TSE Short Positions (October 19, 1998)

Short positions outstanding at September 30, 1998

Larger individual positions include:Abitibi-Consolidated 981,044, down 1,098,263; Alcan Aluminium 1,303,666, up 258,567; Anderson Exploration 136,411; Asia Pacific Resources 199,300; Attwood Gold 215,270, up 215,270; Barrick Gold 16,421,384, up 142,555; Battle Mountain Canada 1,928,463, up 543,200; Campbell Resources 959,730, down 166,100; Canadian Natural Resources 433,134; Dayton Mining 607,287; Eldorado Gold 799,135; Euro-Nevada Mining 390,884, up 279,514; Falconbridge 447,755, up 155,247; Fortune Minerals 125,600; Franco-Nevada Mining 1,038,759, up 140,537; Glamis Gold 396,800, up 291,400; Greenstone Resources 309,700; Greenstone Res Wt J 169,360; Gulf Canada Resources 1,009,790, up 166,434; Inco 5,038,544; Kap Resources 103,600; Kinross Gold 147,890; Lytton Minerals 435,500; Meridian Gold 155,718; Noranda 1,105,913, up 289,338; Pacalta Resources 363,500; Placer Dome 1,839,012, down 116,121; Probe Exploration 521,700; Rea Gold 1,100,500; Rio Algom 2,351,724, up 198,979; Rio Alto Exploration 198,400, up 173,100; Royal Oak Mines 2,182,100, down 434,200; Sherritt Int’l 20,311,707, up 616,066; SouthernEra Resources 104,600; Tiomin Resources 182,300; TVX Gold 189,957, down 372,500; Vengold 276,700; Virginia Gold 105,500; Vista Gold 958,800, up 904,258; William Resources 466,027, up 160,763.