Articles by Northern Miner Staff

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…

Australia (A$) Aug 31 Aug 13 Change Bendigo Mining 0.29 0.32 -0.03 Centamin Egypt 1.25 1.25 0.00 Emperor Mines 0.07 0.10 -0.03 Kingsgate Cons. 4.60…

as of 9 a.m. ET, August 31, 2007 (%) Bank of Canada 4.50 Target overnight rate 4.50 Canadian Prime 6.25 U.S. Discount Primary 5.75 U.S….

Fund name Aug. 27($) Aug. 20($) Change($) Change(%) YTD(%) MER*(%) Assets*(M$) AGF Pr Mtl 25.64 24.75 0.89 3.6 -4.2 2.61 615.8 Altamira Pr & Str…

STOCK TICKER VOLUME(100s) HIGH LOW LAST CHANGE HIGH LOW Avanti Mining AVMI 100 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.50 Bison Gold Exp BGEI 5 0.15…

Date Sep. 3 Aug. 31 Aug. 30 Aug. 29 Aug. 28 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp Holiday 2647.81 2586.00 2589.46 2562.93 3372.00 2291.43 TSX Composite Holiday…

Short positions outstanding at August 15/07 (with changes from July 30/07).

Short positions outstanding at August 15/07 (with changes from July 30/07).

Courtesy of Scotiabank

BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)

Antimony : Mid-mkt US$5,440/t.