Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> December 20, 2004

PETER KIDNEY – ARCON INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES PLC (AIN.L)

TODD BRUCE is President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Crystallex International Corporation. Mr. Bruce brings to Crystallex extensive experience in the gold mining industry, having most recently served from February 1996 through January 24, 2003, as President and Chief Operating Officer of IAMGOLD Corporation, a TSX and AMEX listed company whose principal assets, the major Sadiola gold mine and the Yatela gold mine, commenced commercial production in 1997 and 2001, respectively. Mr. Bruce played a leadership role in the growth and financing of IAMGOLD, in the implementation of the IAMGOLD's innovative Gold Money policy, and in the merger of Repadre and IAMGOLD in January 2002. Prior to joining IAMGOLD, Mr. Bruce served from 1980 through January 1996 in a number of senior management positions with the South African company, Johannesburg Consolidated Investment Co. and its successor company, Anglo American Platinum Corporation. Immediately prior to joining IAMGOLD, Mr. Bruce served as Executive Director: Marketing, Business Development and Strategic Planning for Anglo American Platinum Corporation. Mr. Bruce has a BSc in Geology from the University of Rhodesia and a Graduate Diploma in Engineering (Mineral Economics) from University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. Profile
TWST: Give us a brief history of Crystallex International and a picture

of where you are at this time.

Mr. Bruce: Crystallex is a gold mining company that's been around for

some time. While