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      BMO Nesbitt Burns Global Resources Conference Begins Next Week  

      The BMO Nesbitt Burns Global Resources Conference begins on Monday, February 28 in Tampa, Florida with a full slate of corporate presenters from the Mining and Gold & Precious Minerals sectors. The three-day conference, which ends on March 2 will feature about 120 leading resources companies representing six continents. 

      BMO Nesbitt Burns’ equity research analyst Victor Lazarovici will open the conference and provide an overview of the Metals and Mining sector.  

      Presentations are being broadcast live via the Internet through a special link that can be accessed at: http://corporate.bmo.com/conferences/2005Resources/default.asp

      * Scheduled presenters for Day 1 are:

      7:50 am

      INTRODUCTION & SECTOR OVERVIEW
      Victor Lazarovici, Metals & Mining Analyst, BMO Nesbitt Burns

      8:00

      Alcan Inc.
      Dick Evans, Executive Vice President

      8:30

      Norilsk Nickel
      David Humphreys, Chief Economist

      9:00

      Cameco Corporation
      Kim Goheen, Chief Financial Officer

      9:30

      Teck Cominco Limited
      Don Lindsay, President

      10:00

      Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc.
      Richard Adkerson, President & CEO

      10:30

      Phelps Dodge Corporation
      Steve Whisler, Chairman & CEO

      11:00

      Inco Limited
      Scott Hand, Chairman & CEO

      11:30

      CVRD
      Roberto Castello-Branco, Director, Investor Relations

      12:00 pm

      Lonmin Plc
      Brad Mills, CEO

      12:30

      Keynote Address
      Don Coxe, Chairman & Chief Strategist, Harris Investment Management and U.S. Portfolio Strategist, BMO Nesbitt Burns

      2:00 pm

      Falconbridge Limited
      Aaron Regent,
      President & CEO

      Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.
      Keith Rumble, CEO

      Randgold Resources Ltd.
      Dr. DM Bristow, CEO

      2:30

      Noranda Inc.
      Derek Pannell, President & CEO

      Stillwater Mining Company
      Frank McAllister, Chairman & CEO

      Cambior Inc.
      Louis Gignac, President & CEO

      3:00

      LionOre Mining International Ltd.
      Colin Steyn, Presdient & CEO

      North American Palladium Ltd.
      George Faught, VP, Finance & CFO

      Eldorado Gold Corporation
      Paul Wright, President & CEO

      3:30

      Canico Resource Corp.
      Michael Kenyon, President & CEO

      Mvelaphanda Resources
      Pine Pienaar, Acting CEO

      Yamana Gold Inc.
      Peter Marrone, President & CEO

      4:00

      FNX Mining Company Inc.
      Terry MacGibbon
      President & CEO

      Pan American Silver Corp.
      Ross Beaty, Chairman

      Sino Gold Limited
      Jake Klein, CEO

      4:30

      Rio Narcea Gold Mines, Ltd.
      John Hick, CEO

      Hecla Mining Company
      Phil Baker, President & CEO

      Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited
      Sean Boyd, President & CEO

      5:00

      Dynatec Corporation
      Bob Dengler, Vice Chairman

      Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation
      Dennis Wheeler, Chairman, Pres. & CEO

      Northgate Minerals Corporation
      Chris Rockingham, VP, Bus. Develop.

      * Scheduled Presenters for Day 2 are:

      7:50 am

      INTRODUCTION & SECTOR OVERVIEW
      Geoff Stanley, Precious Metals & Minerals Analyst, BMO Nesbitt Burns

      8:00

      Newmont Mining Corporation
      David Harquail, Vice President

      8:30

      Barrick Gold Corp.
      Greg Wilkins, President & CEO

      9:00

      Gold Fields Limited
      Ian Cockerill, CEO

      9:30

      AngloGold Ashanti Limited
      Sir Sam Jonah, President

      10:00

      Placer Dome Inc.
      Peter Tomsett, President & CEO

      10:30

      Meridian Gold Inc.
      Brian Kennedy, Vice Chair, Pres. & CEO

      First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
      Clive Newall, President

      11:00

      Glamis Gold Ltd.
      Kevin McArthur, President & CEO

      Century Aluminum, Company
      David Beckley, EVP & CFO

      11:30

      Polus Gold Mining
      Evgueni Ivanov, President

      Oxiana Ltd.
      Owen Hegarty, Managing Director

      12:00 pm

      Buenaventura S.A. (Cia de Minas) Compania de Minas Buenaventura
      Roque Benavides, President & CEO

      Lundin Mining Corporation
      Karl-Axel Waplan, EVP, Operations

      2:00

      Highland Gold Mining Ltd.
      Dmitri Korobov, Managing Director

      Arch Coal, Inc.
      Steven Leer, President & CEO

      Inmet Mining Corporation
      Richard Ross, Chairman & CEO

      2:30

      Peter Hambro Mining
      Peter Hambro, Chairman

      CONSOL Energy Inc.
      J. Brett Harvey, President & CEO

      Aur Resources Inc.
      Jim Gill, President & CEO

      3:00

      Oceana Gold Ltd.
      Steve Orr, CEO

      Global Alumina Products Corp.
      Bruce Wrobel, Chairman & CEO

      Quadra Mining Ltd.
      Bill Myckatyn, CEO

      3:30

      Dundee Precious Metals Inc.
      Jonathan Goodman, President & CEO

      International Uranium Corporation
      Ron Hochstein, President

      EuroZinc Mining Corporation
      Colin Benner, Vice Chair & CEO and Ron Ewing, EVP

      * Scheduled presenters for Day 3 are:

      7:50 am

      OPENING REMARKS

      8:00

      Durban Roodeport Deep Limited
      Ian Murray, Deputy CEO & CFO

      8:30

      Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited
      Ferdi Dippenaar, Marketing Director

      9:00

      Kinross Gold Corporation
      Robert Buchan, CEO

      9:30

      GoldCorp Inc.
      Ian Telfer, Chairman & CEO

      10:00

      Centerra Gold Inc.
      Len Homeniuk, President & CEO

      10:30

      Bema Gold Corporation
      Clive Johnson, President & CEO

      11:00

      IAMGold Corporation
      Joe Conway, President & CEO

      11:30

      Gammon Lake Resources Inc.
      Fred George, President & Chairman

      12:00 pm

      Golden Star Resources Ltd.
      Allan Marter, SVP & CFO

      12:30

      Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.
      Robert Friedland, Chairman & CEO

      *Agenda subject to change.

      Established in 1817 as Bank of Montreal, BMO Financial Group is a highly diversified North American financial services organization.  With total assets of $294 billion as at January 31, 2005, and more than 33,000 employees, BMO provides a broad range of retail banking, wealth management and investment banking products and solutions.  BMO Financial Group serves clients across Canada through its Canadian retail arm, BMO Bank of Montreal, and through BMO Nesbitt Burns, one of Canada’s leading full-service investment firms.  In the United States, BMO serves clients through Chicago-based Harris, an integrated financial services organization that provides more than 1.5 million personal, business, corporate and institutional clients with banking, lending, investing, financial planning, trust administration, portfolio management, family office and wealth transfer services.

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