Media Advisory - Scotia Capital's Mining Conference to be Broadcast on Web

TORONTO, Nov. 28, 2011 /CNW/ - Scotia Capital is hosting its 13th annual Mining Conference. This year's event will include a broad range of international precious and base metal companies from small exploration companies, to emerging producers, and senior miners. Audio portions of the presentations will be broadcast live on the web beginning at 9:00 a.m. EST.

Scheduled presenters and times* are:

Tuesday, November 29 - Session One
9:00 a.m.  Barrick Gold Corporation, Jamie Sokalsky, Executive Vice-President (EVP) & Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
9:30 a.m.  Kinross Gold Corporation, Tye Burt, President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
10:00 a.m.  Goldcorp Inc., Lindsay Hall, EVP & CFO
10:40 a.m.  Silver Wheaton Corp., Gary Brown, Senior Vice-President & CFO
11:10 a.m.  Eldorado Gold Corp., Norm Pitcher, Chief Operating Officer (COO)
11:40 a.m.  Yamana Gold Inc., Peter Marrone, Chairman & CEO
1:15 p.m.  Centerra Gold Inc., Stephen Lang, Director, President & CEO
1:45 p.m.  IAMGOLD Corporation, Stephen Letwin, President & CEO
2:15 p.m.  Royal Gold Inc., Tony Jensen, President & CEO
2:45 p.m.  Franco-Nevada Corporation, David Harquail, President, CEO & Director
3:45 p.m.  AngloGold Ashanti Limited, Mark Cutifani, CEO
4:15 p.m.  Compañia de Minas Buenaventura, Roque Benavides, President & CEO
Tuesday, November 29 - Session Two
9:50 a.m.  Cardero Resource Corp., Michael Hunter, President
10:25 a.m.  Corsa Coal Corp., Donald K. Charter, President & CEO
10:50 a.m.  Labrador Iron Mines Holdings, John F. Kearney, Chairman & CEO
11:40 a.m.  Champion Minerals, Jeff Hussey, EVP Development
1:15 p.m.  Teck Resources Ltd., Don Lindsay, President & CEO
1:35 p.m.  Thompson Creek Metals Company, Pamela Saxton, EVP & CFO
2:15 p.m.  Mercator Minerals Ltd., Bruce McLeod, President, CEO & Director
2:35 p.m.  Copper Mountain Mining, Jim O'Rourke, CEO
2:55 p.m.  Trevali Mining Corp., Mark Cruise, President, CEO & Director
3:15 p.m.  Lake Shore Gold, Tony Makuch, President & CEO
3:35 p.m.  San Gold Corp., Dale Ginn, Executive Vice-Chairman
3:55 p.m.  Sabina Gold & Silver Corporation, Rob Pease, President & CEO
4:15 p.m.  Premier Gold Mines Limited, Ewan Downie, President & CEO
4:35 p.m.  Extorre Gold Mines Limited, Eric Roth, President & CEO
4:55 p.m.  Exeter Resource Corporation, Jerry Perkins, Vice President (VP), Development & Operations
Wednesday, November 30 - Session One
9:00 a.m.  Southern Copper, Raul Jacob, CFO, Peruvian Operations & Corporate Comptroller
9:30 a.m.  HudBay Minerals Inc., David Garofalo, President & CEO
10:00 a.m.  Lundin Mining Corp., Marie Inkster, CFO
10:40 a.m.  Inmet Mining Corp., Jochen Tilk, President & CEO
11:10 a.m.  QuadraFNX Mining Ltd., Catharine Farrow, Chief Technology Officer
11:40 a.m.  Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp., Bruce C. Bone, President & CEO
1:35 p.m.  Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd., Ron Thiessen, President & CEO
1:55 p.m.  Lumina Copper, David Strang, President & CEO
2:15 p.m.  NGEx Resources, Wojtek Wodzicki, President, CEO & Director
2:35 p.m.  Coro Mining, Michael Philpot, EVP, Corporate Secretary & Director
2:55 p.m.  Hana Mining Ltd., Patrick Donnelly, VP Corporate Development
3:15 p.m.  Castle Resources, Mike Sylvestre, President, CEO & Director
3:35 p.m.  General Moly, Inc., Bruce D. Hansen, CEO & Director
3:55 p.m.  Duluth Metals, Christopher C. Dundas, Chairman, CEO & Director
4:15 p.m.  Royal Nickel Corporation, Tyler Mitchelson, President & CEO
4:35 p.m.  Noront Resources, Wesley Hanson, President & CEO
4:55 p.m.  Rainy River Resources, Ray Threlkeld, President & CEO
Wednesday, November 30 - Session Two
9:00 a.m.  New Gold Inc. Randall Oliphant, Executive Chairman & Director
9:25 a.m.  AuRico Gold Inc., René Marion, President & CEO
9:50 a.m.  Alamos Gold Inc., John McCluskey, President & CEO
