Michael Welch

Firstgold Corp. is a junior mining and exploration company, with a focus on gold projects and other mineral producing properties. It engaged in the acquisition and exploration of gold-bearing properties in the country. The company was founded on January 10, 1995 and is headquartered in Lovelock, NV.

Merrill Lynch Canada, Inc. is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. They are a subsidiary of Midland Walwyn, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm offers brokerage and investment banking services as well as commercial lending, global high-yield debt, global equity, and M&A services to institutional and retail clients.

Canadian Opera Co. operates as an opera company. It enjoys an international reputation for artistic excellence and creative innovation. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Xstrata Nickel Australasia Pty Ltd. engages in the exploration, extraction, and development of mineral properties. The company was founded by Kerry Kyriakos Harmanis in 1987 and is headquartered in West Perth, Australia.

Fluor Canada Ltd. provides engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance services for canadian and international customers in a variety of industries including oil & gas. The company was founded in 1949 and is located in Calgary, Canada.

Glencore (Schweiz) AG explores and mines copper, coking coal, thermal coal, ferrochrome and vanadium. The company markets copper, coking coal, thermal coal, ferrochrome, vanadium and zinc with additional exposures to gold, lead and silver. The company exports coal and produces ferrochrome and vanadium in Australia and South African mines and smelts zinc in Spain (through subsidiary Asturiana de Zinc), mines anthracite in Swaziland, smelts zinc in Germany and harvests wood from a Chilean eucalyptus forest. The company is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.

The Mining Association of Canada operates as a national organization for the Canadian mining industry. It engages in mineral exploration, mining, smelting, refining and semi-fabrication. The firm explores precious metals, uranium, diamonds, metallurgical coal and mined oil sands. The company was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Canadian Museum of Nature is Canada's national natural history and natural sciences museum. The products and services available include birthday parties, weddings, facility rentals, travelling exhibition rentals, photo and film shoots, reproduce photos, and nature boutique. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Glencore Canada Corp. engages in producing and marketing of commodities. Its assets include nickel, copper, coal and zinc mining operations and projects, agricultural facilities, and a consulting business. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Nickel Institute operates as a global association of primary nickel producers. The firm grows and supports markets for new and existing nickel applications including stainless steel; and promotes science, risk management, and socio-economic benefit as the basis for public policy and regulation. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

MineSense Technologies Ltd. engages in the provision of sensor-based mineral processing solutions for ore pre-concentration to the global mining industry. It offers data analytics, ShovelSense, and BeltSense systems. The company was founded by Andrew Bamber in 2008 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

X2 Resources Partners LP, Inc. provides mining venture services. It delivers superior returns to its investors by building a mid-tier diversifies mining and metals group. The company was founded by Michael L. Davis and Ian W. Pearce in September 2013 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

KoBold Metals Co. operates as a pioneering digital exploration firm. It engages in statistical modeling, big data aggregation, and foundational ore-deposit science. The company was founded by Kurt Zenz House, Jeff Jurinak and Josh Goldman in 2018 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.