POWER OF ATTORNEY

	For Executing Forms 3, 4 and 5

        Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
        constitutes and appoints Mark D. Dacko and William M. Mower,
        signing individually, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact
        to:

1.	Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Initial
Statements of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 3,
Statements of Changes of Beneficial Ownership of Securities
on Form 4 and Annual Statements of Beneficial Ownership of
Securities on Form 5, for the purpose of reporting
transactions by the undersigned in securities issued by Wits
Basin Precious Minerals, Inc. in accordance with Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules
thereunder;

2.	Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of
the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to
complete the execution of any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and the
timely filing thereof with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission and any other applicable governmental or
regulatory authority; and

3.	Take any other action of any type whatsoever in
connection with the foregoing which in the opinion of such
attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest
of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-
fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of
Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms
and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in his
discretion.

        The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact
        full power and authority to do and perform all and every act
        and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary and proper to be
        done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
        granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as such
        attorney-in-fact might or could do if personally present,
        with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby
        ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or
        his substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to
        be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights
        and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges
        that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such
        capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming
        any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
        Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.


        This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
        until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3,
        4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
        transactions in securities issued by Wits Basin Precious
        Minerals, Inc., unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in
        a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-
        fact.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power
        of Attorney as of this _25th__ day of _October________,
        2005.

			/s/ H. Vance White

			(signature)

			_H. Vance White_____________
			(print name)

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