a sample of companies involved in the congo
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A Sample of Companies Involved in the Congo
Africo Resources Ltd. Location: Vancouver, Canada Sector: Copper and cobalt Ownership: Public in TSX Ticker: ARL Value: Market cap of $45.7 million Principal(s): Dr. Tony Harwood, President and CEO Website: www.africoresources.com Mailing Address: 1108, 1030 West Georgia Street Vancouver, BC V6E 2Y3 Canada E-mail Address: [email protected] Afrimex
Location: Wembley, England Sector: Coltan and cassiterite (minerals) Ownership: Privately owned Ticker: Not available Value: Not available Principal(s): Ketan Kotecha and Didi Ketan Kotecha, Directors Website: Not available Mailing Address: Ramnik House 8-10 Kingswood Road Wembley – HA9 8JR, Middlesex, United Kingdom E-mail Address: Not available A.H. Knight
Location: England Sector: Inspection, sampling, and analysis for the minerals and metals industries Ownership: Privately owned Ticker: Not available Value: Not available Principal(s): David J. L. Knight, Director Website: www.ahkgroup.com Mailing address: Eccleston Grange, Prescot Road St. Helens, Merseyside, England WA10 3BQ E-mail address: [email protected] A & M Minerals and Metals Location: London, England Sector: Trading and manufacturing of non-ferrous, metals, chemicals and parts,
(Including: tungsten, molybdenum, tantalum, niobium, tin, antimony, thallium and cobalt)
Ownership: Privately owned Ticker: Not available Value: Not available Principal(s): Christopher Bloggs, General Manager Website: www.amgroup.uk.com Mailing Address: Apex Yard, 29-35 Long Lane London SE1 4PL United Kingdom E-mail Address: [email protected] Alex Stewart (Assayers) Limited Location: England Sector: Inspection, sampling, and assaying of all metals and minerals and related materials Ownership: Privately owned Ticker: Not available Value: Not available Principal(s): John Notman-Watt, Managing Director; Chris Reilly, General Manager Website: www.alexstewart.com Mailing Address: Caddick Road, Knowsley Business Park Prescot L34 9HP, England E-mail Address: [email protected] Anglo American Location: London, England Sector: Platinum, diamonds, coal, base metals and ferrous metals and industries Ownership: Public in LSE, JSE, SWX, Botswana Stock Exchange, and Namibia Stock Exchange Ticker: AAL in LSE and ANGLO in JSE Value: Total assets in 2007, $44.71 billion Principal(s): Cynthia B. Carroll, Chief Executive Officer; Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, Chairman Website: www.angloamerican.co.uk Mailing Address: 20 Carlton House Terrace London SE1Y 5AN, UK E-mail Address: [email protected] Anvil Mining Location: Australia and Canada Sector: Copper Ownership: Public in ASX and TSX Ticker: AVM for both exchanges Value: Total assets in 2007, $688.7 million Principal(s): William S. Turner, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
Website: www.anvilmining.com Mailing Address: 76 Hasler Road, Herdsman Business Park Osborne Park, WA 6017, Australia 1 Place Ville-Marie, 28th Floor, Suite 2821 Montreal, Quebec, Canada QC H3B 4R4 E-mail Address: Not available Banro Corporation Location: Canada Sector: Gold Ownership: Public in TSX and AMX Ticker: BAA for both exchanges Value: Total assets in 2007, $100.9 million Principal(s): Simon Village, Chairman; Michael Prinsloo, President and Chief Executive Officer Website: www.banro.com Mailing Address: 1 First Canadian Place, 100 King St. West, Suite 7070, P.O. Box 419 Toronto, ON, Canada M5X 1E3 E-mail Address: [email protected] Banque Belgolaise Location: Belgium Sector: Banking Ownership: It seems to be out of business Ticker: Not available Value: Not available Principal(s): Michel Clerckx, Chairman Website: www.belgolaise.com Mailing Address: Cantersteen 1 B-1000 Brussels, Belgium E-mail Address: [email protected] Banque Bruxelles Lambert (since 2003 called ING Belgium SA/NV) Location: Belgium Sector: Banking Ownership: Non-quoted public company Ticker: Not available Value: Not available Principal(s): Luc Vandewalle, Chairman of the Board of Directors; Erik Dralans, Chief Executive Officer Website: www.ing.be Mailing Address: Avenue Marnix 24 B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
E-mail Address: [email protected] Barclays Bank PLC
