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BMO Nesbitt Burns will host its 2003 Global Resources Conference from February 24 to 26, in Tampa, Florida. The Conference brings together more than 90 leading resources companies from around the world in the Mining, Power, Pipelines & Utilities and Energy sectors. Presentations will be broadcast live via the Internet through a special link that can be accessed at: http://corporate.bmo.com.
An up-to-the-minute agenda* with presentation times for the three-day conference is available on the web site. Scheduled presenters include:
MINING
| Aber Diamond Corp | Copper & Gold Inc. | Norilsk Nickel |
| Alcan Inc. | Glamis Gold Ltd. | North American Palladium Ltd. |
| Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. | Gold Fields Ltd. | Northgate Exploration Ltd. |
| AngloGold Ltd. | Goldcorp. Inc. | |
| Apex Silver Mines Ltd. | Golden Star Resources Ltd. | NovaGold Resources Inc. |
| Apollo Gold Corp. | ||
| Aquarius Platinum Ltd. | Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd. | Pan American Silver Corp. |
| Ashanti Goldfields Co. Ltd. | Hecla Mining Co. | Peabody Energy Corp. |
| Aurizon Mines Ltd. | IAMGOLD Corp. | Placer Dome Inc. |
| Barrick Gold Corp. | Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. | Randgold Resources Ltd. |
| Berma Gold Corp. | Rio Narcea Gold Mines Ltd. | |
| BHP Billiton | Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. | Rio Tinto plc |
| Cambior Inc. | Inco Ltd. | Sino Gold Ltd. |
| Cameco Corp. | Kenor ASA | Southern Era Resources Ltd. |
| Canico Resource Corp. | Kinross Gold Corp. | |
| Cia de Minas Buenaventura ADR | LionOre Mining International Ltd. | St Barbara Mines Ltd. |
| Durban Roodepoort Deep Ltd. | Meridian Gold Inc | Stillwater Mining Co. |
| Eldorado Gold Corp. | Minefinders Corp. Ltd. | Teck Cominco Ltd. |
| Falconbridge Ltd. | Miramar Mining Corp. | Wheaton River Minerals Ltd. |
| FNX Mining | Nevsun Resources Ltd. | |
| Freeport-McMoRan | Newmont Mining Corp. | |
| Noranda Inc. |
POWER, PIPELINES & UTILITIES
| Algonquin Power Income Fund | Calpine Corp. |
| Fort Chicago Energy Partners L.P. | Pembina Pipeline Income Fund |
| Kinder Morgan Inc. | TransCanada Pipelines Ltd. |
| Northern Border Partners L.P. | TransCanada Power L.P. |
| Ontario Power Generation |
ENERGY
| ARC Energy Trust | Husky Energy Inc. | Petro-Canada |
| Baytex Energy Ltd. | Kerr McGee Corp. | Pogo Producing Co. |
| Burlington Resources | Ketch Energy Ltd. | Precision Drilling Corp. |
| Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. | Navigo Energy Inc. | PrimeWest Energy Trust |
| Cequel Energy Inc. | Newfield Exploration Co. | Provident Energy Trust |
| Compton Petroleum Corp. | Nexen Inc. | Storm Energy Ltd. |
| Devon Energy Corp. | Ocean Energy Inc. | Suncor Energy Ltd. |
| Encana Corp. | Paramount Resources Ltd. | Tallisman Energy Inc. |
| EOG Resources Inc. | Pengrowth Energy Trust | Thunder Energy Inc. |
| Forest Oil Corp. | Penn West Petroleum Ltd. | Vermillion Energy Trust |
BMO Nesbitt Burns, a member of BMO Financial Group (TSX, NYSE: BMO), is a full-service North American investment bank offering corporate, institutional and government clients access to a broad range of products and services including equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, merger and acquisition advisory services, merchant banking, cash management services, research, sales and trading. Through offices in more than 20 locations in North America and around the world, BMO Nesbitt Burns works proactively with clients matching innovation and expertise with a diverse and integrated product base to provide the right financial solution.
*Agenda subject to change.
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