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 	 	Exhibit 4.44

news release  

  
 

    NORANDA DIVIDEND DATES — CORRECTION    
  

TORONTO, ONTARIO, February 11, 2003 — An error was made in the dates for the Noranda dividends mentioned in
the Financial Results issued on February 11, 2003. Please note the dates mentioned below. 

DIVIDEND  

        The following dividends have been declared: 

	Security
 
	 	Dividend Amount
 
	 	Record Date
 
	 	Payable Date
 

	Common shares	 	$0.20 per share	 	February 28, 2003	 	March 17, 2003
	Preferred Series F shares	 	Floating rate	 	March 31, 2003	 	April 14, 2003
	Preferred Series F shares	 	Floating rate	 	April 30, 2003	 	May 12, 2003
	Preferred Series G shares	 	$0.38125	 	April 15, 2003	 	May 1, 2003

Noranda Inc. is a leading international mining and metals company with more than 48 mining and metallurgical operations and projects under development in 17 countries.
Noranda is one of the world's largest producers of zinc and nickel and is a significant producer of copper, primary and fabricated aluminum, lead, silver, gold, sulphuric acid and cobalt. Noranda is
also a major recycler of secondary copper, nickel and precious metals. Noranda employs over 16,000 people. It is listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange and The New York Stock Exchange
(NRD).

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Contact:  

Dale
Coffin

Manager, External Communications

Tel: 416-982-7161

dale.coffin@toronto.norfalc.com

www.noranda.com 

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 	 	Exhibit 4.45

news release  

  
 

    NORANDA MEETS WITH UNION REPRESENTATIVES TO REVIEW ITS
  STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE HORNE SMELTER
  Plan includes cost cutting measures that will eliminate 125 jobs and investing

$10.3 million in exploration in Quebec in 2003    
  

ROUYN-NORANDA, QUEBEC, February 18, 2003 — Noranda Inc. announced that it met today with
representatives from Le syndicat des travailleurs de la Mine Noranda (CSN), representing employees at its Horne smelter who have been on strike since June 18th, 2002. The Company
informed the Union that it would need to eliminate 125 unionized positions at the smelter, reducing the number of unionized employees from 550 to 425, as part of its cost reduction measures. 

"In order for Noranda to make the Horne profitable over the mid and long-term, we need to take the necessary measures to reduce our overall operating costs in all
sectors of the operation including reducing manpower levels. The smelter's profitability will be impacted in 2003 by the exceptionally low treatment charges for copper, the Horne's main source of
revenue, as well as from the reduction of concentrates coming from local sources in the region", stated Mario Chapados, General Manager of the Horne Smelter. "Noranda would like to work in
co-operation with the Union to minimize the impacts caused by the manpower reductions announced today."

Since
the beginning of the strike in June 2002, treatment charges for copper concentrate have fallen by 15% and treatment charges are 20% lower in 2003 than what was received in 2001. 

Noranda
is also committed to improving revenues at the Horne smelter. As such, Noranda is planning to invest in a new recycling facility that is dedicated to providing the Horne smelter with a new
source of recyclable materials. The new recycling facility will be located in Canada. 

In
addition, in 2003, Noranda is planning to invest $10.3 million in exploration activities aimed at finding new copper-zinc deposits in Quebec. This investment is the result of a
new exploration incentive program recently announced by the government of Quebec. In 2001, Noranda spent $4.4 million in exploration in Quebec and increased its investment to
$6.5 million in 2002 after the government program was announced. 

"With Noranda's loss of $700 million in 2002, along with an operating loss of $112 million for the Canadian Copper and Recycling business unit, Noranda needs to
take the necessary short-term measures to return all of its business units to profitability," said Claude Ferron, Vice-President and General Manager for the Horne smelter and
CCR refinery. "The Horne smelter is definitely a quality asset that can contribute to Noranda's profitability if it is able to reduce its operating costs and improve its
economics."

In
its meeting with the union today, Noranda presented its strategic plan for the Horne smelter in hoping to establish a platform from which to resume negotiations with the union as soon as possible. 

Approximately 550 employees, members of Le syndicat des travailleurs de la Mine Noranda (CSN) have been on strike since June 18, 2002. During the strike, the smelter is
operated by management and non-unionized personnel. In 2002, the Horne Smelter treated 689,000 tonnes of material containing copper, 44,700 tonnes of recycled precious metals and produced
147,020 tonnes of copper anodes and 510,175 tonnes of sulphuric acid.

Noranda Inc. is a leading international mining and metals company with more than 48 mining and metallurgical operations and projects under
development in 17 countries. Noranda is one of the world's largest producers of zinc and nickel and is a significant producer of copper, primary and fabricated aluminum, lead, silver, gold, sulphuric
acid and cobalt. Noranda is also a major recycler of secondary copper, nickel and precious metals. It is listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange
(NRD).

