TABLE 2 - SELECTED NOTEWORTHY EXPLORATION SITES FOR 2001

Location Type1 Site Commodity Company Resource2 Notes Location Type1 Site Commodity Company Resource2 Notes

Africa Latin America, cont. Algeria E Amesmessa Au Societe D'Expl. Des Mines D'Or 1.6Moz Au Argentina F Manantial Espejo Ag, Au Silver Standard Resources Inc. 50.4Moz Ag, 822koz Au Botswana P Phoenix Ni, Cu LionOre Mining Int'l. Ltd. Extensive drilling Argentina D Veladero Au, Ag Argentina Gold Corp. 8.87Moz Au, 138Moz Ag Mali P Morila Au Randgold Resources Ltd. Extensive drilling Brazil D Sossego Cu, Au Companhia Vale do Rio Doce 4.7Mt Cu, 8Moz Au Mali F Tabakoto Au Nevsun Resources Ltd. Extensive drilling Chile E El Morro Cu, Au Metallica Resources Inc. 2.5Mt Cu, 7.38Moz Au South Africa F Everest North/South Pgm, Au Aquarius Platinum Ltd. 7.7Moz Pgm+Au Chile P Escondida Norte Cu BHP Billiton 6.5Mt Cu South Africa D Winnaarshoek Pgm, Au Impala Platinum Holdings Limited Extensive drilling Chile E Esperanza Cu, Au Antofagasta plc. 1.8Mt Cu, 2.8Moz Au Tanzania P Bulyanhulu Au Barrick Gold Corp. Extensive drilling Chile F Mansa Mina Cu Codelco Extensive drilling Tanzania E Tulakawa Au Barrick Gold Corp. Extensive drilling Chile D Pascua-Lama Au, Ag Barrick Gold Corp. 17.5Moz Au, 594Moz Ag Zambia F Kansanshi Cu, Au First Quantum Minerals Ltd. 3.4Mt Cu Ecuador E Corriente Copper Belt Cu Corriente Resources Inc. Extensive drilling Zambia F Lumwana Cu, Au, U, Co Equinox Resources Limited Feasibility drilling Peru F Cerro Lindo Zn, Ag, Cu Minera Milpo S.A. 1.6Mt Zn, 36Moz Ag Zimbabwe F Murowa/Zvishavane Diamond Rio Tinto Zimbabwe 14.8Mct diamond Peru E Magistral Cu,Mo Inca Pacific Resources Inc. Extensive drilling Australia Peru F Minas Conga Au,Cu Compañía de Minas Buenaventura 16Moz Au, 1.9Mt Cu Northern Territory E Mt Jackson/Windarling Fe Portman Limited Extensive drilling Peru F Tambo Grande Au, Ag, Cu, Zn Manhattan Minerals Inc. 4Moz Au, 133Moz Ag, 1.7Mt Cu, Zn NSW F Dubbo Rare Earths Alkane Exploration NL Feasibility drilling Peru F Tantahuay Cu, Au Compañía de Minas Buenaventura 2.9Mt Cu, 3.3Moz Au NSW F Ginkgo/Snapper/Gallipoli Heavy minerals BeMax Resources NL 25Mt heavy minerals Peru P Yanacocha area Au,Ag Newmont Mining Corp. Extensive drilling NSW P Mineral Hill Cu, Au Triako Resources Limited 15kt Cu, 115koz Au Venezuela P Lo Incredible/La Victoria Au El Callao Mining Corp. Extensive drilling NSW F Syerston Ni, Co, Pgm Black Range Minerals Ltd. 624kt Ni Pacific Region (Incl. Southeast Asia) Queensland E Cracow Au, Ag Sedimentary Holdings Ltd. Extensive drilling Burma/Myanmar E Block 10/Modi Taung Au Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. Extensive drilling Queensland P Mt. Rawdon Au, Ag Equigold NL 1.4Moz Au, 5.5Moz Ag Indonesia F Dairi Zn, Pb, Ag Int'l. Annex Ventures Inc. 1.2Mt Zn, 772kt Pb, 3.3Moz Ag South Australia D Murray Basin/Mindarie Heavy minerals Southern Titanium NL 7Mt heavy minerals Indonesia P Grasberg/Ertsberg East Cu, Au Freeport McRoRan Copper & Gold Inc. Extensive drilling Victoria E Donald & Jackson Heavy minerals Zirtanium 98Mt heavy minerals Indonesia F Gag Island Ni BHP/Falconbridge 3.2Mt Ni Victoria F Murray Basin/Douglas Heavy minerals Basin Minerals Ltd. 21.2Mt heavy minerals Indonesia F Halmahera area Ni, Co PT Aneka Tambang 2.1Mt Ni, 150kt Co West. Aust. F Binneringie/Mt. Deans Ta, Nb, Sn Australasian Gold Mines NL 1.9kt Ta2O5, 0.5kt Nb2O5 Laos F Sepon Au, Ag, Cu Oxiana Resources NL 3.5Moz Au, 7Moz Ag West. Aust. P Cosmos Deeps Ni Jubilee Mines NL Extensive drilling New Caledonia D Goro Ni Inco Limited 3.4Mt Ni West. Aust. E Dongara Heavy minerals Magnetic Minerals Ltd. Extensive drilling New Caledonia F Koniambo Ni Falconbridge Nickel Corp. 3.89Mt Ni West. Aust. D Ellendale/Argyle Diamond Kimberly Diamond Company NL 59Mct diamond New Caledonia F Nakety/Bogota Ni MMC Norilsk Nickel 1.85Mt Ni West. Aust. P Granny