People (June 12, 2006)

Augusta Res. — Bruce Nicol appointed senior VP and CFO effective Sept. 1; Donald Clark resigned as CFO but remains a director.

BacTech Mining — Louis Nagy appointed CFO; Jim Kirke resigned as CFO.

Baja Mining — Scott Britton appointed general manager of mining at the Boleo copper-cobalt-manganese project in Mexico.

Black Bull Res. — Joseph MacDonald appointed interim CEO.

Breakwater Res. — Dave Langille appointed VP of finance and CFO.

Canadian Royalties — Richard Faucher appointed president and CEO; Bruce Durham appointed executive VP of exploration and business development; Jens Zinke appointed interim CFO; Luciana Zanella appointed secretary-treasurer; David Constable appointed director; Glen Schlyter appointed project manager at Raglan South nickel project in northern Quebec; Annie Karahissarian appointed controller.

De Beira Goldfields — Klaus Eckhof appointed chairman.

Desert Mining — Craig Gunter appointed director.

Emgold Mining — David Sinitsin appointed VP of engineering and construction.

Geologix Explorations — Dunham Craig appointed CEO, president and director; Robert Willis resigned as president but remains chairman; Siegfried Weidner appointed VP of exploration; Andrew Carstensen appointed chief geolgosist; and Bruce McLeod resigned as director.

Kinross Gold — James Toccacelli appointed senior VP of communications.

La Mancha Res. — Richard Meli resigned as president, COO and director; Walter Berukoff appointed interim president.

Mechel — Vladimir Polin appointed CEO of subsidiary Mechel Management Co.; Anton Vishanenko appointed CFO.

Morgain Mnrls — Richard Adams appointed director; Keith Piggott resigned as director.

Orvana Mnrls — Peter Bradshaw and Malcolm King appointed directors.

Platinex — John Ross appointed director and will serve on the audit committee; Michael Proctor resigned as director.

Rio Tinto — Michael Fitzpatrick appointed director.

Rocmec Mining — Raymond Savoie appointed chairman; Norman Allen resigned as chairman but will remain a director.

Sacre-Coeur Mnrls — Limor Rubin appointed CFO and director; Ron Jorgensen resigned as CFO and director.

Sargold Res. — Bruce Nicol appointed senior VP and CFO effective Sept. 1; George Paspalas appointed chairman of 90%-owned subsidiary Sardinia Gold Mining; Betty Joy appointed manager of investor relations and corporate communications.

Saskatchewan Research Council — Paul Labbe appointed VP of mining and minerals.

St Andrew Goldfields — Ben Au appointed VP of finance and CFO.

Tiberon Mnrls — David Garofalo appointed director.

Triumph Gold — James Baughman appointed president and CEO; Peter Parsley resigned as president and CEO but remains a director.

TVI Pacific — Andrew Bradfield appointed VP of operations; Carl Caumartin appointed VP of exploration; Tim Armstrong appointed VP of project development.

Tyler Res. — Theodore Renner appointed chairman; Gregory Smith resigned as interim chairman.

Uranerz Energy — Arnold Dyck, Richard Holmes and Peter Bell appointed directors.

Uranium Energy Group — Clyde Yancey appointed chief geologist; Brad Moore appointed exploration and land tenure specialist.

Uranium One — Greg Cochran appointed executive VP of Australia and Asia.

Vena Res. — Mark Kesselman appointed director.

Volcanic Metals Exploration — Robert Leinster appointed director.

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

Western Areas — Craig Oliver appointed CFO and corporate secretary.

Westhawk Development — Glen Smyrl appointed VP of generation; Gary Wilson appointed to technical advisory board.

Wildcat Exploration — Sol Prizant appointed president, CEO and director.

Woodruff Capital Mgmt — Ned Goodman appointed director and serve on the technical advisory committee.

Wycliffe Res. — Geoffrey Farrar appointed president, CEO and director; Norman Brewster and Neil Novak resigned as directors.

Yukon Res. — J. A. McKinnon president, CEO and director; Richard Schler appointed VP, CFO and director; William Nielsen appointed director; Thornton Donaldson and Jeff Murdock resigned as directors.

Yukon Zinc — Lionel Labelle appointed manager of procurement and contracts.