Location: London, England Sector: Global financial services provider Ownership: Public in LSE, NYSE and TYO Ticker: BARC, BCS and 8642 Value: Total assets in 2007, £1.1trillion Principal(s): Marcus Agius, Group Chairman of the Board; John Varley, Group Chief Executive; Robert E. Diamond Jr., President, CEO of Investment Banking and Investment Management Website: www.barclays.com Mailing Address: 1 Churchill Place London, England E14 5HP E-mail Address: Not available BHP Billiton Location: Melbourne, Australia Sector: Aluminium, energy coal and metallurgical coal, copper, manganese, iron ore, uranium, nickel, silver and titanium minerals, and substantial interests in oil, gas, liquefied natural gas and diamonds. Ownership: Public in ASX, JSE, LSE and NYSE Ticker: BHP, BIBLT, BLT, BHP (Ltd.) and BBL (Plc) Value: Total assets in 2007, $11.1 billion Principal(s): Marius Kloppers, Chief Executive Officer; Don Argus, Chairman Website: www.bhpbilliton.com Mailing Address: 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia 1360 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 150 Houston, TX 77056-3020 E-mail Address: [email protected] Blattner Group (Groupe Blattner) Location: Belgium/USA Sector: Agri-business, river transport, aviation, lumber and mining Ownership: Ticker: Value: Principal(s): James Blattner, President Website: Mailing Address: E-mail Address:
BRC Diamond Corporation
Location: Toronto, Canada Sector: Diamonds Ownership: Public in JSE and TSX Ticker: BCD in both exchanges Value: Total assets in 2006, $8.1 million Principal(s): Theo Botoulas, Chief Executive Officer; Michiel de Wit, President Website: www.brc-diamond.com Mailing Address: 1 First Canadian Place 100 King St. West Suite 7070, PO Box 419 Toronto, ON Canada M5X 1E3 E-mail Address: Not available Brinkley Mining plc , Location: London, England Sector: Uranium Ownership: Public in LSE Ticker BRM Value: Total assets in 2006, £29.9 million Principal(s): Gerard Holden, Executive Chairman; Donald Strang, Executive Director Website: www.brinkley-mining.com Mailing Address: Level 5, 22 Arlington Street London, England SW1 1RD E-mail Address: [email protected] Cabot Corporation Location: Boston, MA, USA Sector: Carbon black, fumed metal oxides and tantalum Ownership: Public in NYSE Ticker: CBT Value: Total assets in 2007, $2,636 million Principal(s): Patrick M. Prevost, Chief Executive Officer and President Website: www.cabot-corp.com Mailing Address: Two Seaport Lane Suite 1300 Boston, MA 02210 E-mail Address: Not available Central African Mining & Exploration Co (CAMEC) Location: London, England Sector: Copper and Cobalt Ownership: Public in LSE Ticker: CFM Value: Net assets in 2007, £259.5 million Principal(s): Philippe Henri Edmonds, Chairman; Andrew Stuart Groves, Managing
Director Website: www.camec-plc.com/ Mailing Address: 18 Park Street London, England W1K 2HQ E-mail Address: [email protected] Copper Resources Corporation Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Sector: Copper Ownership: Public in LSE Ticker: CRC Value: Total assets in 2006, $58.3 million Principal(s): Charles Needham, Chief Executive Director; George Andrew Forrest, Director Website: www.copperresources.com Mailing Address: PO box 412544, Craighall 2024 Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa E-mail Address: [email protected] COVEC (China Overseas Engineering Group Co., Ltd.) Location: Beijing, China Sector: International project contracting, copper and cobalt Ownership: State-owned Ticker: Not available Value: Not available Principal(s): Xiang Xiaokai, Vice Chairman; Liu Yuchun, Vice President Website: www.covec.com/en Mailing Address: Building 7 No. 1 zizhuyuanlu Haidian District
Beijing, China. Post Code: 100048 E-mail Address: [email protected] Danzer Group Location: Germany Sector: Manufacturer of hardwood veneers Ownership: Privately owned Ticker: Not available Value: Not available Principal(s): Hans-Joachim Danzer, Chief Executive Officer Website: www.danzergroup.com Mailing Address: Storlachstr. 1 72760 Reutlingen, Germany E-mail Address: [email protected]
De Beers Group Location: South Africa and England Sector: Diamonds Ownership: Privately owned Ticker: Not available Value: Total assets in 2006, $8.3 billion Principal(s): Nicky Oppenheimer, Chairman; Gareth Penny, Managing Director Website: www.debeersgroup.com Mailing Address: Private Bag X01 Southdale 2135, South Africa E-mail Address: Not available DGI Mining (DGI Group) Location: Tel-Aviv, Israel Sector: Copper, cobalt and diamonds Ownership: Privately owned Ticker: Not available Value: Not available Principal(s): Dan Gertler, Founder and President Website: www.dgi-group.com Mailing Address: Maccabi Bldg. 24th floor, 1 Jabotinsky St.
