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Webcasting of BMO Nesbitt Burns' 15^th annual Global Resources Conference will begin daily at 7:50 a.m. EST, from Monday, February 27 to Wednesday, March 1, 2006 from Tampa, Florida. Listeners will be able to hear presentations from the senior management of nearly 100 precious and base metal mining companies from six continents. 

Yvan Bourdeau, BMO Nesbitt Burns CEO and Head of Investment Banking will open the three-day event on Monday, and BMO Nesbitt Burns global mining analysts Victor Lazarovici and Geoff Stanley will provide introductory remarks on Monday and Tuesday, respectively.

The company presentations will be moderated by members of BMO Nesbitt Burns' top-ranked* equity research team, including Geoff Stanley, Victor Lazarovici, David Mallalieu, Heather Douglas, Craig Miller, and Jay Turner. 

A conference call with the analysts will be held on Tuesday, Feb 28 at 3:45 p.m. ET.  To participate in the call, please dial toll free: 1-866-386-7641; passcode 240863#.

The audio webcast is accessible at:

http://corporate.bmo.com/conferences/2006Resources/webcast/

Daily agendas are updated at:

http://corporate.bmo.com/conferences/2006Resources/agenda/

BMO Nesbitt Burns is a leading full-service investment firm offering corporate, institutional and government clients access to a broad range of products and services including investment and corporate banking, treasury services, market risk management, institutional investing and research.  BMO Nesbitt Burns is a member of BMO Financial Group (TSX, NYSE: BMO). For more information, please visit www.bmonb.com.

*2005 Brendan Wood International Survey

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