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URG, VGZ, CVVT, CAST, SANM: Thursday's Active Microcap Players

Thursday's Active Microcap Players: URG, VGZ, CVVT, CAST, SANM

UR Energy (AMEX:URG) has gained 2.07% to settle at $1.47 with a volume of 2.77 million shares traded. For the past 52 weeks the stock has been trading between $.73 a share and $3.37 a share with an average volume of 1.62 million shares. Company has a market cap of $150 million.

Ur-Energy Inc. is a development-stage company junior mining company engaged in the identification, acquisition, evaluation, exploration and development of uranium mineral properties in Canada and the United States. The Company is primarily focused on uranium exploration in Wyoming, the United States, which the Company had 12 properties. Of those, 10 properties are in the Great Divide Basin, and two of those (Lost Creek and Lost Soldier). Among its other properties, the Company also has two uranium exploration properties in the Thelon Basin, Northwest Territories, Canada.

Vista Gold (NYSE:VGZ) has gained 4.13% to settle at $3.40 with a volume of 395,000 shares. For the past 52 weeks the stock has been trading between $1.30 and $3.90 a share with an average volume of 564,000 shares. Company has a market cap of $158 million and trades with a beta of 0.52.

Vista Gold Corp. is engaged in the evaluation, acquisition, exploration and advancement of gold exploration and development projects. The Company's holdings include the Paredones Amarillos project in Mexico; the Mt. Todd gold mine in Australia; the Guadalupe de los Reyes project in Mexico; the Yellow Pine project in Idaho; the Awak Mas project in Indonesia; the Long Valley project in California, and mining claims in Utah. The Company also owns approximately 25% interest in Zamora Gold Corp., a company exploring for gold in Ecuador. On June 2, 2009, the Company sold certain mining claims in Colorado.

China Valves Tech (NASDAQ:CVVT) has lost 10% to settle at $5.35 with a volume of 911,000 total traded shares. For the past 52 weeks the stock has been trading between $5.12 a share and $14.85 with a volume of 555,000 shares. Company has a market cap of $185 million and trades with a beta of 1.21.

Vista Gold Corp. is engaged in the evaluation, acquisition, exploration and advancement of gold exploration and development projects. The Company's holdings include the Paredones Amarillos project in Mexico; the Mt. Todd gold mine in Australia; the Guadalupe de los Reyes project in Mexico; the Yellow Pine project in Idaho; the Awak Mas project in Indonesia; the Long Valley project in California, and mining claims in Utah. The Company also owns approximately 25% interest in Zamora Gold Corp., a company exploring for gold in Ecuador. On June 2, 2009, the Company sold certain mining claims in Colorado.

ChinaCast Education (NASDAQ:CAST) has lost 3.23% to settle at $5.39 with a volume of 1 million total traded shares. For the past 52 weeks the stock has been trading between $5.26 and $8.55 with an average volume of 536,000 shares. Company has a market cap of $268 million and trades with an average beta of 1.11.

ChinaCast Education Corporation (CEC) is a post-secondary education and e-Learning services provider in People's Republic of China. The Company provides post-secondary degree and diploma programs through its two universities in China: The Foreign Trade and Business College of Chongqing Normal University and the Lijiang College of Guangxi Normal University. These universities offer bachelor's degree and diploma programs in business, economics, law, information technology (IT)/computer engineering, hospitality and tourism management, advertising, language studies, art and music.

Sanmina (NASDAQ:SANM) has lost 18.43% to settle at $10.93 with a total traded volume of 3.4 million shares. For the past 52 weeks the stock has been trading between $8.92 and $20.30 with an average volume of 1.54 million shares. Company has a market cap of $876 million and trades with an average beta of 3.08.

Sanmina-SCI Corporation is an independent global provider of customized, integrated electronics manufacturing services (EMS). The Company provides these services primarily to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), in the communications, enterprise computing and storage, multimedia, industrial and semiconductor capital equipment, defense and aerospace, medical, renewable energy and automotive industries.

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