TSE Short Positions (February 02, 1998)

Short positions outstanding at January 15, 1998

Larger individual positions include:Aber Resources 109,100; Abitibi-Consolidated 306,695, up 171,142; Barrick Gold 11,031,476, up 575,816; Black Swan Gold 100,500, up 50,500; Cambior 132,420; Campbell Resources 5,132,178, up 864,300; Canadian Conquest Exploration 165,200, up 165,200; Cobre Mining 179,597, 173,641; Columbia Yukon 324,000; Cross Lake Minerals 105,600, down 76,300; CVL Resources 159,440, up 151,140; Dakota Mining 473,100, down 440,200; Dayton Mining 1,375,606, up 50,825; Denbury Resources 81,000, down 120,000; Diaz Resources 393,405, up 393,405; Donner Resources 112,200, down 73,300; Echo Bay Mines 1,882,500, up 228,944; Eldorado Gold 1,059,807, down 125,493; Euro-Nevada Mining 1,010,399; Falconbridge 256,440, up 141,940; Francisco Gold 175,400, down 175,900; Franco-Nevada Mining 856,432; Geomaque Explorations 111,770, down 74,134; Golden Star Resources 112,050; Gulf Canada Resources 403,597, up 273,551; Inco 3,011,665, down 158,192; Indochina Goldfields 247,800, up 190,100; Invader Exploration 123,277, up 123,277; Itec-Mineral 300,000; Kap Resources 371,800; Kinross Gold 186,644; Noranda 974,030, up 310,039; Northrock Resources 324,000, up 209,400; Pacalta Resources 161,119; Pegasus Gold 1,491,100, up 304,800; Pinnacle Resources 532,870, up 528,170; Pioneer Natural Resources 229,609, down 76,491; Placer Dome 865,474, up 52,024; Platinova A/S 312,400; Princeton Mining 3,882,886, down 760,986; Pure Gold 115,405, up 111,805; Rea Gold 1,106,500; Rio Algom 1,549,150, up 208,100; Royal Oak 2,770,000, up 152,200; Rupert Resources 179,200, up 52,500; SouthernEra Resources 169,800; St Jude Resources 107,800; Starpoint Goldfields 189,500, up 189,500; TVX Gold 710,300, up 145,402; United Keno Hill 561,200; Vengold 235,000; Western Copper Holdings 342,045; Westmin Resources 409,900; White Knight 131,000; William Resources 3,306,367, up 1,883,600.