Abacus Mining & Exploration (TSX: AME) is a Vancouver-based junior sized exploration company publicly traded on the TSX Venture Exchange. Its exploration strategy is to focus on areas known for historic production and employ modern day exploration technology and techniques to maximize a property's potential. Its long term objective is to develop mineral properties to an economically viable status. Through its activities, we aim to enhance shareholder value.

Aber Diamond Corporation (NASDAQ: ABER) is a specialist diamond company focusing on the mining and retail segments of the diamond industry. The company supplies rough diamonds to the global market through its 40% ownership in the Diavik Diamond Mine, located off Lac de Gras in Canada's Northwest Territories. Aber also holds a 51% interest in Harry Winston Inc., the premier retailer of diamond jewelry.

Acclaim Exploration NL (AEX.AX) Acclaim Exploration NL (AEX) is involved in minerals exploration and development. The company is focused on it's the wholly owned Wingellina nickel oxide project.

Acero-Martin Exploration Inc (CDNX:ASD.V), Acero Martin's 100%-owned Pinaya project hosts one of Peru's newest and richest copper-gold porphyry/skarn deposits. The project is located approximately 110 km northeast of Arequipa and is favoured with excellent nearby mining infrastructure.

Active Control Technology Inc. (TSX.V: ACT) designs, manufactures and markets wireless control and communication systems for buildings and extreme environments. The Company’s CLiK64™ wireless platform provides secure networks for buildings, parking lots, gated communities and other spaces. ActiveMine™ is ACT’s new fully-integrated, 100% wireless communications and locating technology for underground mines.

Adamus Resources Limited (TSX.V: ADU; ASX: ADU) is a Perth-based emerging gold focused on realizing the economic potential of the 90% owned Southern Ashanti Gold Project in Ghana, West Africa.

Adanac Moly Corporation (TSX.V: AUA) has three molybdenum and/or copper/molybdenum deposits in the state of Nevada.

Adriana Resources Inc. (TSX.V: ADI) A mineral exploration and development company with advanced and early staged mineral projects in Canada and Finland. The individuals comprising Adriana's Board have an impressive record in their previous associations in identifying and successfully developing mineral deposits through to production.

African Copper PLC (TSX: ACU) is an international exploration and development company. The Company has a 100% interest in the rights to two properties the northern Dukwe Project which contains a near production target (the Dukwe deposit) and a number of exploration areas, and the southern Matsitama Project which contains a large number of prioritized exploration targets.

African Gold Group, Inc. (TSX.V:AGG) is a Canadian based precious metals exploration company with a portfolio of exploration properties strategically positioned on three of Ghana's pre-eminent Gold Belts. AGG’s immediate focus is to leverage its considerable African experience in systematically exploring both surface, and in particular, subsurface targets along the major gold trends delineating current AGG license areas, namely the Sefwi, the Asankrangwa and the Ashanti Gold Belts.

Afri-Can Marine Minerals Corporation (TSX.V: AFA) is a Canadian company, actively involved in the acquisition, exploration and development of major mineral properties in Namibia.

African Metals Corp (TSX.V: AFR) Exploring for Gold and Diamonds in West Africa.

African Platinum plc (OTC.PK: AFRPF) formerly known as Southern African Resources, is an exploration, investment and development business focused on platinum group metals.

AfriOre (TSX: AFO) is focused on the exploration and development of platinum and gold projects in Africa.

Agnico Eagle (NYSE: AEM) Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited is an established Canadian gold producer with operations located principally in northwestern Quebec and exploration and development activities in Quebec, Ontario and Nevada. Agnico-Eagle is focused on the expansion and large scale exploration program of its LaRonde Mine which is expected to result in increased gold production and expanded gold reserves.

Alamos Gold Inc. (TSX: AGI) owns the 100% owned Mulatos Mine, located within the 28,500 hectare Salamandra group of concessions in Sonora, Mexico. Mulatos is a high sulfidation, epithermal gold deposit occurring in oxide, mixed oxide/sulfide and sulfide ore types containing over 3 million ounces of gold resources.

Alberta Star Development Corp. (TSX.V: ASX) is a Canadian mineral exploration company that identifies, acquires, finances advanced stage mineral exploration projects in Canada.

Albidon Limited (ALB.AX) is a minerals exploration company with a focus on nickel and platinum group elements (PGE). All company's projects are located in Africa, with the main focus on conducting the bankable feasibility study on the Munali project in Zambia.

Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) is the world's leading producer and manager of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina facilities, and is active in all major aspects of the industry.

Aldershot Resources Ltd. (TSX.V: ALZ) is a Canadian based company focused in uranium exploration with Projects in Quebec, Australia and Zambia and an active global Project generation program. Aldershot has an experienced Board and Senior management team with over 20 years Uranium exploration experience primarily in Australia.

Aldridge Minerals, Inc. (TSX.V: AGM) is focused on exploration & development of mineral commodities in Turkey, and has gold-silver, gold-silver-copper-lead-zinc, and nickel-cobalt projects in its portfolio.

Alexandria Minerals Corporation (TSX.V:AZX) Alexandria Minerals is a junior gold exploration company focused on under-explored, high-potential mineral properties in the world-class gold mining camps of Ontario and Quebec, Canada.

Alexco Resource Corp. (TSX: AXR) unlocks value and manages risk at mature, closed or abandoned mine sites through integration and implementation of the Company's core competencies which include management of environmental services, execution of mine reclamation and closure operations and if appropriate, rejuvenation of exploration and development activity.

Alexis Minerals Corporation (TSX.V: AMC) holds a portfolio of properties covering approximately 212 square kilometres in the Val d'Or area and considered highly prospective for both gold and base metals. Alexis has a clear route to 100% ownership in the properties and maintains an option to purchase the 1400 tonne per day Aurbel gold mill. The Company has also entered into option agreement with Falconbridge Limited (formerly Noranda Inc.) wherein Alexis will earn a 50% interest in all of Falconbridge's properties in the prospective Rouyn-Noranda base metal and gold camp, Quebec. The Falconbridge properties cover approximately 825 square kilometres in the Rouyn-Noranda area.

Alhambra Resources Ltd. (TSX.V: ALH) is a Canadian based gold exploration and production corporation engaged in the exploration of and production from its 100% owned Uzboy Project. Alhambra is currently in its sixth year of operations in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Allegheny Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ATI) is one of the largest and most diversified specialty materials producers in the world with revenues of approximately $2.7 billion in 2004. ATI has approximately 9,000 full-time employees world-wide who use innovative technologies to offer growing global markets a wide range of specialty materials solutions. Our principle markets are aerospace, construction and mining, chemical processing/oil & gas, food equipment and appliance, automotive, electrical energy, machine and cutting tools, and medical. Our products include nickel-based alloys and superalloys, titanium and titanium alloys, stainless and specialty steels, zirconium, hafnium, and niobium, tungsten materials, silicon and tool steels, and forgings and castings.

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: ARLP) is a diversified producer and marketer of coal to major United States utilities and industrial users. ARLP's predecessor companies began mining operations in 1971 and has since grown through acquisitions and internal development to become the sixth-largest coal producer in the eastern United States.

Allyn Resources (TSX.V: ARR) is a resource company involved in mineral exploration in Canada.

Alma Resources Ltd. (TSX.V: ALV) is dedicated to pursuing and developing significant silver, gold and additional base metal opportunities. Currently focused in silver-rich Mexico, Alma Resources is committed to the aggressive pursuit of properties with high return-on-investment and maximizing the value of assets through disciplined process of assessment, responsible acquisitions, and intentions of taking acquired properties from exploration into production.

Almaden Minerals Ltd. (TSX: AMM) is a mineral exploration company specializing in developing new mineral project in western north America and forming joint ventures to explore and develop them. Currently Almaden has 15 active joint ventures, including 10 in which other companies are carrying all costs in order to earn an interest in the related projects.

AlphaGold Corp. (TSX: ALQ) is a junior mining company exploring for gold in central British Columbia. It is exploring its Lustdust mineral property, located approximately 250 kilometres northwest of Prince George in north-central British Columbia, Canada. The property boasts excellent infrastructure with all-weather logging roads to Ft. St. James and with access to rail and a 34.5 KV hydro line 40 kilometres away at Takla Landing.

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: ANR) and its subsidiaries are a leading Central Appalachian coal producer with significant operations in Northern Appalachia. Their reserves primarily consist of high Btu, low sulfur steam coal that is currently in high demand in U.S. coal markets and metallurgical coal that is currently in high demand in both U.S. and international coal markets.

Altai Resources Inc. (TSX.V: ATI) is a Canadian mining exploration company with a portfolio of natural gas, gold, nickel and industrial mineral properties in Canada and Philippines.

Altius Minerals Corporation (TSX: ALS) is a diversified resources business that is based in Newfoundland and Labrador. Altius has a collection of assets that include strategic equity stakes in two public companies it helped create in 2005; Aurora Energy Inc. (TSX:AXU) and Rambler Metals and Mining Plc. (TSX-V:RAB), a royalty interest in the world-class Voisey's Bay nickel district in Labrador, Canada, and a strong treasury in excess of $85 million. It also has exposure to gold, base metals, and uranium through a varied exploration portfolio that is largely funded by senior joint venture partners.

Alto Ventures Ltd. (TSX.V: ATV) is a gold exploration and development company with a portfolio of eleven properties in the Canadian Shield.

Alturas Minerals Corp. (TSX.V: ALT) is a Canadian corporation, and is the parent of Alturas Minerals S.A. ("Alturas Peru"). Alturas Peru has been actively exploring various mineral projects in Peru since January 2004. The principal assets of Alturas are four mineral exploration projects located in southern Peru, being the Huilacollo Gold Project, the Banos del Indio Gold Project, the Utupara Copper-Gold Project and the Huajoto Gold-Silver-Zinc Project. In addition, Alturas Peru has interests in fourteen other exploration projects in Peru. Alturas' exploration strategy is focused on the discovery of large epithermal gold mineralized deposits and copper-gold porphyry/skarn deposits.

