PEOPLE (June 20, 2005)

Aberdene Mines — Anthony Harvey appointed to advisory board.

Africo Res. — Michael Keating appointed COO.

Apex Silver — Terry Owen appointed senior VP of project development

Atna Res. — Wade Bristol appointed project manager at the Pinson gold project in Nevada.

BHP Billiton — Steve Swatton appointed head of business development.

Canadian Arrow — Dean MacEachern appointed VP of exploration.

Canadian Royalties — Richard Garnett appointed director.

Esperanza Silver — Robert Quatermain, John Prochnau and Paul Bartos appointed to advisory committee.

EuroZinc — Joo Carrelo appointed country manager in Portugal and managing director of Portuguese subsidiary Somincor.

FNX Mining — Ronald Gagel appointed VP and CFO.

Fortress Mnrls — Ron Hochstein appointed president and CEO; Steve Swatton resigned as president and CEO.

Galaxy Mnrls — Fred Brost appointed senior mining engineer for the Yellow Jacket gold project in Arizona.

James River Coal — Joseph Vipperman appointed director.

Kensington Res. — Shawn Harvey appointed project geologist; William Zimmerman appointed director; Cristopher Baldwin appointed director and corporate secretary; James Rothwell appointed chairman.

Layne Christensen — Robert Dineen resigned as chairman but remains a director; David Brown appointed chairman.

Minera Andes — William Schara appointed CFO.

Morgain Mnrls — Keith Piggott appointed director.

Novastar Res. — Martin Marion appointed to advisory board.

Pincock Allen & Holt — Thomas Noyes appointed principal environmental specialist; Stuart Collins appointed senior mining engineer.

Primary Metals — Antonio Correa de Sa appointed director and vice-chairman of Portuguese subsidiary Beralt Tin.

Queenstake Res. — John Ellis and Doris Meyer appointed directors; Robert Zerga appointed non-executive chairman.

Redcorp Ventures — Kenneth Lowe appointed director; Michael Kenyon resigned as director.

Solex Res. — Mohan Vulimiri appointed director.

Spider Res. — Bryan Wilson resigned as president and CEO but remains a director; Neil Novak appointed president and CEO; Richard Hamelin appointed VP finance and CFO; Earl Coleman appointed chairman.

St Andrew — Claude Schimper appointed mine manager of Stock Gold complex near Timmins, Ont.

True North Gems — Greg Davison appointed VP of exploration.

Tyler Res. — Alan Craven appointed director.

Universal Uranium — Robert Pirooz appointed director.

Vector Colorado — Todd Lewis appointed senior water manager.

Washington Group — Robert Zaist appointed president of mining unit.

Weda Bay — John Lynch resigned as president, CEO and director; Chairman Michael Garvey appointed interim CEO.

Wescan Goldfields — Gary Bilingsley and Valerie Michasiw appointed directors; Len Saleken and Michael Carr resigned as directors.

Western Warrior — Klaus Zahnd resigned as CEO.

Windarra Mnrl. — Charles Greig appointed director.

WMC Res. — Tommie Bergman, Adrienne Clarke, Peter Knight, Graeme McGregor, Ian Webber, and Alan Dundas resigned as directors; Andrew Michelmore resigned as CEO and director; Chris Campbell appointed CEO and director; Brendan Rudd appointed interim CFO; Michael Salamon and Chris Lynch appointed directors.