O'Neal Steel has an angle on the steel industry. One of the US's leading metals service companies, O'Neal sells a full range of metal products -- including angles, bars, beams, coil, pipe, plate, and sheet -- made from steel, aluminum, brass, and bronze. O'Neal Steel company operates about 75 facilities throughout the US as well as in Canada and Mexico; it also markets to Europe and the Asia/Pacific region, offering such metal-processing services as forming, laser cutting, machining, plasma cutting, tube bending, and sawing. Annual sales are more than $2 billion. Founded by Kirkman O'Neal in 1921 in Alabama, the company has expanded largely through acquisitions. It is still owned and run by the O'Neal family.

voest-ALPINE Intertrading AG company specializes in trading and marketing activities primarily related to the steel industry, but also in agricultural commodities, chemicals, petrochemicals, and other products. VAIT also provides financing and logistical services. voest-ALPINE Intertrading AG company has more than 25 offices in about 20 countries; its activities are primarily centered in Europe, but voest-ALPINE Intertrading AG company also does business in Africa, the Americas, and Asia. VAIT was previously a subsidiary of Austrian steel company voestalpine, which continues to have a stake of nearly 40% in the trading company.

Gippsland Limited is an Australian based international resource company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange where it trades under the codes "GIP" (Shares) and "GIPO" (Options). Gippsland is managed by Directors who provide a complimentary blend of technical and commercial skills, and having a long history in the successful running of technically complex private and ASX listed companies.Because of the Directors' international experience, Gippsland focuses on world-scale projects which have been over-looked by major resource groups. Projects which have undergone detailed exploration and which have the potential to be brought into production quickly are a prime target for the Company. Gippsland's success in this area is due in part to the Company's philosophy of entering into equitable joint venture arrangements with overseas nationals.The Company's prime assets are the 40 million tonne Abu Dabbab and the 98 million tonne Nuweibi tantalum-tin projects located in the Central Eastern Desert of Egypt, adjacent to the western shore of the Red Sea.An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) completed to World Bank standards has been approved by the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency. A Bankable Feasibility Study undertaken by Lycopodium Engineering Ltd determined that the Abu Dabbab project has the potential to become a major tantalum supplier to the steadily expanding global tantalum industry. The Lycopodium BFS indicated that the project will produce in excess of 650,000 pounds of tantalum pentoxide per year over a likely mine-life of 20 years. Gippsland Limited has executed an offtake agreement with the tantalum major HC Starck GmbH of Germany for the sale of 600,000 pounds of tantalum pentoxide per year for a 10 year period.Gippsland Limited is presently negotiating with the German government owned KfW Bankengruppe for project finance which is anticipated will be arranged on a most favourable 80% debt and 20% equity basis.Tantalum metal powder is an indispensable intermediate for the production of capacitors without which modern cell phones, laptops or flat screens would not be possible. HC Starck in particular is a specialist for high capacitance tantalum powders which are above all indispensable for the latest generation of modern electronic appliances. Tantalum metal is also an essential metal in the production of high temperature applications such as jet engine turbine blades. Tantalum has a high level of bio-acceptability which makes it the preferred metal of medical implants (orthopaedics). Due to its extreme resistance to acid corrosion it is used in chemical plant and equipment.

Lapham-Hickey Steel is committed to meeting or exceeding customer expectations and increasing customer satisfaction through continual improvement of our Products, Services and our Quality Management Systems.At Lapham-Hickey Steel, quality is dictated by strict adherence to the ISO 9001 quality system. These standards are maintained and managed by our Quality Department and reviewed regularly by the Corporate Executive Committee.One of our main goals here at Lapham-Hickey Steel is to insure total customer satisfaction. Customer feedback is the best tool we have to determine if we are meeting all expectations. You are invited to participate in our Customer Satisfaction Survey, your feedback will be used as a tool in our venture for continuous improvements.

