TSE Shorts (July 31, 2000)

Short positions outstanding at July 15, 2000

Larger individual positions include: Abitibi-Consolidated 1,144,461 up 530,935; Alcan Aluminium 742,357 up 359,552; Barrick Gold 4,879,235 up 416,854; Breakwater Res. Ltd. 145,500 up 59,800; Cominco Ltd. 4,384,927 up 2,170,675; Dofasco Inc. 3,339,276 up 2,011,708; Dumont Nickel Inc. 258,000 up 73,000; Falconbridge 206,992 up 149,738; Franco-Nevada 1,612,452 up 160,323; Geomaque Expl. 500,500 up 498,657; Glamis Gold 287,280 up 287,280; Inco Ltd. 4,630,127 up 165,944; Int’l Wayside 137,666 down 64,834; Itec-Mineral Inc. 144,912 up 101,228; LMX Res. 275,000 up 125,000; Noranda Inc. 1,553,388 up 394,959; Pangea Goldfields 135,300 up 132,500; Placer Dome 855,896 up 327,739; Potash Corp. Of Sask. 126,941 up 72,162; Rio Alto Expl. 324,755 up 78,625; Sherritt Int’l Corp. 10,095,582 up 318,200; Sonora Diamond Corp. 301,000 up 301,000; Starfield Res. 109,960 up 109,800; Starpoint Goldfields 220,000 up 160,000; Suncor Energy 848,789 up 457,358; Teck Corp. Cl ‘B’ 1,294,279 up 200,782