Founding sponsor:

Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation PLC is a leading diversified natural resources Group with integrated mining, processing, energy, logistical, and marketing operations. It is one of the world's largest producers of ferrochrome, the sixth largest exporter of iron ore and the fifth largest supplier of traded alumina. The Group's revenues were US$3,256 million for the year ended 31 December 2006 and US$1,856 million for the six months ended 30 June 2007. EBITDA (pre exceptional items) was US$1,256 million for the year ended 31 December 2006 and US$797 million for the six months ended 30 June 2007. The Group's shares were admitted to trading on the Main List of the London Stock Exchange in December 2007, and at close of 10 March 2008 it had a market capitalization of 瞿12.97bn.
ENRC is a FTSE 100 company.

Document bag sponsor:

Atlas Copco is a world leading provider of industrial productivity solutions. The products and services range from compressed air and gas equipment, generators, construction and mining equipment, industrial tools, and assembly systems, to related aftermarket and rental.

Junior mining sponsors:

 

 

Chaarat Gold Holdings Ltd is exploring and developing a large gold deposit in western Kyrgyz Republic. Chaarat is listed on London's AIM: CGH.  The company's 100% owned licence is situated within the prospective Tien Shan Gold Belt and covers 604 square kilometres in which numerous exploration targets have been identified. 

With an aggressive exploration programme and year-round drilling Chaarat is constantly increasing its JORC defined resource.

The updated resource information can be found on the company's website www.chaarat.com. 

Chaarat's objective is to progress from exploration towards production by delineating gold resources and reserves of 4 million ounces by 2009. Such reserve and resource balance will support an initial gold production rate of 200,000 ounces per annum by 2012.  Thus far the development program is continuing as planned.
 

 

 

Kentor Gold Ltd (ASX: KGL) is a diversified exploration company with gold, geothermal and base metals exploration assets in the Kyrgyz Republic and uranium exploration assets in Australia.

Through their experienced Board and Kyrgyz based management team, Kentor have developed a strong relationship with the Kyrgyz Geophysical Expedition and Government. Kentor Gold also have a strategic partnership with geothermal energy exploration pioneer Dr Bertus de Graaf.

Kentor's strategy is to systematically build and enhance their portfolio of premier assets through a focused project generation and development strategy, with emphasis on acquiring advanced projects that have the potential to be brought rapidly into production.

 

 

 

 

Junior mining sponsors & exhibitor