Elk Valley Resources Acquisition & Valuation

Xiamen Tungsten Co Ltd engages in the sale of tungsten, molybdenum, rare earth, and new energy materials in China. The company operates its businesses through four segments. The Tungsten, Molybdenum and Other Nonferrous Metal Products segment focuses on activities such as tungsten ore extraction, smelting, production of tungsten powder and wire, and processing of cemented carbide. The Rare Earth Business segment covers the extraction of rare earth minerals, their smelting and separation, and processing of rare earth-based products. The Battery Materials segment is involved in developing, producing, and marketing materials used in new energy batteries. The Real Estate & Supporting Management segment manages real estate development projects and provides related operational support services.

Hudbay Minerals Inc is a copper-focused critical minerals company with three long-life operations and a pipeline of copper growth projects in Canada, Peru, and the United States. Its operating portfolio includes the Constancia mine in Cusco (Peru), the Snow Lake operations in Manitoba (Canada), and the Copper Mountain mine in British Columbia (Canada). Copper is the primary metal produced by the company, which is complemented by gold, zinc, silver, and molybdenum production. Hudbay's growth pipeline includes the Copper World project and the Mason project in the USA, and the Llaguen project in Peru. The company's reportable segments are: Peru, which generates the maximum revenue, Manitoba, British Columbia, and Arizona. Geographically, it generates maximum revenue from China and Canada.

Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining Group Ltd operates as an international gold producer. It is engaged in the non-ferrous metal mining and beneficiation and comprehensive resource recycling business. The company's business covers three regions: China, Southeast Asia, and West Africa, operating seven gold and polymetallic mines and one integrated resource recovery project.

Jindal Steel Ltd is an Indian-based company that is involved in the steelmaking, power generation, mining, and infrastructure sectors, with its presence in various countries. The iron and steel industry is the company's key revenue-generating business. It offers various kinds of steel products like rails, fabricated sections, plates and coils, round bars, speedfloors, wire rods, and others. The products find applications in railways, roads, highways and bridges, housing, industrial applications, heavy machinery, and civil construction. Geographically, the company generates a majority of its revenue from its customers within India.

Ternium SA is a flat steel producer operating in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, the southern United States, and Central America. It produces finished and semi-finished steel products and iron ore, which are sold either directly to steel manufacturers and steel processors or end-users. The company operates in two segments: Steel and Mining. In its Steel segment, the company produces slabs, billets & round bars, hot-rolled coils & sheets, bars & stirrups, wire rods, steel pipes, and other products. The Mining segment sells iron ore as concentrates (fines) and pellets. The vast majority of its revenue comes from the Steel segment and geographically from Mexico.

Jordan Phosphates Mines Co PLC engages in the mining, and marketing of phosphates and fertilizers. The activities of the company can be classified under two complementary sectors: the mining sector and the phosphate fertilizer sector. The group extracts phosphate rocks from the Al-Hessa, Al-Abiad, Shidiya, and Al-Russiefah mines. The product portfolio of the company consists of various products such as phosphate, diammonium phosphate, phosphate acid, sulfuric acid, and aluminum fluoride. Geographically business of the firm is spread across the market of Jordan, Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa, and internationally.

Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd is engaged in gold mining and related activities, including exploration, extraction, and processing. The group’s primary product is gold bullion, produced at operations in South Africa and Papua New Guinea. Gold byproducts include uranium and silver. Strategic projects such as the Wafi-Golpu Project in the New Guinea Mobile Belt, the Eva Copper Project in the Mt Isa Inlier, Queensland, Australia, and the MAC Copper acquisition position the company as a gold-copper producer. The company operates across South Africa, Papua New Guinea, and Australia.

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd is a diversified mining company focused on advancing its four principal projects in Southern Africa namely the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex, a large, high-grade, stratiform copper deposit, Platreef Project, where the Company discovered thick and high-grade palladium, nickel, platinum, rhodium, copper and gold deposit, The Kipushi Project, a past-producing, high-grade underground zinc-copper-germanium-silverlead mine, The Western Foreland Exploration Project, a group of exploration licences. The Company has four reportable segments, including the Platreef property, Kamoa Holding joint venture, Kipushi properties, and the Company's treasury offices.

