TSE Shorts (February 14, 2000)

Short positions outstanding at January 31, 2000

Larger individual positions include:Abitibi-Consolidated 1,764,513 up 470,841; Alcan Aluminum 1,106,613 down 310,945; Anderson Exploration 194,090 up 154,486; Barrick Gold 4,545,856, down 77,954; Boliden 3,851,795, down 1,216,343; Campbell Resources 421,274 up 421,274; Claude Resources 105,000 up 105,000; Cominco 3,327,839, down 56,786; Dayton Mining 124,900 up 121,900; Dejour Mines 829,079 up 57,129; Denison Mines 158,500 down 656,000; Dofasco Inc. 1,947,346, down 115,445; Edperbrascan Corp. 509,724 up 147,220; Falconbridge 261,685 up 220,385; Franco-Nevada Mining 2,728,135, down 350,997; Gulf Canada Resources 1,098,920 up 198,278; Inco Limited 5,394,390, down 584,221; Nora Explorations 243,500 up 243,128; Noranda Inc. 1,201,233, up 134,248; Placer Dome 1,566,790, up 201,292; Probe Exploration 146,500 down 258,400; Rex Diamond Mining 156,617, down 163,773; Rio Algom 2,548,495 up 68,630; Sherritt Int’l 12,395,628 down 1,098,472; Suncor Energy Inc. 741,335, down 96,606; Taseko Mines 520,400 up 275,800; William Resources Inc. 141,900 down 371,100