Materials Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of engineered materials for the telecommunications and computer, data storage, aerospace and defense, automotive electronics, industrial components, and appliance and medical markets in the United States and internationally. It operates in four segments: Advanced Material Technologies and Services (AMTS), Specialty Engineered Alloys (SEA), Beryllium and Beryllium Composites, and Engineered Material Systems. The AMTS segment manufactures precious, non-precious, and specialty metal products, including vapor deposition targets, frame lid assemblies, clad and precious metal preforms, high temperature braze materials, ultra-fine wires, specialty inorganic materials, optics, performance coatings, and electronic packages, which are used in wireless, semiconductor, photonic, hybrid, and other micro-electronic applications. This segment also supplies optical filters, optical reflectors, and high-end coated products and devices; and supplies precious metal targets to the architectural glass, solar energy, medical, and microelectronics industries, as well as has refining capabilities for reclaim of precious metals from secondary scrap markets. The SEA segment manufactures and sells strip products, including thin gauge precision strip and thin diameter rod and wire; and non-beryllium-containing alloys, as well as produces beryllium hydroxide from mined bertrandite ore and purchased beryl ore. The Beryllium and Beryllium Composites segment manufactures beryllium-based metals and metal matrix composites in rod, sheet, foil, and a range of customized forms. This segment also offers beryllia ceramics. The Engineered Materials Systems segment manufactures clad inlay and overlay metals, precious and base metal electroplated systems, electron beam welded systems, contour profiled systems, and solder-coated metals systems. The Engineered Materials was founded in 1931 and is based in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.

Tribute Minerals wouldn't mind gold as an expression of gratitude for its hard work. Tribute Minerals company explores for gold and base minerals in Canada, primarily in Ontario. Its main project is the Confederation Lake property, but it has several other exploration projects nearby, as well as in the Red Lake district. There are indications of copper, nickel, and zinc that are also being looked at. None of Tribute's properties is in production.

RTI International Metals, Inc. manufactures and supplies titanium mill products in the United States and internationally. It operates in three segments: Titanium Group, Fabrication Group, and Distribution Group. The Titanium Group segment melts, processes, and produces a range of titanium mill products, which are further processed by its customers for use in various commercial aerospace, defense, and industrial and consumer applications. It also produces mill products, including bloom, billet, sheet, and plate, as well as ferro titanium alloys for steel-making customers. The Fabrication Group segment comprises companies that fabricate, machine, and assemble titanium and other specialty metal parts and components. Its products primarily include complex engineered parts and assemblies, and have applications in commercial aerospace, defense, oil and gas, power generation, and chemical process industries, as well as various other industrial and consumer markets. This segment also provides engineered tubulars and extrusions, fabricated and machined components, and sub-assemblies, as well as engineered systems for deepwater oil and gas exploration and production infrastructure. The Distribution Group segment stocks, distributes, finishes, cuts-to-size, and facilitates delivery services of titanium, steel, and other specialty metal products primarily nickel-based specialty alloys. The company was founded in 1950 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

La Mancha was created in September 2006 following the fusion of the gold assets of AREVA NC, a large French multinational, with the exploration properties held by La Mancha Resources Inc., a Canadian-based gold exploration company.With three mines in production and the positive conclusions of a feasibility study supporting the development of a fourth mine in Australia, La Mancha is well positioned to continue its production growth. For 2009, our attributable gold production should increase to up to 100,000 ounces of gold. Most of this increase in production will be fuelled by our Australian operations, as the Frog's Leg mine will be benefiting from a gain in momentum and a first full year of production. At our African mines, we expect improved performance from the new quartz line, while the Ity mine's efficiency should remain as strong as in 2008.La Mancha's shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol "LMA".

Reunion Gold Corporation is an early stage exploration company focused on acquiring and exploring mineral projects in the Guiana Shield of South America. The company has assembled a large, strategic land position covering most of the Eastern Suriname greenstone belt. In an option agreement with a state-owned mining company, Reunion has undertaken to explore and acquire a 100% interest in an 82,850-hectare project located on Lely Mountain and adjacent land in Eastern Suriname.Management actively reviews precious metal prospects to add to Reunion's project portfolio. Reunion Gold's shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "RGD".

Algeria is the second largest country in Africa (by area) with a population of 30 million. During 2000, Algeria embarked on a new series of reforms to open up the private sector and provide a supportive and transparent environment to encourage foreign investment. A new mining law was promulgated and a new privatisation act signified the intent of the Algerian government to attract foreign entrepreneurship into the domestic mining sector and exploit its potential. A key part of the new mining law was the rescinding of the 49 per cent. limit on the level of foreign participation when entering into a formal association with an Algerian state enterprise to exploit strategic deposits such as gold.GMA was incorporated in Australia on 17 May 2002 for the purpose of participating in a tendering process for the acquisition of a 52 per cent. interest in an Algerian based company, ENOR, the beneficiary of the Tirek-Amesmessa gold project in the Sahara of southern Algeria. Following an international tender launched by ENOR for the development and operation of the Tirek-Amesmessa permit (the "Tender"), GMA was chosen as the successful bidder.ENOR is a société par actions (limited company) incorporated under Algerian law. The major shareholders are the state owned oil company Sonatrach (34 per cent.), Banque d'Algérie (34 per cent.), Société Algérienne d'Assurance (18 per cent.) and Enterprise Nationale des Produits Non-Ferreux et Des Substances Utiles (10 per cent.).ENOR currently holds an exploitation permit dated 21 October 1992 granted by the Algerian Ministry of Energy and Mines for a period of 20 years (from 10 February 1993) over an area of approximately 1400 km2 containing the Tirek gold mine, the Amesmessa gold deposit and various other prospects and mineralised occurrences within the property known as the ZITA or intermediate zone between Tirek and Amesmessa. The exploitation permit area is located approximately 400 km south west of the city of Tamanrasset in the Hoggar region of Southern Algeria. The Tirek-Amesmessa goldfield was discovered by the Algerian government agency ORGM in the 1970s. Following prospecting and sampling exploration programs in the permit area in the late 1980's and early 1990's by ORGM, ENOR was formed for the purpose of developing and bringing the Tirek and Amesmessa gold deposits into production. Following legislative reforms in Algeria, including the passing of the new mining law and privatisation act in 2001, GMA won the Tender and subsequently entered into the Subscription Agreement.

The Goldstrike Complex is located on the Carlin Trend, the most prolific gold mining district in the Western Hemisphere, about 60 kilometres northwest of Elko, Nevada, USA. The Goldstrike operations consist of the Betze-Post open pit mine and the Meikle and Rodeo underground mines which are located just north of the Betze-Post pit, along the same mineralized trend. The Betze-Post pit is a truck-and-shovel operation using large electric shovels. Meikle is a high-grade ore body which is mined by transverse longhole stoping, underhand drift and fill mining methods. Rodeo is a further extension of the mineralization found at Goldstrike and is a trackless operation, using two different underground mining methods: long-hole open stoping and drift-and-fill.The Goldstrike Property consists of two processing facilities: (1) an autoclave circuit, which is used to treat the property’s non-carbonaceous sulfide (refractory) ore; and (2) the roaster, used for treating carbonaceous ore (not suitable for autoclaving). These facilities treat ores from both the surface and underground operations.In 2009, the Goldstrike Property produced 1.36 million ounces of gold at total cash costs of $464 per ounce1. Goldstrike’s estimated proven and probable mineral reserves as of December 31, 2009 were 12.2 million ounces of gold2.

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