Top operating mines.

TOP OPERATING MINES

LISTING FROM DEC. 16 TO FEB. 7, 2006

                              Mine Name
Company Name                  # Full Time
Address                       Employees
City/Postal Code              Year Established    Mine Manager
Phone/Fax                     Mine Owners         Metals Mined
Website                       % Ownership         Production Rate

Placer Dome Ltd.              Campbell Mine       Jacques Perron
Box 10                        430                 Gold
Balmertown, ON, P0V 1C0       1949                1,700 tons/day
807-735-2075/735-2765         Placer Dome Ltd.
www.placerdome.com            100%
Teck-Cominco, Barrick Gold    David Bell Mine     Vern Baker
Bag 11                        168                 Gold
Marathon, ON, P0T 2E0         1985                1,500 mtpd
807-238-1041/238-1019         Teck Cominco,
www.teckcominco.com             Barrick Gold
                              Teck -- 50%
                                Barrick -- 50%
Porcupine Joint Venture       Dome Mine           D. Gagnon
1 Gold Mine Road, Box 70      158                 Gold
South Porcupine, ON, P0N 1H0  1910                11,800 tons/day
705-235-3221/235-2343         Placer Dome Canada
www.placerdome.com              Ltd. -- 51%
                              Kinross -- 49%
River Gold Mines Ltd.         Eagle River Mine    Ron Price
Box 1520, 127 Mission Road    168                 Gold
Wawa, ON, P0S 1K0             1985                900 tons/day
705-856-2718/856-7173         River Gold Mines    Parviz Farsangi
www.rivergoldmine.com           Ltd.              Copper, cobalt,
Xstrata Nickel                100%                  precious metals
                              Fraser Mine
                              405
Falconbridge, ON, P0M 1S0     1968                788,000 tons/year
705-693-2761/966-6530         Xstrata             Parviz Farsangi
www.xstrata.com               100%                Nickel, copper
Xstrata Nickel                Craig Mine
                              300
Falconbridge, ON, P0M 1S0     1995                811,000 tons/year
705-693-2761/966-6530         Xstrata             M. Dufresne
www.xstrata.com               100%                Nickel, copper,
Xstrata Nickel                Thayer Lindsay        precious metals
                              165
Falconbridge, ON, P0M 1S0     1992                188,000 tons/year
705-693-2761/966-6530         Xstrata
www.xstrata.com               100%
Newmont Mining Corporation &  Holloway Mine       Luc Guimond
Teddy Bear Valley Mines       82                  Gold
Box 279, Highway 101          1996                1,500 tons/day
Matheson, ON, P0K 1N0         Newmont Mining
705-567-4862/567-4863           Corporation
www.newmont.com               Teddy Bear Valley
                                Mines

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