RNS Number:6730S
St. Barbara Mines Limited
01 December 2003


ASX SHAREHOLDERS REPORT


Board of Directors

Mark K. Wheatley has been appointed to the Board as a non-executive director.

Mr M. K. Wheatley BE, MBA graduated as a chemical engineer and enjoyed a
seventeen year career with BHP in various capacities.

More recently, he held the Corporate Development role at Goldfields Ltd, and
then AurionGold Limited until it was acquired by Placer Dome in late 2002.

He is currently CEO, Southern Cross Resources Inc, a Toronto listed junior
uranium company with exploration tenements and a development project in South
Australia.

The appointment of Mr Wheatley, as a nominee of Resource Capital Funds ("RCF"),
follows shareholder approval at the Annual General Meeting for a debt-for-equity
swap resulting in RCF becoming St Barbara's largest shareholder.

Mr Brian Speechly, a non-executive director since July 1997, has retired from
the Board.   The composition of the Board remains one executive director and
three non-executive directors.

It is the Company's intention to appoint a non-executive Chairman in the near
future.

Yours faithfully,





Stephen W. Miller
Executive Chairman



1 December 2003



Enquiries regarding this report may be directed to:



Stephen W. Miller Executive Chairman

Telephone          (08) 9476 5555
Overseas          +61 8 9476 5555

or

Colin G. Jackson
Investor Relations

Telephone            0417 929 107


St Barbara Mines Limited
Level 2, 16 Ord Street
West Perth
Western Australia   6005

Telephone           (08) 9476 5555
Overseas           +61 8 9476 5555




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