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Exhibit 4.11

Offer to exchange

an aggregate principal amount of up to US$300,000,000 of 6.45% debentures

due 2035 of Placer Dome Inc., which were originally issued October 10, 2003,

for

an aggregate principal amount of up to US$300,000,000 of 6.45% exchange debentures due 2035

of Placer Dome Inc., which have been registered under the United

States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a prospectus
dated April 14, 2004

To:    Registered holders of original debentures

Enclosed are copies of the documents listed below relating to the offer (the
“exchange offer”) by Placer Dome Inc. (“Placer Dome”) to exchange an aggregate
principal amount of up to US$300,000,000 of 6.45% debentures due 2035 of Placer
Dome (the “exchange debentures”), which have been registered under the United
States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to a
registration statement of which the Prospectus referred to below is a part, for
an aggregate principal amount of up to US$300,000,000 of 6.45% debentures due
2035 of Placer Dome (the “original debentures”), which were originally issued
on October 10, 2003, on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the
Prospectus and in the Letter of Transmittal referred to below:

	1.	 	Prospectus of Placer Dome dated April 14, 2004.
	 
	2.	 	Letter of Transmittal.
	 
	3.	 	Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
	 
	4.	 	Instruction to Registered Holder from Beneficial Owner.
	 
	5.	 	Letter which you may send to your clients for whose account you hold
original debentures in your name or in the name of your nominee, to
accompany the instruction form referred to above, for obtaining such
client’s instructions with respect to the exchange offer.

We urge you to contact your clients promptly. Please note that the exchange
offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on May 21, 2004, unless extended
by Placer Dome, in its sole discretion.

Pursuant to the Letter of Transmittal, each holder of original debentures will
represent to Placer Dome that: (a) any exchange debentures received will be
acquired in the ordinary course of business; (b) it has no arrangement or
understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the
original debentures or the exchange debentures within the meaning of the
Securities Act; (c) it is not an “affiliate” of Placer Dome (as that term is
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act); and (d) it is not engaged in, and
does not intend to engage in, the distribution of the exchange debentures
within the meaning of the Securities Act.

If the holder is a broker-dealer, then it will represent to Placer Dome that:
(a) it will receive exchange debentures in exchange for original debentures
that it acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or
other trading activities; (b) it will deliver a prospectus meeting the
requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of such
exchange debentures; and (c) it did not purchase the original debentures
tendered hereby directly from Placer Dome for resale pursuant to Rule 144A or
any other available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. By
acknowledging that it will deliver, and by delivering, a prospectus meeting the
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any resale of the exchange debentures, such broker-dealer will not be deemed to
admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.

The enclosed Instruction to Registered Holder from Beneficial Owner contains an
authorization by the beneficial owner of the original debentures for you to
make the foregoing representations.

Placer Dome will not pay any fee or commission to any broker or dealer or to
any other persons (other than the exchange agent for the exchange offer) in
connection with the solicitation of tenders of original debentures pursuant to
the exchange offer.

Any inquiries you may have with respect to the exchange offer may be addressed
to, and additional copies of the enclosed materials may be obtained from, the
exchange agent, as follows:

By Hand:

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

C/O The Depository Trust Clearing Corporation

55 Water Street, 1st floor

Jeanette Park Entrance

New York, NY 10041

By Mail:

DB Services Tennessee, Inc.

Reorganization Unit

P.O. Box 292737

Nashville, TN 37229-2737

By Overnight Mail or Courier:

DB Services Tennessee, Inc.

Corporate Trust & Agency Services

Reorganization Unit

648 Grassmere Park Road

Nashville, TN 37211

Confirm by telephone (615) 835-3572

Information (800) 735-7777

Yours truly,

PLACER DOME INC.

NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN OR IN THE ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS SHALL CONSTITUTE YOU THE
AGENT OF PLACER DOME OR THE EXCHANGE AGENT, OR AUTHORIZE YOU TO USE ANY
DOCUMENT OR MAKE ANY STATEMENT ON THEIR BEHALF IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXCHANGE
OFFER OTHER THAN THE DOCUMENTS ENCLOSED HEREWITH AND THE STATEMENTS CONTAINED
THEREIN.exv4w12

 

Exhibit 4.12

Offer to exchange

an aggregate principal amount of up to US$300,000,000 of 6.45% debentures

due 2035 of Placer Dome Inc., which were originally issued October 10, 2003,

for

an aggregate principal amount of up to US$300,000,000 of 6.45% exchange

debentures due 2035 of Placer Dome Inc., which have been registered under the United

States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a prospectus
dated April 14, 2004

To:    Beneficial owners of original debentures

Enclosed
are a prospectus (the “Prospectus”) dated April 14, 2004 of Placer Dome
Inc. (“Placer Dome”), and a related letter of transmittal (the “Letter of
Transmittal”), which together constitute the offer (the “exchange offer”) by
Placer Dome to exchange an aggregate principal amount of up to US$300,000,000
of 6.45% debentures due 2035 of Placer Dome (the “exchange debentures”), which
have been registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Securities Act”), pursuant to a registration statement of which the
Prospectus is a part, for an aggregate principal amount of up to US$300,000,000
of 6.45% debentures due 2035 of Placer Dome (the “original debentures”), which
were originally issued on October 10, 2003, on the terms and subject to the
conditions set out in the Prospectus and Letter of Transmittal.

