COEUR D'ALENE, ID, Sept. 19 /CNW/ - WGI Heavy Minerals, Inc. (TSX: WG) today announced an addition to its management team. Mrs. Karla Wright Hayden assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary as of September 7, 2006. In this role Mrs. Wright Hayden takes over the management of the Company's accounting, treasury, information technology systems, and regulatory reporting. Most recently Mrs. Wright Hayden has held senior financial and operations management positions with Tidyman's LLC and Honeywell Electronic Materials. Mrs. Wright Hayden has over twenty years of experience and holds both a BA and MBA degree from Gonzaga University. Mrs. Wright Hayden is affiliated with the Institute of Management Accountants. WGI Heavy Minerals, Inc. is a fully integrated miner, producer, and marketer of industrial-grade minerals and replacement parts for ultra-high pressure waterjet cutting systems. The Company's operations include mining and processing facilities in Idaho, U.S. (Emerald Creek Garnet), Tamil Nadu, India (Bengal Bay Garnet) and Ermsleben, Germany and a manufacturing facility in Washington, U.S. (International Waterjet Parts). This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning the business, operations and financial performance and condition of WGI Heavy Minerals, Incorporated. A number of the matters discussed and statements made in the press release contain forward-looking statements reflecting current expectations regarding future assets. When used in this press release, the words "believe", "anticipate", "intend", "estimate", "expect", "project" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such words. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and are naturally subject to risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances beyond management's control that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause such differences include but are not limited to: exploration and development risks; risks related to permits and title to property; risks related to foreign countries and regulatory requirements; operating hazards; foreign currency fluctuations; competition; fluctuations in the market price of mineral commodities and transportation costs; uncertainty as to calculations of mineral deposit estimates; uninsured risks; and, dependence upon key management personnel and executives. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed here. You should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The Company is under no obligation to update or alter such forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. %SEDAR: 00002893E