People (May 01, 2006)

Apex Minerals — Mark Ashley appointed managing director; Kim Robinson appointed director; Mark Bennett to be appointed exploration director.

Aur Res. — John Knowles fired as executive VP of finance and CFO.

Aurogin Res. — Neil Gow appointed VP of exploration.

Avalon Ventures — Marie Thorne appointed corporate secretary.

Birim Goldfields — Victor King appointed president and COO; former president Denis Simoneau remains a director and CEO.

Brigadier Gold — Tom Pollock, Robert MacGregor, Allan Willy, and Sean Stokes appointed to advisory board.

Callinan Mines — Thompson, Man.-based accounting firm Kendall Wall Pandya resigned as auditors; Vancouver-based Davidson & Co. appointed auditors.

Canaco Res. — Andrew Lee Smith appointed chairman and CEO; Geoff Peretz resigned as executive chairman but remains a director.

Canadian Shield — Jay Hodgson, David Watkins, Elaine Ellingham and John Gingerich appointed to advisory board.

Candente Res. — Andrew Lee Smith appointed director.

Channel Res. — Shawn VanderMeer appointed VP, CFO and controller; Richard Pierson resigned as VP and CFO.

China Diamond — Andrew Bradfield resigned as COO.

Christopher James Gold — Campbell Graham appointed manager of North American operations.

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce — Tito Botelho Martins appointed executive director of corporate affairs.

Cusac Gld Mines — Garth Kirkham appointed director.

De Beira Goldfields — Reginald Gillard appointed president and director; former president Michele Fronzo remains as CFO, corporate secretary and director.

Glencairn Gold — Gaston A. Araya appointed VP of operations; Kevin Drover resigned as COO.

Golden Peaks Res. — William Lee appointed director; Harver Lim appointed corporate secretary; Wing Jang resigned as corporate secretary.

Ivernia — Sharon Loung appointed director of investor relations.

Kinross Gold — Geoffrey Gold appointed senior VP and chief legal officer.

Komatsu Australia — Andrew Martin appointed national general manager.

Lara Exploration — Michael Winn appointed director; Mark Gelmon appointed CFO.

Laramide Res. — Dennis Gibson appointed CFO.

Metallica Res. — Troy Fierro appointed VP of operations; Fred Lightner retired as COO.

Nickel Institute — Stephen Barnett appointed president.

Polaris Mnrls — Lisa Sea appointed VP of finance and CFO.

Novastar Res. — Thomas Graham, Jr. appointed chairman and as interim corporate secretary.

Osisko Exploration — Patrick Goodwin appointed director of community development at its Canadian Malartic project near Malartic, Que.

Pacific Rim Mining — Ronda Fullerton appointed corporate secretary.

Palladon Ventures — Michael Nelson appointed chief technical officer at the Iron Mountain project in Utah; Lindsay Foot appointed project manager at the same operation.

Peabody Energy — Tayeb Tahir appointed senior VP of business development.

Phelps Dodge — Stephen Higgins appointed president of subsidiary Phelps Dodge Sales Co.

Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada — Patricia Dillon appointed president.

Roca Mines — John Kiernan appointed VP of mining; Ron Magill appointed mill manager for the Max molybdenum project in B.C.

Scorpio Mining — Jean-Yves Laliberte appointed CFO.

Shore Gold — Wade MacBain appointed corporate communications manager; George Sanders resigned as VP of corporate development.

Silver Wheaton — Peter Barnes appointed president, CEO and director; Nolan Watson appointed CFO; Lawrence Bell and Douglas Holtby appointed directors; Ian Telfer resigned as director.

Skye Res.Gordon Bacon, Robert Horn and Terrence Lyons will stand for election at the companys annual general meeting on May 16. Directors David Smith and Ian Austin are also nominated.

Starfield Res. — Norman Betts appointed director.

Sutter Gold Mining — Allen S. Winters appointed director.

Teck Cominco — Mike Martin appointed general manager of the companys Trail, B.C. based operations.

Ursa Major Mnrls — Chai Sung-keun appointed director.

Wescan Goldfields — Maurice Lindsay appointed president; George Sanders resigned as president and director.

Western Areas — Craig Oliver appointed CFO and corporate secretary.