Dividends (December 14, 2009)

Note:Alcoa will pay US93.75 cents per share on its US$3.75 cmltv prf stk payable Jan 1, record close Dec 11. Freeport Mc- MoRan Copper & Gold will pay $0.60* div with the first payment of $0.15* paid on Feb. 1, 2010. Hecla Series B Cmltv Cnv prf stk to be paid in cash for div in areers of US$3.50 per sh. Hecla 6.5% Mndtry Cnv prf sh, div in arrears of US$6.50 per sh and reg quarterly div of US$1.625 per sh to be paid in common stock of Hecla. Cameco is increasing its annual div to 28 cents per share from 26 cents.

* = US funds, ** = Australian funds, f=formula, e = estimate

Company	Div.	Pay	Record
	($)	Date	Date
Barrick Gold	0.20*	Dec 15	Nov 30
Russel Metals	0.25	Dec 15	Nov 23
Goldcorp	0.015*	Dec 18	Dec 11
Yamana Gold	0.01*	Jan 14	Dec 31
Sherritt Int’l	0.036	Jan 14	Dec 31
Cameco	0.06	Jan 15	Dec 31
Silvercorp	0.02	Jan 21	Dec 31