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd. (NYSE: ACH) produces alumina and primary aluminum in China. The company produces and sells alumina-related products, which comprise alumina, alumina hydrate, alumina chemicals, and gallium.

Amador Gold Corporation (TSX.V: AGX) is a Junior Mineral Exploration company based wholly in Canada. Amador's projects include gold, silver and base metal ventures.

Amanta Resources Ltd. (TSX.V: AMH) Amanta Resources Ltd. is focused on mineral exploration, development and production in Thailand and the Southeast Asian region. The Company concentrates on the systematic evaluation of known mineral occurrences, rather than "greenfields" exploration, creating early opportunities to finance and develop mines.

Amera Resources Corporation (TSX: AMS; OTCBB: AJRSF) Amera Resources Corporation is a gold exploration company focused on the America's. The Company has key projects in Argentina, Peru and Nevada and through the management's network of contacts in the resources sector new opportunities are constantly being evaluated.

American Bonanza Gold Mining Co (TSX.V: BZA) Bonanza is gold company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of high-grade gold properties located in the United States and Canada. Bonanza is advancing both its Prefeasibility stage Copperstone gold project in Arizona and the Fenelon gold project in Quebec. Bonanza has 85.3 million shares outstanding and is well financed with no long-term debt.

American Uranium Corporation (OTCBB:AUUM) uranium exploration company that is dedicated to the acquisition and development of uranium properties within the United States.

AmMex Gold Mining Corp. (OTCBB:AMXG) a precious metals exploration and development company. It is management's objective for AmMex Gold to become a gold and precious metals producer by developing projects in Mexico and Nevada, and by acquiring other advanced-stage projects and/or producing mines in proven precious metal districts throughout the world

Amarillo Gold Corp. (TSX.V: AGC) is a relatively young exploration company focused on acquiring, discovering and defining gold resources in Brazil.

Anaconda Gold Corp. (TSX: ANX) is a Canadian mining company focused on exploring for and developing mineral deposits into profitable mines. Managed by a team of mining professionals with years of major mining company expertise, Anaconda is poised for tremendous growth as its two most advanced gold projects - Damoti Lake and Pine Cove – are advanced towards production. We remain committed and focused on our goal of developing into an operating mining company and have assembled the people and the projects to achieve this objective.

Anatolia Minerals Development Ltd. (OTC.PK: ALIAF) holds a commanding exploration presence in Turkey – a mineral-rich region of untapped mining potential. Active since 1996, Anatolia builds its success around a strong in-country team that attracts interest throughout the global mining community.

ANDINA MINERALS INC (TSX.V: ADM) Andina is a well financed, Americas focused exploration company with a portfolio of precious metals exploration projects in Chile and Mexico. The Company is dedicated to maximizing the value of its exploration assets through a commitment to fiscally responsible exploration.

Andover Ventures Inc. (TSX.V: AOX) has a strong land position in Alaska comprised of eight properties with high potential for base and precious metal discoveries, with a primary focus being gold and silver.

Anglo American (NASDAQ: AAUK) is a global leader in mining focused on adding value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities in which it operates. The Group has a range of high quality, core mining businesses covering platinum, diamonds, coal, base and ferrous metals, industrial minerals The Group is geographically diverse, with operations and developments in Africa, Europe, South and North America and Australia.

Anglo Canadian Uranium Corp. (TSX.V: URA) An aggressive uranium and gold exploration company with several properties located in Canada and the United States. The Company's current projects include uranium projects located in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Quebec, and gold and base metals projects in British Columbia. The Company's focus is to acquire uranium and gold deposits in strategic locations through acquisition and option arrangements, and further develop these projects with experienced management teams.

Anglo Swiss Resources Inc. (TSX.V: ASW) is actively engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of gemstone and mineral resource properties.

Anooraq Resources Corporation (TSX: ANO) explores and develops platinum group metals (PGM) prospects in South Africa. Anooraq Resources' mineral properties include the Drenthe and Witriver farms, as well as the Overysel Farm through a joint venture with a Anglo American Platinum subsidiary. It also holds interests in other properties, all within the prolific Bushveld Complex. Before going to South Africa, the company had been exploring for metals in Mexico.

Apex Silver Mines Ltd. (AMEX: SIL) is a mining exploration and development company. Since its inception in 1993 and with the discovery of San Cristobal, it has assumed an increasingly important profile within the silver sector. Its San Cristobal flagship project is located in the Potosi district of southwestern Bolivia. At the designed production rate of 40,000 tonnes of ore per day, San Cristobal is expected to produce approximately 22.3 million ounces of payable silver, 182,500 tonnes of payable zinc and 85,000 tonnes of payable lead per year in the first five years of production, making it one of the largest producers of these key metals in the world.

Apolo Gold & Energy Inc. (OTCBB: APLL) is engaged in financing and operating precious metals concessions.

Apollo Gold Corp. (AMEX: AGT) is a gold mining company with operating mines in Nevada and Montana and an advanced stage development project, Black Fox, along the productive Destor-Porcupine Fault east of the Timmins Gold Camp in Ontario, Canada. Apollo has also recently started the Huizopa exploration project in the Sierra Madre Mountains of Mexico.

Aquiline Resources Inc. (TSX.V: AQI) is a results driven precious metals company focused on acquiring advance stage high-grade gold deposits that can be mined profitably. The Company’s primary asset, the Calcatreu Gold Deposit, is located in the province of Rio Negro, Argentina. The company has a diverse management team and Board of Directors with a depth of experience in the resource sector including gold exploration and mine development.

Arafura Resources NL (ARU.AX) Arafura Resources NL (ARU) is a minerals exploration company with interests in gold, base metals, tin, tungsten, rare earth elements, uranium and iron ore projects, located exclusively within the Northern Territory

Arcelor Mittal (NYSE: MT) produces and markets steel worldwide. The company produces a range of finished and semi-finished carbon steel products comprising flat products, including sheet and plate; long products, including bars, rods, and structural shapes; and stainless steel products. It serves various global customer markets, including automotive, construction, household appliances, and packaging with sizeable captive supplies of raw materials and distribution networks.

Arctic Star Diamond Corp. (TSX.V: ADD) is an aggressive diamond exploration company that is currently very active on several projects all located in Canada.

Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE: ACI) is the nation’s second largest coal producer. It mines clean-burning, low-sulfur coal exclusively. In total, it contributes about 13 percent of America's coal supply from its13 mining complexes in West Virginia, Wyoming, Kentucky, Virginia, Colorado and Utah. With more than 140 million tons of pro forma coal sales in 2004, it provided U.S. utilities with the fuel for roughly seven percent of the nation’s electricity.

Argentex Mining Corporation (OTCBB: AGXM) is a junior mining exploration firm with a significant new base metal and precious metal discovery in its Pinguino deposit, Patagonia, Argentina.

Asia Now Resources Corp. (TSX.V::NOW) is a mineral exploration company active in China since 2002. The Company has established offices, joint ventures and a significant network with Chinese partners. Current projects include copper, gold and silver at three major projects, with drilling underway at two of these.

Asian Dragon Group Inc., (OTCBB:AADG ) was established to focus on China’s precious and base metals reserves and markets and to become one of China’s largest foreign metals producers through a series of joint ventures and mine and property acquisitions.

Astral Mining Corporation (TSX.V: AST) is a junior exploration company focused on identifying high potential gold and silver deposits in mining friendly districts of North America.

Atlas Mining Company (OTCBB: ALMI) is an exploration stage natural resource and mining company.

ATNA Resources Ltd. (TSX: ATN) is in the business of discovering and developing ore deposits and is focused primarily on gold exploration in Nevada. The company targets early stage prospects, through to advanced deposits with defined resources.

ATW Venture Corp. (TSX-V: ATW ) ATW Venture Corp. is pleased to announce the acquisition of the BURNAKURA GOLD MINE PROJECT, located in the West Yilgarn goldfields of Western Australia. According to internal records of previous owners and the Western Australia Mines Department records, the project has produced 216,000oz of gold from shallow oxide pits to date and recently approximately 30,000oz of gold from underground

Augusta Resource Corporation (TSX: AZC; AMEX: AZC) is a mineral exploration and development company responsibly advancing the Rosemont copper project in Southern Arizona. Augusta's Rosemont property is located in Pima County, approximately 50 kilometers southeast of Tucson, Arizona, and contains a potentially world class open-pit copper-molybdenum-silver (Cu/Mo/Ag) deposit.

Aumega Discoveries Ltd. (TSX.V: AUM) is a Canadian-based junior resource company that is focused on the exploration and development of both advanced and early stage mineral projects throughout British Columbia. Aumega currently has an option to earn a 100-percent interest in the Poplar Deposit, an advanced stage copper/molybdenum porphyry deposit located 75km south of Houston, B.C.

Aur Resources Inc. (OTC.PK: AURFF) is a Canadian-based, international mining company active in the acquisition, exploration, development and mining of mineral properties with a strong emphasis on copper.

Aurea Mining Inc. (TSX.V: MXA) is actively engaged in the staking, acquisition and exploration of gold mineral properties in Mexico. Aurea is currently drilling on its Aurea Sur Project located in the Guerrero Gold Belt (the GGB) in Guerrero State, Mexico.

Aurelian Resources Inc. (TSX: ARU) is a Canadian gold, silver, and base metals exploration company that controls over 95,000 hectares of mining concessions in southeastern Ecuador. The concessions are located in the Cordillera del Condor in a mineral belt that has yielded riches for over 400 years. Aurelian exploration has determined that gold mineralization lies within a major structural corridor of at least 30 kilometres in length. Its exploration campaign continues on multiple styles of gold targets: high grade; potential large tonnage bulk mineable gold; and grassroots discovery level targets.

Aurizon Mines Ltd (AMEX: AZK) is a Canadian gold mining company with operations and exploration activities in the gold-producing Abitibi region of northwestern Quebec.

Aurora Energy Resources Inc. (TSX: AXU) Aurora has 100% ownership in a significant emerging uranium district located in central Labrador. This district includes the Michelin deposit, one of the largest undeveloped resources in Canada, along with several newly discovered uranium deposits and targets.

