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The webcasting of BMO Nesbitt Burns' 15^th annual Global Resources Conference today will include remarks by Donald Coxe, BMO Global Portfolio Strategist, at 12:00 p.m. EST from Tampa, Florida. Coxe will expand on his assessment that “the supply side status is somewhere between MIA and AWOL” which is what he believes will drive the commodity bull market in the second half of the decade. A transcript of the talk will be available.

In addition to Coxe's noon-hour keynote address, more than 20 mining companies will be making presentations throughout the day (link to today's agenda below).

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, February 28 at 3:45 p.m. EST.  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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