Media Advisory - Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets Mining Conference to be Broadcast on Web

TORONTO, Nov. 26, 2012 /CNW/ - Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets will host a three-day Mining Conference starting on Tuesday, November 27, 2012. This year's conference will provide investors an opportunity to meet with some of the sector's key decision makers. Audio portions of the presentations will be broadcast live on the web beginning each day at 9:00 a.m. EDT.

Scheduled presenters and times* are:

Tuesday, November 27 - Session One

9:00 a.m.  Barrick Gold Corp., Ammar Al-Joundi, Executive Vice President (EVP) & Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
9:30 a.m.  Goldcorp Inc., Lindsay Hall, EVP and CFO
10:40 a.m.  Eldorado Gold Corp., Norm Pitcher, President
11:10 a.m.  IAMGOLD Corp., Stephen Letwin, President and CEO
11:40 a.m.  Centerra Gold Inc., Ian Atkinson, President and CEO
1:15 p.m.  DeBeers Canada Inc., Steve Thomas, CFO
1:45 p.m.  Harry Winston Diamond Corp., Richard Chetwode, Vice President (VP), Corporate Development
2:15 p.m.  Silver Wheaton Corp., Randy Smallwood, President and CEO
2:45 p.m.  Franco-Nevada Corp., David Harquail, President, CEO and Director
3:15 p.m.  Royal Gold Inc., Tony Jensen, President and CEO
3:45 p.m.  Sandstorm Gold Ltd., Nolan Watson, President, CEO and Director
4:15 p.m.  Compañia de Minas Buenaventura, Daniel Dominguez, Director, Investor Relations (IR)

Tuesday, November 27 - Session Two

9:00 a.m.  Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp., Bruce Bone, President and CEO
9:25 a.m.  Labrador Iron Mines Ltd., John F. Kearney, Chairman and CEO
9:50 a.m.  Alderon Iron Ore, Tayfun Eldem, President, CEO and Director
10:15 a.m.  Black Iron Inc., Matt Simpson, President and CEO
10:50 p.m.  Champion Iron Mines Limited., Jeff Hussey, EVP, Business Development
11:40 p.m.  Oceanic Iron Ore Inc., Steven Dean, Chairman and CEO
1:15 p.m.  Silver Standard Resources Inc., John Smith, President and CEO
1:40 p.m.  Pretivm Resources Inc., Joseph Ovsenek, Chief Development Officer (CDO)
2:05 p.m.  Rainy River Resources Ltd., Ray Threlkeld, CEO
2:30 p.m.  Premier Gold Mines Ltd., Ewan Downie, President and CEO
2:55 p.m.  Major Drilling Group, Francis McGuire, CEO and Denis Larocque, CFO
3:30 p.m.  Sabina Gold and Silver, Rob Pease, President and CEO
3:55 p.m.  Torex Gold Resources Inc., Fred Stanford, President and CEO
4:20 p.m.  Newstrike Capital Inc., Gillian Kearvell, VP, Exploration

Wednesday, November 28 - Session One

9:00 a.m.  KGHM Polska Miedź S.A., Leszek Mierzwa, Executive Director, IR
9:25 a.m.  Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc., Mark Wilson, EVP and Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
9:50 a.m.  Mercator Minerals Ltd., Bruce McLeod, President, CEO and Director
10:25 a.m.  Copper Mountain Mining Corp., Rod Shier, Director and CFO
10:50 a.m.  Taseko Mines Ltd., Peter Mitchell, CFO
11:40 a.m.  Coro Mining, Alan Stephens, CEO and President
1:15 p.m.  Trevali Mining Corp., Mark Cruise, President, CEO and Director
1:35 p.m.  Candente Copper Corp., Sean Waller, President and Director
2:15 p.m.  Augusta Resource Corp, Gil Clausen, President and CEO
2:35 p.m.  Reservoir Minerals Inc., Simon Ingram, President and CEO
2:55 p.m.  Largo Resources Ltd., Mark Brennan, President and CEO
3:15 p.m.  Royal Nickel Corp., Tyler Mitchelson, President, CEO and Director
3:35 p.m.  Duluth Metals Ltd., Dean Peterson, Senior Vice President (SVP), Exploration
3:55 p.m.  Aura Minerals Inc., Jim Bannantine, President and CEO
4:15 p.m.  Midas Gold Corp., Stephen Quin, President and CEO
4:35 p.m.  Esperanza Resources Corp., Greg Smith, President and CEO

