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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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