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FILED AS OF DATE:		20260529
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20260529

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000103145
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHINERY, NEC [3559]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	06 Technology
		EIN:				112989601
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SD
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-16244
		FILM NUMBER:		261044605

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TERMINAL DRIVE
		CITY:			PLAINVIEW
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11803
		BUSINESS PHONE:		516 677-0200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TERMINAL DRIVE
		CITY:			PLAINVIEW
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11803

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	VACUUM ELECTRONIC MANUFACTURING CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19700408
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Exact name of the registrant as specified in
its charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(State of other jurisdiction of</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">File Number)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Kirk W. Mackey&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(516)
677-0200</B></P>

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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Rule&nbsp;13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January&nbsp;1 to December&nbsp;31, 2025.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Section&nbsp;1&nbsp;- Conflict Minerals Disclosure</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item&nbsp;1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Rule&nbsp;13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 provides
that a company must file this specialized disclosure report if it manufactures, or contracts to manufacture, products for which one or
more conflict minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of the company&rsquo;s products. Rule&nbsp;13p-1 defines &ldquo;conflict
minerals&rdquo; as (i)&nbsp;columbite-tantalite (or coltan), cassiterite, gold and wolframite, or their derivatives, which are currently
limited to metallic forms of tantalum, tin and tungsten; or (ii)&nbsp;any other mineral or its derivatives determined by the U.S. Secretary
of State to be financing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country. As specified under Rule&nbsp;13p-1,
Veeco Instruments&nbsp;Inc. conducted in good faith a reasonable country of origin inquiry that we believe was reasonably designed to
determine whether any of the necessary conflict minerals contained in our products manufactured in calendar&nbsp;year 2025 originated
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country, or were from recycled or scrap sources. Our Conflict Minerals Report,
which discusses this inquiry and other information, is provided as an exhibit to this report and is also publicly available on our website
at http://ir.veeco.com/financial-information/sec-filings.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item&nbsp;1.02 Exhibit</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Our Conflict Minerals Report is attached as Exhibit&nbsp;1.01 to
this report.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Section&nbsp;2&nbsp;- Exhibits</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 88%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Description</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in; text-indent: -0.1in"><A HREF="tm2615891d1_ex1-01.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.01</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><A HREF="tm2615891d1_ex1-01.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Conflict Minerals Report of Veeco Instruments Inc.</FONT></A></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; width: 88%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Description</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD><A HREF="tm2615891d1_ex1-01.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Conflict Minerals Report of Veeco Instruments Inc.</FONT></A></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">May 29, 2026</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By: </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 47%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Kirk W. Mackey</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Kirk W. Mackey</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>FOR YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">This Conflict Minerals Report (this &ldquo;Report&rdquo;) of Veeco Instruments
Inc., including its subsidiaries (collectively, &ldquo;Veeco&rdquo; or &ldquo;we&rdquo; or &ldquo;our&rdquo;) has been prepared pursuant
to Rule&nbsp;13p-1 and Form&nbsp;SD promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the reporting period January&nbsp;1, 2025
through December&nbsp;31, 2025 (the &ldquo;Reporting Period&rdquo;).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Rule&nbsp;13p-1, through Form&nbsp;SD, requires the disclosure of certain
information if a company manufactures or contracts to manufacture products for which certain &ldquo;Conflict Minerals&rdquo; (as defined
below) are necessary to the functionality or production of such products. Form&nbsp;SD defines &ldquo;Conflict Minerals&rdquo; as: (i)&nbsp;columbite-tantalite
(or coltan), cassiterite, gold and wolframite, or their derivatives, which are currently limited to metallic forms of tantalum, tin and
tungsten; or (ii)&nbsp;any other mineral or its derivatives determined by the U.S. Secretary of State to be financing conflict in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (collectively, the &ldquo;Covered Countries&rdquo;). Veeco&rsquo;s operations,
including the operations of its consolidated subsidiaries, may at times manufacture, or contract to manufacture, products for which Conflict
Minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of those products (collectively, its &ldquo;products&rdquo; and, individually,
a &ldquo;product&rdquo;). As required by Form&nbsp;SD, Veeco has conducted a good faith reasonable country of origin inquiry regarding
the Conflict Minerals included in its products during the Reporting Period, which are referred to in this Report as the &ldquo;Covered
Minerals,&rdquo; to determine whether any of such Covered Minerals originated in the Covered Countries and/or whether any of such Covered
Minerals may be from recycled or scrap sources. Where applicable, Veeco has conducted additional due diligence regarding the sources of
the Covered Minerals. The results of Veeco&rsquo;s reasonable country of origin inquiry regarding the Covered Minerals, as well as its
