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Kerr Addison Mines Ltd – ‘SC 13D/A’ on 2/18/98 re: Battle Mountain Gold Co

As of: Wednesday, 2/18/98 · Accession #: 895345-98-82 · File #: 5-36832

  As Of                Filer                Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size              Issuer               Agent

 2/18/98  Kerr Addison Mines Ltd            SC 13D/A               1:39K  Battle Mountain Gold Co           Fried Fr… Jacobson/NY/FA

Amendment to General Statement of Beneficial Ownership — Schedule 13D
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: SC 13D/A    Amendment to General Statement of Beneficial          21±    69K 
                          Ownership

Document Table of Contents

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			Alternative Formats (Word, et al.) Identity and Background Interest in Securities of the Issuer Materials to Be Filed as Exhibits
1	1st Page - Filing Submission
"	Item 2. Identity and Background
"	Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
"	Item 7. Materials to Be Filed as Exhibits


UNITED STATES         
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION          
Washington, D.C. 20549          

SCHEDULE 13D          

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934         

(Amendment No. 1)*          

Battle Mountain Gold Company          
(Name of Issuer)          
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Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share         
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(Title Class of Securities)         

07159310          
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(CUSIP Number)          

Kevin N. Thompson         
Vice-President, Secretary and General Counsel         
Noranda Inc.          
P.O. Box 755, BCE Place, 181 Bay Street, Suite 4100         
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3          
(416) 982-7475          
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to                   
Receive Notices and Communications)           

August 1, 1997          
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   (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
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If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G          
to report the  acquisition  which is the subject of this Schedule 13D,          
and is filing this schedule  because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check          
the following box |_|.                                                          

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting          
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class          
of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information          
which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.                   

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not          
be  deemed  to be  "filed"  for  the  purpose  of  Section  18 of  the          
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934  ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the          
liabilities  of that  section  of the Act but shall be  subject to all          
other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).                           

Page 1 of 25 Pages          

SCHEDULE 13D          
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CUSIP No.    07159310                            Page  2  of  25  Pages         
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1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                            
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON             
Partners Limited                                  
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2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A                          
        GROUP*                                                (a) |_|   (b)|_|
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3     SEC USE ONLY                                                        
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4     SOURCE OF FUNDS*                                                    

00                                                
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5     CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED            
        PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                     |_|
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6     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                

Ontario                                           
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NUMBER   7      SOLE VOTING POWER                                               
OF                                                                        
SHARES               0                                                          
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BENEFICIALLY                                                                    
OWNED    8      SHARED VOTING POWER                                             

0                                     
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BY EACH  9      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                          
REPORTING                                                                       
0                                     
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PERSON   10     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                                        
WITH                                                                            
0                                     
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11    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON        

2,635,276  shares  through its 4.0% indirect  interest in its 
affiliate, Kerr Addison Mines Limited                         
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12    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN      
        SHARES*                                                            |_|
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13    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                  
1.1%                                              
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14    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                           

CO                                                
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SCHEDULE 13D          
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CUSIP No.    07159310                            Page 3  of  25  Pages          
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1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                            
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON             
EdperBrascan Corporation                          
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2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A                          
        GROUP*                                                (a) |_|   (b)|_|
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3     SEC USE ONLY                                                        
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4     SOURCE OF FUNDS*                                                    

00                                                
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5     CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED            
        PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                     |_|
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6     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                

Canada                                            
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NUMBER   7      SOLE VOTING POWER                                               
OF                                                                        
SHARES               0                                                          
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BENEFICIALLY                                                                    
OWNED    8      SHARED VOTING POWER                                             

0                                     
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BY EACH  9      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                          
REPORTING                                                                       
0                                     
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PERSON   10     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                                        
WITH                                                                            
0                                     
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11    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON        

25,836,040  shares through its 39.6% indirect interest in its 
affiliate, Kerr Addison Mines Limited                         
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12    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN      
        SHARES*                                                            |_|
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13    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                  
11.3%                                             
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14    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                           

CO                                                
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SCHEDULE 13D          
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CUSIP No.    07159310                            Page 4  of  25  Pages          
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1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                            
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON             
Noranda Inc.                                      
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2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A                          
        GROUP*                                                (a) |_|   (b)|_|
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3     SEC USE ONLY                                                        
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4     SOURCE OF FUNDS*                                                    

00                                                
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5     CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED            
        PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                     |_|
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6     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                

Ontario                                           
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NUMBER   7      SOLE VOTING POWER                                               
OF                                                                        
SHARES               0                                                          
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BENEFICIALLY    SHARED VOTING POWER                                             
OWNED    8                                                                      
0                                     
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BY EACH  9      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                          
REPORTING                                                                       
0                                     
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PERSON   10     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                                        
WITH                                                                            
0                                     
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11    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON        

