High River Gold Mines Ltd. (HRG)

High River is a Canadian-based gold mining company with producing mines and advanced exploration projects in Burkina Faso (West Africa) and Russia. Its common shares (symbol - HRG) are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The Company operates the Zun-Holba and Irokinda mines in Russia, through its 84.94%-owned subsidiary, OJSC Buryatzoloto ("Buryatzoloto"), which produced approximately 127,000 ounces of gold attributable to High River in 2009. The Company's ownership of Buryatzoloto is based on the percentage of common shares issued and outstanding. The Company's voting interest in Buryatzoloto is 82.87%. The Company also operates the Taparko-Bouroum Mine in Burkina Faso, through its 90%-owned subsidiary, Société des Mines de Taparko S.A. ("Somita"), which produced approximately 89,000 ounces attributable to High River in 2009. The Berezitovy Gold Mine in Russia owned by Berezitovy Rudnik LLC ("Berezitovy") in which the Company has a 99% interest had attributable gold production in 2009 of 87,000 ounces.