People (March 15, 2004)

Altius Minerals — Donald Warr appointed CFO; Brent Cook appointed to advisory board.

Amera Resources — David Terry appointed VP of exploration.

Apollo Gold — Melvyn “Mel” Williams appointed Sr. VP of finance and corporate development.

Aurora Platinum — Director John Fleming passed away. His replacement is not yet known.

Azco — CEO Pierce Carson appoints Phoenix-based firm Semple and Cooper as auditor; Gary Simmerman resigned as VP of operations; Ryan Modesto resigned as VP of finance.

BachTech Mining — Michael Smyth appointed CFO; Roderick Chisholm resigned as CFO.

Banro — Simon Village appointed non-executive director.

Barrick Gold — Peter Godsoe appointed director; Darren Blasutti appointed VP of investor relations.

BHP Billiton — Diego Hernandez appointed president of base metals customer sector group and member of executive committee.

Constellation Copper — John Labate appointed VP and CFO; Mike Attaway appointed VP of operations; Gary Parkison appointed VP of exploration and development; and Robert Washnock appointed general manager of the Lisbon Valley project; Christopher Mitchell resigns as executive VP and CFO.

Electra Gold — Harvey Bay appointed CFO.

European Goldfields — Robert Kaplan appointed to board; Larry Kornze resigned as director.

High River Gold — Daniel Vanin appointed executive VP and COO.

Jaguar Nickel — Hugh Duncan appointed to Sr. VP and project director for the company’s Sechol laterite project in Guatemala.

Mines Management — Russell Babcock appointed to board.

Monroe Minerals — Christopher Woodward resigned as CEO; Secretary Peter Farkas appointed interim CEO.

Nevada Star — Edward Waale and Michael Sharon appointed to board.

PMI Ventures — Philip Martin appointed special advisor to the board; Marc Prefontaine appointed to board.

Questar — Philips Baker Jr. appointed director.

Robex Resources — Peter Hawley appointed director; Alain April resigned as director.

Semafo — Benot La Salle appointed chairman and CEO; Jean Lamarre appointed director and president of the audit committee; Omar Amraoui appointed director; Mostafa Hammoud retired as director; Benot Desormeaux appointed CFO; Rachid Benyakhlef appointed managing director; Marie-France Pare appointed corporate secretary; and Mohamed Sajid appointed treasurer.

South American Gold and Copper — Hector Araya appointed manager of mine operations at the Pimenton gold mine in Chile.

South Malartic — Leon Methot appointed president.

Strongbow Resources — William Wolfe appointed president; former president Grenville Thomas will remain as director.

Thetford Mines — John LeBoutillier and Clement Godbout appointed directors; Jacques Bonneau and Robert Dutil resigned as directors.

Tiberon Minerals — Lars-Eric Johansson appointed to advisory board.

Unigold — Paul de Pourtales appointed director.

Wallbridge Mining — Christopher Dundas appointed director.

Manhattan Minerals — Lawrence Glaser will resign as president and CEO effective March 31. He will remain as chairman; Horng Dih Lee will also resign as CFO.