People (February 13, 2006)

ABB Swizterland — Steve McGarel appointed regional sales manager of the Minerals Business Unit.

Aberdene Res. — Kurt Bordian appointed CFO; Cameron Reynolds resigned as CFO but remains a director.

Adanac Moly — David Stone and Roger Taylor appointed directors; Dan Koyich resigned as director.

Adriana Res. — Anthony Kovacs appointed exploration manager.

Alcoa — Eric Beringause appointed president.

AMEC — Steve Sibbick appointed mine closure expert in Mississauga, Ont., office; Xiaogang Hu appointed senior project manager.

Argentex Mining — Hamish Malkin appointed CFO.

Argosy Mnrls — John Nicholls appointed director; Marcus Foster resigned as director.

Axmin — Charles Carron Brown appointed general manager of African subsidiary SARL.

Baffinland Iron Mines — Rodney Cooper appointed vice-president of operations and COO.

bcMetals — Carl Zuber resigned and executive chairman but remains director; Bob Buchan appointed chairman.

Cambior — John Hick appointed director; Kazuo Shuto resigned as director.

Cameco — John Clappison appointed director.

Canarc Res. — Jack McClintock appointed president and COO; Bradford Cooke appointed chairman and CEO but resigned as president.

Compass Mnrls — Heinn Tomfohrde resigned as director.

Continental Mnrls — Gerald S. Panneton appointed president, CEO and director.

Corriente Res. — David Unruh appointed director.

Crystallex Int. — Dan Hamilton appointed CFO; Borden Rosiak resigned as CFO.

Doe Run — Jeffrey Zelms retired as president but remains vice-chairman and CEO until April 1, 2006; Bruce Neil appointed president.

Energy Metals — Stephen Morzenti appointed chief technical advisor.

Finning Int. — Wayne Bingham resigned as executive VP of and CFO.

Freeport Res. — Peter Dimmell appointed director; James Thistle appointed corporate secretary.

Gee-Ten Ventures — James Austin Napier appointed director.

GFM Res. — Lizardo Galvan appointed COO.

Gold Canyon Res. — Duncan Riesmeyer appointed director.

Gryphon Gold — Steven Craig appointed VP of president of exploration.

Hathor Exploration — Stephen Stanley appointed president, CEO and director; Matthew Mason resigned as president and CEO.

High Plains Uranium — Lonnie Tracey appointed general manager of Texas operations; Dan Gorski resigned as VP of exploration.

HudBay Mnrls — Don Bain appointed director of investor relations.

Jourdan Res. — Kevin Weston appointed director.

Lakefield Uranium — Wallace Mays appointed chairman.

Laramide Res. — Mark Chalmers and Mersch Ward appointed to advisory board.

McVicar Res. — Zeming Wu appointed director.

Metanor Res. — Raymond Couture appointed director; Francine Gaudreault resigned as director and chair of the auditing committee.

Minco Mining and Metals — Heinz Frey appointed director; Roberts Tyson appointed VP of corporate development; Hans Wick retired as director.

Mindor Res. — Peter Draper resigned as director.

New Gold — John Kruzick retired as chairman; Sharon Ross resigned as director and corporate secretary; Paul Sweeney appointed director.

Newmex Mnrls — Keith Hill appointed director; David Rovig retired as director.

Nickel Institute — Steve Barnett appointed president.

Oremex Res. — David Duval appointed CEO and director.

Pacific Northwest Capital — Steve Oakley appointed director.

Peregrine Diamonds — Greg Shenton appointed CFO.

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

Pine Valley Mining — Robert Well appointed executive VP and COO.

Platinum Group Metals — Ken Kuiper appointed to technical team as geographic information scientist.

Playfair Mining — James Robertson appointed director.

Prominex — Paul OBrien appointed director.

Rolling Rock — Doris Meyer appointed CFO and corporate secretary; Murray MacKenzie resigned as CFO but remains a director.

Seabridge Gold — Eliseo Gonzalez-Urien and Thomas Dawson appointed directors; Vahid Fathi resigned as director.

Sherwood Copper — Bill Dunn appointed general manager of the Minto copper-gold project in Yukon.

Soho Res. — Otto Jelinek appointed director.

Standard Bank — Sir Sam Jonah resigned as director.

Sterlite Res. — Sanjay Dalmia resigned as president and CEO; B.K. Sharma appointed president and CEO.

Taranis Res. — Stanley Dempsey appointed director.

Tiberon Mnrls — Richard Lister appointed lead director.

Wolfden Res. — John A. Begeman appointed COO.

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

YGC Res. — Peter Holbek appointed 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.