William Steven Vaughan

Silvermet, Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral resources properties. Its activities include operation of Waelz kiln which recover zinc concentrates that are then treated by zinc smelters from steel companies. The company was founded on May 27, 1994 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Aird & Berlis LLP provides legal services in the areas of banking, corporate finance, energy, environmental, insolvency and restructuring, litigation, municipal & land use planning, and real estate & tax. The company was founded by John Black Aird in 1919 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada

Dorsey & Whitney LLP is a business law that provides legal solutions catering to the needs of business as they enter new markets, establish joint ventures overseas, and navigate international law. The company was founded in in 1912 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Heenan Blaikie LLP provides legal services. It has offices in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Quebec City, Calgary, Ottawa, Sherbrooke, Trois-Rivières and Victoria. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Part of Eldorado Gold Corp., Golden China, Inc. provides merchant banking and investment services for the Chinese precious metals industry. The private company is based in Toronto, Canada. Golden China was acquired by APAC Minerals, Inc. on December 23, 2004 for $19.38 million.

McMillan Binch Mendelsohn LLP provides legal services. Its practice areas include mergers and acquisitions, financial services, corporate restructuring and insolvency, employment, tax laws, public policy, real estate and litigation and antitrust laws. The company was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. provides nuclear utility services. Its mandate is to enable nuclear science and technology and to protect the environment by fulfilling the government of Canada’s radioactive waste and decommissioning responsibilities. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Chalk River, Canada.

Pure Nickel, Inc. engages in acquisition and exploration of mineral properties. It focuses on platinum group of elements, copper, gold, silver, and associated base and precious metals of HPM, William Lake, Manibridge, Fond du Lac, and Tower projects. The company was founded on April 29, 1987 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum (CIM) is a not-for-profit technical society of professionals in the Canadian minerals, metals, materials, and energy industries. CIM is based in Westmount, Canada, and has subsidiaries in Canada. CIM provides a wealth of benefits to its members, including building industry knowledge, enhancing professional profiles, and raising Canadian company visibility. The institute offers a range of services, including professional development, distinguished lecturer programs, and awards. The private company was founded by Patrick B. Carlson, and the CEO is Angela Hamlyn.

The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada operates as a mineral exploration and development association. The non-profit company is based in Toronto, Canada. and has subsidiaries in Canada.

Platte River Gold, Inc. is a private Canadian company. It carries out precious and base metals exploration, focusing in Mexico and Nevada. The company employees & contractors have direct roles in the discovery of the El Penon Au-Ag Mine in Chile, the Dolores Au-Ag Mine in Mexico & the Jerritt Canyon (Au) and Paradise Peak (Au-Ag-Hg) mines in Nevada. The company's Mexican subsidiary, Minera Platte River S.L. de C.V. (MPRG), controls four significant projects in Mexico, the most important of which is the polymetallic, La Verde Project, near Cosala, Sinaloa about 2.5 hours drive from Mazatlan. MPRG controls 10,207 hectares of exploration and exploitation concessions and owns the operating La Verde underground Ag-Cu-Au mine, all of which are contiguous to the northern boundary of Scorpio's Cosala area land holdings. It was founded in April 2004. It is based in Reno, Nevada and it also has operations in Hermosillo and Cosala, Mexico.

Founded by David Dattels in 2009, New Generation Asset Management Ltd. is a hedge fund manager located in Hamilton, Bermuda. They manage the NewGen Mining Fund.

Brigus Gold Corp. engaged in the extraction, processing, and refining of gold deposits in North America. The company was founded on June 25, 2002 and is headquartered in Halifax, Canada.

Canadian Remote Power Corp. engages in acquisition, exploration and development of properties for the mining of precious and base metals. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.