Douglas Newby

The Group's principal activity is to explore, acquire, develop, produce and market natural gas and crude oil. Its project areas are focused in the Antrim shale of Michigan and New Albany shale of Southern Indiana and Western Kentucky. On May 11, 2006, the name of Cadence Resources Corporation was changed to Aurora Oil & Gas Corporation.

Western Goldfields, Inc. engaged in the exploration and production of precious metals primarily gold in North America. It holds interested in the Mesquite Mine located in Imperial County, California. The company also holed exploration and development rights to the Cahuilla gold project in southern California, as well as a portfolio of exploration properties in Nevada and the western United States. Western Goldfields was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

PolyMet Mining Corp. engages in the exploration and development of natural resource properties. It develops and operates the NorthMet project in Minnesota, which hosts copper, nickel, cobalt, and platinum group metal mineralization. The company was founded by John P. McGoran on March 4, 1981 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Proteus Capital Corp. is an RIA and alternatives/private funds platform that provides high net worth investors and their financial advisors with sophisticated access to alternative investment opportunities and education. The private company is based in New York, NY and was founded by Douglas J. Newby. The company's fully integrated platform enables independent RIAs, regional IBDS, private banks, accredited investors, and qualified purchasers to sort and search managers and investments, review due diligence materials, model, backtest, and construct portfolios all in one place, eliminating the hurdles and inefficiencies that have traditionally plagued alternative investing.

Part of Glencore Plc, Poly Met Mining, Inc. is a private company based in St. Paul, MN.