People: Paterson resigns Superior Diamonds post, admitted to hospital

AK Steel — Ralph Michael III appointed director.

Amera Res. — Marcial Garcia appointed exploration manager, based in Peru.

Antares Mnrls — Robert Wunder appointed COO, effective Aug. 1

Asian Dragon Group — Jacques Trottier appointed director.

Coeur d’Alene Mines — Stuart Mathews appointed interim project manager for the Palmarejo project in Mexico.

Continuum Res. — Dale Schultz appointed VP of exploration.

Dia Bras Exploration — Eduardo Gonzalez appointed director.

Dutch Gold Res. — James Browne appointed director and consultant.

European Goldfields — Georgios Sossidis appointed director; Neil Liddell appointed senior mining engineer; Robert Murphy appointed senior project manager.

Gammon Gold — Luis Chavez appointed corporate director of the companys Mexican operations and director.

Getty Copper — Corby Anderson appointed president and COO; Jean Jacques Treyvaud resigned as COO and president; Paul Frigstad appointed head of investor relations.

Golden Odyssey Mining — Richard J. Kehmeier to the position of VP of exploration and COO.

Industrial Minerals — David Wodar appointed president and CEO; Paul Cooper appointed COO; Scott Old appointed VP of sales and marketing; Dick van Wyck resigned as interim president and CEO. He remains an advisor.

Kennametal — Gary Weismann appointed VP and president of Advanced Materials Solutions Group.

Kimberly Gold Mines — Steve Cutler appointed VP of exploration.

Material Technologies — Marybeth Miceli appointed COO.

Mechel — Oleg Rozenberg appointed deputy chief executive Officer for foreign trade at subsidiary, Mechel Management.

Newmont Mining — Russell Ball appointed CFO and senior VP.

Nu-Mex Uranium — D. Bruce Horton and Jas Butalia appointed directors.

Puda Coal — Lawrence Wizel appointed director.

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. — Andrew Sharkey appointed director.

Rio Narcea Gold Mines — Karl-Axel Waplan, Colin Benner, William Rand, Brian Edgar and John Craig appointed directors.

Romarco Mnrls — Ralf Langner to resign as CFO, effective Sept. 1.

Southwestern Res. — Daniel Innes appointed as a special consultant; former president and CEO John Paterson admitted to hospital for clinical depression.

Sparton Res. — Jocelyn Cote appointed CFO.

Superior Diamonds — Thomas Morris appointed president, CEO and director; John Paterson resigned as president, CEO and director, citing personal reasons.

Western Canadian Coal — Fausto Taddei resigned as CFO; William Caughill appointed director; director of finance Jeff Redmond will become interim CFO until a replacement is named.

Young-Shannon Gold Mines — Rodney (Rod) Thomas appointed director; David Constable resigned as director.