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Tasman Metals (TSX-V:TSM)

Tasman Metals  (TSX:TSM, AMEX:TAS) is a Canadian mineral exploration and development company focused on Rare Earth Elements in the European region. The Company's Norra Karr project in Sweden is one of the most significant heavy REE resources in the world, and the only NI43-101 compliant REE resource in mainland Europe. With a total rare earth oxide cut off of 0.4%, the Inferred Mineral Resource comprises 60.5 million tonnes grading 0.54% TREO and 1.72% zirconium oxide, with 53.7% of the TREO being the higher value heavy rare earth oxide. The resource is also unusually low in radioactive metals relative to peer projects. .  

Alkane Resources Limited (ASX:ALK)

Alkane is multi commodity mining and exploration company focused on the Central West of New South Wales, Australia.  The Company has built a gold resource inventory of over 1 million ounces and plans recommence operations in 2010 through a new development at Tomingley.  Alkane, in partnership with Newmont, has also made another significant gold discovery at McPhillamys near Orange.

Great Western Minerals Group (TSX-V:GWG)

Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. is a Canadian-based company with six rare earth exploration and development properties in North America with an option on a sizable additional property in South Africa. In addition, as part of the Company's strategy to pursue a vertically-integrated business model, the Company's wholly-owned subsidiaries of Less Common Metals Limited located in Birkenhead UK, and Great Western Technologies Inc., located in Troy, Michigan, produce a variety of specialty alloys for use in the battery, magnet and aerospace industries. These "designer" alloys include those containing copper, nickel, cobalt and the rare earth elements.

Frontier Rare Earths (TSX:FRO)

Frontier Rare Earths (TSX:FRO) flagship asset is the Zandkopsdrift rare earth project which is one of the largest undeveloped rare earth deposits worldwide containing approximately 950,000 tonnes TREO. The Zandkopsdrift B Zone has the highest TREO grade and the highest grade of high value HREOs of significant advanced deposits outside of China. The Company's directors, senior management and consultants have extensive experience in mining and exploration in South Africa, particularly in the Namaqualand region, which is one of the longest established mining regions in South Africa.