Aurora Metals (BVI) Limited (OTCBB: AURMF) is a mineral exploration and resource-related company.

Australian United Gold Limited (AUL.AX) is involved in mineral exploration. As at June 2005, company's primary activity was monitoring its interest in mineral exploration in the Manindi Zinc Project

Avoca Resources Limited (AVO.AX) is a mineral exploration and development company with projects in Western Australia and South Australia. The company is focused on the development of the Higginsville Gold Project in Western Australia.

AXMIN Inc. (TSX.V: AXM) a gold exploration company, offers dynamic growth with a track-record of finding mines in Africa.

Azimut Exploration Inc. (TSX.V: AZM) is a mineral exploration company using cutting-edge targeting methodologies with the objective of discovering major ore deposits.

Ballad Gold & Silver Ltd. (TSX.V:BGS) is an aggressive Canadian junior resource company committed to evaluating, acquiring and developing high quality resource properties throughout the world that meet its exploration criteria.

Bannerman Resources Limited (BMN.AX) Bannerman resources Limited (BMN) is a Perth-based mineral exploration company focused on exploring and developing exploring and developing uranium deposits in Australia, Botswana and Namibia.

Banro Corporation (TSX: BAA) is a Canadian-based gold exploration company with four wholly-owned properties along a major gold belt of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The company has to date identified 2.45 million ounces of measured and indicated resources, plus inferred resources of 5.48 million ounces. An exploration program is under way to delineate and extend Banro's total resource base.

Baja Mining Corp. (TSX.V: BAJ) is exploring an advanced polymetallic (copper, cobalt, zinc) project located on tidewater on the east coast of the Baja Peninsula near Santa Rosalia, Baja Sur, Mexico. Baja Mining Corp. owns a 100% interest in the Boleo Project, free of any underlying royalty interests.

Barker Minerals Ltd. (TSX.V: BML) was founded in 1993. Since then the company has invested more than $4.0 million exploring in a mineralized district, which has potential to host not only volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits, but also gold and platinum group metal (PGM) deposits. The properties are located along the southern extension of the historic Cariboo Gold District in east-central British Columbia, Canada, which has yielded 3.7 million ounces of gold to date. The 100-percent-owned claim group consists of 4,401 claim units (approximately 271,882 acres).

Barrick (NYSE: ABX) is a leading international gold producer with the industry's only A-rated balance sheet, a portfolio of long-life, low-cost operations on four continents and proven and probable reserves of 82.3 million ounces of gold.

Batavia Mining Limited (BTV.AX) is a gold and copper exploration and development company focused on the development of the Gullewa Gold Project in Western Australia.

Bayswater Uranium Corporation (TSX.V: BAY) is the only uranium explorer to have major landholdings in each of Canada's most important producing and exploration regions -- the Athabasca Basin, the Central Mineral Belt, and the Thelon Basin -- Bayswater Uranium Corporation is well positioned to be a market leader in uranium exploration. Bayswater combines the experience of its technical and managerial teams with a large, highly prospective and diverse property base. The result is a Super JuniorTM Uranium Company with the share liquidity and market capitalization to provide value to both the retail and institutional investor.

Bear Creek Mining Corp. (TSX.V:BCM) was formed in June 2000 by a management team previously involved in many of Peru's successful mining discoveries and reserve increases including the Pierina, Brocal, Tantahuatay, Los Chancas, and Toquepala deposits as well as Barrick Gold Corporation's recently announced Alto Chicama discovery. Bear Creek's strategy has focused on building a portfolio of properties in Peru while other mining companies were reducing budgets or dismantling exploration programs.

Bellhaven Copper & Gold Inc. (TSX.V: BHV) is a Panama-based mineral exploration company with a portfolio of gold and copper properties in the Republic of Panama.

Belmont Resources Inc. (TSX.V: BEA) is an emerging mining company with uranium projects located in the Central Mineral Belt Uranium District in Labrador and in the Athabasca Basin, Northern Saskatchewan.

Benton Resources Corp. (TSX.V: BTC) is a mining exploration company aggressively working towards the advancement of several properties in Northern Ontario and Labrador. Benton is well diversified with Uranium, Gold, Copper, Nickel and Platinum group metal projects. Benton's flagship Property is the Bermuda Cu-PGE project located near Marathon, Ontario. The property is host to numerous Cu-PGE showings along a 17km trend hosted in the Proterozoic-aged Coldwell Intrusive Complex. Benton has also landed several major joint venture partners on their projects including Xstrata and Teck Cominco.

Berkeley Resources Limited (BKY.AX) is a minerals exploration company with projects located in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. The company is exploring for a wide range of minerals including diamonds, gold, tantalum and nickel.

BHP Billiton Ltd. (NYSE: BHP) was formed from a merger between two highly complementary companies — BHP and Billiton. Its businesses are BHP, a leading global natural resources company, with a diversified commodity suite that included minerals, oil, gas and steel. One of Australia's oldest and largest companies, it was renowned for continuously developing new operations both domestically and internationally; and Billiton, one of the world's premier mining companies, with a portfolio of best-in-class mining and metals operations.

Birch Mountain Resources Ltd. (TSX: BMD) is an Alberta-based company that holds metallic and industrial mineral rights over an extensive portion of the Athabasca region of northeastern Alberta.

Birim Goldfields Inc. (TSX: BGI) is a royalty-based exploration company that is focused on gold exploration in Ghana, West Africa.

Bitterroot Resources Ltd. (TSX.V: BTT) provides investors with multi-commodity, North American mineral exploration exposure. In British Columbia, the Company has the option top earn a 75 percent interest in the Mineral Creek high-grade gold project, which covers 55 square kilometres near Port Alberni, BC and "Projects" tab. Bitterroot is also exploring the GK Gold/Silver Project, near Beaverdell in south-central BC and the North Brenda Molybdenum/Copper project located 50 km west of Kelowna, BC.

Blackstone Ventures Inc (TSX.V: BLV) is a mineral exploration and development company focused on nickel. It currently has a 60% interest in the Espedalen Project and an option to earn a 60% interest in the Vakkerlein Project in Norway, both of which are in partnership with Falconbridge Limited. Blackstone also holds a 97% interest in Kenbridge Nickel Mines and owns approximately 7.5% of Monster Copper Corporation.

Bluerock Resources Ltd (TSX.V: BRD) is a uranium exploration company focused on discovering tomorrow's energy today through the acquisition and development of conventional uranium resources.

Boulder Mining Corporation (TSX.V: BDR) is a Canadian exploration company focused on financial growth through the acquisition and responsible development of major mining ventures in Canada and internationally. Through the combination of technical excellence and depth of experience, Boulder Mining is building an impressive asset base.

Bravo Venture Group Inc.(TSX.V: BVG) is committed to increasing shareholder value with an experienced management team that has successfully demonstrated the ability to identify, explore and develop properties with a significant potential for deposits of precious and base metals with a primary focus on gold and silver. Currently the company is active in Nevada, S.E.Alaska and N.W. British Columbia. It has acquired a substantial land package consisting of ten properties located in the Battle Mountain/Eureka trend, Nevada. Interest in the area is fuelled by Placer Dome's Cortez Hills, Pediment and ET Blue discoveries (Multi million ounces). The company's other substantial properties include, the Woewodski Island prospect in S.E.Alaska, a precious-metal rich VMS target, similar to both the Greens Creek and Windy Craggy VMS deposits and in NW British Columbia, the Homestake Ridge prospect, an Eskay creek-type VMS project.

Bralorne Pioneer Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX.V: BPN) has completed assembling a pilot test mill ancillary facilities and is now currently running a 10,000 ton bulk test of the Peter vein internalization on their wholly owned mining property at Bralorne, B.C.

Brett Resources Inc (TSX.V: BBR) is a Canadian minerals exploration company whose primary mandate is the discovery, acquisition, and development of precious metals systems, with particular expertise in Canada and Latin America. Recent opportunities in the acquisition of tin and tungsten resources in North America and gold in Ontario are providing diversification to its asset portfolio.

Brigadier Gold Limited (TSX.V-BRG) 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

Brilliant Mining Corp. (TSX.V: BMC) is focused on the production, development and exploration of nickel opportunities world wide. The Company currently has a 25% interest in the producing Lanfranchi Nickel Mine in Western Australia and has 3 active nickel projects in Canada, including the Michikamau property in central Labrador.

Brookmount Explorations Inc. (OTCBB: BMXI) is a Nevada-registered company. The company's mission is to discover, define and develop a portfolio of key resource properties throughout North and South America. Its key property is located in central Peru, the Mercedes 100 Property, and five adjoining concessions cover a total area of 2611 hectares. The area is heavily mineralized and for many years was a gold-silver-lead-zinc producing resource, originally worked until the late 1970's by a German company. Production was halted during political unrest throughout Peru and its neighbouring countries, prior to the purchase of the property by Brookmount.

Brownsville Co (OTCBB: BVLL) is a natural resource corporation devoted to the exploration and development of deposits of Uranium and Gold in East Africa.

Brush Engineered Materials Inc. (NYSE: BW) is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, supplies worldwide markets with beryllium products, alloy products, electronic products, precious metal products, and engineered material systems.

Buffalo Gold LTD US$ (TSX.V: BUF-U), head-quartered in Vancouver, Canada is actively engaged in exploring and developing gold, uranium and nickel properties in Australasia. Management is dedicated to maximizing shareholder value through growth strategies that emphasize careful opportunity assessment and vigilant project management.

Bullion Minerals Limited (BLN.AX) Bullion Minerals Limited (BLN) is a gold, base minerals and uranium exploration company, with projects located in Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland.

Boxxer Gold Corp. (TSX.V: BXX) is a junior Canadian mineral exploration company focused primarily on the exploration of high-value projects with near-term development potential. The Company has three projects which include: the Boss Property and the Buena Vista in Nevada, and the Gordon Lake gold property in The NWT.

