PEOPLE (June 27, 2005)

Adamus Res. — Ian Cunningham and Silvia Caruso appointed joint corporate secretaries; Michael Hunter retired as corporate secretary.

African Gold Group — Samuel Bosomtwe appointed exploration geologist.

Andean American — Bryan Morris appointed CFO and director.

Anglo American — Peter Woicke appointed director.

BHP Billiton — Roger Higgins appointed VP and COO of subsidiary Base Metals Australia.

Black Bull Res. — Margaret Rhea appointed VP of marketing.

BrushWellman — Richard Hipple appointed president and COO; Gordon Harnett resigned as president but remains chairman and CEO.

Canyon Res. — Richard Philips appointed chief accounting officer; Gary Huber appointed VP finance and corporate development.

Cornerstone Capital Res. — Michael Basha appointed VP exploration; David Loveys appointed CFO; W.J. Clarke appointed executive VP.

De Beers — Gareth Penny will be appointed managing director effective February 2006; Gary Ralfe will retire effective February 2006.

Dejour — Keith Metcalfe appointed senior geologist.

Diamonds North — William Zimmerman appointed director.

East Asia Mnrls — Noah Croom and John Gingerich appointed directors.

Emgold — John King Burns appointed chairman.

Esperanza Silver — Steven Ristorcelli and Joseph Ovsenek appointed directors.

Forsys Tech. — Allan Walden appointed project manager for the Ondundu and Elbe projects in Namibia.

Forum Development — Boen Tan appointed to advisory board.

Franklin Lake Res. — William Tao appointed director.

Gammon Lake — Patrick Reid appointed director.

Geoinformatics — Leon Raubenheimer, Neil MacLachlan and Kevin Snook appointed directors; Darren Holden appointed VP geosciences; Mark Stewart appointed VP corporate development.

Great Western Mnrls — Richard Hogan appointed VP operations.

Halo Res. — Ken Pride appointed to advisory board.

Imperial Metals — Edward Yurkowski appointed director.

Intrepid Mnrls — Donna McLean appointed CFO; Steven Poad resigned as CFO.

Ivernia — Mario Stifano appointed VP and CFO.

MacMillan Gold — Wayne Valliant appointed director; Geoff Burns resigned as director.

Minco Mining — Paul Johnston appointed VP exploration.

Norsemont Mining — Thomas Henricksen appointed project manager at the Costancia copper-gold-moly project in Peru.

Novastar — Alex Weiss appointed to advisory board.

Oglebay Norton — Michael Minekel appointed senior VP of operations.

Osprey Gold — Gerald Colbourne and Douglas Budden resigned as directors.

Plant Expl. — Salim Jivraq appointed director.

Skye Res. — CFO Keith Service has taken a temporary 2-month leave; VP of finance Geoff Bach appointed interim CFO.

Tyler Res. — Alan Craven appointed director.

Universal Uranium — Robert Pirooz appointed director.

Valencia Ventures — Stanley Bharti appointed chairman; Lars Vannman, Patrick Reid, Peter Hooper and Douglas Currie appointed directors.

Vector Colorado — Todd Lewis appointed senior water manager.

Washington Group — Robert Zaist appointed president of mining unit.

Weda Bay Mnrls — George Bell appointed director.

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 Mnrls — 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.