65,242,526  shares through its direct and indirect  interests 
in its affiliate, Kerr Addison Mines Limited                  
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12    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN      
        SHARES*                                                            |_|
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13    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                  
28.5%                                             
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14    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                           

CO                                                
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SCHEDULE 13D          
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CUSIP No.    07159310                            Page 5  of  25  Pages          
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1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                            
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON             
Brenda Mines Ltd.                                 
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2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A                          
        GROUP*                                                (a) |_|   (b)|_|
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3     SEC USE ONLY                                                        
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4     SOURCE OF FUNDS*                                                    

00                                                
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5     CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED            
        PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                     |_|
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6     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                

British Columbia                                  
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NUMBER   7      SOLE VOTING POWER                                               
OF                                                                        
SHARES               0                                                          
        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY    SHARED VOTING POWER                                             
OWNED    8                                                                      
0                                     
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BY EACH  9      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                          
REPORTING                                                                       
0                                     
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PERSON   10     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                                        
WITH                                                                            
0                                     
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11    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON        

16,310,631  shares through its 25% interest in its affiliate, 
Kerr Addison Mines Limited                                    
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12    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN      
        SHARES*                                                            |_|
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13    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                  
7.1%                                              
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14    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                           

CO                                                
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SCHEDULE 13D          
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CUSIP No.    07159310                            Page 6  of  25  Pages          
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1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                            
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON             
Kerr Addison Mines Limited                        
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2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A                          
        GROUP*                                                (a) |_|   (b)|_|
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3     SEC USE ONLY                                                        
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4     SOURCE OF FUNDS*                                                    

00                                                
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5     CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED            
        PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                     |_|
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6     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                

British Columbia                                  
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NUMBER   7      SOLE VOTING POWER                                               
OF                                                                        
SHARES            65,242,526 shares                                             
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BENEFICIALLY    SHARED VOTING POWER                                             
OWNED    8                                                                      
0                                           
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BY EACH  9      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                          
REPORTING                                                                       
65,242,526 shares                           
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PERSON   10     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                                        
WITH                                                                            
0                                           
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11    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON        

65,242,526 shares                                             

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12    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN      
        SHARES*                                                            |_|
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13    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                  
28.5%                                             
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14    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                           

CO                                                
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This  Amendment  No. 1 to the Schedule 13D,  originally  filed on     
July 30, 1996 (the "Original Schedule 13D") and relating to the Common          
Stock,  par value $0.10 per share,  of Battle  Mountain  Gold Company,          
corporation  incorporated  under  the  laws  of the  State  of  Nevada          
("BMG"),  is being filed by the reporting persons named in the amended          
Item 2 below  to  reflect  the  reorganization  and/or  succession  in          
interest  of  certain  of  the  reporting  persons  identified  in the          
Original  Schedule 13D.  Except as described  herein,  the information          
contained in the Original Schedule 13D is unchanged.                            

ITEM 2.     IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND                                             

Item 2 of the  Original  Schedule  13D is hereby and  amended and     
restated in its entirety as follows:                                            

This statement is being filed by Partners  Limited  ("Partners"),     
EdperBrascan Corporation  ("EdperBrascan"),  Noranda Inc. ("Noranda"),          
Brenda Mines Ltd. ("Brenda Mines"), a direct and indirect wholly-owned          
subsidiary  of  Noranda,   and  Kerr  Addison  Mines  Limited   ("Kerr          
Addison"),  a direct and indirect  wholly-owned  subsidiary of Noranda          
(the "Reporting Persons").                                                      

Partners  is a  corporation  incorporated  under  the laws of the     
Province of Ontario,  Canada.  It is a private  holding  company.  Its          
principal and business address is P.O. Box 770, Suite 4400, BCE Place,          
181 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2T3.                                      

EdperBrascan is a corporation  amalgamated  under the laws of the     
Province of  Ontario.  It is a  diversified  holding  company  that is          
listed on the  Toronto,  Montreal and American  stock  exchanges.  Its          
principal  and  business  address is Suite  4400,  BCE Place,  181 Bay          
Street, Toronto, Ontario, J5J 2T3.                                              

Noranda  is a  corporation  amalgamated  under  the  laws  of the     
Province  of  Ontario,  Canada.  It is  one  of  the  world's  largest          
diversified  natural  resource  companies.  Its principal and business          
address  is P.O.  Box 755,  Suite  4100,  BCE Place,  181 Bay  Street,          
Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2T3.                                                      

Brenda Mines is a corporation  incorporated under the laws of the     
Province of British  Columbia,  Canada. It does not currently carry on          
any  active  business.  The  address  of its  principal  office is One          
Adelaide Street East, Suite 2700, Toronto, Ontario, M5C 2Z6.                    