Caledonia Mining Corp (OTCBB: CALVF) is a mining company whose activities are centered in southern and central Africa and in northern Canada. The Company was formed by the amalgamation pursuant to the laws of the province of British Columbia, Canada, of two public companies and one private company. The two public companies were Golden North Resource Corporation (Golden North), a British Columbia company, and Thorco Resources Inc. (Thorco), an Ontario company. The private company was Doelcam Mining Corporation (Doelcam), an Ontario company. Caledonia owns 100% of the shares of Zambian companies including Caledonia Mining ( Zambia) Limited, Caledonia Western Limited, Caledonia Nama Limited and Caledonia Kadola Limited. In South Africa, it owns interests including Eersteling Gold Mining Company Limited (96%), Barbrook Mines Limited (100%) and Greenstone Management Services Limited (100%).

Calypso Acquisition Corp. (TSX.V: CLP) is an uranium exploration and development company with large highly prospective uranium properties known as the Huemel, Campesino Norte, La Pintada, and Central Block located in four regions of Argentina. Calypso has a fully staffed exploration office located in Mendoza, Argentina and is well funded to complete planned acquisition, exploration, and drilling programs over the next 12 months.

Campbell Resources, Inc. (OTCBB: CBLRF) is a gold and copper mining company operating principally in northern Quebec. The two main assets of the Company are the Joe Mann Mine and Copper Rand Mine. Campbell owns 100% of Joe Mann Mine. Campbell also owns 26% of the Copper Rand Mine and has an option to increase its ownership to 50%, with a right to first refusal on the other 50%.

Cameco Corporation (TSX: CCO) is the world’s largest, low-cost uranium producer, accounting for 20 percent of the world’s uranium production. Its mining and conversion facilities in North America provide fuel to the western world’s nuclear power plants. Through a partnership, it also generates clean electricity with its share of about 1,500 MW, from a nuclear facility in Ontario.

Canadian Royalties Inc.’s (TSX.V: CZZ) principal asset is the Raglan South Nickel project in Quebec province. Since 2001, Canadian Royalties has discovered and/or delineated the TK, Mesamax, Expo, and Mequillon Nickel-Copper-Platinum-Palladium (PGE) deposits. Total resources on the Raglan South Nickel project now stand at over 10 million tonnes. In addition to the Raglan South Nickel project, Canadian Royalties has over 200 exploration properties, options and royalties located in Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba.

Canadian Zinc Corporation (TSX: CZN) is focused on the exploration and development of the Prairie Creek silver-zinc-lead mine in the Northwest Territories.

CanAlaska Uranium Ltd. (TSX.V: CVV; OTCBB: CVVUF) is undertaking uranium exploration in seventeen 100%-owned and two optioned uranium projects in Canada's Athabasca Basin.

Canarc Resource Corp. (TSX: CCM) is a growth-oriented, gold exploration and mining company. The Company's principal assets are its 100% interest in the New Polaris gold deposit, British Columbia and its 80% option on the Benzdorp gold property in Suriname.

Can-Cal Resources Ltd. (OTCBB: CCRE) is engaged in the acquisition and exploration of precious metals mineral properties. As part of its future growth strategy, the Company will focus its efforts on acquiring, exploring and developing precious minerals properties in the Western Hemisphere, with an emphasis on Latin America, particularly Mexico.

Candente Resource Corp. (TSX: DNT) is a diversified copper, gold exploration company focused on increasing shareholder value through discovery. Candente has an advanced exploration stage leachable copper project, Cañariaco, and several other gold and copper projects in Peru.

Canplats Resources Corporation (TSX.V:CPQ) is a junior exploration company with 100% interest in four epithermal gold properties in Mexico. Two of the properties, Rodeo and Yerbabuena, are located in a north-northwest-trending belt of prolific base and precious metal mines in central Mexico, an area that has produced 5.8 million ounces of gold and 3.3 billion ounces of silver. The third Durango property, El Rincon, is on the same northeast-trending corridor that hosts Morgain Minerals Inc.'s El Cairo gold project.

Canyon Copper Corp.'s (OTCBB:CYOO) New York Canyon Property is located in the New York Canyon area of the Santa Fe Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada. The project hosts oxide and sulphide copper bearing mineralization outlined by historical operators. The most advanced of these zones is the Longshot Ridge copper oxide deposit. This zone has not been completely outlined and remains partially open. The Copper Queen mineralized zone is located approximately three kilometers west of Longshot Ridge and hosts copper and molybdenum sulphide mineralization. Several additional mineralized areas identified throughout the New York Canyon property have yet to be explored.

Canstar Resources Inc.(TSX.V: ROX) is a Canadian mineral exploration and development company engaged in the business of exploring for mineral deposits, primarily gold and base metals. The Company’s objectives and focus is to discover and develop economic mineral deposits, primarily in North America. Canstar’s principal focus is on the Mary March property in the Buchans area of Newfoundland and Labrador. Other mineral properties include two claim blocks in the McFaulds Lake area of Northern Ontario in proximity to a new, high grade, copper-nickel discovery by Noront Resources Inc., and the Slate Bay copper-gold property in the Red Lake area of Northwestern Ontario.

Canyon Resources Corp (AMEX: CAU) explores, acquires, develops and mines precious metal and other mineral properties. The Company has gold production operations in the western United States, and has conducted exploration activities in the search for additional valuable mineral properties in the western United States and in a number of areas in Latin America and Africa. Its exploration and development efforts emphasize precious metals (gold and silver).

Capital Gold Corp (OTCBB: CGLD) owns concessions located in the state of Sonora, Mexico, and rights to property located in the California Mining District, Lake County, Colorado. The Company is engaged in the business of exploration for gold and other minerals from its Mexican concessions. It owns 100% of 14 mining concessions located in the municipality of Altar in Sonora, Mexico, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Oro de Altar S. de R. L. de C.V., and its affiliate, Minera Santa Rita S. de R.L. de C.V. The concessions are subject to the terms of Capital Gold's joint venture agreement with Grupo Minero FG S.A. de C.V. (FG), which allows FG to earn up to a 45% interest in the venture.

Capstone Gold Corp (TSX: CSG) is a Canada based Mineral exploration company with a strong focus on Mexico. The company has an option to acquire a 90% interest in five advanced projects. Each project is a past producer with an existing resource base and the company is committed to expanding and developing these resources.

Cardero Resource Corp (AMEX: CDY) seeks to identify world-class mineral deposits and facilitate production in attractive under-explored regions of Mexico, Peru and Argentina.

Cariboo Rose Resources Ltd. (TSX .V: CRB) operates five significant gold and copper exploration projects with active development programs. Cariboo Rose partners with other companies to fund exploration of these properties, a strategy that reduces risk to investors and increases leverage. Cariboo Rose is part of The Eastfield Group, a family of companies with the same experienced management team. Other companies in The Eastfield Group include Wildrose Resources and Eastfield Resources.

Cascadia International Resources Inc. (TSX.V: CJ) is a junior mining company involved in the acquisition and exploration of base metal mineral properties in Canada.

Cash Minerals Ltd. (TSX.V: CHX) is focused on uranium, coal and alternative fuels (synfuels). Under an agreement with joint venture partner Twenty-Seven Capital Corp., Cash Minerals has the optional right to earn a 75% interest in any of the Wernecke District uranium prospects located in the Yukon.

Cassidy Gold Corp. (TSX.V: CDY) based in Kamloops, B.C., is a gold exploration and development company. Its principal asset is its 100-percent-owned interest, subject to a 15-percent state participation, in the Kouroussa, Tambiko, and Siguiri gold concessions in Guinea, West Africa.

Castillian Resources Corp. (CDNX:CT.V) is partnered with Xstrata Nickel to explore the approximately 155,000 ha Mangabal nickel-copper project in Brazil. The company has recently acquired the 17,000 ha Macaubus IOCG project in Brasil from Xstrata Copper. The company is earning an interest in the Las Aguilas Nickel-Copper-PGM Project in Argentina from Marifil Mines Ltd. and has the right to purchase a 100% interest in the Kagera Project which comprises over 1,600 square kilometers in the highly mineralized Kabanga Nickel Belt in Tanzania and rights to acquire 90% of the Pederson deposit, an advanced gold exploration project in Bolivia which is currently under force majeure.

Castle Gold Corporation (formerly Aurogin Resources Ltd.) (TSX VENTURE:CSG ) is a junior gold producer focused on the acquisition and development of profitable gold deposits in the Americas

Cazaly Resources Limited (CAZ.AX) is a minerals exploration company focused on projects located near Kalgoorlie in the Eastern Goldfields of WA. Cazaly's projects are primarily prospective for gold and, to a lesser extent, nickel mineralisation. Company's main focus is on the exploration and development of the Kununalling gold project in WA.

Celtic Minerals Ltd. (TSX.V: CME) is the most active junior exploration company in Voisey’s Bay, site of one of North America’s preeminent exploration and mining regions. In addition to a multi-prospect strategic land position in Labrador’s nickel district, Celtic continues to advance its base and precious metal VMS properties in the prolific Buchans Mining Camp and Tulk’s Belt of Central Newfoundland. Celtic’s remaining holdings include historical producing and contiguous lands at the Rambler Mining Camp in Newfoundland, the Dawson gold deposit in Colorado and the Crater Mountain joint venture in Papua New Guinea.

Century Aluminum Co. (NASDAQ: CENX) produces primary aluminum products in the United States. The company, through its facilities, produces primary aluminum in various shapes and alloys, including molten and sow aluminum, ingot, extrusion billet, rolling ingot, rolling slabs, and horizontal direct chill ingot for the electrical conductor market, remelt ingot market, and high-purity ingot market.

Century Mining Corporation (TSX.V:CMM) is an emerging mid-tier Canadian gold producer formed in 2003. The Company’s corporate strategy is to acquire and develop properties with previously discovered and undervalued mineral assets into operating mines.

Chaparral Steel Co. (NASADQ: CHAP), headquartered in Midlothian, Texas, is the second largest producer of structural steel beams in North America. The Company is also a supplier of steel bar products. In addition, Chaparral is a leading North American recycling company.

Chariot Resources Limited (TSX:CHD) is a junior resource company focused on the exploration, acquisition and development of copper and precious metal mineral deposits in the Andes region of Latin America with the objective of becoming a mid-tier metals producer within the next five years at the Marcona Copper Project.