10:25 a.m.  Minefinders Corp Ltd., Greg Smith, VP Finance & CFO
10:50 a.m.  Argonaut Gold Inc., Peter Dougherty, President, CEO & Director
11:15 a.m.  Torex Gold Resources Inc., Gabriela Sanchez, VP Investor Relations
11:40 a.m.  Newstrike Capital Inc., Gillian Kearvell, VP Exploration
1:15 p.m.  Randgold Resources Limited, Mark Bristow, CEO
1:35 p.m.  SEMAFO, Benoit La Salle, President & CEO
1:55 p.m.  Teranga Gold Corp., Richard Young, President & CFO
2:15 p.m.  Keegan Resources Inc., Maurice Tagami, President, CEO & Director
2:35 p.m.  Golden Star Resources Ltd., Thomas Mair, President & CEO
2:55 p.m.  Volta Resources Inc., Alan Rootenberg, CFO & Secretary
3:15 p.m.  Allied Nevada Gold Corp., Scott Caldwell, President, CEO & Director
3:35 p.m.  Dundee Precious Metals, Jonathan Goodman, President & CEO
4:15 p.m.  Pilot Gold Inc., Matt Lennox-King, President, CEO & Director
4:35 p.m.  Primero Mining Corporation, Joe Conway, President & CEO
4:55 p.m.  Sandstorm Gold Ltd., Nolan Watson, President, CEO & Director
Thursday, December 1 - Session One
9:00 a.m.  Pan American Silver Corporation, Geoff Burns, President & CEO
9:25 a.m.  Rio Alto Mining Limited, Alex Black, President, COO & Director
9:50 a.m.  Sulliden Gold Corporation, Peter Tagliamonte, President & CEO
10:15 a.m.  Fortuna Silver Mines, Jorge A. Ganoza, President, CEO & Director
10:50 a.m.  Dia Bras Exploration Inc. Philip Renaud, Chairman and Daniel Tellechea, President & CEO
11:30 a.m.  Bear Creek Mining, Marc Leduc, President & COO
11:50 a.m.  Candente Copper Corp., Sean Waller, President
1:15 p.m.  Endeavour Silver Corp., Brad Cooke, Chairman & CEO
1:35 p.m.  Hecla Mining Company, Phillips Baker, President & CEO
1:55 p.m.  Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation, Mitchell Krebs, President & CEO
2:15 p.m.  First Majestic Silver, Keith Neumeyer, President & CEO
2:35 p.m.  Silver Standard Resources Inc. John DeCooman, VP Business Development
3:15 p.m.  Scorpio Mining, Parviz Farsangi, President, CEO & Director
3:35 p.m.  Alexco Resource Corp, Brad Thrall, EVP & COO
3:55 p.m.  Eco Oro Minerals Corp., David Heugh, COO
4:15 p.m.  Guyana Goldfields Inc., Claude Lemasson, President, COO & Director
4:35 p.m.  Sandspring Resources Ltd., Rich Munson, CEO, Director
4:55 p.m.  Luna Gold Corp., John Blake, President, CEO & Director
Thursday, December 1 - Session Two
9:00 a.m.  DeBeers Canada Inc., Steve Thomas, CFO
9:25 a.m.  Peregrine Diamonds Ltd., Eric Friedland, Chairman & CEO
9:45 a.m.  Stornoway Diamond Corporation, Matt Manson, President, CEO & Director
10:05 a.m.  Mountain Province Diamonds, Patrick Evans, President, CEO & Director
10.25 a.m.  Lucara Diamond Corp., William Lamb, President, CEO & Director
11:10 a.m.  Denison Mines Corp., Ron Hochstein, President & CEO
11:30 a.m.  Canada Lithium Corp., Peter Secker, President, CEO & Director
11:50 a.m.  Atacama Minerals Ltd., Simon Jackson, President
1:15 p.m.  North American Palladium, William Biggar, President & CEO
1:55 p.m.  Detour Gold Corporation, Laurie Gaborit, Director Investor Relations
2:15 p.m.  Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited, Sean Boyd, Vice Chairman & CEO
2:55 p.m.  Aurizon Mines Ltd., George Paspalas, President & CEO
3:15 p.m.  Queenston Mining Inc., Charles Page, President & CEO
3:55 p.m.  ATAC Resources Ltd., Rob Carne, President & Director
4:35 p.m.  Magellan Minerals Ltd., Alan Carter, President & CEO
4:55 p.m.  Kiska Metals Corporation, Jason Weber, President & CEO

Listeners may access the conference live via a web audio link at www.scotiacapital.com.  The conference will be archived on Scotia Capital's website for three months.

* Agenda is subject to change. See www.scotiacapital.com for most current schedule.

Since 1998, Scotia Capital's industry conferences have been ranked No. 1 in Canada by independent surveys.

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please contact Joe Konecny at (416) 933-1795 or joe_konecny@scotiacapital.com.