Charles Main

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.

Part of Kinross Gold Corp., TVX Gold, Inc. acquires, explores, develops, and mines gold and silver. The private company is based in Toronto, Canada. TVX Gold was acquired by Kinross Gold Corp. on January 31, 2003 for $671.77 million. The Canadian company was founded by Ian W. Telfer, Charles Nigel Lees.

Normandy Mining Ltd. was a Australia's gold producer, with interests in base metals production. the company had operations in Boddington Expansion, Yamfo-Sefwi (Ghana) and Perama Hill (Greece). The company is located in Adelaide, Australia.

Banff Resources Ltd. engages in the exploration and mining of cobalt and other minerals. The company was founded on july 17, 1984 and is headquartered in Vancouver, 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.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP provides accounting services. The firm provides industry focused assurance, advisory and tax services for public, private and government clients in four areas such as corporate accountability, risk management, structuring and mergers and acquisitions and performance and process improvement. Its services include consulting, deals, risk assurance services and insolvency assignments. The company was founded on July 1, 1998 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.