Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation
This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery or one substantially equivalent hereto must be used to accept the Offer (as defined below) if certificates representing common shares, no par value per share (the “Common Shares,” and the certificates representing such Common Shares, the “Common Share Certificates”), of Wheaton River Minerals Ltd., a corporation organized under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (the “Company”), are not immediately available or time will not permit the Common Share Certificates and all required documents to reach the Depositary (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) on or prior to September 30, 2004. This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be delivered by hand, transmitted by facsimile transmission or mailed to the Exchange Agent according to the guaranteed delivery procedure set forth in the section entitled “The Offer to Purchase — Manner of Acceptance —Procedure for Guaranteed Delivery” in the Offer to Purchase.
The Depositary for the Offer is:
| By Mail: The Bank of New York Wheaton River Minerals Ltd. P.O. Box 859208 Braintree, MA 02185-9208 | By Hand: The Bank of New York Reorganization Services 101 Barclay Street Receive and Deliver Window Street Level New York, NY 10286 | By Overnight Delivery: The Bank of New York Wheaton River Minerals Ltd. 161 Bay State Road Braintree, MA 02184 |
| By Facsimile Transmission: (for Eligible Institutions Only) (781) 380-3388 | By Confirmation Receipt of Facsimile by Telephone Only: (781) 843-1833 Ext. 0 |
DELIVERY OF THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, OR TRANSMISSIONS OF INSTRUCTIONS VIA A FACSIMILE NUMBER OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.
THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY IS NOT TO BE USED TO GUARANTEE SIGNATURES. IF A SIGNATURE ON A LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS REQUIRED TO BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION UNDER THE INSTRUCTIONS THERETO, SUCH SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MUST APPEAR IN THE APPLICABLE SPACE PROVIDED IN THE SIGNATURE BOX IN THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
THE GUARANTEE ON THE REVERSE SIDE MUST BE COMPLETED.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby deposits to each of Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation, Coeur d’Alene Mines Holdings Company, Coeur d’Alene Canadian Acquisition Corporation and Coeur d’Alene Acquisition ULC (each, an “Offeror,” and collectively, the “Offerors”), in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offerors’ Offer to Purchase, dated August 23, 2004 (the “Offer to Purchase”), and in the related Letter of Transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal,” which, together with the Offer to Purchase, as each may be amended or supplemented from time to time, collectively constitute the “Offer”), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the number of Common Shares indicated below pursuant to the procedures for guaranteed delivery set forth in the section entitled “OFFER TO PURCHASE — Manner of Acceptance —Procedure for Guaranteed Delivery” in the Offer to Purchase.
Certificate Nos. (If Available):
Number of Common Shares:
(Check the following box if Common Shares will be deposited by book-entry transfer) o
Account Number:
Dated: ________________________________________________________________________________ , 2004
Name(s) of Record Holder(s):
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Zip Code:
Area Code and Tel. No(s):
Signature(s):
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GUARANTEE
The undersigned, a bank, broker, dealer, credit union, savings association or other entity which is a member in good standing of a recognized Medallion Program approved by the Securities Transfer Association Inc., including the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (STAMP), the Stock Exchange Medallion Program (SEMP) and the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Signature Program (MSP), or any other “eligible guarantor institution” as defined in Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), (a) represents that the above named person(s) “own(s)” the Common Shares deposited hereby within the meaning of Rule 14e-4 promulgated under Exchange Act, (b) represents that such deposit of Common Shares complies with Rule 14e-4 under the Exchange Act, and (c) guarantees to deliver to the Depositary either the Common Share Certificates evidencing all deposited Common Shares, in proper form for transfer, or a Book-Entry Confirmation (as defined in the Letter of Transmittal) with respect to such Common Shares, in either case, together with the Letter of Transmittal (or a facsimile thereof), properly completed and duly executed, with any required signature guarantees or an Agent’s Message (as defined in the Letter of Transmittal) in the case of a book-entry delivery, and any other required documents, all within three Toronto Stock Exchange trading days after the date hereof. The eligible guarantor institution that completes this form must communicate the guarantee to the Depositary and must deliver the Letter of Transmittal and Common Share Certificates to the Depositary within the time period indicated herein. Failure to do so may result in financial loss to such eligible guarantor institution.
Name of Firm:
Authorized Signature:
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Dated: ______________________________ , 2004
| NOTE: | DO NOT SEND SHARE CERTIFICATES WITH THIS NOTICE. SHARE CERTIFICATES SHOULD BE SENT WITH YOUR LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. |
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