Anton V. Kim

Highland Gold Mining Ltd. engages in building of a portfolio of gold mining operations within the Russian Federation and Kyrgyzstan. It operates through the following business segments: Gold Production, Polymetallic Concentrate Production, Development and Exploration, and Other. The Gold Production segment comprises of the Mnogovershinnoye and Belaya Gora segments. The Polymetallic Concentrate Production segment consists of the Novoshirokinskoye operations. The Development and Exploration segment contains the entities which hold the licenses being in the development and exploration stage. The Other segment includes the head office, management company, trade house, and other companies. The company was founded on May 23, 2002 and is headquartered in St. Helier, Jersey.

Norilsk Nickel RAO OAO mines, refines, and smelts nickel. Its operations are based on Russian nickel-copper ore deposits at Norilsk in Siberia and Pechenga near the border with Norway. It also produces composite powders where nickel is coated on carbides, nitrides, borides, and silicides. The company supplies carbonyl powders to the companies engaged in manufacturing rechargeable batteries, sintered components, magnets, ferrites, hardmetals, and EMI shielding in paints and plastics. Norilsk Nickel is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.

PAVLIK Gold OJSC engages in prospecting and mining of precious metals. Its activities include extraction of gold, silver, and platinum from sands and ore, as well as enrichment of zirconium, tantalum, niobium, and other metals. The company was founded on December 31, 1994 and is headquartered in Magadan, Russia.