The Peru: Ninth International Gold Symposium will take place in Lima on May 18 to 20, 2010.

GFMS Chairman, Philip Klapwijk, will be presenting the Overview of the Global Precious Metals Markets on Tuesday May 18th.

About the event

This event is organized by the Gold Committee of the National Society of Mining, Oil and Energy of Peru and its main objective is to disseminate information about Peru's and other Latin American countries' abundance in gold resources, as well as promote new investment and business opportunities in the region. Also in this edition the Symposium will include other precious metals such as silver.

Under the motto: "Precious Metals: A Challenge for the Industry", in this ninth edition we will emphasis the importance of the different uses of gold and silver in the industry. Also the event will be a superb occasion to gather information about new projects in the region, markets and price outlook and an overall vision of their influence on the world's economy.

Peru has consolidated its leading position as gold producer

¢ Peru's production accounts for 7.7% of the world's gold production, and at present the country ranks 6th among the world's largest gold producers. Peru is the first gold producer of Latin America.

¢ Also in 2008, gold exports accounted for 17% of total exports of Peru.

¢ According to U.S. Geological Survey, Peru represents 8.3% of the worldwide gold reserves, occupying the third position as a nation with the largest gold reserves after South Africa and Australia.

Ideal meeting point


The Peru: Ninth International Gold Symposium will gather more than 1000 participants -including the highest-level entrepreneurs, investors, executives and professionals related mainly to gold mining activities, as well as government officials of the sector representatives, analysts, and executives of renowned suppliers of goods and services that are essential for the mining industry.

Topics of the agenda

Distinguished professionals will offer an overall view of gold mining in Peru and Latin America, which will be supplemented with an update of the most important advances accomplished in the sciences of gold exploration, production and others. Conferences will address different topics of great interest, such as:

¢ Gold and Silver market overview and perspectives
¢ New operations in the region
¢ Geologic discoveries and new projects in Latin America
¢ Gold uses.

2010 Mining Exhibit

As in the past symposiums, the traditional Mining Exhibit will take place concurrently with the conferences, and its booths will be excellent showcases to allow visitors become acquainted with the new products offered by suppliers of mining goods and services, particularly for gold mining.

Who should participate?

We are inviting leading entrepreneurs, investors, government officials of the sector, executives, analysts, professionals and technicians from:

¢ Mining companies
¢ Financial institutions
¢ Government Authorities
¢ Government Institutions
¢ Trade Associations
¢ Consulting companies
¢ Law firms
¢ Suppliers of good and services for the sector

For further information at GFMS, please contact Carmen Eleta at carmen.eleta@thomsonreuters.com .

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