Election of Directors

The board of directors consists of thirteen directors who are clected at the Annual Meeting to serve
until the next Annual Meeting or until their successors are elected or appointed. It is intended to vote the
Proxies received pursuant to this solicitation for the re-election of the thirteen nominees who are presently
directors of the Company. In the event that any vacancy occurs in the slate of nominees submitted herewith,
which is not anticipated, it is intended that the persons named in the accompanying instrument of proxy
reserve the right to vote for another person of their choice in place of the nominee who is unable to serve
as a director. The names of and pertinent information with respect to each of the nominees for re-election
as directors as reported by each is shown below, including the year in which each nominee first became a

director of the Company:

Proposed Nominees

Principal Occupation
or Employment

Director From

Number of Shares

Beneficially Owned

Ralph M. Bateman ic Chairman of Turner & Newall April 22, 1965 to —:
Director Limited, an investment company December 16, 1966 and
from June 22, 1967

Charles B. Brown President, Turner & Newall (Over- December 16, 1966 501
Director seas) Ltd., an investment company
Frederick M. Connell Chairman of the Board of Conwest July 11, 1951 55,056
Chairman of the Board Exploration Company Limited, a
and Director mining exploration company
W. Harold Connell Vice-President of Conwest Explora- July 11, 1951 27,336
Director tion Company Limited
Kenneth A. Creery Retired. Formerly Chairman of The January 24, 1952 2,642
Director British Metal Corporation (Can-

ada) Limited, a metal marketing

company
John D. Christian President of the Company May 6, 1963 1
Director
John Drybrough Chairman, Newmont Mining Cor- January 18, 1955 1
Director poration of Canada Limited
Charles R. Elliott President of Conwest Exploration July 11, 1951 2,783
Director Company Limited
Plato Malozemoff President and Chairman, Newmont January 19, 1956 1
Director Mining Corporation
CharlesS.M. Mortimer Barrister & Solicitor January 20, 1958 to 1
Director September 17, 1959 and

from April 22, 1965 to
June 22, 1967 and from
September 12, 1967

F. Parker Smith President and Managing Director April 22, 1965 1
Director of Bell Asbestos Mines Ltd.
George W. Smith Director, Consultant and formerly January 16, 1953 121
Director President of Bell Asbestos Mines

Ltd.
S. Ralph Zimmerman, Jr. Executive Vice-President, Raybestos- January 16, 1953 1

Director

Manhattan, Inc., a manufacturing
company