Kerr  Addison is a  corporation  continued  under the laws of the     
Province of British  Columbia,  Canada. It does not currently carry on          
any  active  business.  Its  principal  and  business  address  is One          
Adelaide Street East, Suite 2700, Toronto, Ontario, M5C 2Z6.                    

Kerr Addison owns 65,242,526 representing  approximately 44.1% of     
the  Exchangeable  Shares  of BM  Canada.  These  Exchangeable  Shares          
represent  beneficial  ownership  of the same number  shares of Common          
Stock of BMG, representing  approximately 28.5% of the Common Stock of          
BMG if all Exchangeable  Shares  outstanding were exchanged for shares          
of Common  Stock of BMG or were  treated  as a single  class  with the          
Common Stock  outstanding.  Brenda Mines owns 25% of the common shares          
of Kerr Addison;  Noranda owns the other 75% of Kerr Addison's  common          
shares. Noranda directly and indirectly exercises control over 100% of          
the outstanding common shares of Brenda Mines. Kerr Addison and Brenda          
are respectively,  indirectly and directly,  wholly-owned subsidiaries          
of Noranda.  Noranda owns 75% of the outstanding common shares of Kerr          
Addison directly and 25% indirectly,  through its direct  wholly-owned          
subsidiary,  Brenda. Noranda is one of the world's largest diversified          
natural  resources  companies.  Its  common  shares  are listed on the          
Toronto,   Montreal  and  Vancouver  stock   exchanges.   EdperBrascan          
indirectly exercises control over approximately 40% of the outstanding          
common shares of Noranda through  EdperBrascan  affiliated  companies.          
EdperBrascan  is a diversified  holding  company whose Class A Limited          
Voting Shares are listed on the Toronto,  Montreal and American  stock          
exchanges.   It  is  the  successor  corporation  resulting  from  the          
amalgamation  of The Edper Group  Limited (the  successor  corporation          
resulting  from the  amalgamation  of The Edper Group Limited and Hees          
International  Bancorp Inc.  under the laws of the Province of Ontario          
on January 1, 1997) and Brascan Limited under the laws of the Province          
of Ontario on August 1, 1997.  Partners  holds a 100%  interest in the          
Class B Limited Voting Shares,  and an approximate 10% interest in the          
Class A Limited Voting Shares, of EdperBrascan.  Partners is a private          
holding  company.  The common shares of Partners are owned directly or          
indirectly  by  a  number  of  individuals   including  the  following          
individuals who are also directors and/or officers of Noranda: Jack L.          
Cockwell,  J. Trevor Eyton,  Robert J.  Harding,  David W. Kerr and E.          
Courtney Pratt.                                                                 

The  name,  citizenship,  present  position  with  the  Reporting     
Persons,  present principal occupation and business address of each of          
the  directors  and officers of the  Reporting  Persons are set out in          
Schedule 1 hereto.                                                              

None of the Reporting  Persons or the persons  listed in Schedule     
1, has  during  the last five  years,  been  convicted  of a  criminal          
proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanours), or          
was or is  subject to a  judgment,  decree or final  order,  enjoining          
future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating  activity subject to          
United  States  Federal  or  state  securities  laws  or  finding  any          
violation with respect to such laws as a result of a civil  proceeding          
of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction.                 

ITEM 5.           INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER                          

Item 5(b) of the  Original  Schedule  13D is hereby  amended  and     
restated in its entirety as follows:                                            

 (b) Kerr  Addison has the sole power to direct the vote and
sole power to direct disposition of all of the Exchangeable  Shares of          
BM Canada  beneficially  owned by it. The other Reporting Persons have          
the indirect power to direct the vote and to direct the disposition of          
the Exchangeable Shares of BM Canada (and the Common Stock of BMG into          
which  they  are  exchangeable)  held by Kerr  Addison  through  their          
respective  direct  and/or  indirect  interests in Kerr  Addison.  The          
respective direct and/or indirect proportionate interests of the other          
Reporting Persons in these shares are as follows:                               

Filing Person    Interest in Shares    No. of Shares      % of Shares           
-------------    ------------------    -------------      -----------           
Kerr Addison             100%           65,242,526          28.5                
Partners                 4.0%            2,635,276           1.1                
EdperBrascan            39.6%           25,836,040          11.3                
Noranda                  100%           65,242,526          28.5                
Brenda Mines            25.0%           16,310,631           7.1                

ITEM 7.           MATERIALS TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS                             

Schedule 1: The  name,  citizenship,  present  position 
              with the Reporting Persons,  present principal
              occupation  and  business  address  (or if not
              available,  residence  address) of each of the
       directors and officers of the corporate
Reporting Persons.              