Smith/Wallaby Au Placer Dome Inc. Resource increased by 7.5Moz Au Papua New Guniea P Lihir Au Lihir Gold Limited 15.1Moz Au West. Aust. E Mt. Ida Au Hamill Resources Limited Extensive drilling Philippines E Boyongan Cu, Au Philex Gold Inc. Extensive drilling West. Aust. E Mungari East/Frog's Leg Au Dioro Exploration NL Extensive drilling Vietnam E Nui Phao W, Au, Bi, Cu Tiberon Minerals Ltd. 53kt WO3, 122koz Au West. Aust. F Munni Munni Pgm, Au Helix Resources Ltd. 857koz Pgm + Au United States West. Aust. F Panton Pgm, Au Platinum Australia Ltd. Extensive drilling Alaska E Donlin Creek Au NovaGold Resources Inc. 6.2Moz Au West. Aust. E Riverina/First Hit Au Barra Resources Ltd. Extensive drilling Alaska P True North Au Kinross Gold Corp. Extensive drilling West. Aust. P Telfer Au Newcrest Mining Ltd. 17.6Moz Au Colorado P Cresson Au Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co. Extensive drilling Canada Minnesota D NorthMet Cu, Ni, Pgm, Au PolyMet Mining Corp. 3.4Mt Cu, 888kt Ni, 11Moz Pd BC E Afton Cu, Au, Pd, Ag DRC Resources Corp. Extensive drilling Montana D Stillwater Complex area Pgm Idaho Consolidated Metals Corp. Extensive drilling BC P Kemess North Au, Cu Northgate Exploration Limited 5.7Moz Au, 1Mt Cu Nevada P Getchell Au Placer Dome Inc. Extensive drilling BC E Morrison/Hearne Hill Cu, Au Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. Extensive drilling Nevada E Ivanhoe Au, Ag Great Basin Gold Ltd. 926koz Au, 5Moz Ag NWT E AK/Kennady Lake Diamond Mountain Province Mining Bulk sampling Nevada P Marigold/Millennium Au Glamis Gold Ltd. 2.22Moz Au NWT E King Diamond Diamondex Resources Ltd. Extensive drilling Nevada P Pipeline/Crossroads Au Royal Gold Inc. Extensive drilling NWT D Snap Lake Diamond DeBeers Canada Mining Ltd. 86.4Mct diamond Nevada P Rochester/Nevada Packard Au Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp. Extensive drilling Nunavut E Ferguson Lake Cu, Ni, Pgm Starfield Resources Inc. 2.5Moz Pd, 366koz Pt Other Countries Nunavut E George Lake/Goose Lake Au Kinross Gold Corp. 2.85Moz Au Finland E Arctic/Penikat/Portimo Pgm, Au, Cu, Ni Outokumpu Oyj 11.3Moz Pgm+Au Nunavut E Hope Bay area Au Hope Bay Gold Corp. 4.2Moz Au Finland F Suurikuusikkko Au Riddarhyttan Resources AB 1.6Moz Au Ontario P Lac des Iles area Pgm, Au North American Palladium Ltd. 7.3Moz Pd, 795koz Pt Greenland F Nalunaq Au Crew Development Corp. Extensive drilling Ontario E Montcalm Ni, Cu Falconbridge Ltd. Extensive drilling Italy E Monte Ollasteddu Au Gold Mines of Sardinia Extensive drilling Ontario P Red Lake area Au Goldcorp Inc. 5Moz Au Mongolia E Turquoise Hill (Oyu Tolgai) Au, Cu, Mo Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. Extensive drilling Ontario E River Valley Pgm, Au, Cu, Ni Pacific North West Capital Corp. 422koz Pd, 142koz Pt Romania E Certej Au, Ag European Goldfields Ltd. Extensive drilling Quebec P Joe Mann Au, Cu Campbell Resources Inc. Extensive drilling Romania F Rosia Montana Au, Ag Gabriel Resources Ltd. 10.5Moz Au, 54.6Moz Ag Quebec P LaRonde Au Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. 7.8Moz Au Russia E Birkachan Au Kinross Gold Corp. Extensive drilling Quebec P Sleeping Giant Au Cambior Inc. 145koz Au Russia F Pana Pgm N/A 1040 tons Pgm Saskatchewan E Fort a la Corne Diamond Kensington Resources Ltd. Extensive exploration Russia E Verkhotina Diamond Archangel Diamond Corp. Extensive work program Latin America Iran F Mehdiabad Zn, Pb, Ag, Cu Union Capital Ltd. 15.7Mt Zn, 5Mt Pb, 357Moz Ag Argentina E Esquel Au, Ag Brancote Holdings plc. 2.82Moz Au Turkey F Kisladag Au Eldorado Gold Corp. 6.7Moz Au

1 D - Approved for development; E - Active exploration; F - Feasibility work ongoing/completed; P - Exploration at producing site. 2 Based on 2001 data reported from various sources, values vary from measured reserves to identified resources. Data not verified by USGS.