Wednesday, November 28 - Session Two

9:00 a.m.  Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd., Sean Boyd, Vice Chairman and CEO
9:25 a.m.  Alamos Gold Inc., Jamie Porter, CFO
9:50 a.m.  Rio Alto Mining Ltd., Alex Black, President, CEO and Director
10:40 a.m.  B2 Gold, Ian MacLean, VP, Investor Relations
11:05 a.m.  Timmins Gold Corp., Bruce Bragagnolo, CEO and Director
11:30 a.m.  Sandspring Resources Ltd., Yani Roditis, President and Chief Operating Officer (COO)
11:55 a.m.  Eco Oro Minerals Corp., Joao Carrelo, President and CEO
1:15 p.m.  New Gold Inc., Randall Oliphant, Executive Chairman
1:55 p.m.  McEwen Mining Inc., Rob McEwen, Chairman and CEO
2:15 p.m.  Allied Nevada Gold Corp., Scott Caldwell, President and CEO
2:35 p.m.  AuRico Gold Inc., Scott Perry, President and CEO
3:05 p.m.  Argonaut Gold Inc., Peter C. Dougherty, President and CEO
3:25 p.m.  Primero Mining Corp., Joseph Conway, President and CEO
3:45 p.m.  Aurizon Mines Ltd., George Paspalas, President and CEO
4:05 p.m.  Kirkland Lake Gold, Brian Hinchcliffe, President and CEO
4:25 p.m.  Lake Shore Gold, Anthony Makuch, President and CEO

Thursday, November 29 - Session One

9:50 a.m.  Lundin Mining Corp., Paul Conibear, Director and CEO
10:15 a.m.  HUDBAY Minerals Inc., David Garofalo, President and CEO
10:40 a.m.  Inmet Mining Corp., Jochen Tilk, President and CEO
11:30 a.m.  Lumina Copper Corp., David Strang, President and CEO
11:50 a.m.  NGEx Resources Inc., Wojtek Wodzicki, President, CEO and Director
2:05 p.m.  Denison Mines Corp., Ron Hochstein, President and CEO
2:25 p.m.  Sirocco Mining Inc., Simon Jackson, President
2:45 p.m.  North American Palladium Inc., Jeff Swinoga, VP, Finance and CFO
3:05 p.m.  Canada Lithium Corp., Charles Taschereau, COO
3:25 p.m.  Stornoway Diamond Corp., Matt Manson, President and CEO
3:45 p.m.  Lucara Diamond Corp., William Lamb, President and CEO
4:05 p.m.   Mountain Province Diamonds, Patrick Evans, President and CEO

Thursday, November 29 - Session Two

9:00 a.m.  Dundee Precious Metals Inc., Jonathan Goodman, President and CEO
9:25 a.m.  Alacer Gold Corp., Howard Stevenson, President, Turkish Operations
9:45 a.m.  San Gold Corp., George Pirie, President and CEO
10:25 a.m.  Pilot Gold Inc., Matt Lennox-King, President, CEO and Director
10:50 a.m.  SEMAFO Inc., Benoit Desormeaux, President and CEO
11:10 a.m.  Teranga Gold Corp., Alan Hill, Executive Chairman
11:30 a.m.  Volta Resources Inc., Gordon Bogden, Non-Executive Chairman
11:50 a.m.  Nevsun Resources, Scott Trebilcock, VP, Business Development
1:35 p.m.  Hecla Mining Co., Phillips Baker, President and CEO
1:55 p.m.  Coeur D'Alene Mines Corp., Mitchell Krebs, President and CEO
2:15 p.m.  US Silver and Gold, Darren Blasutti, President and CEO
2:35 p.m.  Tahoe Resources Inc., Ron Clayton, EVP and COO
2:55 p.m.  Endeavor Silver Corp., Bradford Cooke, Chairman and CEO
3:15 p.m.  Fortuna Silver Mines Inc., Carlos Baca, Manager, IR
3:35 p.m.  Bear Creek Mining, Marc Leduc, President and CEO
3:55 p.m.  MAG Silver Corp., Dan MacInnis, President and CEO
4:15 p.m.  Alexco Resources Corp., Clynton Nauman, President and CEO

Listeners may access the conference live via a web audio link at www.gbm.scotiabank.com.  The conference will be archived on the Global Banking and Markets website for three months.

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

Since 1998, Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets' Industry Conferences have been ranked No. 1 in Canada by independent surveys.

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Devinder Lamsar, Scotiabank Media Communications, 416-933-1171, devinder.lamsar@scotiabank.com