Western Coal currently produces metallurgical coal (coking and low-vol PCI coals) from mines located in the northeast of British Columbia, both metallurgical and thermal coals from mines in West Virginia, and anthracite coal from a mine in South Wales (UK).The coal properties in British Columbia have over 127 million tonnes of reserves and over 230 million tonnes of resources. The coal properties in West Virginia have over 47 million tons (short) of reserves and 92 million tons (short) of resources.

Compania Minera Autlan produces manganese ore and ferroalloys in Mexico. Founded in 1953, Compania Minera Autlan serves clients in the steel industry, as well as producers of micro nutrients, ceramics, and dry batteries. Manganese is also used in fertilizers, glass, medicines, and agricultural fungicides. Minera Autlan operates two mining facilities and three ferroalloy plants in Mexico. Compania Minera Autlan also has a port for trade operations and a commercial warehouse. In addition, Minera Autlan has offices in Nuevo Leon and Mexico City.

There's money to be made in the clink of zinc. Zinc refiner and smelter Espanola del Zinc is a Spanish company engaged in mining operations and the production and commercialization of zinc, iron ore, and steel. Through its subsidiaries, it is also involved in the development of businesses in the energy sector. Espanola del Zinc sought time to regroup in early 2010 after absorbing major losses in the previous year. It voluntarily delisted its stock from the Spanish exchange, laid off 240 employees, and began legal proceedings against private equity firm Quorum Capital Investors. At full operating capacity, it has a production capacity of 47,000 tons of zinc per year. Espanola del Zinc was founded in 1956.

CMQ Resources is looking for gold and other precious metals PDQ. CMQ Resources has exploration projects in Nevada, the South Sleeper and Red Canyon properties. The former is located adjacent to X-Cal Resources' Sleeper gold mine, while the latter is being devloped jointly with Miranda Gold Corporation. Neither of the gold properties are yet in production.

European Nickel is a UK registered company listed on the AIM, PLUS and ASX exchanges under the ticker symbol ENK. European Nickel is an emerging mid-tier nickel laterite producer focused on growth. The Çaldag project in Turkey is the Company's flagship asset with near term production and will be the world's first commercial scale nickel laterite heap leach operation. In addition, it will be one of the largest foreign direct investments in Turkey’s mining industry.The Company’s key competitive advantage over its peers is its proven and simple heap leaching process which produces a mixed hydroxide product at lower capital and operating costs than conventional forms of nickel laterite processing technologies.The Company's current projects are located in Turkey, the Philippines and Albania.In July 2010, European Nickel entered into a strategic partnership with Constantia Resources, a member of the Hunter Dickinson group through a two tranche, non-brokered private placement which will result in Constantia holding an interest of just under 30%. The first tranche will raise £3.36 million (approximately US$5 million). The second tranche, which is expected to take place within 30 days of the completion of the Çaldag project finance facility, will raise a further £36.7 million (approximately US$55 million). Hunter Dickinson has an exceptional track record in advancing mining projects through development and construction and on to operations. Their expertise will complement European Nickel’s management team and technological know-how to assist the successfully delivery of the Çaldag project.European Nickel also recently merged with Rusina to consolidate a global development pipeline that comprises of more than 1.3 million tonnes of nickel in reserves and resources. Following this merger, European Nickel were admitted to trading on the ASX in June 2010.

Richmont Mines produces gold from its operations in Northeast Canada and has extensive experience in gold exploration, development and mining. Its strengths are in its ability to develop advanced exploration projects and to operate underground narrow vein gold mines. Richmont Mines Inc. was founded in 1981, and since 1991, has produced more than one million ounces of gold from its operations. Richmont Mines currently has several properties which are located in the provinces of Quebec, Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador. It is currently producing and exploring at the Beaufor Mine and Island Gold Mine.

Since the original Utah Copper Company began mining the low-grade copper ore in Bingham Canyon, the mine has become a huge open-pit that has produced more copper than any mine in the world, is one of the engineering marvels of the world, and is more than ¾ of a mile deep and more than 2 ¾ miles wide at the top. And it is still growing. Known as “The Richest Hole on Earth” it has yielded more than 18.1 million tons of copper metal, plus significant by-products gold, silver and molybdenum. Ore from the Mine is transported by a five-mile conveyor to the Copperton Concentrator where the rock containing about 0.6 percent copper is crushed and ground to face powder consistency before passing through a chemical flotation process where 28-percent copper concentrate is separated from molybdenite concentrate, which is packaged and sold to steel producers. Seventeen miles to the north, the state of the art Utah Copper Smelter processes the copper concentrate to produce 720-pound copper plates called anodes for use in the nearby Refinery. The copper is now 99.6 percent pure. In the Refinery, the anodes are alternated with thin stainless steel cathode blanks in horizontal tanks filled with liquid electrolyte into which an electric current creates the chemical electrolysis process. Electrolytic refining produces two, 280-pound copper cathodes from each anode during a 10-day period. Cathodes are 99.99 percent pure copper. Impurities and precious metals that settle in the bottom of the tanks, are collected and refined at the Precious Metals Plant.

Rautaruukki (Ruukki) has meddled its way into the metal industry. The company's metals division -- about half of sales -- makes hot-rolled plate, cold-rolled and coated strip, and tubular steel products. Its construction division makes metal products such as facades, floors, frames, and roof structures. Ruukki's engineering division makes integrated metal used by the marine and offshore, pulp and paper, and the lifting and transport equipment sectors. Rautaruukki Oyj company also produces metal made into axle components, side-impact beams, appliances, air conditioning, and heating equipment by the automotive, household, and light engineering industries. The Finnish government owns 40% of Ruukki.

Blue Tee Corp. provides an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) which gives all eligible United States employees an ownership interest in the Company. This plan is fully funded by the Company and is provided as a no-cost retirement benefit to eligible employees. Blue Tee Corp. is currently 100% employee owned and as such, is one of the largest ESOP companies in the nation. Blue Tee Corp. adopted the ESOP to enable its employees to share in the growth and prosperity of the Company. Under the ESOP, the Company sets aside a portion of its stock from which annual allocations are made to eligible employees. Allocations are based on each participant's compensation for the plan year. Participants receive annual statements indicating how much stock has been allocated to them for the preceding plan year, as well as the stock's fair market value at that date as determined by an independent appraiser.

Cancor Mines Inc is a publicly traded Canadian junior mining company (CNSX – KCR) whose main focus is the acquisition, exploration and development of large properties that have a high potential of containing significant amounts of Gold and base metals such as Copper and Zinc. Cancor began operations in 1989 and boasts a portfolio consisting of 5 significant properties in the mineral rich Abitibi region in Québec (Canada) and 4 substantial properties in southern Gold rich Algeria. For over 15 years Cancor has positioned itself as a leader in quality exploration both in Canada and abroad due in large part to the world class management team led by Cancor’s President Mr. Kamil Khobzi, former vice-president of the Association of Prospectors and Developers of Quebec and winner of the prestigious “Prospector of the Year” award.

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