Vancouver, BC - Wheaton River Minerals Ltd. (WRM:TSX, WHT:AMEX) is pleased to announce it will release 2003 fourth quarter and year end financial results on March 15, 2004, rather than the previously announced date of April 7th, 2004.

A conference call to discuss these results will be held Monday, March 15, 2004, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. You may join the call by dialing1-800-446-4472, or 416-695-6140 for calls outside of Canada and the US.

A playback of the call and archived webcast will be available, please see full details on the website at www.wheatonriver.com on the day of the event.

Wheaton is a leading gold producer with annual production of more than 500,000 gold equivalent ounces (over 400,000 ounces of gold and 7 million ounces of silver) at a cash cost of less than US$50 per ounce. By 2006, Wheaton is scheduled to produce approximately 900,000 gold equivalent ounces at a cash cost of less than US$100 per ounce.

For further information please contact Investor Relations at (604) 696-3011 or email ir@wheatonriver.com.