Mark J. Daniel

Northgate Minerals Corp. mines for gold and copper. The company was founded on January 7, 1919 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

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Vale Ltd. engages in the mining, processing, and marketing of nickel. The firm produces nickel, copper, cobalt, platinum, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium, gold, and silver. The company was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

AuRico Gold, Inc. engages in the exploration and development of gold and silver properties. Its projects include Kemess Underground, a gold and copper project located in northern British Columbia, Canada, Orion located in Nayarit, Mexico and Lynn Lake located in Lynn Lake, Manitoba. The company is focused on the Young-Davidson gold mine and the El Chanate mine. AuRico Gold was founded on February 25, 1986 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Klondex Mines ULC is a junior–tier gold and silver mining company, which engages in the mining, exploration, development, and production of mineral resources. It operates through the following segment: Fire Creek; Midas; Hollister; Aurora; True North; and Corporate and Other. The Fire Creek, Midas, Hollister, Aurora, and True North segments include the operations, development, and exploration activities of each respective segment. The Corporate and Other segment comprises of general and administrative costs of the company. The company was founded on August 25, 1971 and is headquartered in Couer d'Alene, ID.