U.S. Materials Solid Balance Sheet and Fundamentals

Southern Copper

Market Cap: US$75.4b

Engages in mining, exploring, smelting, and refining copper and other minerals in Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador, and Chile.

RPM International

Market Cap: US$14.8b

Manufactures and sells specialty chemicals for the industrial, specialty, and consumer markets worldwide.

Carpenter Technology

Market Cap: US$12.3b

Engages in the manufacture, fabrication, and distribution of specialty metals in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Mexico, Canada, and internationally.

Louisiana-Pacific

Market Cap: US$6.4b

Provides building solutions for applications in new home construction, repair and remodeling, and outdoor structure markets.

CF Industries Holdings

Market Cap: US$14.8b

Engages in the manufacture and sale of hydrogen and nitrogen products for energy, fertilizer, emissions abatement, and other industrial activities in North America, Europe, and internationally.

United States Lime & Minerals

Market Cap: US$3.0b

Manufactures and supplies lime and limestone products in the United States.

Vista Gold

Market Cap: US$122.5m

Vista Gold Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operate as a development-stage company in the gold mining industry in Australia.

DRDGOLD

Market Cap: US$1.4b

A gold mining company, engages in the extraction of gold from the retreatment of surface mine tailings in South Africa.

Mesabi Trust

Market Cap: US$351.6m

A royalty trust, engages in iron ore mining business in the United States.