Laramide Resources Ltd. (“Laramide” or the “Company”) is a Toronto-based resource company specializing in the acquisition, discovery and development of uranium projects. Laramide has acquired known uranium assets with drilled out resources. Currently Laramide has approximately 62 million pounds of U3O8 (uranium oxide) located in NI 43-101 compliant resources in Australia and the U.S. One U.S. asset is in the permit comment period with a second US asset to be developed when title transfer is finalized.The Company’s main focus is the advancement of its flagship asset, the Westmoreland Uranium Project in Queensland, Australia. In 2009, Mining Associates of Australia completed a technical report that showed Westmoreland has an indicated resource of 36.0 M lbs @ 0.089% U3O8 and an inferred resource of 15.9 M lbs @ 0.083% U3O8 which ranks it as one of the ten largest uranium deposits in Australia and only one of a handful not under the control of a major mining company.GRD Minproc completed a scoping study on Westmoreland in early 2007 which indicates that the project is economically robust. The study estimates annual production of around 3.0 million pounds of U3O8 at production costs of approximately US$20 per pound. The initial mine life of 11 years could be increased to more than 15 years with further drilling. The direct and indirect capital cost for the project is estimated at US$214 million. Using long term contract prices, payback would occur in approximately 2 years. The proposed mining method is conventional open pit and would take place using the acid leach method. Both are conventional mining methods which are not considered technically challenging.In addition, Laramide participates in two joint ventures on projects adjacent to the Westmoreland Project, located within the Northern Territory. Laramide now holds in excess of 680,000 hectares of highly prospective tenements located in the Northern Territory and Queensland.

USEC Inc., together with its subsidiaries, supplies low enriched uranium (LEU) to commercial nuclear power plants in the United States and internationally. USEC Inc. company sells the separative work units (SWU) component of LEU; the SWU and uranium components of LEU; and uranium. SWU is a standard unit of measurement that represents the effort required to transform a given amount of uranium into two streams comprising enriched uranium having a higher percentage of U235 and depleted uranium having a lower percentage of U235. It also performs contract work for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and DOE contractors at the Paducah and Portsmouth gaseous diffusion plants. USEC Inc.’s contract work includes support services and the maintenance of Portsmouth gaseous diffusion plant in a state of cold shutdown. In addition, the company provides nuclear energy solutions and services, including the design, fabrication, and implementation of spent nuclear fuel technologies; nuclear materials transportation and storage systems; and nuclear fuel cycle and energy consulting services. USEC Inc. company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

Bohler-Uddeholm Corporation makes tooling materials for the North American industrial community. The company's main product is high-performance tool steel, which includes cold work steels, hot work steels, and plastics molding steels. Bohler-Uddeholm's Steel Stores are warehouses that sell (what else?) custom-cut steel to US tool and die customers. Bohler-Uddeholm company is the North American unit of Austrian specialty steel manufacturer BoHLER-UDDEHOLM.

Cameco Corporation operates as a nuclear energy company. The company operates through three segments: Uranium, Fuel Services, and Electricity. The Uranium segment involves in the exploration for, mining, milling, purchase, and sale of uranium concentrate. It holds interests in uranium properties in the United States, Canada, and Kazakhstan. The Fuel Services segment involves in the refining, conversion, and fabrication of uranium concentrate; and the purchase and sale of conversion services. Its products include uranium trioxide, uranium hexafluoride, and uranium dioxide. This segment also manufactures fuel bundles, reactor components, and monitoring equipment used by Candu reactors. The Electricity segment involves in the generation and sale of nuclear electricity, through its 31.6% interest in the Bruce Power Limited Partnership. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Saskatoon, Canada.

National Aluminium is among India's largest producers of aluminum and related products. Founded in 1981, the company's operations encompass the entire aluminum production process, from bauxite mining to alumina refining to aluminum smelting and casting. Its business also includes power generation and port activities. National Aluminium manufactures a line of aluminum products that includes rolled aluminum, wire rods, cast strips, billets, and alumina hydrate. In addition to engaging in a healthy domestic trade, National Aluminium exports its products elsewhere in Asia, the Persian Gulf, and the US; exports account for more than a third of business.

Breakwater is a mineral resource company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and mining of base metal and precious metal deposits in the Americas. Breakwater has three producing zinc mines: the Myra Falls mine in British Columbia, Canada; the El Mochito mine in Honduras; and the El Toqui mine in Chile. The Langlois mine in north western Quebec, Canada has temporarily suspended operations effective November 2, 2008. The operation is being maintained on a care and maintenance basis. Breakwater will continue to monitor economic and market conditions as they relate to any decision to continue the temporary suspension or to restart the mine. Breakwater is listed on the TSX under the ticker BWR.

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