Molycorp, Inc., a development stage company, focuses on the production and sale of rare earth oxides (REOs) from stockpiled feedstocks in the western hemisphere. It operates the Mountain Pass mine, a non-Chinese rare earth deposit. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

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.

Brigadier Gold Limited is a Toronto-based exploration company focused on mineral exploration in the prolific Kirkland Lake-Larder Lake, Matachewan and Porcupine gold mining camps in Northern Ontario. Brigadier Gold’s shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol BRG. Brigadier’s strategy is to enhance shareholder value by acquiring and developing prospective gold exploration properties in world-class Canadian mining camps alone or in conjunction with joint venture partners able to advance projects to production.Through a recent agreement with ValGold Resources Ltd., Brigadier has acquired the right to earn up to an 80% interest in the Hunter Gold Mine, a past gold producer located in the Porcupine gold camp of the Timmins mining area. Brigadier’s other core assets are in the Kirkland Lake-Larder Lake and Matachewan areas in northeastern Ontario, where over 37 million ounces of gold have been produced from 25 mines.

NanJing Iron and Steel is a master of metal production in the City of Stone. NanJing Iron and Steel company focuses on smelting and processing of ferrous metals, as well as producing coke and a variety of steel products (steel plates, bars, strips). Established in 1999, NanJing Iron and Steel operates 6 production facilities in China. NanJing Iron and Steel company produces more than 1 million tons of medium steel plates and 1 million tons of heavy steel plates and strips a year.

Bard Ventures Ltd. ("Bard") or (the "Company") is a junior mining and exploration company with mineral interests in British Columbia and Ontario. The Company is publicly listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "CBS". In British Columbia, Bard holds the option to acquire a Lone Pine molybdenum prospect of 1,051 hectares, located in the Omineca Mining Division 15 km northwest of Houston, B.C., as well as an option to acquire the nearby Grouse Mountain zinc-copper-silver-molybdenum prospect, consisting of 7 claims. The Company also has an option with Selkirk Metals Corp. to earn a 50% interest in the Wasi Creek zinc-lead-silver prospect, located 150 km northwest of Mackenzie, also consisting of 7 claims. At January 2009, Lone Pine had measured and indicated resources of 110,340,000 tonnes grading of 0.083% molybdenum, containing 201,733,000 lbs molybdenum. In Ontario, Bard holds a 50% interest in the Opikeigen gold prospect located 145 km east of Pickle Lake. The interest is shared 50/50 with Slam Exploration Ltd. Bard's exploration philosophy is to develop high priority molybdenum targets in established areas and to work with quality joint venture partners to advance the projects. In the Omineca mining division, Bard continues to work on high priority molybdenum and Rhenium targets with the goal of advancing them to the stage where a high quality joint venture partner can be brought in to advance the projects to the next level. Targets on the Lone Pine Property include previous high grade molybdenum values as well as new high grade molybdenum targets developed by Bard's crew. Bard plans to build the company based on its technical expertise and high quality joint venture partnerships.

Sumitomo Metal Mining (SMM) refines copper along with gold, nickel, and zinc. Metals-related refining and processing operations account for more than half of SMM's sales. The company has smelting and refining operations, plus mining resources, in Japan, the US, Australia, Peru, Philippines, and Chile. It also produces electronic materials (about 30% of sales), including bonding wire, lead frames, electric paste, and copper-clad polymide film for semiconductors and printed circuit boards. Other operations make construction and housing materials and offer soil and water remediation services. With a history dating back to 1590, SMM is part of the "keiretsu" Sumitomo Group.

Denison Mines Corp. (TSX: DML) (NYSE AMEX: DNN) is a diversified, growth-oriented, intermediate uranium producer with three active mines in the United States. Denison’s assets include an interest in two uranium mills in North America, with its 100% ownership of the White Mesa mill in Utah and its 22.5% ownership of the McClean Lake mill in Saskatchewan. Both mills are fully permitted. Denison also has other mines and projects on stand-by in Canada and the U.S. Denison’s 2009 production from its two mills was 1.4 million pounds U3O8 and 0.5 million pounds of vanadium. 2010 production is estimated to be 1.6 million pounds U3O8 and 2.8 million pounds of vanadium.Denison enjoys a global portfolio of world-class exploration projects in close proximity to the company’s mill in the Athabasca Basin in Saskatchewan, including the Wheeler River project where Denison announced the new Phoenix discovery in 2008. Denison also has exploration and development properties in Mongolia and Zambia which will provide future production in two to three years.Denison is the manager of Uranium Participation Corporation (TSX:U), a publicly traded company which invests in uranium in concentrates and uranium hexafluoride. Denison is also engaged in mine decommissioning and environmental services through its Denison Environmental Services (DES) division.

Since Kazakhstan gained independence in 1991, we at ENRC have worked hard to create a leading diversified natural resources group with fully integrated mining, processing, energy and transport operations.This transformation has produced a thriving international business with yearly revenue in excess of US$6.8bn, capital expenditure of around US$1.3bn in 2008 and over 65,000 employees.Contributing significantly to Kazakhstan's GDP, our group is now one of the world's largest producers of ferrochrome; one of the world's significant exporters of iron ore; the world's ninth largest producer of traded alumina; and one of the largest electricity providers in Kazakhstan.Underpinning this strong growth is the stability that comes from our significant, proven reserves, low production costs, cost-effective energy supply and integrated logistics.Together these protect us from the cyclical trends and volatility of the market, making us one of the industry's most reliable suppliers.With our production centred in Kazakhstan, and our developed and efficient structure and processes, we are perfectly positioned - geographically and as a business - to extend our strong regional presence as the market for natural resources shifts eastwards towards Russia, China and India.In adapting to these new opportunities, we will remain committed to the principles that have guided us throughout: committed leadership, sustained investment, technical innovation, and strong ethics.

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.

Coalcorp hopes Santa fills its stocking with many lumps. The coal miner's focus is its La Francia coal mine in Colombia, though it also owns other coal projects in the South American country. Coalcorp produces about 2 million tons each year. The company also holds an interest in Ferrocarriles del Norte de Colombia, which runs a railroad from the Cesar region to Santa Marta, Colombia and a majority interest in another Colombian mining project. Coalcorp, which intends to grow through acquisitions, plans to increase its production to 6 million tons by 2010. In 2008 Pala Investments took a nearly 45% stake in Coalcorp.

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