Kenneth J. Down

Minara Resources Pty Ltd. explores and mines for nickel and cobalt. The firm owns and operates the Murrin Murrin Nickel Cobalt project which involves the mining and processing of laterite ore to produce nickel and cobalt, exploration for nickel directly and in joint ventures with third parties and research and development of nickel and cobalt heap leaching and other hydrometallurgical methods of nickel extraction. The company was founded by John Andrew Henry Forrest on July 7, 1993 and is headquartered in Perth, Australia.

Part of Shell Plc, Santos Europe Ltd. is a British company that explores for, produces, and develops oil and gas properties. The company is based in Hythe, UK. Santos Europe was acquired by Enterprise Oil U.K. Ltd., a subsidiary of Shell Plc from Santos Ltd. on June 01, 1998 for $81.94 million.

QCT Resources Limited produces both coking coal, which is sold principally to integrated steel mills for use in steelmaking, and thermal coal sold to electricity utilities for power generation and to other industrial users. The company is base in brisbane, Australia.

Export Finance & Insurance Corp. provides insurance and finance services to australian companies exporting and investing overseas. It is a self-funding, statutory corporation that provides services beyond those available in the commercial market. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

Viking Industries Ltd. was provided facilities and services to the marine industry and specialized in the development and lease of industrial sheds and marina berths. The company was headquartered in Hemmant, Australia.