Schedule 2: Joint Filing Statement.                     

SIGNATURE         

After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of our  knowledge  and     
belief, we certify that the information set forth in this statement is          
true, complete and correct.                                                     

February 13, 1998.                                                              

    NORANDA INC.

                   By:   /s/ Kevin N. Thompson
                         ---------------------
                            Name:  Kevin N. Thompson
                                    Title: Vice-President, Secretary
                                     and General Counsel

        PARTNERS LIMITED

                 By:   /s/ Brian D. Lawson
                       -------------------
                          Name:  Brian D. Lawson
                              Title: Secretary-Treasurer

                EDPERBRASCAN CORPORATION

            By:   /s/ Anne Arone
                  --------------
                     Name:  Anne Arone
                             Title: Vice-President and
                                     Corporate Secretary

         BRENDA MINES LTD.

                   By:   /s/ David L. Bumstead
                         ---------------------
                            Name:  David L. Bumstead
                    Title: President

                  KERR ADDISON MINES LIMITED

                   By:   /s/ David L. Bumstead
                         ---------------------
                            Name:  David L. Bumstead
                   Title: Chairman

SCHEDULE 1(FN1)         

PARTNERS LIMITED                                                                
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Principal Business                
              Position with              Address (or Residence
               Corporation; Principal     Address if no Business
Name; Citizenship      Occupation, if Different   Address Available)            
-----------------      ------------------------   ------------------            

Gordon E Arnell        Director of Partners       P.O. Box 770                  
Canadian               Limited; Chairman and      Suite 4440, BCE Place         
       Chief Executive Officer    181 Bay Street
         of Brookfield Properties   Toronto, Ontario
Corporation                M5J 2T3

Jack L. Cockwell       Director of Partners       P.O. Box 762                  
Canadian               Limited; President and     Suite 4400, BCE Place         
       Chief Executive Officer    181 Bay Street
         of EdperBrascan            Toronto, Ontario
Corporation                M5J 2T3

J. Trevor Eyton        Director of Partners       P.O. Box 762                  
Canadian               Limited; Senior Group      Suite 4400, BCE Place         
       Chairman of EdperBrascan   181 Bay Street
         Corporation                Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

J. Bruce Flatt         Director of Partners       P.O. Box 770                  
Canadian               Limited; President and     Suite 4440, BCE Place         
       Chief Executive Officer    181 Bay Street
         of Brookfield Properties   Toronto, Ontario
Corporation                M5J 2T3

Robert J. Harding      Director of Partners       P.O. Box 762                  
Canadian               Limited; Chairman of       Suite 4400, BCE Place         
       EdperBrascan Corporation   181 Bay Street
                                    Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

--------                                                                        
[FN]                                                                            

1 None of the  persons  listed in this  Schedule  1 has any  direct or          
indirect interest in BMG, except for David W. Kerr who, as of the date          
hereof owns 1480 Exchangeable Shares of BM Canada.                              
</FN>                                                                           

David W. Kerr          Director and Co-Chief      P.O. Box 755                  
Canadian               Executive of Partners      Suite 4100, BCE Place         
       Limited; President and     181 Bay Street
         Chief Executive Officer    Toronto, Ontario
of Noranda Inc.            M5J 2T3

Brian D. Lawson        Director and               P.O. Box 762                  
Canadian               Secretary-Treasurer of     Suite 4400, BCE Place         
       Partners Limited; Senior   181 Bay Street
         Vice-President, Merchant   Toronto, Ontario
Banking of Trilon          M5J 2T3
Financial Corporation             

George E. Myhal        Director of Partners       P.O. Box 762                  
Canadian               Limited; President and     Suite 4400, BCE Place         
       Chief Executive Officer    181 Bay Street
         of Trilon Financial        Toronto, Ontario
Corporation                M5J 2T3

E. Courtney Pratt      Director of Partners       P.O. Box 755                  
Canadian               Limited; Chairman of       Suite 4100, BCE Place         
       Noranda Inc.               181 Bay Street
                                    Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

Timothy R. Price       Director and President of  P.O. Box 771                  
Canadian               Partners Limited;          Suite 4420, BCE Place         
       Chairman of Trilon         181 Bay Street
         Financial Corporation      Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

NORANDA INC.                                                                    
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Principal Business                
              Position with              Address (or Residence
               Corporation; Principal     Address if no Business
Name; Citizenship      Occupation, if Different   Address Available)            
-----------------      ------------------------   ------------------            