additional due diligence regarding the sources of the Covered Minerals, are contained in this Report.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>I.</B></FONT></TD><TD><B>Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (&ldquo;RCOI&rdquo;)</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Prior to initiating our RCOI, we retained a regulatory compliance information
management company to assist in structuring the process and administering data collection.&nbsp; Our inquiry began with a review of all
of our suppliers.&nbsp; We focused our RCOI on the relevant suppliers that, due to the nature of their business, utilize Covered Minerals.&nbsp;
We provided these suppliers with a questionnaire based on the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition-Global e-Sustainability Initiative
Conflict Minerals Common Reporting Template (the &ldquo;EICC-GeSI Template&rdquo;). The EICC-GeSI Template is regarded as the most commonly
accepted reporting tool for conflict minerals content and sourcing information worldwide and was developed by several of the world&rsquo;s
leading consumer electronics companies.&nbsp; The questionnaire asked the suppliers, among other things, to disclose the origin of any
Covered Minerals used in their manufacturing processes and to identify the Covered Minerals processing facilities within their supply
chain.&nbsp; We also asked them, if accurate, to represent that their Covered Minerals did not originate from a Covered Country.&nbsp;
We reviewed questionnaires received for completeness and consistency of answers.&nbsp; Many of our suppliers&rsquo; responses were company
level declarations and therefore it is possible that the information they provided includes smelters/refiners whose Covered Minerals are
not utilized in our products.&nbsp; Certain surveyed suppliers reported that the Covered Minerals identified in their supply chain originated
from recycled or scrap sources and thus did not require further due diligence.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Our RCOI process was reasonably designed and performed in good faith, but
there are inherent limitations in the information provided to us by third parties, including the possibility of information being inaccurate,
incomplete or falsified despite our efforts to validate and confirm the information.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>II.</B></FONT></TD><TD><B>Design of Due Diligence Framework</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Our due diligence approach was designed to generally align with the OECD
Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Third Edition (&ldquo;OECD
Guidance&rdquo;). &nbsp;The OECD Guidance is an internationally-recognized due diligence framework consisting of a multi-step, risk-based
process, certain aspects of which differ depending in part on the position of a company in the supply chain. Veeco is a &ldquo;downstream&rdquo;
company, which refers to supply chain participants from the smelter to the retailer, in contrast to those &ldquo;upstream,&rdquo; that
is, from the mine to the smelter. Key elements of Veeco&rsquo;s due diligence approach are described below.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>III.</B></FONT></TD><TD><B>Due Diligence Measures Undertaken</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Veeco&rsquo;s due diligence measures performed include, but are not limited
to, the following:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></FONT></TD><TD>As applicable and necessary, reporting to senior management on suppliers&#8217; responses to our conflict minerals information requests,
including updates on monitoring and tracking corrective action and risk mitigation efforts;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></FONT></TD><TD>Communicating our policy on Conflict Minerals to suppliers and our commitments and requirements expected of our suppliers, supported
by email and phone dialogues. A copy of our policy is publicly available at https://www.veeco.com/resources/veeco-conflict-minerals-policy;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></FONT></TD><TD>Using a third party service, comparing smelters and refiners identified by suppliers to (i)&nbsp;the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template
(the &ldquo;Template&rdquo;) developed by the Responsible Minerals Initiative (formerly the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative, or &ldquo;CFSI&rdquo;)
which lists validated conflict free and verified facilities and (ii)&nbsp;the US Department of Commerce list of all known conflict mineral
processing facilities worldwide;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></FONT></TD><TD>As applicable and necessary, conducting our own supplemental research on smelters and refiners identified by our suppliers; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>IV.</B></FONT></TD><TD><B>Product Description</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">The products subject to this Report are Veeco process equipment and services
(including spare parts) primarily sold to make electronic devices including semiconductors, power electronics, wireless devices, hard
disk drives and light emitting diodes, and include without limitation Laser Annealing Systems, Lithography Systems,&nbsp;Ion Beam Systems,
Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition Systems, Wet Processing Systems, Molecular Beam Epitaxy Systems, Atomic Layer Deposition Systems,
Physical Vapor Deposition Systems, Dicing and Lapping Systems, and Gas and Vapor Delivery Systems.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Based on the information obtained pursuant to the due diligence process
(as described above), Veeco does not have sufficient information at this time to determine whether all of our products are conflict free.&nbsp;
However, the suppliers who responded to our questionnaire gave no indication that the Covered Minerals they source directly or indirectly
financed or benefitted armed groups in the Covered Countries.&nbsp; Due to the manner in which our suppliers disclosed country of origin
information, we do not believe that all of the countries of origin named by our suppliers are actually in our supply chain.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>VI.</B></FONT></TD><TD><B>Smelter / Refiner and Country of Origin</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Based solely on information that was provided by our suppliers (as described
above), some of which was on an entity level basis without specification as to the specific Covered Minerals Veeco purchased, and without
independent verification, Veeco identified the following smelters/refiners used by Veeco suppliers that have (i)&nbsp;achieved Conflict
Free designation by the CFSI (the &ldquo;Conflict Free Designated Smelters and Refiners&rdquo;) or (ii)&nbsp;an audit program recognized
by CFSI or are actively in the process of obtaining the Conflict Free designation, or for which we independently obtained country of origin