Ramat Gan 52520 Israel E-mail Address: [email protected] Eagle Wings Resources, LCC Location: USA Sector: Tantalite and columbite Ownership: Privately owned Ticker: Not available Value: Not available Principal(s): Robert Raun, Managing Director Website: www.griffithholdings.com/presentation/internet/transformations/trinitech/trinitech_new/eagleswings/index.html Mailing Address: Not available E-mail Address: [email protected] El Nino Ventures Inc
Location: Vancouver, Canada Sector: Copper Ownership: Public in TSXV, OTCBB and Frankfurt Exchange Ticker: ELN, ELNOF and E7Q Value: Total assets in 2007, C$3.4 million Principal(s): Jean Luc Roy, M.B.A, President and Chief Executive Officer Website: www.elninoventures.com
Mailing Address: 1440 - 1166 Alberni Street Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6E 3Z3
E-mail Address: Not available EnerGulf Resources Inc. (ENGFF) Location: Houston, USA and Vancouver, Canada Sector: Oil Ownership: Public in TSXV and Frankfurt Exchange Ticker: ENG and EKS Value: Market cap of $112.81 million Principal(s): Jeff Greenblum, Chairman of the Board, CEO and President Website: www.energulf.com Mailing Address: 2000 W. Sam Houston Parkway S., Suite 320 Houston, TX 77042 E-mail Address: [email protected] First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
Location: Vancouver, Canada Sector: Copper and Gold Ownership: Public in LSE and TSX Ticker: FMQ and FM Value: Total assets in 2007, $2.7 billion Principal(s): Philip K.R. Pascall, Chairman, CEO and a Director; Clive Newall, President and a Director Website: http://www.first-quantum.com Mailing Address: 8th Floor, 543 Granville Street Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6C 1X8 E-mail Address: [email protected] Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA Sector: Copper, gold and molybdenum Ownership: Public in NYSE Ticker: FCX Value: Total assets in 2007, $40.7 billion Principal(s): James Moffett, Chairman; Richard Adkerson, President and CEO Website: www.fcx.com Mailing Address: One North Central Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85004 E-mail Address: [email protected] Gee-Ten Ventures Inc. (Gee-Ten, the Corporation)
Location: Canada
Sector: Diamonds and Gold Ownership: Public in TSXV and OTCBB Ticker: GTV and GEEVF Value: Market cap of $3.1 million Principal(s): Bryan Wilson, Chief Executive Officer Website: www.gee10.com Mailing Address: 2918 Boul Dagenais Ouest Suite 200
Laval, Quebec H7P 1T1 Canada E-mail Address: [email protected] Gem Diamonds Limited Location: London, England Sector: Diamonds Ownership: Public in LSE Ticker: GEMD Value: Total assets in 2007, $1.2 billion Principal(s): Clifford Elphick, Chief Executive Officer Website: www.gemdiamonds.com Mailing Address: 2 Eaton Gate
London SW1 W9BJ UK E-mail Address: [email protected] (public relations) George Forrest International S.A. Location: Belgium and Democratic Republic of Congo Sector: Cobalt, copper and coal Ownership: Private Ticker: Not available Value: Not available Principal(s): George Forrest, President Website: www.forresgroup.com Mailing Address: Avenues Pasteur, 9
1300 Wavre – Belgium E-mail Address: [email protected] Glencore International AG -- * confirm that they are in the congo (They’re not) Location: Switzerland Sector: Aluminum, nickel, zinc, copper, lead Ownership: Privately owned Value: Total assets in 2006 $47.1 billion Principal(s): Website: www.glencore.com/pages/home.htm Gold Fields Location: Johannesburg, South Africa and London, England
Sector: Gold Ownership: Public in JSE, NYSE and DIFX Ticker: GFI for all three Value: Total assets in 2007, $55.4 billion Principal(s): Alan J. Wright, Chairman; Ian D. Cockerill, Chief Executive Officer Website: www.goldfields.co.za Mailing Address: 6 St. James’ Place London SW1A 1NP UK E-mail Address: Not available
H.C. Starck Location: Germany and United States Sector: Molybdenum, niobium, rhenium, tantalum and tungsten Ownership: Privately owned Ticker: Not available Value: Not available Principal(s): Heinz Heumuller, Chairman; Olaf Schmidt-Park, President and CEO Website: www.hcstarck.com Mailing Address: 45 Industrial Place
Newton, MA 02461-1951 E-mail Address: [email protected] Heritage Oil Location: Canada Sector: Oil and natural gas Ownership: Public in LSE and TSX Ticker: HOIL and HOC Value: Total assets 2007, $172.1 million Principal(s): Michael Hibberd, Chairman and Non-Executive Director; Tomy Buckingham, Chief Executive Officer Website: www.heritageoilltd.com Mailing Address: #260 Petex Building, 600 – 6 Ave Calgary, Alberta, T2P 0S5 Canada E-mail Address: [email protected] Ticker: CDNX:IBX.V
International Barytex Resources Ltd.