Alex G. Balogh         Director; Former Deputy    P.O. Box 755                  
Canadian               Chairman of Noranda Inc.   Suite 4100, BCE Place         
                                  181 Bay Street
                                    Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

Andre Berard           Director of Noranda Inc,;  600 rue de La                 
Canadian               Chairman of the Board and  Gauchetiere Ouest             
  Chief Executive Officer    4th Floor
         of National Bank of Canada Montreal, Quebec
                           H3B 4L2

J.W. Bud Bird          Director of Noranda Inc.;  Suite 203, Park Office        
Canadian               President of Bird          Centre                        
        Holdings Ltd.              440 Wilsey Road
                                    Fredericton, New
                             Brunswick
                           E3B 7G5

David L. Bumstead      Director and Executive     P.O. Box 755                  
Canadian               Vice-President, Corporate  Suite 4100, BCE Place         
       Development of Noranda     181 Bay Street
         Inc.                       Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

Jack L. Cockwell       Director of Noranda Inc.;  P.O. Box 762                  
Canadian               President and Chief        Suite 4400, BCE Place         
       Executive Officer of       181 Bay Street
         EdperBrascan Corporation   Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

Rene Dufour            Director of Noranda Inc.;  Dept. of Mineral              
Canadian               Corporate Director and     Engineering                   
               Former Professor, Ecole    2900 Edouard-Montpetit
      Polytechnique              P.O. Box 6079
                                        Station Centre Ville
                                    Montreal, Quebec
                           H3C 3A7

J. Trevor Eyton        Director of Noranda Inc.;  P.O. Box 762                  
Canadian               Senior Group Chairman of   Suite 4400, BCE Place         
       EdperBrascan Corporation   181 Bay Street
                                    Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

Robert J. Harding      Director of Noranda Inc.;  P.O. Box 762                  
Canadian               Chairman, EdperBrascan     Suite 4440, BCE Place         
       Corporation                181 Bay Street
                                    Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

V. Maureen Kempston    Director of Noranda Inc.;  1908 Colonel Sam Drive        
Darkes              President and General      Oshawa, Ontario            
Canadian               Manager of General Motors  L1H 8P7                       
of Canada Limited                 

David W. Kerr          Director of Noranda Inc.;  P.O. Box 755                  
Canadian               President and Chief        Suite 4100, BCE Place         
       Executive Officer of       181 Bay Street
         Noranda Inc.               Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

E. Peter Lougheed      Director of Noranda Inc.;  4500 Bankers Hall East        
Canadian               Senior Partner, Bennett    855- 2nd Street S.W.          
         Jones Verchere (law firm)  Calgary, Alberta
                           T2K 4K7

James W. McCutcheon    Director of Noranda Inc.;  P.O. Box 48, Suite 4700       
Canadian               Counsel, McCarthy          Toronto-Dominion Bank         
Tetrault (law firm)        Tower  
                                    Toronto, Ontario
                           M5K 1E6

W. Darcy McKeough      Director of Noranda Inc.;  30 Dover Street               
Canadian               Chairman of McKeough       Chatham, Ontario              
Investments Ltd. (rental   N7L 1S6
properties)                       

Ronald W. Osborne      Director of Noranda Inc.;  [1800 McGill College Road     
Canadian               [President and Chief       Suite 1700                    
         Executive Officer, Bell    Montreal, Quebec
 Canada]                    H3A 3J6]

Alfred Powis           Director of Noranda Inc.;  P.O. Box 755                  
Canadian               Corporate Director         Suite 4100, BCE Place         
                                  181 Bay Street
                                    Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

E. Courtney Pratt      Director and Chairman of   P.O. Box 755                  
Canadian               Noranda Inc.               Suite 4100, BCE Place         
                                  181 Bay Street
                                    Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

Barbara J. Rae         Director of Noranda Inc.;  3-2206 Folkstone Way          
Canadian               Corporate Director         West Vancouver                
                                    British Columbia
                           V7S 2X7

Alan R. Thomas         Chief Financial Officer    P.O. Box 755                  
Canadian               of Noranda Inc.            Suite 4100, BCE Place         
                                  181 Bay Street
                                    Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

Michael J. Knuckey     Executive Vice-President,  1 Adelaide Street East        
Canadian               Exploration and Project    Suite 2700                    
         Development of Noranda     Toronto, Ontario
Inc.                       M5C 2Z6

David Goldman          Executive Vice-President   1 Adelaide Street East        
Canadian               and Chief Operating        Suite 2700                    
         Officer of Noranda Inc.    Toronto, Ontario
                           M5C 2Z6

Rick J. Anderson       Senior Vice-President,     P.O. Box 755                  
Canadian               Finance of Noranda Inc.    Suite 4100, BCE Place         
                                  181 Bay Street
                                    Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

