Jeffrey Clevenger

Part of Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., Cyprus Amax Minerals Co. is a company that engages in the production of molybdenum, lithium, copper, and coals. The company is based in Phoenix, AZ. Cyprus Amax Minerals was acquired by Phelps Dodge Corp. on December 02, 1999 for $1,816.19 million.

The Group's principal activity is that of a mining development and exploration company. It currently focuses its resources primarily on the development of San Cristobal Project in Bolivia. San Cristobal is an open-pit silver-zinc-lead deposit, containing approximately 450 million ounces of silver, eight billion pounds of zinc and three billion pounds of lead in proven and probable reserves. San Cristobal is expected to produce approximately 17 million ounces of silver, 225,000 tonnes of zinc and 82,000 tonnes of lead per year on a payable basis in the first five years of operation. The project currently has sufficient reserves to operate for approximately 16 years with a current design capacity of 40,000 tonnes of ore per day. The Group also holds an extensive portfolio of highly prospective exploration properties located primarily in the traditional precious metals-producing regions of Argentina, Peru, Mexico and Bolivia.

American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical & Petroleum Engineers operates as an engineering society. The company was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

Mining & Metallurgical Society of America operates as a association of mining and metallurgical. The company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Pershing Gold Corp. is a gold and precious metals exploration company, which engages in the exploration, development, and mining of opportunities in Nevada. It focuses at Relief Canyon properties in Pershing County in northwestern Nevada. The company was founded on August 2, 2007 and is headquartered in Lovelock, NV.