People (September 10, 2007)

Exploration Drilling International — Christian Runge appointed managing director, chief marketing officer.

Farallon Res. — John Rice appointed general manager, project construction at Campo Morado, in Mexico; Dan Kilby appointed general manager, project development and exploration; Jorge Villasenor appointed general manager, Mexico.

Franconia Mnrls — Brian Gavin appointed CEO and will remain president and director; Greg Taylor appointed director of investor relations and corporate communications.

Frontera Copper — Alan Edwards appointed president, CEO and director; Gary Loving to resign as president and CEO effective Sept. 1.

Galantas Gold — Nicholas Hardie appointed general manager the Omagh gold project in Ireland; Maurice Lavigne resigned from that office, as a director and VP.

Getty Copper — Robert Peterson appointed director; Jean Jacques Treyvaud resigned as director.

Global Mnrls — Sean McGrath resigned as CFO; director Chester Shynkaryk appointed CFO.

GLR Res. — Eike von der Linden appointed director.

Golden Goose Res. — A. Douglas Hunter appointed VP of exploration.

Golden Star Res. — President and CEO Peter Bradford resigned.

Goldex Res. — Donald Rippon resigned as president and director; Charles Ross appointed interim president until the AGM this fall.

Hana Mining — William David Thomas appointed CFO; Erik Martin resigned as CFO.

Harmony Gold — Bernard Swanepoel resigned as CEO.

International Gold Res. — David Francisco appointed non-executive chairman.

Khan Res. — Enkhbayar “Eric” Ochirbal appointed country manager and executive director of the company’s Mongolian subsidiary, Khan Res.

Kimberly Gold Mines — Radford Langston appointed director.

Knight Res. — David Gower appointed to director.

Luna Gold — Michael Williams hired as an advisor.

Marathon PGM — Raymond Mason appointment VP of operations.

Mayfair Mining & Minerals — Bjorn Anckar appointed chief gemologist; Michael Smith resigned as director.

Mincor — Director Jim Reeve passed away. He was appointed COO in 2001 and a director in 2006.

Mueller Industries — Paul Flaherty appointed director.

Network Exploration — Robert Friesen appointed director.

Northland Res. — Stuart Pettifor appointed director.

Olympus Pacific Mnrls — T. Rodney Jones appointed VP of exploration; Russell Graham appointed VP of finance, Vietnam; Roger Dahn resigned as VP of exploration.

Pacific Copper — Andrew Brodkey appointed as president, CEO and chairman; Todd Montgomery resigned as chairman, president and CEO; David Hackman, Harold Gardner and George Orr appointed directors.

Peabody Energy — Morry C. Davis appointed director of government relations; Scott Durgin appointed operations manager at the Rawhide coal mine in Wyoming.

Pershimco Res. — Michael Curtis appointed president and CEO; former president and CEO Roger Bureau was appointed chairman.

Pine Valley Mining — Robert Bell resigned as president, CEO and director; Jeffrey Fehn resigned as chairman.

Pure Nickel — Constantine Salamis appointed director; Monty Moore resigned as director but remains a special advisor to the board.

Rex Energy — William Ottaviani appointed senior VP of reservoir engineering.

Robex Res. — Jean Demers appointed president and CEO, effective Sept. 1; Serge Biron retired as VP, and manager in Mali; Biron will be replaced in Mali by former Robex president Richard Savard.

Romarco Mnrls — Simon Dorey appointed CFO, effective Aug. 30; Ralf Langner resigned as CFO.

Sabina Silver — Albert Brantley appointed president, CEO and director; Abraham Drost resigned as president but remains a director; William Cummins resigned as CEO but remains co-chairman.

Sandspring Res. — Richard Munson to be appointed president and CEO; Mark Maier will resign as president and CEO.

Sienna Gold — Warren Pratt appointed director.

Silver Dragon Res. — Colin Sutherland appointed CFO and director.

Silvermet — Erden Yuksel appointed VP and general manager of Turkish subsidiary Cevmetco.

Society of Exploration Geophysicists — Larry Lines, head of the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Calgary, elected president-elect for 2007-08; Eugenio Loinger elected first VP; Louise Pellerin elected second VP; Guillaume Cambois elected VP; Dan Ebrom elected secretary-treasurer; they will take office effective Sept. 27.

Stellar Pacific Ventures — M. Jean Depatie appointed technical advisor to the Vassan gold property in Val d’Or, Que.

Superior Diamonds — Brian Booth appointed director.

Tagish Lake Gold — Stuart Green appointed general manager, operations, at the Skukum Creek gold-silver deposit in Yukon.

Tanzanian Royalty — Joseph Kahama appointed senior VP.