information (the &ldquo;In Process Smelters and Refiners&rdquo;):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Conflict Free Designated Smelters and Refiners</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; width: 20%; padding-left: 5.4pt"><B>Metal</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">A.L.M.T. Corp.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Abington Reldan Metals, LLC</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Advanced Chemical Company</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Agosi AG</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Alpha Assembly Solutions Inc</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 80%">AMG Brasil</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 20%">Tantalum</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Argor-Heraeus S.A.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Asahi Pretec Corp.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Asahi Refining USA Inc.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Aurubis AG</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Aurubis Beerse</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Aurubis Berango</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Bangalore Refinery</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Boliden Harjavalta Oy</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Boliden Ronnskar</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Chimet S.p.A.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">China Molybdenum Tungsten Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">China Tin Group Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Chugai Mining</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Coimpa Industrial LTDA</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">CRM Synergies</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Cronimet Brasil Ltda</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">CV Ayi Jaya</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">D Block Metals, LLC</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tantalum</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Dongguan Best Alloys Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Dowa</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Dowa</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">DSC (Do Sung Corporation)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Elite Industech Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">EM Vinto</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Estanho de Rondonia S.A.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">F&amp;X Electro-Materials Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tantalum</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Fabrica Auricchio Industria e Comercio Ltda.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Fenix Metals</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">FIR Metals &amp; Resource Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tantalum</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Ganzhou Seadragon W &amp; Mo Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">GG Refinery Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Glencore Nikkelverk AS</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 80%">Global Advanced Metals Aizu</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 20%">Tantalum</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Global Advanced Metals Boyertown</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tantalum</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Global Advanced Metals Greenbushes Pty Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Global Tungsten &amp; Powders LLC</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold by Gold Colombia</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Guangdong Rising Rare Metals-EO Materials Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tantalum</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Heimerle + Meule GmbH</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tantalum</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Heraeus Germany GmbH Co. KG</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Hubei Green Tungsten Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Impala Platinum - Platinum Metals Refinery (PMR)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Istanbul Gold Refinery</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Italpreziosi</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Japan Mint</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum &amp; Niobium Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tantalum</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tantalum</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Jing Yuan Tungsten Technology Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tantalum</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tantalum</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum &amp; Niobium Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tantalum</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">JX Nippon Mining &amp; Metals Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Kazzinc</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">KEMET de Mexico</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tantalum</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">KENEE MINING VIETNAM COMPANY LIMITED</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Kennametal Fallon</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Kennametal Huntsville</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Kennecott Utah Copper LLC</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Lianyou Resources Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">LS MnM Inc.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">LT Metal Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 80%">Luna Smelter, Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 20%">Tin</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad (Port Klang)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Masan High-Tech Materials</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Materion</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Materion Newton Inc.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tantalum</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Metal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Metallic Resources, Inc.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tantalum</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Metalor Technologies S.A.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Metalor USA Refining Corporation</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Mineracao Taboca S.A.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Mineracao Taboca S.A.