Leo King
President
(604) 688-9368
International Barytex Resources Ltd.
Alf Hills
CEO
(604) 688-9368
(604) 688-9336 (FAX)
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.barytex.com
International Panorama Resources (since 2008 called Otish Energy Inc.)
It seems to have left the DRC in 2003. Location: Vancouver, Canada Sector: Copper and cobalt (Uranium for Otish Energy Inc.) Ownership: Public in TSXV Ticker: OEI Value: Total assets by February 2008, $9.9 million Principal(s): Steve Smith, President, Director and CEO Website: www.otishenergyinc.com Mailing Address: 204 - 700 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 1G8 Canada E-mail Address: [email protected] Ivanhoe Nickel and Platinum Ltd. Location:Singapore Sector: Ownership: Ticker Value: Principal(s): Website: http://www.ivanhoe-mines.com/s/Home.asp Email: [email protected] Address: 150 Beach Road #25-03 The Gateway West Singapore 189720 Telephone: +65.6337.1818 Fax: +65.6338.8228 Katanga Mining Ltd. Location: London, England Sector: Copper/Cobalt Ownership: Public, TSX Ticker: KAT Value: Principal(s): Arthur H. Ditto, Chairman, President & CEO Website: http://katangamining.com
La Quinta Mining Location: Vancouver, Canada Sector: Precious Metals Ownership: Public, TSX Ticker: LAQ Value: Principal(s): Malcolm J.A. Swallow, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director Website: http:// www.laquintaresources.com
Contacts: (604) 685-1818, Toll Free: 1-877-891-4653, [email protected]
Ludan Engeneering Location: Israel Sector: Natural Gas Ownership: Ticker: Value: Principal(s): Website: http://www.ludan.co.il/
Contacts: 6 Granit St. P.O.B. 3584 Petah Tikva 49130, Israel Tel: + 972-3-9182000 Fax: + 972-3-9182022 Email: [email protected] Lundin Mining Corporation Location: Vancouver, Canada Sector: Copper and cobalt Ownership: Public in TSX, NYSE and OMX Ticker: LUN, LMC and LUMI Value: Total assets in 2007, $4.7 billion Principal(s): Lukas H. Lundin, Chairman; Phil J. Wright, President and CEO Website: www.lundinmining.com Mailing Address: Suite 2101-885 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6C 3E8 E-mail Address: [email protected]
Kemet Location: South Carolina, USA Sector: Coltan Ownership: Public: NYSE
Ticker: KEM Value: Principal(s): Per-Olof Loof, Chief Executive Officer and Director Website: http://www.kemet.com/ Mailing Address: Kinross Gold Corporation Location: Ontario, Canada Sector: Gold Ownership: Public: TSX:NYSE Ticker: KGC Value: $10.7 billion Principal(s): Tye W. Burt, President and Chief Executive Officer Website: http://www.kinross.com/
Kumba Iron Ore * - confirm that they are in DRC Location: South Africa Sector: Iron Ore, Coal, Zinc, Lead, Titanium Ownership: Public:JSE Ticker: KIO Value: Principal(s): Website: http://www.kumba.co.za/ Note: Kumba Iron Ore was born out the unbundling of Kumba Resources, a process which also created Exxaro: http://www.exxaro.com Lundin Mining Corporation Location: British Columbia, Canada Sector: Copper/Cobalt Ownership: Public TSX:AMEX:SSE Ticker: LUN:LMC:LUMI Value: $3.7 billion Principal(s): Lukas H. Lundin, Chairman, Karl-Axel Waplan, President and Chief Executive Officer Website: http://www.lundinmining.com Malabar Logistics Location: London, England Sector: Transportation Ownership: Ticker: Value: Principal(s): Tye W. Burt, President and Chief Executive Officer Website: http://www.kinross.com/
Metorex
