PEOPLE (March 21, 2005)

Breakwater — Grant Edey appointed director and chair of the audit committee.

Canadian Shield — Bernard Kraft appointed chairman; Eduardo Rebagliati appointed director; Eduardo Baer resigned as director.

Dia Bras Expl. — James Culver and Robert Hirsh appointed directors.

DRC Res. — Clifford Davies appointed director.

Dynasty Gold — Ivy Chong appointed CFO.

Energy Metals — William Sherriff appointed director; John Hamrick appointed manager of technical and regulatory affairs; Kim Liu resigned as director.

Exeter — Jerry Perkins appointed VP of development and operations.

Goldcorp — Ian Telfer appointed CEO and director; Rob McEwen resigned as CEO but will remain chairman.

Gossan Res. — Carl Chester appointed VP.

Harmony Gold — Graham Briggs appointed CEO of Harmony Australia.

Hecla Mining — Joe Coors retired as director.

IMA Expl. — Augusto Baertl appointed president and CEO of subsidiary IMA Latin America.

Inter-Citic — Stephen Lautens appointed VP of corporate communications.

Mandorin Goldfields — Errol Smart appointed CEO, effective April 1.

Maxy Gold — Andre Gauthier appointed president and CEO.

Mechel — Boris Nikishichev appointed head of mining operations.

Mercator Mnrls — Stephen Quin appointed director.

Minco Mining — Simon Anderson appointed CFO; Karyn Bachert appointed corporate secretary; Ellen Wai appointed CFO of subsidiary Minco Mining China.

Mindoro — Penny Gould appointed CFO.

Newmex — A.M. Sinclair appointed director; Patrick Levelle resigned as director.

Orsa Ventures — Brian Flower and Ken Booth appointed directors.

Patrician Diamonds — Raymond Davies resigned as director but remains as a consultant.

Peabody Energy — Gregory Boyce appointed CEO and will remain president.

Peru Copper — Thomas O’Neil appointed director.

Phelps Dodge — Catherine Hardwick appointed corporate secretary and assistant general counsel.

Phoenix Matachewan — Christopher Wagg appointed VP of exploration.

Pine Valley Coal — Martin Rip appointed VP of finance and CFO.

Queenstake — James Mancuso retired as director; Eric Edwards appointed CFO and VP finance; John Engele resigned as CFO; Dorian Nicol appointed president and CEO, in addition to being executive VP and director of exploration; Chris Davie resigned as president and CEO.

Rio Narcea — David Baril appointed COO.

Rio Tinto — Sir Richard Giordano, Leon Davis and John Morschel are retiring as directors; Ashton Calvert and Vivienne Cox appointed directors; Rodney Eddington appointed director effective Sept. 1.

Roscan Minerals — Alexander Balabanov appointed president and CEO; William Chymyck resigned as CEO, appointed chairman; Mark McMurdie appointed CFO.

Sino Silver — Randy Martin appointed director.

Stillwater — David Ulrichs appointed controller.

Vulcan Mnrls — Philip Collins appointed director.

Waseco Res. — Stan Hawkins appointed director.

Wellington West — Catherine Gignac appointed mining analyst and partner.

Young Davidson — Tom Obradovich appointed president and CEO, and remains a director.