People (July 16, 2007)

Alcoa — Jinya Chen appointed president, Asia-Pacific region.

Alturas Mnrls — Augusto Baertl appointed chairman; Laurence Curtis resigned as chairman but remains a director.

AmMex Gold Mining — Dana Durgin appointed exploration manager.

Anaconda Mining — Mario Caron appointed director.

Association of Consulting Engineers of Canada — Leon Botham elected chairman.

Atna Res. — Director Wilson Barbour has died. He served as director since May 2003.

Blue Note Mining — Nicholas Bonsor, Peter Cox and Gordon Ulrich appointed directors.

Buchans River — Steven Poad appointed director; David Butler appointed exploration manager.

Cadiscor Res. — Rene Branchaud appointed director.

CanAlaska Uranium — Harry Barr resigned as chairman; Karl Schimann appointed VP of exploration; Emil D.Y. Fung appointed director; Ken Cai, Daniel Faure and Nana Lampton appointed to advisory board.

Cash Mnrls — Gregory Duras appointed CFO; Deborah Battiston resigned as CFO.

Centerra Gold — Paul Korpi appointed VP and COO; George Burns resigned as COO.

Central African Mining & Exploration — Andrew Burns appointed CFO and director effective Sept. 1.

Chariot Res. — Carol Fries appointed director of Marcobre, a 70%-owned Peruvian subsidiary. Fries was also named special advisor to Chariot president and CEO, Ulrich Rath; Jaime Soldi resigned as a director of Marcobre; Louis Carlos Rodrigo appointed chairman of Marcobre; former chairman Bob Baxter, also a director of Chariot, remains a Marcobre director.

Condor Res. — Ever Marquez appointed VP of exploration.

Coniagas Res. — Donald Bubar and Paul Pitman appointed directors.

Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines — Ghislain Arel appointed project manager, mining services.

Energem Res. — Peter Wray appointed director.

Exeter Res. — Paul Cholakos appointed COO, initially based in Argentina; Robert Reynolds appointed director; and Patrick Esnouf appointed director of the company’s Chilean subsidiary.

Fasken Martineau DuMoulin — Paul Mayer appointed senior ministerial representative for Nunavut devolution by Jim Prentice, minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.

Fieldex Exploration — Jean-Pierre Landry appointed director; Claude Dufresne resigned as director.

First Metals — Robert Michaud appointed VP of operations; COO Charles Gryba added the title of VP, corporate development; Richard Williams appointed CEO and corporate secretary and remains a director; James Wilson appointed VP of finance; Jay Jaski appointed chairman; James Beatty appointed vice-chairman; COO Charles Gryba added the title of VP of corporate development.

Firstgold — Stephen Akerfeldt appointed chairman; Fraser Berrill appointed director.

Forest Gate Res. — President and CEO Michael Judson resigned as chairman; Peter Watson appointed chairman; Nicholas Bonsor and Gordon Ulrich appointed directors.

Gold Rock Holdings — Merle Ferguson appointed chairman; Robert Larion resigned as director.

Golden Goose Res. — Carlos Pavao resigned as director.

Golden Phoenix Mnrls — Craig Patrick appointed VP of corporate development.

Golden Star Res. — S. Mitchel Wasel appointed VP of exploration; Doug Jones to resign as VP of exploration effective Aug. 31.

Goldmarca — Mark Kesselman resigned as chairman of the audit committee to become interim CFO; director William Lamarque appointed chairman of the audit committee; Nick DeMare resigned as CFO and will become corporate controller.

Gulfside Minerals — Bernard Tubeileh appointed to advisory board.

GWR Res. — David Bailey appointed project manager for the Lac La Hache project in B.C.; Gary Roste and Rob Shives appointed directors.

Hillsborough Res. — David Whittle to resign as CFO effective Aug. 1.

Iamgold — Carol Banducci appointed CFO; Grant Edey to resign as CFO effective Aug. 1.

JNR Res. — Irvine Annesley appointed director of exploration.

Jourdan Res. — Emilien Seguin appointed director.

Katanga Mining — Arthur Ditto appointed chairman and will continue as president and CEO; Robert Buchan appointed non-executive chairman; George Forrest remains non-executive vice-chairman.

Lakota Res. — George Breuler appointed chairman; Margaret Singleton appointed director and corporate secretary; Randy Koroll appointed CFO and compliance officer; Stanley Robinson, Neil Westoll, Harry Gaetano, Tom Carpenter and Paul Arkhorn appointed directors.

Largo Res. — Michael Hoffman appointed director.

Macarthur Mnrls — Damien Reynolds resigned as director but will remain a consultant.

Magnus International Res. — Gavin Conway appointed director.

Mechel — Stanislav Ploschenko appointed CFO; Anton Vishanenko resigned as CFO.