TSE SHORT POSITIONS (November 01, 1993)

Semi-monthly reports as of Oct 15, showed 73,370,624 shares of 797 issues compared with 82,769,360 shares of 773 issues on Sept 30.

Larger individual positions included: Aber 127,000; Agnico-Eagle 93,400; Amer. Barrick 134,100; Anderson Expl. 123,600; Archer Res. 29,900, down 29,560;Aurizon Mines 52,000; Belmoral Mines 267,800, up 73,500; Bema Gold 138,796; Cambior 89,000; Chase Res. 160,600; Cons. Ramrod 67,900; Deak Res. 1,162,300, up 200,000; Dofasco 141,800; Echo Bay 182,571, down 75,458; Franco-Nev. 104,000; Glamis Gold 10,200, down 25,150;Golden Star Res. 47,100, up 35,700; Hemlo Gold 535,830, up 27,360; Homestake Mng. 340,915, up 77,394 Inco 218,400, up 91,200; Intensity 72,200; Int’l Musto 220,555, up 48,700; Joutel 12,800, up 3,470,000; Kinross Gold 573,600; Lac Min. 51,500, down 107,973; Lytton Min. 644,000, down 123,500; McChip Res. 152,000; Metall Mng. 122,179, down 75,500; Noranda 207,135, down 176,700; Orvana Min. 50,000; Pegasus Gold 99,001, up 14,600; Placer Dome 426,700, up 35,600; Platinova A/S 89,300; Potash Corp. of Sask. 143,100; Pure Gold 254,500; Queenstake 63,433, down 67,167; Red Oak 0, down 25,000; Royal Oak 200,150, down 52,400; Sikaman Gold 57,000, up 36,500; SouthernEra 156,100; Teck B sv 98,761; Thunderwood 154,143; Tri-Origin 96,200, up 50,350; TVX Gold 81,389; Tyler 263,000; Venezulan Goldfields 86,320, down 68,680; Westmin 100,800. Wheaton River 53,612.