Frank Frantisak        Senior Vice-President,     P.O. Box 755                  
Canadian               Environmental Services of  Suite 4100, BCE Place         
       Noranda Inc.               181 Bay Street
                                    Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

Irwin J. Itzkovitch    Senior Vice-President,     Noranda Technology Centre     
Canadian               Technology & Director of   240 Hymus Boulevard           
              Noranda Technology Centre  Pointe Claire, Quebec
of Noranda Inc.            H9R 1G5

Michael R. Frilegh     Vice-President, Treasurer  P.O. Box 755                  
Canadian               of Noranda Inc.            Suite 4100, BCE Place         
                                  181 Bay Street
                                    Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

Greg R.E. Georgeff     Vice-President,            P.O. Box 755                  
Canadian               Information Services of    Suite 4100, BCE Place         
       Noranda Inc.               181 Bay Street
                                    Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

David C. Hambley       Vice-President, Human      P.O. Box 755                  
Canadian               Resources of Noranda Inc.  Suite 4100, BCE Place         
                                  181 Bay Street
                                    Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

George M. Penna        Vice-President, Taxation   P.O. Box 755                  
Canadian               of Noranda Inc.            Suite 4100, BCE Place         
                                  181 Bay Street
                                    Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

Tom E. Phelps          Vice-President,            P.O. Box 755                  
Canadian               Investments and Strategic  Suite 4100, BCE Place         
       Planning of Noranda Inc.   181 Bay Street
                                    Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

Helen Reeves           Vice-President,            P.O. Box 755                  
Canadian               Communications             Suite 4100, BCE Place         
       of Noranda Inc.            181 Bay Street
                                    Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

Martin Schady          Vice-President, Corporate  P.O. Box 755                  
Canadian               Development of Noranda     Suite 4100, BCE Place         
       Inc.                       181 Bay Street
                                    Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

Kevin N. Thompson      Vice-President, Secretary  P.O. Box 755                  
Canadian               and General Counsel of     Suite 4100, BCE Place         
       Noranda Inc.               181 Bay Street
                                    Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

Edward O. Villeneuve   Vice-President,            P.O. Box 755                  
Canadian               Environmental Projects,    Suite 4100, BCE Place         
       Audits and Industrial      181 Bay Street
         Hygiene of Noranda Inc.    Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

Steven Astritis        Associate General Counsel  P.O. Box 755                  
Canadian               and Assistant Secretary    Suite 4100, BCE Place         
       of Noranda Inc.            181 Bay Street
                                    Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

John S. Kowal          Assistant Treasurer of     P.O. Box 755                  
Canadian               Noranda Inc.               Suite 4100, BCE Place         
                                  181 Bay Street
                                    Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

William M. O'Henly     Assistant Secretary of     P.O. Box 755                  
Canadian               Noranda Inc.               Suite 4100, BCE Place         
                                  181 Bay Street
                                    Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

Lance S. Tigert        Assistant Treasurer of     1 Adelaide Street East        
Canadian               Noranda Inc.               Suite 2700                    
                                    Toronto, Ontario
                           M5C 2Z6

BRENDA MINES LTD.                                                               
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Principal Business                
              Position with              Address (or Residence
               Corporation; Principal     Address if no Business
Name; Citizenship      Occupation, if Different   Address Available)            
-----------------      ------------------------   ------------------            

David L. Bumstead      Director and President of  P.O. Box 755                  
Canadian               Brenda Mines Ltd.;         Suite 4100, BCE Place         
       Executive Vice-President,  181 Bay Street
         Corporate Development of   Toronto, Ontario
Noranda Inc.               M5J 2T3

Mitchell H. Gropper    Director of Brenda Mines   P.O. Box 10424                
Canadian               Ltd.; Partner, McCarthy    Pacific Centre                
   Tetrault (law firm)        Suite 1300
                                       777 Dunsmuir Street
                                   Vancouver, B.C.
                           V7Y 1K2

Michael J. Knuckey     Director of Brenda Mines   1 Adelaide Street East        
Canadian               Ltd.; Executive            Suite 2700                    
         Vice-President,            Toronto, Ontario
Exploration and Project    M5C 2Z6
Development of Noranda            
Inc.                              

