John Pattison

VMS Ventures Inc. engages in the exploration and mining of base metal sites. It specializes in exploration, mining venture, mining, exploration technology, mining research, copper and nickel. The company was founded by John Roozendaal on August 8, 1996 and is headquartered in North Vancouver, Canada.

North American Nickel, Inc. is a mineral exploration and resource development company, which engages in the exploration and development of nickel, copper, cobalt and precious metals. Its projects include Post Creek, Halcyon and Maniitsoq. The company was founded on September 23, 1983 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Exploration Syndicate, Inc. (ESI) is an exploration company with a focus on the discovery of large undercover mineral deposits employing the best geophysical technologies for base, precious metals and uranium. ESI personnel, consultants and associates have been involved in the design and financing of geophysical technologies for over 15 years and have experience in exploration for over 30 years. ESI has a team of accomplished geophysicists for the interpretation of data collected. ESI uses state-of-the-art airborne Audio Frequency Magnetics (AFMAG) called Z-TEM (First Generation) and Time Domain (EM) technologies to create 3D modeling of deposits in known mineralized geology. AFMAG technology is capable of mapping structure up to a depth of 4,000 meters depending on geology and signal strength. Over two years ESI has completed approximately 53,000 line kilometers of AFMAG surveys and 35,000 line kilometers of EM surveys with a proven track record of discovery.