People (March 27, 2006)

Aberdene Mines — John Carlesso appointed director.

Alcan — Dick Evans appointed president and CEO; Jean-Christophe Deslarzes appointed senior VP of human resources.

Argosy Mnrls — John Nicholls appointed director.

Avoca Res. — Tony James appointed general manager of mining.

BHP Billiton — Bob Kirkby to retire as president of carbon steel materials effective Dec. 31; Chris Lynch appointed president of carbon steel materials; Alex Vanselow appointed CFO; Graeme Hunt appointed president of aluminium.

Calypso Aquisition — Kurt Bordian appointed CFO and will remain corporate secretary.

Canyon Res. — Richard F. Mauro resigned as director.

Christopher James Gold — Marc Sandercombe appointed director.

Coeur d’Alene Mines — Richard M. Weston appointed managing director of subsidiary CDE Australia.

Diadem Res. — Wayne Beach resigned as director but has agreed to join the company’s technical advisory committee.

Doe Run Co. — Robert Roscoe appointed VP of mining and general manager of its Southeast Mining and Milling division; William Lane appointed VP of mining and technical development.

Erdene Gold — Jeffrey Gerard appointed director.

First Silver Reserve — Len Brownie and James O’Rourke resigned as directors.

Galway Res. — Christopher Park appointed CFO; Robert Hinchcliffe resigned as CFO.

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

Goldbrook Ventures — David Cass appointed VP of corporate development.

Golden Phoenix Mnrls — Robert P. Martin appointed executive VP strategic development and corporate secretary.

Great Panther Res. — J. Jesus Rico Aguilera appointed general manager of the Guanajuato mine in Mexico; Javier Melchor Ramirez Vargas appointed general manager of the Topia mine in Mexico.

Great Western Diamonds — Brent Jellicoe appointed president.

Greystar Res. — Attilio G. Spat resigned as director.

Hecla Mining — Philip Wolf appointed VP and general counsel.

Ivanhoe Mines — John Bruk retired as director.

Lundin Mining — Manfred Lindvall appointed VP 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.

Madalena Ventures — Ken Broadhurst and Dwayne Warkentin appointed directors; Wan Jung and Pat McAndless resigned as directors.

Mayfair Mining and Mnrls — Earl Young appointed to advisory board.

Mega Uranium — Stewart Taylor appointed director.

Minco Mining and Metals — Mark Orsmund appointed CFO and VP of finance.

Mundoro Mining — Alan Riles appointed chief operating officer.

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

Olympus Pacific — Douglas Willock appointed director; David Kennedy retired as director.

OM Group — Daniel Lewis appointed VP of human resources.

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

Petaquilla Mnrls — John Watt appointed CFO; Kenneth Morgan resigned as CFO but remains a director.

Platinum Group Metals — Ken Kuiper appointed geographic information scientist.

Quadra Mining — R. Bruce Kennedy appointed general manager of the Robinson mine in Nevada.

Queenstake Res. — John Hick appointed director; Hugh Mogensen retired as director.

Quinto Technology — Edward Lyons appointed chief geologist.

Ripple Lake — Neil Dragovan and Ed Williams appointed directors; Foo Chan resigned as director but remains CFO.

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

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

Seymour Exploration — Thomas Bradovich and Ronald Arnold appointed directors; David “Tiger” Williams and Martin St. Pierre resigned as directors.

Sherwood Copper — John Gammon appointed director.

Silk Road Res. — David McAdam appointed CFO.

Southwestern Res. — Timo Jauristo appointed director and interim VP of exploration; Daniel G. Innes retired as VP of exploration. He remains a director.

Tagish Lake Gold — Barry Way appointed manager of exploration.

Trend Mining — Bobby Cooper resigned as director.

Twin Mining — Nobuo Nakazawa appointed director; Warren Holmes to retire as director on April 12.

Tyler Res. — Theodore Renner appointed director.

U.S. Gold — Richard Mauro appointed director.

Unigold — John P. Thompson resigned as president, CEO and director.

United Bolero — Brian R. D. Smith appointed director; Marvin Mitchell resigned as director.

Uranium Energy — Harry Anthony appointed COO.

Vulcan Mnrls — Don Allen appointed CFO.

Wardrop Engineering — Shayne Smith appointed CEO; Ernie Card resigned as 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.

Western Goldfields — James Mancuso resigned as director; Raymond Threlkeld appointed president and CEO; Brian Penny appointed CFO; Paul Semple appointed VP of projects.

Wolfden Res. — John A. Begeman appointed COO.

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

YGC Res. — Peter Holbek appointed director.