TSE Shorts (January 31, 2000)

Short positions outstanding at January 15, 2000

Larger individual positions include:Abitibi-Consolidated 1,293,672 up 288,552; Alcan Aluminum 1,417,558 up 374,821; Barrick Gold 4,623,810, up 164,366; Boliden 5,068,138, up 537,538; Cominco 3,384,625, down 1,031,471; Dejour Mines 771,950 up 285,950; Denison Mines 814,500 up 646,084; Dofasco Inc. 2,062,786, up 474,707; Franco-Nevada Mining 3,079,132, down 128,724; Goldcorp Inc.376,400 down 54,500; Gulf Canada Resources 900,642 down 77,423; Inco Limited 5,978,611, up 223,688; Kinross Gold Corp. 267,530 up 207,900; Noranda Inc. 1,066,985, down 85,851; Placer Dome 1,365,498, down 111,529; Rex Diamond Mining 320,390, up 112,990; Sherritt Int’l 13,494,100 down 181,800; Suncor Energy Inc. 837,941, up 130,956; Teck Corp. B 1,689,302 up 83,484; United Keno Hill Mines 252,700 up 236,000; William Resources Inc. 513,000 down 4,491,620