China Diamond Corp. (TSX.V: CDC) is a junior resource company engaged in mining for diamonds, and the exploration and advancement of diamond and gold prospects in China. The Company controls six groups of mining and/or exploration properties in the People’s Republic of China.

China Precision Steel, Inc.(CPSL) is a niche precision steel processing company principally engaged in the production and sale of high precision cold-rolled steel products and provides value added services such as heat treatment and cutting medium and high carbon hot-rolled steel strips. China Precision Steel produces high precision ultra-thin, high strength (7.5 mm to 0.05 mm) cold- rolled steel products primarily for automotive components, food packaging materials, saw blades and textile needle manufacturing companies in the People's Republic of China. However, China Precision Steel is expanding into overseas markets such as Nigeria, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines, and intends to expand into Japan, the European Union and the United States in the future.

China Shen Zhou Mining & Resources, Inc. (OTCBB: CSZM ) conducts all of its business through its subsidiary, AFMG, which, in turn, conducts its business through its Subsidiaries. The principal business of AFMG is the exploration, development, mining, and processing of fluorite, zinc, lead, copper, and other nonferrous metals in the PRC. AFMG has two principal areas of interest in the PRC: (a) fluorite exploration in the Sumochaganaobao region of Inner Mongolia Province; and (b) copper/gold exploration in the Yangye Huayuan region of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Claude Resources, Inc. (AMEX: CGR) is engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of precious metal properties and oil and gas properties. The majority of the Company's mineral properties are located in northern Saskatchewan, northern Manitoba and northwestern Ontario.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (NYSE: CLF) headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, is the largest producer of iron ore pellets in North America and sells the majority of its pellets to integrated steel companies in the United States and Canada. Cleveland-Cliffs Inc operates a total of six iron ore mines located in Michigan, Minnesota and Eastern Canada. The Company is majority owner of Portman Limited, the third-largest iron ore mining company in Australia, serving the Asian iron ore markets with direct-shipping fines and lump ore.

Cline Mining Corporation (TSX: CMK) is a mine development company focused on the exploration and development of metallurgical coal in Canada for the international seaborne coal trade market and uranium and iron-ore in Madagascar.

Coastport Capital Inc. (TSX.V: C PP) has acquired an option to acquire a 50-per-cent interest in the San Ramon project from Radius Gold Inc. The property will be the company's principal property. The property comprises three granted mining concessions totaling 10,304.27 hectares located in north-central Nicaragua. It is an exploration stage mineral resource property.

Coeur D'Alene Mines Corp (NYSE: CDE) is engaged, through its subsidiaries, in the operation and/or ownership, development and exploration of silver and gold mining properties and companies located primarily within the United States (Nevada, Idaho and Alaska), South America (Chile, Argentina and Bolivia) and Africa (Tanzania). The Company's most significant operating and development-stage mining properties and interests are the Rochester Mine, the Cerro Bayo Mine, Compania Mineral Polimet S.A. (Polimet), Coeur Silver Valley Inc., Empressa Minera Manquiri S.A. and the Kensington Property.

Colombia Goldfields Limited (TSX: GOL; OTCBB: CGDF), through its Colombian subsidiaries Cia Minera de Caldas S.A. and Gavilan Minerales S.A., is developing a multi-million ounce gold resource in Colombia's historic Marmato Mountain gold district through a program of mineral property acquisitions, community resettlement and exploration.

Commander Resources Ltd. (TSX.V: CMD) is currently focused on advancing the Baffin Island Gold Project in Nunavut. The company holds other drill-ready gold and base metal properties across Canada which will be advanced and funded strategically either by the company or through quality leveraged partnerships providing maximum exposure to new discoveries.

Commercial Metals Co. (NYSE: CMC) Commercial Metals Company and subsidiaries manufacture, recycle and market steel and metal products, related materials and services through a network including steel minimills, steel fabrication and processing plants, construction-related product warehouses, a copper tube mill, metal recycling facilities and marketing and distribution offices in the United States and in strategic overseas markets.

Committee Bay Resources Ltd (TSX.V: CBR) has acquired 85 percent of the land position in the Committee Bay Greenstone Belt located northeast of Baker Lake, Nunavut Territory, Canada, and has recently increased its land position to over 3 million acres of prospective permits and claims in eastern Nunavut.

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (NYSE: RIO), a Brazilian company, headquartered in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is the largest metals and mining company in the Americas and one of the largest in the global metals and mining industry, with a market capitalization of approximately US$40 billion. It is the largest global producer and exporter of iron ore and pellets, the world's second largest producer of manganese and ferroalloys, one of the world's lowest cost producers of aluminum products (bauxite, alumina and primary aluminum) and a producer of copper, potash and kaolin. CVRD is the largest logistics player in Brazil, owning and operating several railroads and ports.

Compania de Minas Buenaventura SA (NYSE: BVN) operates as a mining company, producing precious metals and holding mining rights in Peru. It engages in the exploration, extraction, concentration, and commercialization of polymetallic ores, individually and in association with third parties. The company operates three mining units in Peru, including Julcani, Uchucchacua, and Orcopampa; and has a controlling interest in four Peruvian mining companies that own the Colquijirca, Antapite, Ishihuinca, Shila, and Paula mines.

Conquest Resources Ltd.’s (TSX: CQR) activities are mainly focused in Canada where it has several advanced gold exploration projects, almost all located within the "Shadow of Headframes". Conquest is currently exploring in Ontario at the Red Lake, Detour Lake, Sturgeon Lake and Michipicoten greenstone belts.

CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX), through its subsidiaries, is the largest producer of high-Btu bituminous coal in the United States. CONSOL Energy has 17 bituminous coal mining complexes in six states. In addition, the company is a majority shareholder in one of the largest U.S. producers of coalbed methane, CNX Gas Corporation.

Consolidated Abaddon Resources Inc. (TSX.V: ABN) is a Canadian uranium exploration company developing properties in the ATHABASCA BASIN of Northern Saskatchewan and the SIMS BASIN of Labrador. Property partners include International Uranium Corporation and Triex Minerals Corp.

Consolidated Global Minerals Ltd (TSX.V: CTG) is a Canadian-based company with a focus on the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral property interests.

Consolidated Pacific Bay Minerals Ltd. (TSX.V: CBP) is a Canadian Resource company actively exploring for uranium and gold in Argentina and Quebec. Drawing on over 100 years of combined experience, the Company's management has also acquired well located resource properties in British Columbia, and the Yukon.

Consolidated Spire Ventures Ltd. (TSX.V: CZS) is a Canadian-based junior exploration & mining company active in gold & silver exploration. The Company's objective is the acquisition and exploration of high quality gold and silver projects.

Constellation Copper Corporation (TSX:CCU) is focused on building the company into a profitable and low-cost mid-tier producer of copper and zinc by focusing on development of mineral deposits amenable to open pit mining methods and recovery by heap leach and solvent extraction-electrowinning (SX-EW) processing, and by acquiring similar producing assets.

Contact Resources Ltd (CTS.AX) is a gold, base metals, uranium and PGE (platinum group elements) exploration company, with the projects located exclusively in Western Australia.

Continental Precious Minerals Inc. (TSX.V: CZQ) is a uranium exploration company with a focus on the development of its Swedish assets.

Contact Diamond Corporation (TSX: CO) is actively engaged in the exploration for diamonds in Ontario, Quebec, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Continuum Resources Ltd. (TSX.V: CNU) is dedicated to the discovery of high-grade deposits of gold and silver within known past-producing precious metals districts in Southern Mexico and Canada.

Cooper Minerals Inc. (TSX.V: CQ) is a junior exploration company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties internationally. The Company's primary focus is to acquire properties that tend to be unexplored but have highly prospective geology.

Copper Canyon Resources Ltd. (CDNX:CPY.V ) Copper Canyon Resources was created by way of a Plan of Arrangement on June 9, 2006. Shareholders of Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. approved the plan to reorganize the Company's mineral property assets in an effort to maximize shareholder value. Under the terms of the arrangement, three of Eagle Plains' projects: Copper Canyon, Severance and Abo (Harrison) Gold, were transferred into Copper Canyon on a one-for-one share basis.

Copper Fox Metals Inc. (TSX.V: CUU) is a resource company developing one of the largest copper/gold deposits in Canada. The Schaft Creek mineral deposit has a world class indicated resource of 8.6 million ozs Gold, 9.15 billion lbs Copper, 620 million lbs Molybdenum, and 82.4 million ozs Silver. There are 1,595 million Tonnes of Resources in total. With a pre-feasibility study currently underway, the company is quickly moving the Schaft Creek deposit into production by 2011. Copper Fox has an option to acquire Teck Cominco's 93.4% interest in the Schaft Creek deposit.

Copper Ridge Explorations Inc. (TSX.V: KRX) exploration philosophy focuses on maximizing the potential for success in a high-risk business. With grass roots mineral exploration, where the entry cost is low but the potential reward is very high, success will be contingent on exploration skill and on carefully managed risk. Our management team brings tenacity, technical skill and experience, all crucial ingredients for discovery. By exploring a broad array of projects, focusing on the right commodities, in areas of high mineral potential and in mining-friendly jurisdictions, Copper Ridge is reducing the exploration risks for its shareholders and exposing them to a greater chance for discovery. Copper Ridge is well financed and is planning a busy field season on its Yukon and British Columbia properties.

Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. (TSX: CGP) is a well funded Canadian mineral exploration company with projects in Canada and Ecuador. It is committed to building shareholder value by generating exploration projects with excellent potential for discovery and advancing those projects through joint venture and strategic partnerships with other exploration and mining companies.

Cream Minerals Ltd. (OTCBB: CRMXF) is a mineral exploration company with properties in Canada, Mexico and Sierra Leone, Africa. The company is working to enhance its value through the acquisition of gold, silver, base metal and gemstone properties which may hold economic merit.

Crescent Gold Limited (OTC.PK: CEGDF) is a WA based gold mining company. It owns the 1 million ton per annum Barnicoat Treatment Plant and a gold resource base of approximately 900,000 ozs. Laverton is located 250km northeast of Kalgoorlie in the Western Australian Goldfields.

