q CAUTION REGARDING
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
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q Safe Harbor Statement under the United States Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:
Except for the statements of historical fact contained herein, the
information presented constitutes forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements, including
but not limited to those with respect to the price of gold, silver
and copper, the timing and amount of estimated future production, costs of
production, reserve determination and reserve conversion rates,
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual
results, performance or achievement of the Company to be materially different
from any future results, performance or achievements expressed
or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Such factors include, among others, risks relating to the
integration of the acquisition, risks relating to international operations,
risks relating to joint venture operations, the actual results of
current exploration activities, actual results of current reclamation
activities, conclusions of economic evaluations, changes in
project parameters as plans continue to be refined, future prices of gold,
silver and copper, as well as those factors discussed in the section entitled
Risk Factors in the Form 20-F as on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission in
Washington, D.C. Although the Company
has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as
anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such
statements will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could
differ
materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue
reliance on forward-looking statements.
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q WHERE TO FIND FURTHER INFORMATION
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q For further details of the proposed transaction, please
refer to the Press Release and Material Change Report of the Company dated January 15, 2003. Copies of the Material Change Report may be
obtained on request from the Company at 1-800-567-6223, on the Companys website at www.wheatonriver.com or by accessing Wheaton Rivers
disclosure documents available from the System for Electronic Document Analysis and
Retrieval (SEDAR) at www.sedar.com.