Rick J. Anderson       Treasurer of Brenda Mines  P.O. Box 755                  
Canadian               Ltd.; Senior               Suite 4100, BCE Place         
       Vice-President, Finance    181 Bay Street
         of Noranda Inc.            Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

Michael R. Frilegh     Assistant Treasurer of     P.O. Box 755                  
Canadian               Brenda Mines Ltd.;         Suite 4100, BCE Place         
       Vice-President, Treasurer  181 Bay Street
         of Noranda Inc.            Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

Daniel E. Hamilton     Controller of Brenda       P.O. Box 755                  
Canadian               Mines Ltd.; Group          Suite 4100, BCE Place         
       Controller, Corporate of   181 Bay Street
         Noranda Inc.               Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

KERR ADDISON MINES LIMITED                                                      
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Principal Business                
              Position with              Address (or Residence
               Corporation; Principal     Address if no Business
Name; Citizenship      Occupation, if Different   Address Available)            
-----------------      ------------------------   ------------------            

Alex G. Balogh         Director of Kerr Addison   P.O. Box 755                  
Canadian               Mines Limited; Former      Suite 4100, BCE Place         
       Deputy Chairman of         181 Bay Street
         Noranda Inc.               Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

David L. Bumstead      Director and Chairman of   P.O. Box 755                  
Canadian               Kerr Addison Mines         Suite 4100, BCE Place         
       Limited; Executive         181 Bay Street
         Vice-President, Corporate  Toronto, Ontario
Development of Noranda     M5J 2T3
Inc.                              

Mitchell H. Gropper    Director of Kerr Addison   P.O. Box 10424                
Canadian               Mines Limited; Partner,    Pacific Centre                
   McCarthy Tetrault (law     Suite 1300
            firm)                      777 Dunsmuir Street
                                   Vancouver, B.C.
                           V7Y 1K2

Daniel E. Hamilton     Controller of Kerr         P.O. Box 755                  
Canadian               Addison Mines Limited;     Suite 4100, BCE Place         
       Group Controller,          181 Bay Street
         Corporate of Noranda Inc.  Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

EDPERBRASCAN CORPORATION                                                        
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Principal Business                
              Position with              Address (or Residence
               Corporation; Principal     Address if no Business
Name; Citizenship      Occupation, if Different   Address Available)            
-----------------      ------------------------   ------------------            

Roberto P. Cezar de    Director of EdperBrascan   Ave. Epitacio Pessoa          
Andrade                Corporation; Group         756, ap. 401                  
Brazilian              Chairman, Brazilian        Ipanema                       
  Operations; Chairman and   22471-000
                 Chief Executive Officer    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -
of Brascan Brazil Ltd.     RJ     

Conrad M. Black        Director of EdperBrascan   10 Toronto Street             
Canadian               Corporation; Chairman and  Toronto, Ontario              
Chief Executive Officer    M5C 2B7
of Hollinger Inc., Argus          
Corporation Limited and           
Southam Inc.; Chairman,           
Telegraph Group Limited           
(publishing companies)            

James J. Blanchard     Director of EdperBrascan   1200 N. Nash Street,          
American               Corporation; Partner       #1115                         
            Verner, Liipfert,          Arlington, Virginia
     Bernhard, McPherson and    U.S.A. 22209
Hand (law firm)                   

Jack L. Cockwell       Director, President and    P.O. Box 762                  
Canadian               Chief Executive Officer    Suite 4400, BCE Place         
       of EdperBrascan            181 Bay Street
         Corporation                Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

J. Trevor Eyton        Director and Senior Group  P.O. Box 762                  
Canadian               Chairman of EdperBrascan   Suite 4400, BCE Place         
       Corporation; Member of     181 Bay Street
         the Senate of Canada       Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

Julia E. Foster        Director of EdperBrascan   21 St. Clair Avenue East      
Canadian               Corporation; President of  Suite 900                     
         Canadian Olympic           Toronto, Ontario
Foundation (non-profit     M4T 1L9
organization)                     

James K. Gray          Director of EdperBrascan   2800, 605 - 5th Ave. S.W.     
Canadian               Corporation; Chairman,     Calgary, Alberta              
Canadian Hunter            T2P 3H5
Exploration Ltd.                  

Lynda C. Hamilton      Director of EdperBrascan   P.O. Box 770                  
Canadian               Corporation; President,    Suite 4440, BCE Place         
       Edper Investments Limited  181 Bay Street
         (investment company)       Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

Robert J. Harding      Director and Chairman of   P.O. Box 762                  
Canadian               EdperBrascan Corporation   Suite 4400, BCE Place         
                                  181 Bay Street
                                    Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

Patrick J. Keenan      Director of EdperBrascan   120 Adelaide Street West      
Canadian               Corporation; Chairman and  Suite 2150                    
         Chief Executive Officer,   Toronto, Ontario
Keewhit Investments        M5H 1T1
Limited (investment               
company)                          

David W. Kerr          Director of EdperBrascan   P.O. Box 755                  
Canadian               Corporation; President     Suite 4100, BCE Place         
       and Chief Executive        181 Bay Street
         Officer of Noranda Inc.    Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

Allen T. Lambert       Director of EdperBrascan   Suite 4400, BCE Place         
Canadian               Corporation; Group         181 Bay Street                
         Chairman, Financial        Toronto, Ontario
Services                   M5J 2T3

Philip B. Lind         Director of EdperBrascan   40 King Street West           
Canadian               Corporation; Vice          Suite 6400                    
         Chairman, Rogers           Toronto, Ontario
Communications Inc.        M5H 3Y2

Michael F. B. Nesbitt  Director of EdperBrascan   Suite 1110                    
Canadian               Corporation; President     200 Graham Avenue             
           and Chief Executive        Winnipeg, Manitoba
Officer, Montrose          R3C 4L5
Investment Co. Ltd.               

