Mark D. Backens

Newstrike Capital, Inc. is an exploration and development company. It acquires, explores, evaluates and develops gold and silver properties. The company has interest in exploration properties in Mexico located within two established mining districts; the gold bearing oxidized iron skarn-porphyry camp of the Guerrero Gold Belt, and the polymetallic Ag-Au-Cu rich epithermal camp of the mining districts of Oaxaca State. Newstrike Capital was founded on November 7, 2000 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Anthem United, Inc. engages in the development, construction, and operation of 350 tons per day gold ore processing plant in Peru. The company was founded by Daniel O'Flaherty and Greg D. Smith on March 23, 2007 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Alio Gold, Inc. engages in acquiring, exploring, developing, and operating mineral resource properties. It holds interest in San Francisco Mine, Ana Paula, Florida Canyon Mine, Ejutla, Cortez Trend Exploration projects. The company was founded by Francisco Arturo Bonillas Zepeda and Bruce Bragagnolo on March 17, 2005 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Founded in 1939, Scotia Capital, Inc. is a full-service financial services firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of the Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS) Their global operations are divided into two primary business units: (1) global corporate and investment banking and (2) global capital markets.