Toronto Stock Exchange Short Positions

Semi-monthly reports as of May 31, showed 22,558,548 shares of 583 issues compared with 25,640,565 shares of 587 issues on May 15.

Larger individual positions included: Amer. Barrick 423,542, up 290,842; Arimetco Int’l 54,000, up 34,900; Aur Res. 57,700; Bema Gold 67,600; Bow Valley 96,647, down 69,358; B.P. Canada 21,100, down 69,200; Chauvco Res. 56,300; Claude Res. 50,400; Comaplex Res. Int’l 50,800; Cominco 67,641; Corona A sv 229,732, up 170,574; Echo Bay 55,373, down 90,427; Fairbanks Gold 28,000, up 23,500; Galactic Res. 52,697; Granges 20,000, up 20,000; Hemlo Gold 579,000, down 107,800; Inco Ltd. 162,273, up 35,499; Intrawest Dev. 30,700, down 27,900; LAC Min. 79,400; Metall Mng. 25,070, down 42,800; Muscocho Expl. 140,000; Pinnacle Res. 20,255, up 20,055; Potash Corp. of Sask. 133,000, down 59,800; Sceptre 63,100; Thunderwood 198,500; VSM Exploration 92,500, up 20,000.