Ronald Wortel

Northern Securities, Inc. is an independent investment bank headquartered in Toronto with additional offices in Calgary and Vancouver. They provide a full range of investment banking services including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, financial restructuring, retail and institutional distribution, equity research, online trading, online public offerings and online private placements. Northern Securities is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northern Financial Corp. (TSX: NFC). They are a member of the CIPF and the IDA.

Founded by Len Zacks in 1978, Zacks Investment Research, Inc. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer and investment research firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with an office in Irvine, California. The firm is principally owned by The Greenwood Trust. Zacks makes both short-term and long-term investment recommendations using the following investment styles: aggressive growth, growth/income, momentum, value, technicals and options. Zack Investment Research employs the Zacks Rank, a 100% a peerless stock rating system that is based on a quantitative model that includes the use of four factors including as earnings estimate revisions and earnings surprises. Stocks are classified into five groups, ranging from 'Strong Buy' to 'Strong Sell.' Zacks Rank is completely mathematical and focuses only on the math and whether the math predicts that a stock's price will rise. It is a short-term indicator of stock performance that is effective for 1 to 3 months. The Zacks Recommendation process begins with a new quantitative model that employs the Zacks Rank. The firm then utilizes qualitative insights to develop a unique recommendation based on a 6 month time horizon. Zacks Investment Research provides coverage primarily on the following sectors: (1) manufacturers of electrical components (2) photo optics/lasers (3) HPC computing platforms (4) manufacturers and distributors of textiles (5) information technology (6) independent oil and gas companies involved in the exploration, development and acquisition of crude oil and natural gas (6) providers of docking, manipulator and wafer probing interface products for semiconductor and ATE manufacturers (7) companies that design and manufacture oscilloscopes, serial data analyzers and protocol analyzers to test, measure and analyze electronic signals (8) manufacturers of branded toys, collectibles, hobby or infant products and (9) financial services companies.

Trueclaim Exploration, Inc. is a mineral exploration company, which engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of precious and base metals properties. The company was founded by Eric J. Plexman on May 17, 2006 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Couloir Capital Ltd. is an investment research firm headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. The firm was founded by Rob Stitt in 2011 and offers equity research on companies developing the material projects needed for the clean energy transition. They are a research-driven investment dealer focused on emerging companies in the natural resources sector. Couloir Capital employs a fundamental-based analysis with the goal of discovering a company's fair value in the context of Macro factors facing each company. In doing so they generate actionable ideas in the underfollowed companies where a small number of market participants can rapidly close the gap between price and fair value. Their research reports are disseminated through Bloomberg, S&P Capital IQ, Thomson Reuters, FactSet, and large email lists.

Silver Bullet Mines, Inc. is a silver development and exploration company. The company is headquartered in Oakville, Canada.