People (March 20, 2006)

Adamus Res. — John Hopkins appointed chairman; John Daniels retired as chairman.

Alcan — Richard Evans appointed president and CEO; Travis Engen retired as president but remains a director.

Aurea Mining — Richard Whittall appointed CEO in addition to being president; Enrique Miranda-Paz resigned as CEO but remains chairman.

Birim Goldfields — Victor King appointed president.

Buffalo Gold — James Walchuk appointed to advisory board.

Chariot Res. — Peter Michael Blunt appointed CFO; Anthony Hawkshaw resigned as CFO but will remain a consultant.

China Diamond — Keith Minty appointed chairman.

Coalcorp — Jose Francisco Arata appointed executive VP of exploration; Juan Manuel Pelaez appointed VP of business development.

Contact Diamond — Matt Manson appointed president and CEO; Sean Boyd resigned as president and CEO but will remain a director.

Erdene Gold — Jeffrey Gerard appointed director.

GFM Res. — Eduardo Baer appointed president, CEO and director.

Hecla Mining — Philip Wolf appointed vice-president and general counsel.

Lundin Mining — Manfred Lindvall appointed vice-president of environment, health and safety; Stefan Mansson appointed managing director of the Galmay operations in Ireland; Steve Gatley appointed general manager of projects; Stefan Romedahl appointed managing director of Zinkgruvan operations in Sweden.

Minco Mining and Metals — Mark Orsmund appointed CFO and vice-president of finance.

Norsemont Mining — George Sivertz appointed project manager of the Amata silver-gold project in Peru.

Peru Copper — Miguel Grau appointed director; Alan Hill resigned as director.

Platinum Group Metals — Ken Kuiper appointed geographic information scientist.

Russel Metals — Alain Benedetti appointed director; Pierre Brunet resigned as director.

Semafo — Patrick de Saint Simon, John LeBoutillier and Gilles Masson appointed directors.

Silk Road Res. — David McAdam as CFO.

Trend Mining — Bobby Cooper resigned as director.

Tyler Res. — Theodore Renner appointed director.

Vulcan Mnrls — Don Allen appointed CFO.

Wolfden Res. — John A. Begeman appointed COO.

Yale Res. — Lindsay Bottomer appointed director; Keith McMyn resigned as director.

YGC Res. — Peter Holbek appointed director.

West Hawk Development — Mark Hart appointed COO and director. Hart will also serve as president, CEO and director of wholly owned subsidiary Northern Clean Fuels; Christopher Verrico appointed CEO; Michael Townsend resigned as CEO but remains president and chairman.