People (January 21, 2008)

Augusta Resource — Rod Pace appointed VP of operations.

Birch Mountain Resources — John Clarke appointed CFO and VP.

Bolivar Mining — Robert Cook appointed chief minerologist and geological officer.

Canplats Resources — Bruce Youngman appointed president and COO; Tom Turner appointed senior consultant for Camino Rojo project.

Cash Minerals — Michael Carew appointed chief geologist.

Continuum Resources — Juan Lopez appointed general manager (Mexico) and chief geologist.

Copper Belt Resources — Rafael Pinedo appointed a director.

Firstgold — Stephen Akerfeldt appointed CEO; Kevin Bullock appointed a director.

Liberty Mines Inc. — Chris Buysen appointed CFO.

Malaga — Denis Lachance appointed director.

Mechel — Igor Khafizov appointed general director; Mukhamed Tsykanov appointed chairman.

Minerals Technologies — Daniel Skrovanek appointed VP, The Americas, Paper PCC.

Montanore Minerals — John Thompson appointed VP and general manager of the Montanore project; Rod Macleod appointed chief geologist; Denver Winslow appointed project engineer.

Odyssey Resources — Donald Nicholson has resigned as a director.

Oromonte Resources — VP of exploration, Alex Cruz resigned.

Queensland Minerals — Geraldine Paxton appointed manager of investor relations.

Peak Gold — Robert Gallagher appointed CEO, president and a director.

Pelangio Mines — Peter Crossgrove appointed a director.

Petaquilla Copper — Joao Manuel appointed CFO.

Polaris Geothermal — James Randle appointed VP of project development.

Powertech Uranium — Malcolm Clay appointed chairman of the audit committee, a member of the compensation committee and a director.

Razor Resources — Jordan Welsh appointed president. He is also a director.

Redcorp ventures — Gordon McKnight appointed VP of sales and marketing.

Rusoro Mining — Corey Allen appointed COO.

Severstal North America — Thomas Cera appointed COO.

Silver Eagle Mines — Adolfo Vera appointed executive VP and CFO.

SNS Silver — Thomas Fudge appointed VP of operations.

Sterling Mining Co. — Matthew Kavanagh appointed VP of corporate developmen; Fred Peck appointed assistant controller; Mike McLean appointed GM of Sterling’s Sunshine Mine division; Frank Maciosek appointed mine manager of Sunshine Mine.

Strathmore Minerals — Dev Randhawa has stepped down as CEO; David Miller appointed CEO; Steven Khan appointed president; John DeJoia appointed VP of New Mexico operations; James Crouch appointed VP of Wyoming operations.

Timberline Resources — James Moore appointed a director.

Titanium Corp. — Victor Wells appointed CFO.

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products — Dennis Oates appointed president and CEO.

U308 — Richard Spencer appointed president, CEO and a director.

Vantex — Francois Marcotte appointed CFO.

Vena — Rod Ogilvie appointed VP of engineering and country manager.

Vior — Andre Gaumond has retired from the board of directors. He will continue to serve as an advisor; Claude St-Jacques, Carl DeLuca, Pierre St-Jacques and Patrick Bradley appointed directors.

Yukon Gold Corp. — Ron Mann appointed president, CEO and a director; Cletus Ryan appointed VP of corporate development.