Curtis Turner

Nevada Chemicals, Inc. is a Utah corporation organized in 1979. The company is engaged in the business of supplying chemicals to the gold mining industry in the western United States through its ownership in Cyanco Co. ('Cyanco'). Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Winnemucca Chemicals, Inc. ('Winnemucca Chemicals') the Company holds an interest in Cyanco, a non-corporate joint venture engaged in the manufacture and sale of liquid sodium cyanide.

Argonaut Gold Ltd. is engaged in exploration, mine development and production activities on gold-bearing properties in Mexico and Guatemala. The company's El Castillo Project and La Fortuna Projects are located in the State of Durango, Mexico. Argonaut Gold is headquartered in Ontario, Canada.

Yamana Gold, Inc. engages in the production of gold, silver, and copper. It operates through the following segments: El Peñón, Canadian Malartic, Jacobina, Minera Florida, Cerro Moro, and Corporates and Other. The company was founded by Peter J. Marrone on March 17, 1994 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Meridian Gold, Inc. provided gold, silver and metal mining services. It was engaged in the mining and exploration of gold and other precious metals. The firm developed and processed gold from three properties in the United States and one in Peru. The company was founded in 1996 and was headquartered in Reno, NV.