Crescent Resources Corp. (TSX.V: CRC) is a mineral exploration and development company with a defined growth strategy of adding value through discovery and rapid project advancement through exploration. The recently acquired Oviedo Uranium Project will be the primary focus for exploration in 2007 with additional exploration planned at the Boulder Lake Uranium Project and the Matupa Gold Project.

Crosshair Exploration and Mining Corp (TSX.V: CXX) is an aggressive uranium and gold exploration and development Company with select projects in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Company has developed into a dominant player in the exploration for uranium in the Central Mineral Belt of Labrador.

Crowflight Minerals (TSX.V: CML) is focused on Nickel, Copper and Platinum Group Minerals at the Thompson Nickel Belt and the Sudbury Basin. Crowflight currently owns and has under option more than 365 sq. km in Manitoba and Ontario, containing three highly prospective properties in the Thompson Nickel Belt -- Bucko-Bowden, Resting Lake and Halfway Lake, and six in Sudbury -- AER Kidd, Airport Property (a joint venture with Millstream Mines Ltd.), Marble Mountain Option, Copenhagen Option, Mystery Offset Dyke Option and Peter's Roost.

Crown Resources Corp. (OTCBB: CRCE) is a precious metals exploration company operating in the western United States. Crown's principal expertise is in identifying properties with promising mineral potential, acquiring these properties and exploring them to an advanced stage. Historically, Crown's goal has been to advance its properties through a joint venture with a partner that has expertise in mining operations. Crown's most significant mineral property is the 1.2-million-ounce Buckhorn Mountain Gold Project located in Washington State.

Crystal Graphite Corporation (OTCBB: CYTGF) produces flake graphite from its deposit in the West Kootenay, near Nelson, British Columbia, Canada approximately 95 kilometres north of the USA/Canada border. The Company's processing plant produces high purity graphite primarily for the fuel cell bi-polar plate market. The Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Canada Pumice Corporation, produces volcanic materials from its Nazko Cone deposit 100 km west of Quesnel, British Columbia.

Crystallex International Corp. (TSX: KRY) is a Canadian-based gold producer with operations and exploration properties in Venezuela. Recent expansion and anticipated increases in production will lift Crystallex from the ranks of a junior producer to one in the intermediate range.

Curnamona Energy Limited (CUY.AX) is a uranium explorer focused in the Curnamona Craton in South Australia.

Cusac Gold Mines Ltd. (OTCBB: CUSIF) is a leading gold producer and exploration company in British Columbia, Canada. Cusac’s ready-for-production, Table Mountain gold mine and large-scale gold target, the Taurus II project, are both located in the prolific Cassiar Gold Camp located in north-central British Columbia. Over the last 40 years, Cusac has amalgamated the largest claim holdings within the Cassiar Gold Camp.

Deep Yellow Limited (DYL.AX) is a minerals exploration company, primarily focused on the exploration and development of uranium resources

Denison Mines Inc. (TSX: DEN) is a uranium exploration, development and production company, whose principal assets are its interests in the McClean Lake Facility and the Midwest Uranium Project, both of which are located in Northern Saskatchewan.

Diamond Discoveries International Corp. (OTCBB: DMDD) is an U.S. exploration company with executive offices in Vancouver, B.C. Through its wholly owned subsidiary Diamond Discoveries ( Canada) Inc., it controls certain mineral permits in the Torngat Mountains Peninsula, north-eastern Quebec. The company is focused on exploring for diamonds.

Diamond Fields International Ltd. (TSX: DFI) is a marine diamond producer with a superior portfolio of mineral exploration properties in several areas of the world. Diamond Fields’ corporate strategy is to maximize cash flow from its Namibian marine diamond concessions and systematically explore and develop its international mineral exploration projects. In addition, the company continues to explore opportunities to acquire new economic mineral projects worldwide.

Diamondex Resources Ltd. (TSX: DSP) is an aggressive, mid-tier diamond explorers in Canada. Its portfolio of 15 exploration properties covers more than seven million acres, spread across the north from the MacKenzie River valley in the Northwest Territories to northern Quebec.

Diamonds North Resources Ltd. (TSX: DDN) is a dynamic exploration team focused on strategically advancing diamond opportunities and is determined to discover Canada's next diamond mine.

Dianor Resources (TSX.V:DOR) is an innovative exploration company focused on diamond exploration. The Company has entered into option/joint ventures in Quebec and Ontario with numerous exploration companies to explore for and discover diamond deposits.

Dios Exploration Inc. (TSX: DOS) is a major diamond explorer in Quebec with several projects being developed along the favourable Mistissini-Lemoyne Structure that hosts several kimberlites, including the Ashton-Soquem Renards diamondiferous cluster, and the southern portion of that structure, which returned significant results for DIOS. DIOS also has a new project elsewhere in Quebec.

Ditem Explorations (TSX.V: DIT) is a uranium exploration company with properties in the Athabasca Basin, including the 837 km2 , 100% owned Cree Lake property and the Otish Property (320 km(2) 100% owned) situated in the Otish Basin of North Central Quebec.

Donner Metals Ltd. (TSX.V: DON; FWB:D4M) is a Canadian base metal exploration company. The Company has a strong management team and advanced exploration projects, which have led to joint ventures with major mining companies TeckCominco and Xstrata plc. Donner has recently entered into an Option and Joint Venture Agreement (OJVA) with Xstrata Zinc Canada for the joint exploration of the Matagami Mining Camp of Quebec for volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits (VMS). The Matagami Project has an area of mutual interest of 4,737 square kilometres and presently includes 2,045 mineral claims covering 477 square kilometres.

Doublestar Resources Ltd. (TSX.V: DSR) is a Canadian mineral resource development company owning and working advanced and grass-root precious and base metal projects to Canada’s Northwest Territories.

Douglas Lake Minerals, Inc. (OTCBB: DLKM) is in the business of gold exploration and mining. This junior exploration company is currently working on five properties located in Tanzania in the Morogoro and Mwanza areas.

Dundee Precious Metals Inc (TSX: DPM) is a Canadian operating mining company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and mining of precious metals. It currently owns the Chelopech Mine, a producing gold/copper mine and the Krumovgrad Gold Project, a development project, both located in Bulgaria and is engaged in mineral exploration activities in the region. In addition, Dundee Precious has the option to earn a 60% interest in the Back River gold project in Nunavut, Canada. The Company also holds a significant and strategic portfolio of investments in the precious metals and mineral related sector.

Dynamic Materials Corp. (NASDAQ: BOOM) is a leading international metalworking company. Its products include explosion-welded clad metal plates and other metal fabrications for use in a variety of industries, including petrochemicals, refining, hydrometallurgy, aluminum smelting and shipbuilding. The company operates two business segments: the Explosive Metalworking Group, which uses proprietary explosive processes to fuse dissimilar metals and alloys, and AMK Welding, which utilizes various technologies to weld components for use in power-generation turbines, as well as commercial and military jet engines. With more than 30 years of international experience, DMC has captured a commanding share of the worldwide market for explosion-welded clad metals.

Dynasty Metals and Mining (TSX.V: DMM) is a Canadian based exploration company focused on gold exploration and development in southern Ecuador. Dynasty owns 100% of three gold discoveries, two within known mining districts and the third representing an entirely new discovery of considerable significance.

Dynasty Metals Australia Limited (DMA.AX) Dynasty Metals Australia Limited (DMA) is a gold, uranium, nickel and iron ore exploration company with projects located in Victoria and Western Australia.

Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. (TSX: EPL) is an aggressive junior exploration company operating in Western Canada. Over the past decade, its focus has been to acquire quality exploration projects that have the potential to be economic producers. Its objective is to increase shareholder value by identifying and securing early-stage mineral exploration opportunities, then attract joint venture interest to finance their development.

Eaglecrest Explorations Ltd. (TSX.V: EEL) is a Vancouver based mineral exploration and development company.

East Asia Minerals Corporation (TSX.V: EAS) is an Asian-based Canadian mineral exploration company with projects in Mongolia and on-going acquisition targets in the East Asia Region. The Company has a 75% interest in the Khok Adar copper oxide discovery. It also owns six uranium properties, all located in east-central Mongolia, and is involved in advanced discussions to acquire advanced gold and copper-gold projects in Indonesia.

East West Resource Corporation (TSX.V: EWR) is a Vancouver, B.C. based junior exploration company. The majority of the Company’s properties are located in the Province of Ontario. Some of these properties are joint ventured with other mining companies. The Company is currently focusing on exploration and development of its properties located in Timmins and Thunder Bay, Ontario. A large emphasis has been put on research and acquisition of a number of platinum-palladium properties by the Company.

Eastern Platinum Ltd. (TSX:ELR) aims to be a low cost PGM (platinum group metals) producer in 2006 by developing the two-million ounce Mareesburg deposit, and the eight-million ounce Spitzkop deposit in South Africa. Both projects are high grade, platinum rich, near surface deposits all of which make for simple mining and low cost operations.

Eastfield Resources Ltd. (TSX.V: ETF) is a Canadian public company engaged in the exploration of North American precious and base metal mineral properties

Eastmain Resources Inc. (TSX: ER) is a Canadian exploration company whose primary objective is the exploration and discovery of profitable ore deposits.

ECU Silver Mining inc. (TSX.V: ECU ) is a junior Gold, Silver, Zinc and Lead producer in the prolific mining district of Velardena, Mexico where historically over 500,000 ounces of Gold and 250,000,000 ounces of silver have been mined. Full scale production began in May 2005 at the Company's Santa Juana mine. To ensure the Company is positioned for continued growth and expansion, and to take full advantage of the current record setting metals prices, the Company has a fully operational infrastructure in place, several months of planned production available from the current stopes, and ongoing exploration programs.

Eldorado Gold Corp (AMEX: EGO) is engaged in the mining and processing of gold ore and the exploration for, and the acquisition and development of, gold-bearing mineral properties. Gold, the primary product, is produced in Brazil. During 2002, the Company's gold production was solely derived from the Sao Bento Mine in Santa Barbara, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Development activities are carried on in Turkey. The Company's key development property is the Kisladag project located in Usak Province, Turkey. It is also developing the Efemcukuru, Kaymaz and Kucukdere properties. Eldorado Gold owns its material assets through 14 subsidiaries.

