Randy Smallwood

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.

Goldcorp, Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, operation, and reclamation gold and minerals. It operates through the following projects: Red Lake, Éléonore, Porcupine, Musselwhite, Peñasquito, Pueblo Viejo, Cerro Negro, Bajo de la Alumbrera, and others. The company was founded by Robert Ross McEwen on March 31, 1994 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO.

Wheaton River Minerals Ltd., subsidary of Gold Corp., Inc. It is a producer of gold and precious metals with significant assets and operations in Mexico, Australia and Argentina. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Orca Gold, Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties in Africa. It operates through the following segments: Sudan (Block 14), Côte d’Ivoire, and Corporate and Other. The company was founded by Guy R. Morissette, Andrew Lee Smith and Nicholas F. Watters on January 13, 1987 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

ValOro Resources, Inc. was a Canadian mineral exploration company. It engaged in the business of acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties in North and South America. The company focused on the Tepal Gold Copper Porphyry project in Mexico. The company was founded by Robert D. Willis on July 5, 1996 and headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

World Gold Council Ltd. engages in the provision of advice and insights about gold for stakeholders and decision makers. It also develops policies and set industry standards, and support and advises central banks and sovereign wealth funds. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.