Eldorado Gold Corp is a gold and base metals producer with mining, development, and exploration operations in Turkey, Canada, and Greece. It has a portfolio of high-quality assets and long-term partnerships with local communities. Some of its projects include Kisladag, Efemcukuru, Skouries; Perama Hill, and Certej projects. It has three geographical segments: The Turkiye reporting segment includes the Kisladag and the Efemcukuru mines and exploration activities in Turkiye. The Canada reporting segment that derives maximum revenue, includes Lamaque and exploration activities in Canada. The Greece reporting segment includes the Olympias mine, the Skouries and Perama Hill projects and exploration activities in Greece.

Alcoa is a vertically integrated aluminum company whose operations include bauxite mining, alumina refining, and manufacturing primary aluminum. It is one of the world’s largest bauxite miners and alumina refiners by production volume, but sits outside the top-10 aluminum producers, a list dominated by Chinese companies. Profits are closely tied to prevailing commodity prices along the aluminum supply chain.Alcoa was the first mass producer of aluminum, launching the world-changing Hall-Heroult smelting process in the 1880s, making aluminum affordable. It listed as a public company in 1925. In 2016, Alcoa spun off its automotive and aerospace metal parts segment to focus on mining, smelting, and refining. It bought the 40% unowned balance of AWAC in mid-2024.

thyssenkrupp AG is a diversified industrial group with steel operations and capital goods and services businesses. Its segment includes Materials Services, Decarbon Technologies, Automotive Technology, Steel Europe, and Marine Systems. Automotive Technology is one of the German suppliers and engineering partners to the international automotive industry. Decarbon Technologies covers the businesses of Rothe Erde, Uhde, Polysius, and the majority investment in thyssenkrupp Nucera. Material Services includes the distribution of mill-independent materials, distributors, and services. Steel Europe concentrates on the market for high-quality flat carbon steel. Marine Systems is a supplier for submarine and surface vessel construction. it generates the majority of Revenue from Materials Services.

SSAB AB (publ) is a Swedish steel producer specializing in high-strength and specialty steels for applications across industries like automotive, construction, heavy transport, mining, and energy. The company manufactures quenched and tempered steels, high-strength steels, heavy plates, strip products, and tubular goods through divisions including SSAB Special Steels, SSAB Europe, and SSAB Americas, with production sites mainly in Sweden, Finland, and the United States.

Hecla Mining Co produces and explores silver, gold, zinc, and other metals. The operating business segments are Greens Creek, Lucky Friday, Keno Hill, and Casa Berardi. It generates maximum revenue from the Greens Creek segment. Geographically, It operates in Canada, the United States, and Mexico, and it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States.

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd is one of the producers of platinum and associated platinum group metals, including palladium and rhodium. The company is structured with five main operations located in Impala, Zimplats, Marula, Mimosa, and Two Rivers. Impala is the group's main operational unit and is situated on the Impala lease area on the western limb of Bushveld, east of Johannesburg in South Africa, and platinum-group-metal-bearing ore bodies in the world.

Xiamen Golden Egret Special Alloy is a Xiamen-based manufacturer producing tungsten powders and related products. Through gesac.com.cn, it supplies cemented carbide materials, thermal spray powders, and precision tools to global industries including mining, aerospace, and machining.

Lingbao Wason Copper Foil is a Chinese manufacturer of high-performance copper foil for lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles, personal computers, and electronic equipment. Operating from Henan province, it supplies major battery producers with ultra-thin foils meeting stringent conductivity and flexibility standards.

Alcoa Saudi Arabia is a joint venture between Alcoa and the Ma'aden Mining Company operating a bauxite mine in central Saudi Arabia. Launched in 2014, it supplies raw materials to aluminum smelters as part of a fully integrated complex.

Copper World is an Arizona-based developer of the Copper World Project near Dudleyville. The open-pit mine targets 44 million tonnes of ore grading 0.54 percent copper, producing 400 million pounds annually via flotation and oxide leaching. Feasibility studies completed in 2022 support a 22-year mine life.