TSE Shorts (April 15, 2002)

Short positions outstanding at March 31, 2002

Larger individual positions include

Agnico-Eagle 4,206,836 up 1,024,854; Alcan 839,999 down 529,538; Ashton Mining 779,428 up 287,918; Aurado 100,000 up 100,000; Barrick 9,368,409 down 1,219,933; Bema Gold 586,500 up 200,500; Breakwater 1,206,000 up 945,000; Cambior 554,485 up 452,385; Dayton Mining 186,200 up 183,900; Echo Bay 647,930 up 171,791; Eldorado 113,806 up 113,806; Falconbridge 580,148 up 195,730; Franco-Nevada 1,438,359 down 69,096; Glamis Gold 866,359 up 179,009; Goldcorp 1,589,576 up 269,228; Golden Star 357,550 down 58,800; Iamgold 1,082,499 down 115,144; Imperial Metals 336,500 down 88,500; Inco 1,1463,737 up 457,051; Ivanhoe 364,900 up 279,578; Kinross 7,267,087 up 3,170,986; Lionore 144,469 up 127,792; Mcwatters 3,887,596 up 824,985; Meridian 3,796,084 up 100,568; Metallica 176,100 up 176,100; Miramar 303,600 up 79,900; Noranda 2,398,356 up 301,314; Northgate 697,860 up 365,060; Novagold 537,000 down 97,533; Oasis Diamond 829,000 up 85,000; Placer Dome 2,301,792 down 533,733; Pure Gold 696,822 up 128,222; Rio Alto 1,392,108 up 285,626; Rockwell 487,500 up 487,500; Rubicon 248,000 up 98,000; Samex 141,600 up 85,197; Sherritt Int’l 11,010,811 up 503,136; Tahera 1,721,106 up 1482,106; Teck Cominco Cl ‘B’ 8,518,538 down 1,337,623; TVX Gold 1153,344 up 870,974.