TSE Shorts (October 30, 2000)

Short positions outstanding at October 15, 2000

Larger individual positions include: Abitibi-Consolidated 1,613,951 up 619,717; Alcan Aluminium 536,841 up 100,179; Anderson Exploration 1,762,317 up 1,147,236; Atna Resources Ltd. 187,500 down 123,900; Barrick Gold Corp. 12,311,879 down 71,980; Bolivar Goldfields 215,900 up 196,500; Brascan Corp. Cl ‘A’ 1,452,021 down 101,049; Cameco Corp. 214,325 up 179,825; Falconbridge Ltd. 155,999 up 94,645; Franco-Nevada 1,254,458 down 70,962; Goldcorp Cl ‘A’ 1,248,907 up 202,200; Inco Ltd. 6,991,014 up 1,722,246; Noranda Inc. 1,622,753 down 170,188; North American Palladium Ltd. 169,033 up 146,933; Pallaum Minerals Ltd 125,000 up 123,800; Placer Dome 1,235,786 down 101,888; Potash Corp. Of Sask. 130,545 up 61,457; Rio Algom Ltd. 986,550 down 2,132,705; Sherritt Int’l Corp. 1,1250,982 down 91,940; South-Malartic Exploration Inc 379,000 up 61,717; Teck Corp. Cl ‘A’ 687,600 up 687,600; Teck Corp. Cl ‘B’ 384,928 down 702,714;