Dividends (September 10, 2007)

Company	Div.($)	Pay Date	Record Date
Cleveland Cliffs	0.125*	Sept 4	Aug 15
Xstrata	0.2863	Sept 4	Aug 15
First Quantum	0.24	Sept 19	Aug 29
Arch Coal	0.07*	Sept 14	Aug 31
Alcan	0.20*	Sept 20	Aug 20
Newmont	0.10*	Sept 28	Sept 6
Xstrata	0.40625	Oct 1	Sept 14
Hecla Mining	0.875*	Oct 1	Sept 14
CVRD	0.683*	Oct 31	Jan 23

Note: Xstrata will pay its preferred shares, series 2 floating rate dividend on Sept 12 with record date of Aug 31 respectively.

Newmont Canada will pay 0.1044 per share on its exchangeable shares on Sept 28, record date Sept 6.

Alcoa will pay 0.9375* per share on its $3.75* cumulative preferred stock on Oct 1, close Sept 14

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