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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.

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