Stagg Resource Consultants, Inc. (“STAGG”) provides a full range of professional services to the natural resource industry throughout the U.S. and internationally. The firm, which has been in business for more than 40 years, routinely works in the coal, petroleum, metals, and industrial mineral sectors. The firm’s corporate offices are located in Cross Lanes, West Virginia. STAGG’s professional services are divided into economic basic areas, as follows: • Acquisitions and divestitures • Appraisals • Environmental • Geology • Litigation support and expert testimony • Mineral economics and market research • Mining • Economic/financial evaluations STAGG’s client base includes many of the major U.S. mining companies as well as a variety of regional and independent producers, international mining companies and financial institutions, domestic financial institutions such as banks and investment banking firms, regional and national law firms, and a variety of government agencies.