Sherritt International Corporation, a diversified natural resource company, produces nickel, cobalt, thermal coal, oil and gas, and electricity. The company’s Metals segment engages in mining, processing, and marketing commodity nickel and cobalt; and producing and selling agricultural fertilizers. This segment also owns and operates fertilizer, sulphuric acid, utilities, and storage facilities in Fort Saskatchewan. Its Coal segment mines and sells thermal coal primarily for use as fuel to generate electricity, as well as holds a portfolio of royalty assets; and leases equipment and operates a contract mine. This segment operates approximately nine surface mines in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada. The company’s Oil and Gas segment is involved in the exploration and development of oil and gas properties in Cuba, Spain, Pakistan, and the United Kingdom. Its Power segment constructs and operates electricity generating plants that provide electricity in Cuba; and owns an electricity generating plant in Madagascar. As of December 31, 2012, this segment’s power generation facilities located in Cuba had a total capacity of 356 megawatts. The company’s Corporate and Other segment engages in the development and commercial application of hydrometallurgical technologies for the treatment of a range of ores, concentrates, mattes, and other feed materials for the recovery of non-ferrous and precious metals; and clean coal technologies. It operates primarily in Canada, Cuba, Madagascar, Europe, and Asia. Sherritt International Corporation was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.