2008

Brazilian mining giant Vale (RIO-N) has announced two new training programs to bolster its ranks and give recently graduated mining students experience on the world stage.

COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$6,300.00/t.

Date July 28 July 25 July 24 July 23 July 22 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 2562/2600 2470/2580 2561/2600 2565/2615 2600/2…

52-week Date July 28 July 25 July 24 July 23 July 22 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 2186.50 2188.17 2184.77 2223.13 2263.66 3199.58 2177.80 TSX Composite 13303.96 13378.81 13206.14 …

Short positions outstanding at July 15/08 (with changes from June 30/08).

Short positions outstanding at July 15/08 (with changes from June 30/08).

(100s) WEEK 12-MONTH STOCK TICKER VOLUME HIGH LOW LAST CHANGE HIGH LOW Avanti Mining AVMI 1970 0.53 0.40 0.45 + 0.05 0.80 0.23 Bison Gold Exp BGEI 1100 0.11 0.10 0.10 0…

Fund name July 28 July 21 Change Change YTD MER* Assets* ($) ($) ($) (%) (%) (%) (M$) AGF Pr Mtl 24.62 26.29 -1.67 -6.4 -13.8 2.60 615.3 Altamira Pr & Str Mtl 11.52 12.44 -…

Company Div. Pay Record ($) Date Date Yamana Gold 0.01* Aug 14 July 31 Alcoa 0.17* Aug 25 Aug 8 Amerigo Res 0.065 Sept 5 Aug 22 Arch Coal 0.09* Sept 15 Sept 1 Newmont M…

as of 9 a. m. ET, July 20, 2008 (%) Bank of Canada 3.25 Target overnight rate 3.00 Canadian Prime 4.75 U. S. Discount Primary 2.25 U. S. Fed Funds market rate 2.00 U. S. Prime …

CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date July 28 July 25 July 24 July 23 July 22 US$ in C$ 1.0222 1.0164 1.0114 1.0088 1.0085 C$ in US$ 0.9783 0.9839 0.9887 0.9913 …