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tantalum</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Mining Minerals Resources SARL</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Minsur</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Mitsubishi Materials Corporation</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Mitsubishi Materials Corporation</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tantalum</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">MKS PAMP SA</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">NH Recytech Company</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Niagara Refining LLC</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Nihon Material Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tantalum</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">NPM Silmet AS</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tantalum</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">P Kay Metal, Inc</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Philippine Bonway Manufacturing Industrial Corporation</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">PowerX Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tantalum</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">PT Bangka Prima Tin</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">PT Cipta Persada Mulia</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 80%">PT Mitra Stania Prima</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 20%">Tin</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">PT Mitra Sukses Globalindo</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">PT Premium Tin Indonesia</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">PT Prima Timah Utama</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">PT Putera Sarana Shakti (PT PSS)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">PT Rajehan Ariq</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">PT Timah Tbk Kundur</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">PT Timah Tbk Mentok</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">PX Precinox S.A.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">REMONDIS PMR B.V.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tantalum</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Royal Canadian Mint</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Rui Da Hung</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">S.P.T. spol.s r.o.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">SAFINA A.S.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Shandong Gold Smelting Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Shandong Zhaojin Gold &amp; Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Shinwon Tungsten (Fujian Shanghang) Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Super Ligas</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">T.C.A S.p.A</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Takehara PVD Materials Plant / PVD Materials Division of MITSUI MINING &amp; SMELTING CO., LTD.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tantalum</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">TANIOBIS Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tantalum</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">TANIOBIS GmbH</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tantalum</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">TANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tantalum</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH &amp; Co. KG</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tantalum</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH &amp; Co. KG</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Telex Metals</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tantalum</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Thaisarco</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin Smelting Branch of Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin Technology &amp; Refining</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungamoy Metals Inc.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten Vietnam Joint Stock Company</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tantalum</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Valcambi S.A.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 80%">Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 20%">Gold</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Woodcross Smelting Company Limited</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tungsten</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">XIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITED</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tantalum</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tantalum</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Yamakin Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Yanling Jincheng Tantalum &amp; Niobium Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tantalum</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Tin</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gold</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 20%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Metal</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5D Production OU</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Tantalum</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">ABC Refinery Pty Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Albino Mountinho Lda.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">ARGET SAC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Atlantic Copper</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Attero Recycling Pvt Ltd</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Aurubis AG, Hamburg</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Caridad</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">CGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Conecsus LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">CRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil Ltda</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Dijllah Gold Refinery FZC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Dongwu Gold Group</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 4)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Fujairah Gold FZC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co.,&nbsp;Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Tungsten</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co.,&nbsp;Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Geo Enterprise</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Tungsten</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold Coast Refinery</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Great Wall Precious Metals Co.,&nbsp;Ltd. of CBPM</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co.,&nbsp;Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co.,&nbsp;Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Hunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co.,&nbsp;Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 