El Nino Ventures Inc. (TSX.V: ELN) is an exploration stage company currently developing an aggressive global acquisition strategy. Our business model is to revisit former mining regions, apply new technologies to advanced stage exploration targets, and aggressively acquire new projects. Our present focus is on Canada, Alaska, and Eastern / Central Europe. In Canada, El Niño has an Option/Joint Venture with Falconbridge Limited, a subsidiary of Xstrata plc, to explore the world class Bathurst Zinc / Base Metals Mining Camp in New Brunswick. El Niño is also exploring for uranium in the Bancroft uranium camp in Ontario. El Niño is currently negotiating on new projects in Alaska, and Eastern/Central Europe.

Eloro Resources Ltd. (TSX.V: ELO) is a junior exploration company focused on discovering and developing precious and base metal quality resources in the James Bay District of northern Quebec and the Timmins Camp of northern Ontario. Eloro currently has 19 gold-copper-silver and uranium properties covering 425 square kilometers in the La Grande and Eastmain Greenstone Belts, proximal to Goldcorp's Eleonore Gold Prospect.

Emgold Mining Corporation (TSX.V: EMR) is a Vancouver-based exploration and mining company focused on the re-development of the former Idaho-Maryland Gold Mine located in Grass Valley, California and the exploration and development of several early stage prospects in British Columbia. Emgold is working to become a gold producer, focusing its efforts primarily on the Idaho-Maryland Property.

Encounter Resources Limited (ENR.AX) Uranium exploration in WA

Endeavour Mining Capital Corp (TSX: EDR; OTC.PK: EDRGF; FSE: EJD), is a silver mining company focused on the growth of its silver resources and production in Mexico.

Energy Fuels (TSX.V: EFR) The principal business activity is mineral exploration in uranium & vanadium projects located in the States of Colorado, Utah, and Arizona through its wholly-owned US subsidiary, Energy Fuels Resources Corporation and gold, base metals and platinum group projects in Newfoundland and Quebec.

Energy Metals Corporation (TSX.V: EMC) is a Canadian listed company involved in developing resources to power the 21st century. The Company has adopted a corporate strategy to focus on the acquisition and development of uranium assets in politically favorable and mining-friendly jurisdictions within the United States to take advantage of the continuing growth in the U.S. and worldwide of demand for electrical energy. The Company is targeting advanced projects in Wyoming that are amenable to ISL. This form of uranium mining was pioneered in Wyoming utilizing water wells and oxygen-fortified groundwater to mine the uranium in place. Energy Metals Corporation is also actively advancing other conventional mining and ISL opportunities for uranium properties in the States of Utah, Nevada, Oregon and Arizona.

Energy Resources of Australia Limited (ERA.AX) is a Northern Territory based miner and producer of uranium oxide. ERA is the world's third largest uranium producer, exporting its product to Asia, Europe and North America, solely for use in nuclear power facilities for the generation of electricity. ERA is 68.4% owned by Rio Tinto Australia.

Entourage Mining Ltd (OTCBB: ETGMF) is a Canadian junior mining company engaged in the exploration and development of gold, diamond and uranium prospects. Its current property portfolio consists of a very prospective diamond concession ( Saskatchewan), two Uranium prospects ( Saskatchewan and Quebec) and one gold/silver prospect ( Nevada). Entourage assets are in regions known for rich mineralization.

Entrée Gold (TSX.V: ETG) is a junior resource company focused on the deep exploration and advancement of premium gold assets worldwide. The Company is currently exploring its strategically located Shivee Tolgoi (Lookout Hill) property in Mongolia which is adjacent to and completely surrounding Ivanhoe Mines’ Oyu Tolgoi (Turquoise Hill) property.

Equinox Minerals Limited (EQN.AX) Equinox Minerals Limited (EQN, formerly Equinox Resources Limited) is a minerals exploration company with projects in Australia, Zambia, Peru and Sweden. EQN's main focus is the development of the Lumwana project in Zambia into production.

Erdene Gold Inc. (TSX.V: ERD) is a mineral exploration company focused on Mongolia with over 20 precious and base metal projects that include 47 licences covering in excess of 840,000 hectares, as well as 19 uranium licences and applications covering more than 1.1 million hectares.

Eromanga Uranium Limited (ERO.AX) Eromanga Uranium Limited (ERO) is a junior uranium exploration company with the projects located within the Eromanga and Gawler cratons in South Australia (SA) and Northern Territory(NT). ERO acquired its rights to earn 50-70% interest in the projects from Maximus in exchange for a 30% stake in the company

ESO Uranium Corp. (TSX.V: ESO) is a Vancouver based mineral resource company, is actively exploring for uranium in the Athabasca Basin in Saskatchewan. The Company controls almost 1 million acres of mineral claims in the Athabasca Basin making it one of the largest land holders in the world's most prolific uranium producing region. ESO also controls 100% of the Mikwam Gold Project totaling approximately 26,885 acres located along the western extension of the Casa Berardi deformation zone in Ontario.

Esperanza Silver Corporation (TSX.V: EPZ) is a mineral exploration company dedicated to discovering new bulk-tonnage silver projects. We are comprised of one of the most experienced and highly respected management and geologic teams in the field. In the past decade we demonstrated our success by identifying over 250 million ounces of silver. In the past few years, as silver has gained more attention and prices have risen, we at Esperanza Silver Corp. have intensified our efforts and are determined to locate the most promising new prospects.

Etruscan Resources Inc. (TSX: EET) Etruscan Resources Inc. is a diversified Canadian mining company that has been exploring for gold and diamonds in Africa for over 12 years. Today, Etruscan holds one of the largest strategic land positions in West Africa covering over 10,000 km² The Company is also active in diamond exploration and development. Etruscan's interests include operations that produce gold and diamonds together with advanced stage projects and earlier stage regional exploration opportunities.

EURASIAN MINERALS INC (TSX.V: EMX) is a major exploration landholder in Turkey, the Kyrpyz Republic and Serbia.

European Minerals Corporation (TSX: EPM) is a junior natural resource company principally engaged in the development of its 100% owned Varvarinskoye gold-copper deposit in Kazakhstan. The Company's shares currently trade on the TSX and on the AIM (Alternative Investment Market) of the London Stock Exchange.

Everton Resources (TSX.V: EVR) is a gold exploration company with key properties in the Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Quebec. Its properties in the Dominican Republic surround the Pueblo Viejo and Falcondo Mines , and have the potential to contain large gold and nickel laterite deposits. In Uruguay, Everton's properties are on the under-explored Florida Greenstone Belt that has similar geology to the Timmins, Kirkland Lake and Val d'Or mining camps. Its Quebec properties are adjacent to Virginia Gold's Eleonore discovery in the James Bay region.

Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX.V: EXN) has become Mexico’s newest silver producer through exploitation of very high grade massive sulphide orebodies in its Platosa Mine in northeastern Durango State, Mexico.

Exeter Resource Corporation (TSX.V: XRC) is a technically-advanced, Canadian gold exploration company, focused on the discovery of epithermal gold/silver projects in Argentina and Chile. The La Cabeza project is currently estimated to contain an indicated resource of 390,000 ounces of gold and an inferred resource of 500,000 ounces of gold, as announced July 27, 2005. The current, three-rig resource expansion and up-grade drilling program at La Cabeza is a key component of project development activities, which include engineering, metallurgical, hydrological, and environmental studies.

Exmin Resources Inc (TSX.V: EXM) Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, EXMIN, S.A. de C.V., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Mexico, EXMIN Resources Inc. is currently focused on the exploration and development of precious metal properties of merit in the Sierra Madre gold belt of Northwestern Mexico.

Extract Resources Ltd (EXT.AX) Extract Resources Limited (EXT, formerly Tuart Resources Limited) is a mining and exploration company with interests in the Gawler Craton in South Australia and the Meekatharra and Tuckabianna regions in Western Australia. The company's main focus is on the development and mining of the Burnakura Project.

Firesteel Resources Inc (TSX.V :FTR ) is a junior exploration company which explores for and develops quality precious and base metal prospects in British Columbia, the NWT and Mexico, and oil sands properties in Alberta. The company has recently been actively drilling and trenching on its Copper Creek property in northern British Columbia with strong indications of copper and gold minerlization. Firesteel has also entered the oil sands business with the acquisition of leases in the Peace River area of northern Alberta through its Blacksteel Oil Sands subsidiary

Firestone Ventures Inc. (TSX.V: FV) is a Canadian-based resource exploration and development company with zinc, gold and uranium projects in Western Canada and Central America.

Firstgold Corp. (OTCBB:FGOC) Firstgold Corp. currently leases over 30,000 acres of prime exploration property in Nevada. Its principal project is Relief Canyon. The Relief Canyon mine recently had its Plan of Operation reinstated in the state of Nevada and the company is conducting extensive drilling and development analysis on the project. Relief Canyon is located outside Lovelock Nevada on the site of the previously producing Pegasus Gold Mine.

First Narrows Resources Corp. (CDNX:UNO.V ) is a Canadian-based mineral exploration company whose corporate strategy is to develop overlooked and undervalued mineral properties that offer near term production potential. The Company has active projects in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada and in the State of Sonora, Mexico. The most advanced project is the 100%-owned Chester copper-polymetallic deposit in New Brunswick's Bathurst Mining Camp, which is rapidly moving forward to NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate and conceptual mine design status.

First Point Minerals Corp (TSX.V: FPX) is a Canadian based mineral exploration company focused on acquisition of precious and base metal properties in the America. The company is currently focusing its efforts in Central America to develop reserves on the Rio Luna gold property in Nicaragua and the Cacamuyá gold/silver property in Honduras. The management team with over 120 years of management experience in over 30 countries, has been instrumental in the discovery, exploration and advancement of seven major mines containing over 25 million ounces of gold as well as several other mineral discoveries worldwide.

