Ron Hochstein

Atacama Minerals Corp. is an industrial minerals company, which explores for iodine. The company holds interest in the Aguas Blancas iodine/sulphate/nitrate mine located in Northern Chile and exploration permits for the Salvador Potash project, which is located along the coast of Northeastern Brazil. Atacama Minerals was founded on June 10, 1987 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Sprott Resource Corp. is a Canada based investments holding company, which invests and operates through its wholly owned subsidiaries in the natural resource sector. It has investments and operations in oil and gas, agriculture and agricultural nutrients as well as a large position in physical gold bullion. The company operates its business through three segments: Energy, Agriculture and Mining. The Energy segment operates through its energy subsidiaries, which involves in the exploration and production of oil and gas in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Montana. The Agriculture segment holds interest in the One Earth Farms Corp., which farms on privately leased farmland in the Canadian Prairie Provinces. The Mining segment include investments in Corsa, a public company that owns a uranium deposit in southern Virginia, U.S., a public company in the exploration and development stage of developing a mine and processing facility to produce SOP and a public company engaged in the business of acquiring, exploring and developing agricultural nutrient projects. Sprott Resource was founded by Kevin T. Bambrough, Lawrence Allan Dick and Ralph G. Fitch on August 19, 1994 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

International Enexco Ltd. is a mineral resource exploration and development stage company. It engages in the exploration and development of mineral and oil and gas properties in North America. The company mainly explores for copper, silver, gold, molybdenum, lead, zinc, uranium and tungsten. It holds interest in Contact Copper, Mann Lake Uranium and Gold and Silver Exploration Projects. The company was founded on April 24, 1967 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Omegacorp Ltd. explores and mines for titanium and other heavy mineral sand deposits. The company is located in Perth, Australia.

Uranium Participation Corp. engages in investment in uranium based assets including uranium oxide and uranium hexafluoride. It stores its uranium deposits at uranium conversion or facilities. The company was founded on March 15, 2005 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Rockgate Capital Corp. mines for uranium and copper. It engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties. The company was founded on November 23, 2004 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Part of Hecla Mining Co., Noranda Minerals Corp. is a private company that mines for metals. The company is based in Cooke City, MT. Noranda Minerals was acquired by Mines Management, Inc., a SUB of Hecla Mining Co. from Falconbridge Ltd. on May 31, 2006.

Professional Engineers Ontario operates as the licensing and regulating body for professional engineering in the province. It serves and protects the public interest by setting and upholding high academic, experience and professional practice standards for the engineering profession. The company was founded in June 14, 1922 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum (CIM) is a not-for-profit technical society of professionals in the Canadian minerals, metals, materials, and energy industries. CIM is based in Westmount, Canada, and has subsidiaries in Canada. CIM provides a wealth of benefits to its members, including building industry knowledge, enhancing professional profiles, and raising Canadian company visibility. The institute offers a range of services, including professional development, distinguished lecturer programs, and awards. The private company was founded by Patrick B. Carlson, and the CEO is Angela Hamlyn.

Anthem Resources, Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral resource properties. It is focused on the exploration and development of uranium, coal, gold and other minerals in North America. It has interests in early stage projects in Virginia, Saskatchewan, Quebec, Mexico and Labrador. The company was founded on April 23, 2003 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Josemaría Resources, Inc. is a mineral exploration company, which engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties. Its property portfolio includes Los Helados, and Josemaria. The company was founded on February 3, 1983 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Sirocco Mining, Inc. is an operating, exploration and development company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and mining of mineral resource properties. The company holds interest in the Aquas Blancas mine located in the Atacama Desert in Northern Chile, which has been producing iodine since 2001. It also owns interest in the Salvador Potash Project located near the city of Salvador, Bahia, on the north-eastern coast of Brazil. Sirocco Mining was founded on June 10, 1987 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

The Lundin Foundation is a non-profit organization which works in partnership with the Lundin Group of companies, host governments, and local communities to improve the management of, and benefit streams from, resource development projects. It designs and implements strategic initiatives through the provision of capacity building, targeted technical assistance, and performance-based funding. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Virginia Energy Resources, Inc. is a development stage company, which engages in the exploration of uranium deposits. Its project includes the Coles Hill uranium deposit development located in Virginia. The company was founded on August 31, 2007 and headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

RB Energy, Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral resource properties. It owns the Quebec Lithium project near Val d'Or, Quebec, which consists of an open-pit mine and an on-site processing plant. The company was founded on July 17, 1995 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Condor Finance Corp. engages in the provision of financial solutions. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.