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Homestake Mining Co. of California was owned gold operations, located in the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile and USA. The Company was founded to develop the Homestake mine discovered in the Black Hills of the Dakota Territory in 1876. It was a gold mining company until its diversification into uranium mining. Homestake Mining was headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Crystallex International Corp. is a Canadian-based mining company. The company is engaged in acquiring, exploring, developing and operating mining properties. Its projects include Las Cristinas, Tomi and La Victoria. Crystallex International was founded on January 23, 1998 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Great Basin Gold Ltd. engages in the development and exploration of gold properties. The company was founded by Nathan A. Tewalt on March 19, 1986 and is headquartered in Sandton, South Africa.

Founded in 2004, TD Securities (USA) LLC is a broker/dealer located in New York City with additional offices in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver, London, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney. The firm is a subsidiary of Toronto Dominion Holdings (USA), Inc. and their ultimate parent is Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD). TD Securities (USA) provides a wide range of capital market products and services to corporate, government and institutional clients in five areas of finance including: investment banking, debt capital markets, institutional equities, foreign exchange and money markets. Their services include the underwriting and distribution of new debt and equity issues, providing advice on strategic acquisitions and divestitures and executing daily trading and investment needs. The equity group provides research coverage of media and communications, technology, financial services, oil and gas, mining and metals, industrial products, forest products, technology, utilities and power, real estate, biotechnology, consumer products and merchandising and quantitative analysis strategy. The fixed-income group provides a full range of underwriting sales and trading products for Canadian, U.S. and European debt issuers and investors.

Bateman Engineering N.V. (BATEMAN) is a technologically-driven engineering-project house serving the minerals and metals industries worldwide, covering mining, minerals and metals processing, ferroalloys, mineral salts, environmental protection, bulk-materials handling and water and effluent treatment. Solutions are provided to the challenges of converting natural resources into marketable products, comprising process-orientated engineering, specialist niche technologies, financial and commercial facilitation and contracting and project management. All kinds of projects are handled, from the largest turnkey contracts to retrofits, modifications, the installation of processing equipment and plant audits. The company is incorporated in the Netherlands and has operational centers in India, South Africa, Australia, Russia, Botswana and China. The company operates primarily in developing regions with evolving economies where satisfying market needs and securing new business is promoted by the ability to assist clients to raise project funding and arrange commercial agreements. Flexible contract structuring manages commercial risk. BATEMAN has also adapted its core project-management capability and global competencies to the difficult and remote terrains and minimal infrastructure usually associated with the exploitation of wealth-creating products like precious metals and diamonds. With the assistance of a networked communications system, projects can be conducted by task forces which draw together the collective expertise and experience of the company, the client and other specialists. BATEMAN engineers are specialists in applying technologies to design and construct process plants tailored to client specifications. By remaining abreast of state-of-the-art process technologies through its contacts internationally, the group ensures that innovative but proven technology is offered to its clients. The services are marketed and offered from the office best suited to ensure clients receive a cost-effective and efficient service.

Tenor Capital Management Co. LP (Tenor Capital) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund management subsidiary of Tenor Management GP LLC. The firm was founded in 2004 by Robin Shah and Alexander Robinson. Headquartered in New York City, Tenor Capital provides investment management services to private pooled investment vehicles offered to investors on a private placement basis. The investment vehicles are structured as Delaware limited partnerships, Cayman Island corporations, or Cayman Island limited partnerships.

The Fraser Institute operates as a non-partisan research and educational organization. It produces research about government actions in areas such as taxation, health care, aboriginal issues, education, economic freedom, energy, natural resources, and the environment. The company was founded by T. Patrick Boyle and Michael A. Walker in 1974 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Webber Wentzel & Bowens provides legal services.

TD Sponsored Companies is a Canadian fund management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. They are a subsidiary of The Toronto Dominion-Bank (TSE: TD).

Putnam Lovell NBF Group, Inc. provides international investment banking services. It offers merger and acquisition advice, Canadian equity sales and trading, U.S. Equity Derivatives, fixed income sales, trading and general corporate finance advisory services. The firm has offices in New York, San Francisco, Boston and London. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Managed Funds Association provides support services for the hedge funds industry. It operates as an association for investment professionals in futures, hedge funds, commodity pool operators, and other alternative investments. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Part of BSG Investments Ltd., Global Minerals BV provides mining services.

DFS Group LP retails beauty and fashion products. It operates as a retailer of duty-free merchandise which specializes in catering to international travelers. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Honolulu, HI.

Part of GRAT Holdings LLC, Electrum Ltd. explores gold mines.

Part of CareRx Corp., Surgical Spaces, Inc. is a Canadian company that owns and operates private surgical facilities. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada. Surgical Spaces was acquired by CareRx Corp. on January 20, 2011 for $18.78 million.

Empower Energies, Inc. operates as a full-service renewable energy program manager. It provides customized renewable energy project development, construction, financing and acquisition solutions. The company was founded by Len Jornlin in 2010 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Alufer Mining Ltd. operates as a mineral exploration company specializes in the development of bauxite assets. The company was founded by Adonis Pouroulis in June 2010 and is headquartered in Guernsey, the United Kingdom.