Boliden at a glance

•Boliden is an integrated mining and metals producer operating on three continents. Incorporated in Canada in 1997, we mine, process and market copper and zinc as well as lead and significant amounts of gold and silver.

•We work 12 open pit and underground mines, and own and operate two smelters. Our fabrication division manufactures and sells brass rod, copper tubing and other brass and copper products from facilities in Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

•Boliden Contech, our technology sales subsidiary, was established in 1981 to market and sell technology derived from the Company's own mining, smelting and chemical operations.

•Boliden completed a common share rights offering in 2000. The offering was over 97 per cent subscribed, with a total of 107,122,402 common shares issued under the offering for net proceeds of US$142.6 million. The Company's common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange and Swedish depository receipts (each of which represents one common share) trade on the Stockholm Exchange.