QGX Mongolia
The Baruun Naran coal project is located in Tsogt-Tsetsii Soum of the South-Gobi Aimag (Province) in the Gobi Desert. The project is approximately 500 km south of Ulaanbaatar and 200 km north of the Chinese-Mongolian border. The coal deposit occurs within a NE-SW striking basin consisting of Permian sedimentary rocks. The Russian data indicate that coal is contained within 12 seams with the four thickest seams each measuring 10 m wide or wider.

The Russians and Mongolians originally explored Baruun Naran in 1983 and 1990. The Russian-Mongolian team identified coal seams over an area 1.5 km by 10.5 km in size. In this area, they drilled a total of 21 holes and intersected coal in 15 of the holes.

QGX acquired a 100% interest in the Baruun Naran license in 2002. In early 2005, QGX discovered coal in two latrines dug at their campsite located 700 m to the south-southeast of the main coal area. Coal is also known to occur in a second, un-drilled area of Permian sedimentary rocks. As of early 2006, over 100 holes have been drilled in the Baruun Naran project area.

Las Brisas Gold/Copper
AATA International, Inc. served as the principal environmental consultant to complete the Venezuelan and International Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA's) which have been submitted to the VZ government and to international financial institutions. Extensive baseline investigations were conducted on the physical, chemical, biological, and social characteristics of the project site, located in a tropical forest in South East Venezuela.