Jonathan Gourlay Best

Trans-Siberian Gold Plc engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of gold-mining assets in Russia. It owns the Trevozhnoye Zarevo which holds the mining license for the Asacha deposit. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Unicorn Capital Partners Ltd. engages in the provision of coal mining services. It operates through the following segments: Opencast Mining and Earthmoving, Exploration Drilling, Overburden Drilling and Blasting, Mobile Crane Hire, Anthracite mining, and Corporate and Other Services. The Opencast Mining and Earthmoving segment includes the movement and management of all aspects of overburden removal and coal extraction and chrome mining to specified production budgets. The Exploration Drilling segment covers the exploration drilling operations across the African continent. The Overburden Drilling and Blasting segment represents drilling and blasting operation which uses specialized drilling rigs in the opencast mining sector, primarily in the coal industry. The Mobile Crane Hire segment is in charge of the hiring out of 20 medium to heavy duty mobile cranes with capacities that range from 25 to 220 tonnes. The Anthracite mining segment represents the mining operations. The Corporate and Other Services refers to the head office operations. The company was founded on April 10, 1992 and is headquartered in Sandton, South Africa.

Absolute Holdings Ltd. was incorporated in the Republic on 14 November 1986 and on 17 February 1987 the company was converted from a private company to a public company and was subsequently listed on the Main Board of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. A decision was taken by Absolute at the beginning of 2001 to diversify its activities away from long term property development and to also focus on the mining sector. On 20 January 2005 shareholders approved the acquisition of Lenopodi from Calulo Investments, which acquisition resulted in the injection of assets, turnover and profits into the Absolute group in the area of mining, which was to be the focus of the group going forward. The company’s name was changed from Gilboa Properties Ltd. to Absolute Holdings Ltd. with effect from 31 January 2005. Lenopodi commenced business in the second half of 2003 when it applied for a prospecting permit and later a mining licence for permission to mine slate, dimension stone and other sedimentary deposits in the North West Province. Subsequently, Lenopodi’s subsidiary, Lubtalk Investments, has secured a mining right to develop a quartzite deposit at the Diamond Quartzite quarry in Namaqualand. A Competent Person’s Report was included in a circular to shareholders dated 22 December 2004. The group, through Lenopodi, has identified an opportunity to enter into the mining and marketing of natural stone products. Natural stone entails dimension stone (granite, marble and sandstone) and natural cleft stone (quartzite and slate). This niche segment of mining offers relatively high returns and has significant job creation capabilities, as it is generally labour intensive. Lenopodi also offers the opportunity to consolidate medium sized mining operations into the group. To this extent, granite is specifically excluded from the Lenopodi natural stone portfolio, as the local and export market is volatile to worldwide colour trends.

Bauba Resources Ltd. engages in the business of exploring and mining mineral resources. It operates through the following segments: Moeijelijk, Kookfontein, Platinum Exploration, and Corporate. The Moeijelijk segment includes mining of chrome ore on the farm Moeijelijk. The Kookfontein segment focuses on Kookfontein and Hartbeesfontein. The Platinum Exploration segment provides activities associated with platinum exploration. The Corporate segment is involved in administration, regulatory, and corporate expenses incurred. The company was founded on November 14, 1986 and is headquartered in Centurion, South Africa.

AngloGold Ashanti (Pty) Ltd. engages in the exploration, mining, and production of gold. It operates through the following business segments: Africa, Australia, and Americas. The Africa segment consists of Ghana, Guinea, the DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo), and Tanzania. The Americas segment comprises of Argentina, Brazil, and projects in Colombia and the United States. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.