Michael W. Hitch

Clarus Securities, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in Toronto, Ontario. Their research team covers a wide range of sectors and companies. The theme to all their efforts is the drive to find good investment ideas among the small- to medium-sized issuers in Canada. Clarus Securities' research focuses on growth opportunities in both traditional equities and the business trust sector. They cover a variety of sectors including: alternative energy, clean tech/power infrastructure, energy services, geothermal energy, industrial products, mining, oil and gas, solar energy, special situations and technology.

Grandview Gold Inc. engages in the exploration and development of gold properties. The company holds interests in the Giulianita, Dixie Lake, Sanshaw-Bonanza, Loisan, and Bissett properties. Grandview Gold was founded on November 23, 1945 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Puget Ventures, Inc. is a junior mining company focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of strategic base metals properties. The company acquires advanced stage strategic metal properties that are either past producers, have been the subject of prior work programs, and/or contain historic resources. Its past acquisitions have all been within the Werner Lake Mineral Belt, located in the Kenora Mining District in northwestern Ontario. It focus is placed on the Werner Lake Property, an advanced primary cobalt property. Puget Ventures was founded by Erin Airton Chutter on March 9, 2007 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Global Cobalt Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of strategic base metals properties. The company was founded by Erin Airton Chutter on March 9, 2007 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

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.