MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Atacama, Cline Mining, Excel Gold, Opawica, Petaquilla, Romarco and Trueclaim

Tim Miller has joined Vancouver-based Atacama Minerals as its new president and CEO, effective Dec. 1, 2009, upon the retirement of Edward Posey. Miller was formerly VP Central and South America at Goldcorp. Toronto's Cline Mining Corp. has named Dennis