80%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">International Precious Metal Refiners</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 20%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">JALAN&nbsp;&amp; Company</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Jiangxi Sanshi Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Tantalum</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">K.A. Rasmussen</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Kazakhmys Smelting LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">KGHM Polska Miedz S.A. Oddzial Huta Miedzi, Glogow</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Kundan Care Products Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Lingbao Gold Co.,&nbsp;Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Longnan Chuangyue Environmental Protection Technology Development Co., Ltd</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co.,&nbsp;Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">MD Overseas</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Metallix Refining Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Morris and Watson</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Nam Viet Cromit Joint Stock Company</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Tungsten</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Naoshima Smelter&nbsp;&amp; Refinery</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co.,&nbsp;Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">PT Artha Cipta Langgeng</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">PT Mitra Graha Raya</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">QG Refining, LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">RIKAYAA GREENTECH PRIVATE LIMITED</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Sam Precious Metals</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Shandong Humon Smelting Co.,&nbsp;Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co.,&nbsp;Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Shenzhen CuiLu Gold Co.,&nbsp;Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SHENZHEN JINJUNWEI RESOURCE COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT CO.,&nbsp;LTD.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Shenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co.,&nbsp;Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Shirpur Gold Refinery Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SOLEIL METALS (Chala One Plant)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SOLEIL METALS (YAKARI Plant)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Sovereign Metals</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Super Dragon Technology Co.,&nbsp;Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co.,&nbsp;Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Uzbek Refractory and Heat-Resistant Metals</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Tungsten</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">YUDU ANSHENG TUNGSTEN CO.,&nbsp;LTD.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Tungsten</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Yunnan Copper Industry Co.,&nbsp;Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Certain smelters were identified as high risk due to potential sourcing
from the Covered Countries. However, because many of our suppliers provided company-level responses to Veeco&rsquo;s conflict minerals
information requests, it is uncertain as to whether these facilities are in our supply chain. We are continuing to work with our suppliers
to determine the status of the facilities relative to Veeco products. Should these smelters be present in our supply chain, Veeco will
reemphasize our conflict minerals policy to the relevant suppliers and encourage them to either find alternate sources or request that
the smelters be audited.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>High Risk Smelters</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">African Gold Refinery</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">AU Traders and Refiners</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Emirates Gold DMCC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gasabo Gold Refinery Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co.,&nbsp;Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">GGC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Hunan Jintai New Material Co.,&nbsp;Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Tungsten</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Hunan Shizhuyuan Nonferrous Metals Co.,&nbsp;Ltd. Chenzhou Tungsten Products Branch</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Tungsten</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Hydrometallurg, JSC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Tungsten</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Tungsten</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">JSC Novosibirsk Refinery</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">JSC Uralelectromed</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Kundan Care Products Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Lingbao Gold Co.,&nbsp;Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Moliren Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Tungsten</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Novosibirsk Tin Combine</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">NPP Tyazhmetprom LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Tungsten</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">OJSC &quot;The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant&quot; (OJSC Krastsvetmet)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Tantalum</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Based solely on information that was provided by our suppliers (as described
above), some of which was on an entity level basis without specification as to the specific Covered Minerals Veeco purchased, and without
independent verification, Veeco believes that the countries of origin of the Covered Minerals for the above listed facilities include:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia (Plurinational State of),
Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana,&nbsp;India,&nbsp;Indonesia,&nbsp;Italy,
Japan, Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland,
Portugal, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania (United Republic of), Thailand,
Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">As Veeco&rsquo;s engagement with the supply chain for its products evolves,
the lists above may change to reflect improvements in the quality of information provided to Veeco.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Not required for calendar year 2025.</P>

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