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Contact:  

Hélène
V. Gagnon

Director, Public and Corporate Affairs

514 630-9342

gagnonhv@ntc.noranda.com

www.noranda.com 

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 	 	Exhibit 4.46

news release  

  
 

    NORANDA TO SPEAK AT BMO NESBITT BURNS GLOBAL
  RESOURCES CONFERENCE    
  

TORONTO, ONTARIO, February 20, 2003 — Mr. Lars-Eric Johansson, Executive
Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Noranda Inc, will be making a presentation on Noranda at the BMO Nesbitt Burns 2003 Global
Resources Conference to be held in Tampa Bay, Florida on Monday, February 24, 2003. Mr. Johansson is scheduled to speak at 2:30 p.m. (EST). 

A
copy of Mr. Johansson's presentation slides will appear on Noranda's
website — www.noranda.com — in the "For
Investors" section prior to the presentation. 

The
webcast can be found at the following addresses: http://corporate.bmo.com/conferences/resources/ 

Or

http://www.noranda.com

Noranda Inc. is a leading international mining and metals company with more than 48 mining and metallurgical operations and projects under development in 17 countries.
Noranda is one of the world's largest producers of zinc and nickel and is a significant producer of copper, primary and fabricated
aluminum, lead, silver, gold, sulphuric acid and cobalt. Noranda is also a major recycler of secondary copper, nickel and precious metals. Noranda employs over 16,000 people. It is listed on The
Toronto Stock Exchange and The New York Stock Exchange (NRD).

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Contact:  

Dale
Coffin

Director, Public Affairs & External Communications

Tel: 416-982-7161

coffind@noranda.com

www.noranda.com 

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 	 	Exhibit 4.47

news release  

  
 

    NORANDA'S CEO DEREK PANNELL TO SPEAK AT THE
  CIBC WORLD MARKETS 2003 WHISTLER CONFERNCE    
  

TORONTO, ONTARIO, February 26, 2003 — Mr. Derek Pannell, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Noranda Inc., will be making a presentation on Noranda at the CIBC World Markets 2003 Whistler Conference for Institutional Investors in Whistler, British Columbia on Thursday,
February 27, 2003. Mr. Pannell is expected to speak at approximately 3:30 p.m. (PACIFIC TIME). 

A
copy of Mr. Pannell's presentation slides will appear on Noranda's
website — www.noranda.com — in the "For
Investors" section prior to the presentation. 

The
webcast can be found at the following addresses:

http://events.onlinebroadcasting.com/cibcworldmarkets/022703/index.php 

or 

http://www.noranda.com 

Noranda Inc. is a leading international mining and metals company with more than 48 mining and metallurgical operations and projects under development
in 17 countries. Noranda is one of the world's largest producers of zinc and nickel and is a significant producer of copper, primary and fabricated aluminum, lead, silver, gold, sulphuric acid and
cobalt. Noranda is also a major recycler of secondary copper, nickel and precious metals. Noranda employs over 16,000 people. It is listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange and The New York Stock
Exchange (NRD).

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Contact:  

Dale
Coffin

Director, External Communications

Tel: 416-982-7161

dale.coffin@toronto.norfalc.com

www.noranda.com 

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 	 	Exhibit 4.48

news release  

  
 

    NORANDA ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF BRASCAN
  PREFERRED-SHARE BRIDGE FINANCING    
  

TORONTO, ONTARIO, February 28, 2003 — Noranda Inc. announced today that Brascan Corporation has
agreed to extend its commitment to purchase Noranda preferred shares until April 30, 2003. As previously announced on January 28, 2003, Brascan had agreed that Noranda could, subject to
regulatory approval, issue to Brascan, at any time prior to February 28, 2003, up to 12,000,000 Preferred Shares of Noranda at a price of $25 per share for total gross proceeds of up to
$300 million. 

Noranda Inc. is a leading international mining and metals company with more than 48 mining and metallurgical operations and projects under development
in 17 countries. Noranda is one of the world's largest producers of zinc and nickel and is a significant producer of copper, primary and fabricated aluminum, lead, silver, gold, sulphuric acid and
cobalt. Noranda is also a major recycler of secondary copper, nickel and precious metals. It is listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange
(NRD).

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	Contacts:	 	 
	Denis Couture	 	Lars-Eric Johansson
	Vice-President, Communications and	 	Executive Vice-President and Chief
	Public Affairs	 	Financial Officer
	Noranda Inc.	 	Noranda Inc.
	(416) 982-7020	 	(416) 982-7377
	denis.couture@toronto.norfalc.com	 	johanssl@noranda.com
	www.noranda.com	 	 

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