Dividends (March 12, 2007)

Company	Div.($)	Pay Date	Record Date
Phelps Dodge	0.20*	Mar 2	Feb 16
Randgold	0.10	Mar 8	Feb 16
Falconbridge pf2	f	Mar 12	Feb 28
Falconbridge pf	20.286	Mar 15	Feb 13
Arch Coal	0.06*	Mar 15	Mar 1
Alcan	0.20*	Mar 20	Feb 26
BHP Billiton	0.20*	Mar 20	Mar 2
Int’l Royalty	0.015*	Mar 26	Mar 9
Newmont	0.12	Mar 29	Mar 7
Hecla Mining	0.875*	Apr 1	Mar 15
Alcoa pf	3.75*	Apr 1	Mar 9
Falconbridge pfH	0.406	Apr 1	Mar 15
Falconbridge pf2	f	Apr 12	Mar 30
Sherrit Int’l	0.03	Apr 13	Mar 30
Potash C Sask	0.15	May 11	Apr 12
Amerigo Res	0.065	Apr 4	Mar 27

Note: Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) has proposed a US$1.65 billion dividend in 2007, paid in two installments of US$0.683 per share on Apr 30 and Oct 31.

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