TSE Short Positions (August 26, 2002)

Short positions outstanding at August 15, 2002

Larger individual positions include

Aber Diamond Corporation 301647 down 88375; Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. 5573295 down 293714; Atacama Minerals Corp. 125500 up 125500; Aur Resources Inc. 663750 up 84505; Brascan Cl ‘A’ 1,122,890 down 73,525; Caledonia 838,800 up 222,500; Cambior 2,078,700 up 673,700; Cameco 365,773 up 100,000; Echo Bay 5,230,344 down 873,767; Falconbridge 440,017 up 201,768; Gabriel 178,814 down 208,019; Glamis Gold 1,603,480 up 1,187,038; Goldcorp 6,393,101 down 965,360; Golden Star 358,350 up 51,400; Guyana Goldfields 171,119 up 51,619; Inco 12,130,609 up 467,818; Kinross Gold 5,730,641 up 1,116,476; Lexam 117,000 up 117,000; Masonite 920,602 up 89,300; Meridian Gold 4,859,912 up 77,186; Midway 305,132 up 115,432; National Gold 212,000 up 106,000; Noranda 2,122,040 up 123,543; Novagold 1,650,000 up 145,500; Pan American Silver 1,816,706 down 188,263; Placer Dome 1,911,226 up 233,179; Sherritt Int’l 10,748,776 down 96,403; SouthernEra 161,913 up 128,913; Stelco Series ‘A’ 10,737,975 up 987,707; Teck Cominco Cl ‘B’ 10,166,890 up 1,492,144; Tiomin 252,500 up 252,500; TVX Gold 100,084 down 144,634; Wheaton River 1,856,174 up 362,974