People (June 18, 2007)

ABV Gold — Daniel Ryan appointed president

Amarillo Gold — Martin Walter resigned as director.

AME BC — Shannon Hendry appointed co-ordinator, special events; Reesa Meltzer appointed manager, conferences and events; Colleen Giroux Schmidt resigned as manager, conferences and events; Marika Kovalcikova appointed manager, member services; Mary Hughes appointed administrator, conferences and member services.

Amerix Precious Metals — Keith Laskowski resigned as president and CEO; Lawrence Snee appointed interim president.

Amex Exploration — Francis Chartrand appointed VP of exploration.

Anooraq Res. — Iemrahn Hassen appointed CFO; Phumzile Langeni resigned as executive director, investor relations.

Aurelian Res. — David Lewis, to resign as CFO, effective Aug. 31.

Baffinland Iron Mines — Donald Charter appointed director.

Belvedere Res. — Vesa-Jussi Penttila appointed director.

BHP Billiton — Marius Kloppers appointed CEO, replacing Chip Goodyear.

Cangold — Kareen McKinnon appointed VP of corporate development; Adrian Bray appointed exploration manager.

Carlisle Goldfields — Paul Fornazzari appointed corporate secretary.

Continuum Res. — Lawrence Dick resigned as VP of exploration and director. Dick will remain a consultant.

Dhanoa Mnrls — William McNerney appointed CFO.

Dia Bras Exploration — Mario Caron and Daniel Tellechea appointed directors.

Dragon Capital –Graham Warren appointed CFO; Oliver Xing resigned as CFO.

Dumont Nickel — Raymond Mitchell appointed director.

Energentia Res. — Michael Davies appointed CFO; Nelson Lee resigned as CFO.

Fjordland Exploration — Tom G. Schroeter appointed president and CEO

Sterling Mining — William Hasz appointed technical services manager and chief engineer at Sunshine mine in Idaho.

StrataGold — Gregor Hamilton appointed VP of corporate development.

Sutcliffe Res. — Patrick Downey appointed director.

Tagish Lake Gold — Denis Lampron appointed CFO; Stuart Ross resigned as CFO, corporate secretary and director.

Tahera Diamond — Richard Molyneux appointed director.

Tone Res. — William Pass appointed CFO.

Trelawney Res. — Michael Dehn appointed director.

Tribute Mnrls — Frank van de Water appointed director. Van de Water will also serve as chair of the audit committee.

TTM Res. — Donald Davidson appointed advisor to the board.

U.S. Silver — Joseph Rauhala appointed CFO.

Unico — Kenneth Wiedrich appointed CFO.

Vantex Res. — Francois Marcotte appointed head of investor and public relations.

Vault Mnrls — Tara Gilfillan appointed CFO and Ray Zalnieriunas appointed senior technical advisor.

Wescan Goldfields — David Power-Fardy appointed manager of exploration.

Wesdome Gold Mines — Rowland “Rolly” Uloth appointed president.

West Hawk Development — Jinsheng Chen appointed president of China operations, and director.

Yamana Gold — John Begeman appointed director, Bruce Humphrey resigned as director; Antenor Silva appointed president and COO; Daniel Kivari appointed VP of technical services, projects and construction; Ludovico Costa appointed VP of operations; Evandro Cintra appointed VP of exploration; Jacqueline Jones appointed VP, general counsel and assistant corporate secretary; Arao Portugal appointed VP of administration and human Res.; Victor Bradley will remain lead director.

Yellowcake Mining — Hamish Malkin appointed CFO.