TSE SHORTS (October 05, 1998)

Short positions outstanding at September 18, 1998

Larger individual positions include:Abitibi Consolidated2,079,307, up 94,475; Alcan Aluminium 1,045,099, down 73,536; Asia Pacific Resources 255,400; Balaclava Mines 115,800; Barrick Gold 16,308,716, up 791,484; Campbell Resources 1,125,830, down 1,268,800; Carmanah Resources 239,892, up 235,092; Conquistador Mines 97,328, up 61,804; Dayton Mining 604,849, down 118,391; Diadem Resources 218,300; Echo Bay Mines 541,140, up 57,440; Ecuadorian Minerals 561,428, up 560,928; Ecudor 148,000; Eldorado Gold 857,635; Euro-Nevada Mining 111,370; Falconbridge 292,508; Fortune Minerals 124,000; Franco-Nevada Mining 898,222, up 455,758; Gitennes Exploration 125,968, up 123,968; Glamis Gold 105,400; Greenstone Resources 341,638; Greenstone Resources Wt J 169,360; Gulf Canada Resources 843,356, down 156,078; Inco 4,996,370, up 193,964; Kap Resources 108,600, down 56,144; Kinross Gold 192,890; Lytton Minerals 435,500, up 429,000; Meridian Gold 113,176; Noranda 816,575, down 102,476; Pacalta Resources 365,204; Placer Dome 1,958,133, up 134,286; Platinova Resources 107,500, up 107,500; Probe Exploration 634,000, up 131,400; Rea Gold 1,100,500; Rio Algom 2,152,745, up 165,850; Royal Oak Mines 2,616,300; Sherritt Int’l 19,703,869, up 4,444,468; South American Gold & Copper 771,600, up 771,600; Tenke Mining 105,000, up 100,000; Tiomin Resources 182,417; TVX Gold 562,457; Vengold 252,700, down 106,539; Virginia Gold Mines 105,500, up 79,200; William Resources 626,790, down 84,950.