Location: South Africa Sector: Ownership: Value: Principal(s): Website: Mailing Address: Moto Goldmines Ltd. Location: Perth, Australia Sector: Gold Ownership: Public:TSX:AIM Ticker: MGL:MOE Value: $186 million Principal(s): Andrew Dinning, President; Sir Samuel Jonah KBE,Non-Executive Chairman Website: http://www.motogoldmines.com Nikanor (Merged with Katanga Mining January 2008)
Location: Great Britain Sector: Ownership: Value: Principal(s) Website: Nizhne-Lenskoye Location: Russia Sector: Ownership: Ticker: Value: Principal(s): Website: www.nlykt.com/ Olam International Location: Singapore Sector: Forestry
Ownership: Ticker Symbol: Value: Principal(s): OM Group
Location: Cleveland Ohio Sector: Copper, Coltan, Cobalt Ownership: Public, New York Stock Exchange Ticker Symbol: OMG Value: $1.8 Billion Principal(s): Joseph M. Scaminace, Chairman and CEO Website: www.omgi.com Pangea DiamondFields
Location: Sector: Diamond Ownership: Ticker Symbol: Value: Principal(s): Website: *Phelps Dodge (Bought by Freeport McMoran 2007)
Phoenix, AZ Sector: Ownership: Value: Principal(s): Polytra Location: Belgium Sector: Transport Ownership: Ticker Symbol: Value: Principal(s): Website: http://www.polytra.be/form.php Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority (RAKIA) Location: South Africa
Sector: Cobalt Ownership: Ticker Symbol: Value: Principal(s): Website: Ruashi Mining Location: South Africa Sector: Cobalt Ownership: Ticker Symbol: Value: Principal(s): Website: Shamika Resources
Location: Canada Sector: Tin and Coltan Ownership: Ticker Symbol: Value: Principal(s): Website: www.shamikaresources.com Simberi Mining Location: Canada Sector: Copper Ownership: Public, CDNX Ticker Symbol: SAU.V Value: Principal(s): Website: www.simberimining.com
Teal Exploration & Mining Location: South Africa Sector: Copper/Cobalt Ownership: Public, TSX:JSE Ticker Symbol: Value:
Principal(s): Rick Menell, President & CEO Website: www.tealmining.com Note: Teal is the subsidiary and exploration arm of the South African diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals. (http://www.arm.co.za) Tenke Mining Corp.
Location: British Columbia, Canada Sector: Copper/Cobalt Ownership: Public, TSX Ticker Symbol: TNK Value: Principal(s): Website: Note: July 3, 2007 joined with Lundin Mining Tiger Resources Ltd Location: Australia Sector: Ownership: Ticker Symbol: Value: Principal(s): Website: Umicore
Location: Belgium Sector: Cobalt Ownership: Public, Brussels Stock Exchange Ticker Symbol: BRU Value: $4.3 Billion Principal(s): Website: www.umicore.com Major Drilling Group International (mdi-t, mjdlf-o) SRK Consulting http://www.srk.com/ Glossary: TSX Toronto Stock Exchange
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Selected DRC-exposed stocks
Copper/cobalt
First Quantum
C$93.95
-17.7%
6.51
Nikanor
£6.18
-16.5%
2.60
Metorex
R28.20
-7.2%
1.39
Katanga Mining
C$13.49
-51.9%
1.08
Camec
£0.29
-63.6%
0.73
Mwana Africa
£0.49
-41.6%
0.32
Teal
C$5.00
-15.3%
0.28
Copper Resources
£1.54
-0.6%
0.24
Africo Resources
C$2.32
-50.6%
0.07
Gold
Banro
C$12.20
-26.1%
0.50
Moto Gold
C$2.86
-64.1%
0.18
Diamonds
SouthernEra
C$0.41
-39.7%
0.07
BRC Diamonds
C$7.72
-3.5%
0.12
Uranium
Berkeley Resources
£0.76
-17.9%
0.18
Peripheral* DRC exposure
Freeport McMoRan
$112.80
-6.2%
43.09
BHP Billiton
£17.55
-7.4%
218.56
AngloGold Ashanti
$42.94
-13.1%
12.10
Gold Fields
$17.76
-14.2%
8.79
Zambia-only exposure
Equinox
$5.06
-3.6%
2.90
African Eagle
£0.14
-15.0%
0.06
* Relative to the stock's overall value