People: Swanepoel exits Harmony, Cutifani joins Anglogold Ashanti

Adex Mining — Norman Betts appointed director.

Advanced Mineral Technologies — H. Philip Cash, Cletius Rogers, and Peter Short appointed directors.

AngloGold Ashanti — Mark Cutifani appointed CEO; Bobby Godsell retired as CEO.

Asia Now Res. — D. Richard Brown appointed director.

Aurora Metals – President and CEO John A.A. James passed away on July 27; CFO Cameron Richardson appointed interim president and CEO until a replacement is found.

Bucyrus International — William S. Tate appointed executive VP of global markets and strategic support; Craig Mackus appointed CFO; Barbara Stephens appointed senior VP of human resources; Scott Cramer appointed senior VP and general counsel.

Crosshair Exploration and Mining — Douglas Brett appointed CFO.

Drake Gold Res. — Michael Krasner appointed special advisor.

Farallon Res. — John Rice appointed general manager, project construction at Campo Morado, in Mexico; Dan Kilby appointed general manager, project development and exploration; Jorge Villasenor appointed general manager, Mexico.

Galantas Gold — Nicholas Hardie appointed general manager the Omagh gold project in Ireland; Maurice Lavigne resigned from that office, and as director and VP.

Golden Goose Res. — A. Douglas Hunter appointed VP of exploration.

Golden Star Res. — President and CEO Peter Bradford resigned.

Hana Mining — William David Thomas appointed CFO; Erik Martin resigned as CFO.

Harmony Gold — Bernard Swanepoel resigned as CEO.

Khan Res. — Enkhbayar “Eric” Ochirbal appointed country manager and executive director of the companys Mongolian subsidiary, Khan Res.

Kimberly Gold Mines — Radford Langston appointed director.

Knight Res. — David Gower appointed director.

Marathon PGM — Raymond Mason appointment VP of operations.

Mueller Industries — Paul Flaherty appointed director.

Network Exploration — Robert Friesen appointed director.

Pure Nickel — Constantine Salamis appointed director; Monty Moore resigned as director but remains a special advisor to the board.

Robex Res. — Jean Demers appointed president and CEO, effective Sept. 1; Serge Biron retired as VP, and manager in Mali; Biron will be replaced in Mali by former Robex president Richard Savard.

Romarco Mnrls — Simon Dorey appointed CFO, effective Aug. 30; Ralf Langner resigned as CFO.

Stellar Pacific Ventures — M. Jean Depatie appointed technical advisor to the Vassan gold property in Val dOr, Que.

Tournigan Gold — Michael Hopley appointed chairman.

UraMin — Frdric Bernard Tona appointed chairman; Sbastien Bernard de Montessus de Ballore appointed CEO and director; Serge Lafon and Daniel Wouters appointed directors; Francis Daniels, James Mellon and Ian Watson resigned as directors; Stephen Dattels resigned as executive deputy chairman; John Stalker resigned as CEO; James Pitman resigned as head of corporate affairs and new business development; Neil Herbert resigned as finance director; Samuel Jonah resigned as chairman but remains a director; Graham Mascall remains a director; Neil Herbert remains corporate secretary.

Uranium Res. — Dave Clark appointed CEO; Paul Willmott resigned as CEO but remains executive chairman and president; Richard Van Horn Sr. appointed COO.

Vista Gold — Frederick Earnest appointed president and COO; Mike Richings resigned as president but remains CEO.