Core Shack Exhibits (January 23, 2006)

Session A

Sunday and Monday

Agnico-Eagle gold growth pipeline, Agnico-Eagle Mines, Canada

Back Forty VMS project, JML Resources, Menominee County, Michigan, U.S.

Bowell Township, Lockerby and Dundonald nickel, copper, cobalt, PGEs projects, First Nickel, Sudbury and Timmins, Ontario, Canada

Douay gold project, Vior, Matagami, Quebec, Canada

F.T. gold project, North Atlantic Resources, Foulalaba, Mali

Hamlin copper, silver, gold, molybdenum project, East West Resources, Thunder Bay, Ont., Canada

Kulu copper project, Anvil Mining, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Molejon gold project, Petaquilla Minerals, District of Donoso, Colon province, Panama

New Afton copper-gold project, New Gold, Kamloops, B.C., Canada

North Rock copper deposit, metalCORP, Fort Frances, Ont., Canada

Palmarejo-Trogan silver/gold project, Palmarejo Gold, Chihuahua, Mexico

Pony Creek gold property, Grandview Gold, Elko, Nevada, U.S.

Quintana gold project, Cambridge Mineral Resources, Antioquia Department, Colombia

Sudbury basin nickel project, Inco Technical Services, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Summit gold and Ajax molybdenum projects, Tenajen Resources, Stewart, B.C., Canada

The Mkushi copper deposit, African Eagle Resources, Central province, Zambia

Veteranos gold, silver, copper project, Oro Gold De Mexico, Rosario, Sinaloa, Mexico

Xietongmen copper-gold porphory project, Continental Minerals, Lhasa, Tibet, China

Session B

Tuesday and Wednesday

Akanani platinum project, Afri-Ore Resources, Johannesburg, South Africa

Boomerang zinc, lead, copper, gold, silver deposit, Messina Minerals, Newfoundland, Canada

I-10 and Dragoon copper oxide deposits, Aztech Resources, Dragoon, Arizona, U.S.

Kupol gold/silver deposit, Bema Gold, Chukotka A.O., Russia

Lonmin-Inco Sudbury PGE JV project, Inco, Sudbury, Ont., Canada

Mansourah gold deposit, Saudi Arabian Mining (MA’ADEN), Central Arabian Shield, Saudia Arabia

Maskwa nickel, copper, PGMs deposit, Mustang Minerals, Maskwa, Manitoba, Canada

Minto copper-gold project, Sherwood Copper, Yukon, Canada

Pebble copper-gold project, Northern Dynasty Minerals, Iliamna, Alaska, U.S.

Serra do Tapas/Vale dos Son Hos nickel projects, Falconbridge Brazil, Xinguara, Par, Brazil

Spring Valley Diatreme gold project, Midway Gold, Love Lock, Nevada, U.S.

Storoe gold project, Nuna Minerals, Nuuk, Greenland

Suzette seafloor massive sulfide deposit, Nautilus Minerals, offshore New Ireland, Papua New Guinea

Thor Lake rare earth project, Avalon Ventures, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada

Turnagain nickel project, Hard Creek Nickel, Dease Lake, B.C., Canada

Exciting Prospects!

Creativity, curiosity, tenacity, a good knowledge of geology, and the ability to withstand the rigours of the elements are the characteristics required of a prospector. In the Prospectors Tent, under less trying circumstances, they exhibit their maps, rock samples and will be ready to discuss their theories.

PARTICIPANTS AT PRESSTIME:

Mr. Nickel of Canada, EDWARD BAWOLAK, Quebec, Canada

Nevada Eagle Resources, JERRY BAUGHMAN, Reno, U.S.

Silver Phoenix Resources, DAVE JOHNSON and BILL MURRAY, Canoe, Canada

Romios Gold Resources, TOM DRIVAS, Toronto, Canada

Don’s Lake Gold Property, DONALD BROWN, Ottawa, Canada

Altar Resources, DAVID LAJACK, Tuscon, U.S.

Recursos del Caribe, CARL NELSON, Boulder, U.S.

Panache Platinum, GORDON SALO, Whitefish, Canada