Saul Shulman           Director of EdperBrascan   Suite 2300                    
Canadian               Corporation; Senior        200 King Street West          
         Partner, Goodman and Carr  Toronto, Ontario
(law firm)                 M5H 3W5

George S. Taylor       Director of EdperBrascan   120 Adelaide Street West      
Canadian               Corporation; Corporate     Suite 2150                    
         Director                   Toronto, Ontario
                           M5H 1T1

Edward C. Kress        Executive Vice-President   Suite 4400, BCE Place         
Canadian               of EdperBrascan            181 Bay Street                
         Corporation; President     Toronto, Ontario
and Chief Executive        M5J 2T3
Officer, Great Lakes              
Power Inc.                        

Aaron W. Regent        Senior Vice-President,     Suite 4400, BCE Place         
Canadian               Corporate Development of   181 Bay Street                
         EdperBrascan Corporation;  Toronto, Ontario
President and Chief        M5J 2T3
Executive Officer, Trilon         
Securities Corporation            

John C. Tremayne       Senior Vice President and  Suite 4400, BCE Place         
Canadian               Chief Financial Officer    181 Bay Street                
         of EdperBrascan            Toronto, Ontario
Corporation                M5J 2T3

Anne Arone             Vice-President and         Suite 4400, BCE Place         
Canadian               Corporate Secretary of     181 Bay Street                
         EdperBrascan Corporation   Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

Alan V. Dean           Vice-President, Public     Suite 4400, BCE Place         
Canadian               and Corporate Affairs of   181 Bay Street                
         EdperBrascan Corporation   Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

Trevor K. Kerr         Vice-President and         Suite 4400, BCE Place         
Canadian               Treasurer of EdperBrascan  181 Bay Street                
         Corporation                Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

Blake D. Lyon          Vice-President, Finance    Suite 4400, BCE Place         
Canadian               and Controller of          181 Bay Street                
         EdperBrascan Corporation   Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

Lisa W.F. Chu          Associate Controller of    Suite 4400, BCE Place         
Canadian               EdperBrascan Corporation   181 Bay Street                
                                    Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

Stacy Yew              Associate Treasurer of     Suite 4400, BCE Place         
Canadian               EdperBrascan Corporation   181 Bay Street                
                                    Toronto, Ontario
                           M5J 2T3

SCHEDULE 2          
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Joint Filing Statement          
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In  accordance  with Rule  13d-1(f)  of  Regulation  13D-G of the     
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  the persons or entities          
below  agree to the  joint  filing  on  behalf of each of them of this          
Statement on Schedule 13G (including  any and all amendments  thereto)          
with  respect to the Common Stock of Battle  Mountain  Gold Company or          
Exchangeable   Shares  of  Battle   Mountain   Canada  Inc.  that  are          
exchangeable  into common stock of Battle Mountain Gold Company,  on a          
one-for-one  basis, and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement          
be included as an Exhibit to such joint filings.  In evidence  thereof          
the undersigned,  being duly authorized, hereby execute this Agreement          
this 13th day of February, 1998.                                                

    NORANDA INC.

                   By:   /s/ Kevin N. Thompson
                         ---------------------
                            Name:  Kevin N. Thompson
                                    Title: Vice-President, Secretary
                                     and General Counsel

        PARTNERS LIMITED

                 By:   /s/ Brian D. Lawson
                       -------------------
                          Name:  Brian D. Lawson
                              Title: Secretary-Treasurer

                EDPERBRASCAN CORPORATION

            By:   /s/ Anne Arone
                  --------------
                     Name:  Anne Arone
                             Title: Vice-President and
                                     Corporate Secretary

         BRENDA MINES LTD.

                   By:   /s/ David L. Bumstead
                         ---------------------
                            Name:  David L. Bumstead
                    Title: President

                  KERR ADDISON MINES LIMITED

                   By:   /s/ David L. Bumstead
                         ---------------------
                            Name:  David L. Bumstead
                   Title: Chairman

Dates Referenced Herein and Documents Incorporated by Reference

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