Dividends (May 08, 2006)

Company	Div.	Pay	Record
	($)	Date	Date
First Quantum	0.265	May 10	Apr 19
Noranda Incm Fnd	0.085	May 25	Apr 30
Peabody Energy	0.06*	May 25	May 4
Alcoa	0.15*	May 25	May 5
Phelps Dodge	0.20*	Jun 2	May 16
Phelps Dodge spec	2.00*	Jun 2	May 16
Alcan	0.15*	Jun 20	May 19
Newmont Mng	0.10*	Jun 29	Jun 8
Newmont Mng Can	0.1127	Jun 29	Jun 8
Alcoa $3.75pr	0.9375*	Jul 1	Jun 9
Teck Comin A,B	1.00	Jul 4	Jun 19

Notes:Teck Cominco is raising its semi-annual div on class A & B shares from $0.40 to $1.00 per share, starting with July 4 div. Phelps Dodge is increasing its quarterly div to US$0.20 from US$0.1875, and issuing a spec div of US$2 per com sh. First Quantum Minerals’ total div payments for 2005 of $0.285 represents 10% of after-tax profits for 2005.

* = U.S. funds, f = formula, e = estimate