First Silver Reserve Inc. (TSX: FSR) is a silver mining company focused on low cost, profitable production of silver through its 100% owned San Martin silver mine, located 250 km north of Guadalajara in Jalisco State, Mexico.

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (TSX: FM) is a growing mining and metals company whose principal activities include mineral exploration, development and mining. The company produces LME grade "A" copper cathode, copper in concentrate, gold and sulphuric acid. The company's operations in Zambia include the Bwana Mkubwa SX/EW facility and sulphuric acid plants and the Kansanshi open pit copper-gold deposit. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, First Quantum operates the Lonshi open pit copper mine which provides oxide copper ore for processing at Bwana Mkubwa, and other properties.

FNX Mining Co (TSX: FNX) is mining and exploring in Canada's prolific Sudbury Basin, one of the world's great mining areas for more than 100 years.

Fording Canadian Coal Trust (NYSE: FDG) is an open-ended mutual fund trust. Through investments in metallurgical coal and industrial minerals mining and processing operations, the Trust makes quarterly cash distributions to unitholders. The Trust, through its subsidiaries, holds a 60% interest in the Elk Valley Coal Partnership and is the world's largest producer of the industrial mineral wollastonite.

ForestGate Resources (TSX.V: FGT) is a mineral exploration company with diamond properties in Saskatchewan and Quebec.

Formation Capital Corporation (TSX: FCO) is dedicated to the principles of environmentally sound mining and refining practices, and believes that environmental stewardship and mining can co-exist.

Forsys Metals Corp. (TSX.V: FSY) is a new and innovative exploration company in the business of advancing high value uranium, precious and base metal projects in Namibia, Africa.

Fortress Minerals Corp. (TSX.V: FST) is a Canadian mineral exploration company that holds a 51% interest in the Svetloye gold project, an advanced exploration project in Russia, as well as a large land package in Mongolia encompassing key copper/gold prospective regions in the country.

Fortune Minerals Limited (TSX: FT) is a diversified natural resource company with seven mineral deposits and a number of exploration projects, all located in Canada. They include the Mount Klappan anthracite coal deposits in British Columbia, and the NICO cobalt-gold-bismuth deposit, the Sue-Dianne copper-silver deposit and other base and precious metals exploration projects in the Northwest Territories. Fortune is the managing partner of Formosa Environmental Aggregates Ltd., an industrial mineral company developing the Greenock high calcium limestone quarry in Ontario.

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc (TSX.V: FVI) is an emerging silver producer focused on Latin America. Its primary assets are the Caylloma Silver Mine in southern Peru, and the San Jose Silver-Gold Mine in Oaxaca Mexico.

Forum Uranium Corp. (TSX.V: FDC) is a Canadian-based energy company with a focus on the acquisition, exploration and development of uranium projects. The Company has a 100% interest in over 170,000 hectares of uranium exploration properties, a 65% interest in the Costigan Lake Joint Venture and a 50% interest in the Haultain River Joint Venture located in the prolific Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan. Forum also has a 50% joint venture interest in over 100,000 hectares of prospective ground nearby AREVA's Kiggavik uranium deposit in the Thelon Basin, Nunavut Territory.

Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: FCL) is the fifth largest coal producer in the United States. Although its name is new, it has been in the business of mining and selling coal through its predecessor companies for decades.

Franconia Minerals Corporation (TSX.V: FRA) is an Alberta corporation with a property portfolio that consists of: Birch Lake property in the Duluth Complex of Minnesota which contains an inferred platinum-group metal-copper-nickel resource of 51 million tones at a grade of 0.675% copper; 0.211% nickel; 0.01% cobalt; 0.216 grams per ton (g/t) gold; 0.972 g/t palladium and 0.46 g/t platinum (according to a NI 43-101 compliant audit of a resource estimate recently completed by Roscoe Postle Associates of Toronto); San Francisco property, a high-grade zinc exploration target in the western US (up to 55ft of 19% Zn in limited previous drilling); Mahoney property, a high-grade zinc target in New Mexico; and platinum-palladium targets in the Duluth Complex of Minnesota.

Freegold Ventures Limited (OTCBB: FGOVF) is a North American gold exploration company with active mineral interests in Idaho, the Yukon Territory and Alaska.(copper, gold)

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) is the world's lowest-cost copper producer and one of the world's largest producers of copper and gold. FCX's operations are conducted through its subsidiaries, PT Freeport Indonesia, PT Irja Eastern Minerals and Atlantic Copper, S.A

Freewest Resources Canada Inc. (TSX.V: FWR) is a mineral resource exploration company aggressively exploring in Eastern Canada. The company resulted from a spin-off in December, 1994, following the amalgamation of its predecessor company, Freewest Resources Inc., with Hemlo Gold Mines Inc. (now Newmont Mining Corporation).

Friedman Industries Inc. (AMEX: FRD) engages in pipe manufacturing and processing, steel processing, and steel and pipe distribution. It purchases hot-rolled steel coils; processes the coils into flat, finished sheet, and plate; and sells these products on a wholesale basis. The Company also processes customer-owned coils on a fee basis. In addition, Friedman Industries manufactures, purchases, processes, and markets tubular products, primarily line and oil country pipe. The company sells coil products through its own sales force to steel distributors and customers fabricating steel products, located primarily in the midwestern, southwestern, and southeastern sections of the United States. Friedman Industries sells its tubular products to steel and pipe distributors, piling contractors, and Lone Star Steel Company.

Fronteer Development Group Inc. (TSX: FRG) is a North American gold exploration company with active mineral interests in Idaho, the Yukon Territory and Alaska.

Frontier Pacific Mining Corporation (TSX.V: FRP) is focused on the development of the advanced Perama Hill gold project in northern Greece, held by its subsidiary Thracean Gold Mining S.A. In addition to Perama Hill, the Company holds an option to earn a 50% interest in the Macusani Uranium Project from joint-venture partner Solex Resources Corp. and a 100% mining lease option on the Dixie Creek gold property in Nevada's Carlin Trend.

Full Metal Minerals (TSX.V: FMM) has thirteen active mineral projects in Alaska, including four joint ventures. Assays are currently pending for the drilling programs at the Lucky Shot Gold Project and Mount Andrew Copper-Gold Project.

Galahad Gold (LSE: GLA) is an international mining development company.

Galantas Gold Corporation (TSX.V: GAL) is building Ireland's first gold mine, with production scheduled for Spring 2006. The corporate aim is to increase the resource base on the property through exploration and mine development, to expand mine production in stages, and to add value to the Company's production by marketing and selling certified Galantas (TM) Irish gold jewellery.

Gallery Resources Ltd (TSX.V: GYR) is a Vancouver, B.C. based junior mining company committed to the development of mineral resources.

Galore Resources Inc. (TSX.V: GRI) is a mineral resource company based in British Columbia, Canada incorporated in November 2004. The company owns and has options to acquire 100% interest in mineral titles to 48,081 hectares covering numerous exploration targets for copper, molybdenum, gold and silver in the Taseko Lakes region in southwest British Columbia.

Gammon Lake Resources, Inc. (TSX: GAM; AMEX: GRS) is a mineral exploration company engaged in the exploration of gold and silver in Mexico. The Company primarily operates two exploration projects in Mexico: the Ocampo Open Pit, a partnership project with Bolnisi Gold NL, of which Gammon had a 40% stake, and Ocampo Underground, Gammon's 100%-owned northeast Ocampo project area. In addition, the Company has a 50% stake in Mexgold Resources Inc., a private company holding the Guadalupe Gold-Silver Project located in Chihuahua, Mexico.

Garrison International Ltd (TSX.V: GAU) is a junior mineral exploration company focused on acquiring and developing advanced stage, high quality, gold properties in China.

Gateway Gold Corp. (TSX: GTQ) is a mineral exploration company fully focused on identifying and defining gold deposits in Nevada. Gateway's immediate objective is to define a major gold deposit at its Big Springs project in north-eastern Nevada.

GBS Gold International Inc. (TSX: GBS) is an international gold company focused on developing its gold assets, generating cash flow from low cost facilities and investing in strategic exploration and producing properties in acceptable risk locations. Through recent acquisitions of two Australian companies, GBS Gold has consolidated an extensive land position, a large mineral resource base and modern processing and infrastructure assets in a historically productive goldfield in the Northern Territory of Australia, with potential for future gold production. GBS Gold also has interests in several other gold exploration properties elsewhere in Australia and in Canada.

Gemini Explorations Inc. (OTCBB:GXPI) Gemini will be focused on the development and exploitation of the La Planada Gold Project in the southern region of Colombia. Gemini explorations newly acquired La Planada property is located in the municipality of Sotomayor, department of the Nariño, in southwestern Colombia

General Minerals Corporation (TSX: GNM) is an international minerals exploration company focusing its activities in North and South America. The company has six properties in the U.S., three in Bolivia, one in Chile and six in Mexico. The target mineralization is copper, silver and gold. The company currently has four properties that are under option to major mining companies.

Geodex Minerals Ltd. (TSX.V: GXM; Frankfurt: G2W) is a Canadian based resource company with a focus on the exploration and development of base metal deposits in New Brunswick. The company’s flagship property is Sisson Brook which contains a large open-pittable tungsten/molybdenum deposit. Geodex is also considered the world’s largest land holder of premium indium exploration properties due to the ownership of their second property, the rich Mount Pleasant Camp.

Geologix Explorations Inc. (TSX.V: GIX) is a mineral exploration company focused on acquiring, exploring and developing mineral properties in North and South America.

Gerdau AmeriSteel Corp. (NYSE: GNA) is the second largest minimill steel producer in North America with annual manufacturing capacity of over 8.4 million tons of mill finished steel products. Through its vertically integrated network of 15 minimills (including one 50%-owned minimill), 16 scrap recycling facilities and 42 downstream operations, Gerdau Ameristeel primarily serves customers in the eastern two-thirds of North America.

Gerdau S.A. (NYSE: GGB) engages in the production and distribution of crude steel and related long rolled products, drawn products, and long specialty products. The company produces steel based on the minimill concept, whereby steel is produced in electric arc furnaces from scrap and pig iron. Gerdau also produces steel from iron ore.

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