Please note that the exchange offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City
time, on May 21, 2004, unless extended by Placer Dome, in its sole discretion.

We are the holder of record of original debentures held by us for your account.
Original debentures can only be tendered under the exchange offer by us, as the
registered holder, pursuant to your instructions. Accordingly, the Letter of
Transmittal is furnished to you for your information only, and cannot be used
by you to tender original debentures held by us for your account.

We hereby request your instructions as to whether you wish to tender any or all
of the original debentures held by us for your account pursuant to the terms
and conditions of the exchange offer. Please so instruct us by completing,
executing and returning to us the enclosed Instruction to Registered Holder
from Beneficial Owner. We also request that you confirm with such instruction
form that we may, on your behalf, make the representations contained in the
Letter of Transmittal.

Pursuant to the Letter of Transmittal, each holder of original debentures will
represent to Placer Dome that: (a) any exchange debentures received will be
acquired in the ordinary course of business; (b) it has no arrangement or
understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the
original debentures or the exchange debentures within the meaning of the
Securities Act; (c) it is not an “affiliate” of Placer Dome (as that term is
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act); and (d) it is not engaged in, and
does not intend to engage in, the distribution of the exchange debentures
within the meaning of the Securities Act.

If the holder is a broker-dealer, then it will represent to Placer Dome that:
(a) it will receive exchange debentures in exchange for original debentures
that it acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or
other trading activities; (b) it will deliver a prospectus meeting the
requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of such
exchange debentures; and (c) it did not purchase the original debentures
tendered hereby directly from Placer Dome for resale pursuant to Rule 144A or
any other available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. By
acknowledging that it will deliver, and by delivering, a prospectus meeting the
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any resale of the exchange debentures, such broker-dealer will not be deemed to
admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.

Yours truly,exv4w13

 

Exhibit 4.13

Instruction to Registered Holder from Beneficial Owner

of 6.45% debentures due 2035 of Placer Dome Inc.

To:    Registered holder of original debentures

The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt and review of a prospectus (the
“Prospectus”) dated April 14, 2004 of Placer Dome Inc. (“Placer Dome”), and a
related letter of transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal”), which together
constitute the offer (the “exchange offer”) by Placer Dome to exchange an
aggregate principal amount of up to US$300,000,000 of 6.45% debentures due 2035
of Placer Dome (the “exchange debentures”), which have been registered under
the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”),
pursuant to a registration statement of which the Prospectus is a part, for an
aggregate principal amount of up to US$300,000,000 of 6.45% debentures due 2035
of Placer Dome (the “original debentures”), which were originally issued on
October 10, 2003, on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the
Prospectus and Letter of Transmittal. Capitalized terms used but not defined
herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Letter of Transmittal.

The undersigned hereby instructs you, the registered holder, as to the action
to be taken by you relating to the exchange offer with respect to the original
debentures held by you for the account of the undersigned.

The aggregate face amount of the original debentures held by you for the
account of the undersigned is (fill in amount):

$                     of 6.45% debentures due 2035 of Placer Dome.

With respect to the exchange offer, the undersigned hereby instructs you as
follows (please check the appropriate box):

     TENDER the following original debentures held by you for the account of the
undersigned (insert principal amount of original debentures to be tendered, if
any):

$                     of 6.45% debentures due 2035 of Placer Dome.

     DO NOT TENDER any original debentures held by you for the account of the undersigned.

If the undersigned instructs you to tender original debentures held by you for
the account of the undersigned, it is understood that you are authorized to
make, on behalf of the undersigned (and the undersigned, by its signature
below, hereby makes to you), the representations and warranties contained in
the Letter of Transmittal that are to be made with respect to the undersigned
as a beneficial owner, including but not limited to the representations that:
(a) any exchange debentures received will be acquired in the ordinary course of
business; (b) it has no arrangement or understanding with any person to
participate in the distribution of the original debentures or the exchange
debentures within the meaning of the Securities Act; (c) it is not an
“affiliate” of Placer Dome (as that term is defined in Rule 405 of the
Securities Act); (d) it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in,
the distribution of the exchange debentures within the meaning of the
Securities Act; (e) if the holder is a broker-dealer, then: (i) it will receive
exchange debentures in exchange for original debentures that it acquired for
its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading
activities; (ii) it will deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the
Securities Act in connection with any resale of such exchange debentures; and
(iii) it did not purchase the original debentures tendered hereby directly from
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to Rule 144A or any other available exemption from registration under the
Securities Act. By acknowledging that it will deliver, and by delivering, a
prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with
any resale of the exchange debentures, such broker-dealer will not be deemed to
admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.

PLEASE COMPLETE AND SIGN

	 
	

	Name(s) of beneficial owner(s)

	 

	

	Signature(s)

	 

	

	Address

	 

	

	Telephone number

	 

	

	Taxpayer identification number or Social Security Number

	 

	

	Date

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