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NEWS RELEASE

December 18, 1995
Toronto, Canada

Goldcorp Inc. today announced that it has proposed to the Board of Directors of Wharf Resources Ltd. that Wharf amalgamate with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Goldcorp by way of a statutory plan of arrangement. The proposed amalgamation provides for the holders of Wharf's Common Shares to receive 0.56 Class A Subordinate Voting Shares of Goldcorp for each Wharf Common Share.

Goldcorp currently holds 9,670,111 (50.3%) of the outstanding Common Shares of Wharf.

The proposed amalgamation is subject to receipt of all necessary regulatory, shareholder and judicial approvals.

For further information, please contact:

Robert R. McEwen
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer

(416) 865-0326
Email: goldcorp@interlog.com

Stock Symbols:

TSE ("G.A.", "G.B.")
ME ("G.A.", "G.B.")
NYSE ("GG.A", "GG.B")


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