Metals & Mining

Producers of aluminum and related products, including companies that mine or process bauxite and companies that recycle aluminum to produce finished or semi-finished products. Excludes companies that primarily produce aluminum building materials classified in the Building Products Sub-Industry. Companies engaged in the diversified production or extraction of metals and minerals not classified elsewhere. Including, but not limited to, nonferrous metal mining (except bauxite), salt and borate mining, phosphate rock mining, and diversified mining operations. Excludes iron ore mining, classified in the Steel Sub-Industry, bauxite mining, classified in the Aluminum Sub-Industry, and coal mining, classified in either the Steel or Coal & Consumable Fuels Sub-Industries. Companies involved primarily in copper ore mining. Producers of gold and related products, including companies that mine or process gold and the South African finance houses which primarily invest in, but do not operate, gold mines. Companies mining precious metals and minerals not classified in the Gold Sub-Industry. Includes companies primarily mining platinum. Companies primarily mining silver. Excludes companies classified in the Gold or Precious Metals & Minerals Sub-Industries. Producers of iron and steel and related products, including metallurgical (coking) coal mining used for steel production.