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.

Mitsui Mining and Smelting (known as Mitsui Kinzoku), a member of the Mitsui "keiretsu," supplies nonferrous metals for industrial uses. Formed in 1950, Mitsui Mining company smelts, refines, and fabricates copper, zinc, and other nonferrous metals from ores produced at its own mines or purchased from outside sources. Mitsui Mining company is Japan's top producer of zinc, popularly used as a protective coating for steel. It makes die-cast parts from zinc, aluminum, and magnesium primarily for the automotive industry; it also makes copper foil, ceramics, and packaging tapes for the electronics industry. Mitsui Kinzoku's services groups are involved in environmental engineering, and metals recycling.

Buenaventura is Peru's largest publicly-traded precious metals company and a major holder of mining rights in Peru. Compania de Minas Buenaventura SA is engaged in the mining, processing, development and exploration of gold, silver and other metals via wholly-owned mines, as well as through its participation in joint exploration projects. Buenaventura currently operates seven mines in Peru (Orcopampa, Uchucchacua, Antapite, Julcani, Recuperada, Shila-Paula and Ishihuinca), has controlling interests in one mining company (El Brocal) and minority interests in other mining companies in Peru.Buenaventura currently operates seven mines in Peru (Orcopampa, Uchucchacua, Antapite, Julcani, Recuperada, Shila-Paula and Ishihuinca), has controlling interests in one mining company (El Brocal) and minority interests in other mining companies in Peru.

Norfolk Iron and Metal provides our customers with quality product, unequaled service, and timely delivery.In today’s competitive marketplace, we know that our success is directly dependent on your success. In order to better serve your needs, we’ve streamlined our operations, opened additional service centers in Durant Iowa, Greeley Colorado and Emporia, Kansas and a cold reduction line temper mill in Rock Island, Illinois. We are constantly searching for new ways to provide you with top quality product at competitive prices.Our sales representatives, vast inventory, processing, and our ability to deliver our product where and when you need it, has become a hallmark of trust that we share with each of our customers.

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.

Polymetal is a leading precious metals mining company. Polymetal Company is the third global primary silver producer, the largest silver and fifth gold producer in Russia.In 2007 Polymetal held an initial public offering. 24.8% of Polymetal Company was placed in the form of GDRs on the London Stock Exchange and in ordinary shares on the RTS and MICEX exchanges. Polymetal owns gold and silver mines and carries out exploration activities in four regions of Russia (the Magadan Region, the Khabarovsk Territory, the Sverdlovsk Region and the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug) and in Kazakhstan.Its portfolio of projects contains 42 licenses covering a territory of over 8,500 sq. km.Polymetal’s most promising deposit is Albazino located in the Khabarovsk Territory, which contains JORC mineral resources estimated at approximately 3 Moz of gold. Polymetal Company plans to continue active exploration work at Albazino and expects that its resource base will grow to 5-6 Moz by the time the operation begins production. Construction of a processing plant at Albazino is scheduled to begin in 2009, and it should produce its first gold in 2011.In 2008, Polymetal acquired the Kubaka and Degtyarskoye gold deposits and the Goltsovoye silver deposit, in 2009, Sopka Kvartsevaya gold deposit in Magadan Region and Maiskoe gold deposit in Chukotka were acquired by the Company. These new deposits are expected to be brought on-line in 2010-2011. In 2009, Polymetal also acquired the Varvarinskoye gold-copper deposit in Kazakhstan.In 2009 gold production grew by 9%, to 311 Koz. Silver production grew by 1%, to 17.3 Moz.In 2010 Polymetal targets to produce 350-370 Koz of gold and 19-20 Moz of silver. These numbers do not include any production from Varvarinskoye mine in Kazakhstan.

Scottish Coal is responsible for developing and managing the Group's surface mining interests, providing over 4 million tonnes of coal to the UK's major power generators in the 2010 financial year.coal company ensures all sites are run with care and consideration, whilst delivering optimum value, efficiencies and environmental standards to all stakeholders.Coal is mined from a number of sites which assists in assuring that the different seam qualities can be precisely blended to the exact specification that our customers require.

Eaglecrest Explorations Ltd. (EEL-TSX.V; EAT-Frankfurt) is a gold exploration company which has an option on the 210 square kilometre Fredonia project area in the prolific Central Cordillera gold belt in northwest Colombia. Eaglecrest also owns 100% of 120.5 square kilometres of mineral title at the San Simon Gold Project in northeastern Bolivia. Eaglecrest will begin exploration work in Colombia in the second quarter of 2010, but has identified three areas at San Simon with open-pit and underground gold resource potential.

Founded in 1854, Westmoreland Coal Company is a premier U.S. energy company with strong leadership, a solid foundation of tangible assets and a proven strategy for growth. Having transitioned from predominantly eastern underground coal production over the past decade, the Company’s current operations include surface coal mining complexes in three western states and power operations in the east and west. Today, Westmoreland employs over 1,125 people in six states, and is producing approximately 30 million tons of coal and generating 1.6 million megawatt hours of electric power annually. Westmoreland also provides post-retirement benefits to over 2,000 people, mostly former coal miners and their dependents.Westmoreland's emphasis is on mine-mouth operations. This positions the Company as the lowest-cost fuel supplier to some of the cleanest, most economical and highly utilized coal-fired utility-owned power plants in America.Westmoreland has also developed eight independent power projects, and currently owns 100% of two projects. The Company’s two North Carolina plants are coal-fired and deliver base-load power to Dominion North Carolina Power.Westmoreland’s demonstrated accomplishments in the transformation of its business, coupled with its proven strategy for growth, position the Company to seek the creation of additional value.Westmoreland’s streamlined organization, focused leadership, attention to cost management, and niche growth strategy has resulted in the Company’s garnering various energy sector awards, including the Platts/BusinessWeek Global Energy Strategic Merger of the Year award in 2002 and the ColoradoBiz/UMB Bank Energy and Natural Resources Company of the Year award in 2002.Westmoreland is publicly traded on the NYSE Amex under the symbol WLB and has over 10.5 million shares of common stock outstanding.

Goldstake Explorations Inc. A Canadian mining exploration, development and production company with a diversified portfolio of precious metals properties in Canada, United States and Australia. The Company's strategy is to discover and develop economic deposits on its existing properties, while generating internal cash flow from current mining operations to help finance exploration and development. Worldwide, Goldstake Explorations Inc. has a number of actionable mining properties. The most famous of these properties is Hill End, Australia where the largest gold nugget in history, weighing 639 lbs, was mined in 1872.

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