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                             SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                   COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G


                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



                               Dayton Mining Corp.
                               -------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)


                                  Common Stock
                               ------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    239902109
                                   -----------
                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                December 31, 1999
                           ---------------------------
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)


Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

                           |X| Rule 13d-1(b)
                           |_| Rule 13d-1(c)
                           |_| Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).


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CUSIP No. 239902109                    13G                    Page 2 of 16 Pages


________________________________________________________________________________
1.       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

         Royal Bank Investment Management Inc.
________________________________________________________________________________
2.       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)|_|
                                                           (b)|_|

________________________________________________________________________________
3.       SEC USE ONLY

________________________________________________________________________________
4.       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  The  jurisdiction of organization
         is Canada (federally incorporated company)

________________________________________________________________________________
                  5.      SOLE VOTING POWER
                          N/A
NUMBER OF      _________________________________________________________________
SHARES            6.      SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY              9,000,000
OWNED BY EACH  _________________________________________________________________
REPORTING         7.      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH               N/A
               _________________________________________________________________
                  8.      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                          9,000,000
________________________________________________________________________________
9.       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
         9,000,000

________________________________________________________________________________
10.      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
         SHARES*                                                     |_|

________________________________________________________________________________
11.      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
         7.2%

________________________________________________________________________________
12.      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
         Foreign Investment Adviser which received SEC no-action relief to file
         on Schedule 13G as a "Qualified Institutional Investor"

________________________________________________________________________________

               *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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CUSIP No. 239902109                    13G                    Page 3 of 16 Pages


________________________________________________________________________________
1.       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

         RT Investment Management Holdings Inc.
________________________________________________________________________________
2.       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)|_|
                                                           (b)|_|

________________________________________________________________________________
3.       SEC USE ONLY

________________________________________________________________________________
4.       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  The  jurisdiction of organization
         is Canada (federally incorporated company)

________________________________________________________________________________
                  5.      SOLE VOTING POWER
                          N/A
NUMBER OF       ________________________________________________________________
SHARES            6.      SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY              9,010,000
OWNED BY EACH   ________________________________________________________________
REPORTING         7.      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH               N/A
                ________________________________________________________________
                  8.      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                          9,010,000
________________________________________________________________________________
9.       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
         9,010,000

________________________________________________________________________________
10.      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
         SHARES*                                                    |_|

________________________________________________________________________________
11.      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
         7.2%
________________________________________________________________________________
12.      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
         Foreign Investment Adviser and Mutual Fund Dealer Company which
         received SEC no-action relief to file on Schedule 13G as a "Qualified
         Institutional Investor"
________________________________________________________________________________

               *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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CUSIP No. 239902109                    13G                    Page 4 of 16 Pages

________________________________________________________________________________
1.       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

         The Royal Trust Company
________________________________________________________________________________
2.       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)|_|
                                                           (b)|_|

________________________________________________________________________________
3.       SEC USE ONLY

________________________________________________________________________________
4.       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  The  jurisdiction of organization
         is Canada (federally incorporated company)
________________________________________________________________________________
                  5.      SOLE VOTING POWER
                          N/A
NUMBER OF     __________________________________________________________________
SHARES            6.      SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY              9,000,000
OWNED BY EACH __________________________________________________________________
REPORTING         7.      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH               N/A
              __________________________________________________________________
                  8.      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                          9,000,000
________________________________________________________________________________
9.       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
         9,000,000

________________________________________________________________________________
10.      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
         SHARES*                                                    |_|

________________________________________________________________________________
11.      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
         7.2%

________________________________________________________________________________
12.      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
         Foreign Trust Company which received SEC no-action
         relief to file on Schedule 13G as a "Qualified
         Institutional Investor"
________________________________________________________________________________

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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CUSIP No. 239902109                    13G                    Page 5of 16 Pages

________________________________________________________________________________
1.       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

         Royal Mutual Funds Inc.
________________________________________________________________________________
2.       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)|_|
                                                           (b)|_|

________________________________________________________________________________
3.       SEC USE ONLY

________________________________________________________________________________
4.       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  The  jurisdiction of organization
         is Canada (federally incorporated company)
________________________________________________________________________________
                  5.      SOLE VOTING POWER
                          N/A
NUMBER OF     __________________________________________________________________
SHARES            6.      SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY              9,000,000
OWNED BY EACH __________________________________________________________________
REPORTING         7.      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH               N/A
              __________________________________________________________________
                  8.      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                          9,000,000
________________________________________________________________________________
9.       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
         9,000,000

________________________________________________________________________________
10.      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
         SHARES*                                                    |_|

________________________________________________________________________________
11.      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
         7.2%

________________________________________________________________________________
12.      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
         Foreign Investment Adviser and Mutual Fund Dealer which received SEC
         no-action relief to file on Schedule 13G as a
         "Qualified Institutional Investor"
________________________________________________________________________________

               *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
           Dayton Mining Corp.


Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
           Dayton Mining Corp.
           200 Burrard St.
           Ste 1610
           Vancouver, BC Canada, A1

Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:

           1.  Royal Bank Investment Management Inc. ("RBIM")
           2.  RT Investment Management Holdings Inc. ("RTIM")
           3.  The Royal Trust Company ("RT")
           4.  Royal Mutual Funds Inc. ("RMFI")




Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
           1.  Royal Bank Investment Management Inc.
               Royal Trust Tower, P.O. Box 121
               77 King Street West, Suite 3800
               Toronto, Ontario  M5K 1H1

           2.  RT Investment Management Holdings Inc.
               Royal Trust Tower, P.O. Box 97
               77 King Street West, Suite 3900
               Toronto, Ontario  M5K 1G8

           3.  The Royal Trust Company
               Royal Trust Tower, P.O. Box 7500, Station A
               77 King Street West, 6th Floor
               Toronto, Ontario  M5W 1P9

           4.  Royal Mutual Funds Inc.
               Royal Trust Tower, P.O. Box 7500, Station A
               77 King Street West,
               Toronto, Ontario  M5W 1P9


Item 2(c). Citizenship:
           Canada

Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
           Common Stock


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Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:

           239902109


Item 3. If this  statement  is  filed  pursuant  to  Rules  240.13d-1(b)  or
        240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

     1.   Royal Bank Investment  Management Inc. is a Foreign Investment Adviser
          which  received  SEC  no-action  relief to file on  Schedule  13G as a
          "Qualified Institutional Investor".

     2.   RT Investment  Management  Holdings Inc. is a Foreign  Parent  Holding
          Company which received SEC no-action relief to file on Schedule 13G as
          a "Qualified Institutional Investor".

     3.   The Royal Trust Company is a Foreign Trust Company which  received SEC
          no-action relief to file on Schedule 13G as a "Qualified Institutional
          Investor".

     4.   Royal  Mutual  Funds Inc. is a Foreign  Investment  Adviser and Mutual
          Fund Dealer that has received SEC no-action relief to file on Schedule
          13G as a Qualifiied Institutional Investor.

Item 4. Ownership.

          (a) Amount beneficially owned:

          1.  RBIM - 9,000,000

          2.  RTIM - 9,010,000

          3.  RT - 9,000,000

          4.  RMFI - 9,000,000

          (b) Percent of class:

          1.  RBIM - 7.2%

          2.  RTIM - 7.2%

          3.  RT - 7.2%

          4.  RMFI - 7.2%

         (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

           (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote

          (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote

                1.  RBIM - 9,000,000
                2.  RTIM - 9,010,000
                3.  RT - 9,000,000
                4.  RMFI - 9,000,000

         (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of



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          (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

                1.  RBIM - 9,000,000
                2.  RTIM - 9,010,000
                3.  RT - 9,000,000
                4.  RMFI - 9,000,000

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

      If this  statement  is being  filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting  person has ceased to be the beneficial  owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ].

Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

1.   Royal Bank Investment  Management Inc.  Accounts managed on a discretionary
     basis by Royal Bank Investment  Management Inc., a wholly-owned  subsidiary
     of RT Investment  Management  Holdings Inc., are known to have the right to
     receive  or the power to direct  the  receipt  of  dividends  from,  or the
     proceeds from, the sale of such securities. No such account holds more than
     5% of the class.

2.   RT Investment  Management  Holdings Inc., a foreign parent holding  company
     which received SEC no-action  relief to file on Schedule 13G as a Qualified
     Institutional Investor, is reporting holdings over which it is deemed to be
     a beneficial owner by virtue of the fact that the holdings belong to client
     accounts  managed  on a  discretionary  basis by RT  Investment  Management
     Holdings Inc.'s subsidiary foreign investment advisers.

3.   The Royal Trust  Company,  a foreign  Trust  Company which has received SEC
     no-action  relief  to file on  Schedule  13G as a  Qualified  Institutional
     Investor,  is reporting holdings over which it is deemed to be a beneficial
     owner by virtue of its status as trustee and/or as principal.

4.   RMFI, a wholly-owned  subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada, is the manager of
     accounts and has delegated its investment  management  duties to Royal Bank
     Investment  Management  Inc.  ("RBIM").  RBIM is known to have the right to
     receive  or the power to direct  the  receipt  of  dividends  from,  or the
     proceeds  from,  the sale of securities in such  accounts.  No such account
     holds more than 5 percent of the class.

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
        Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
        Company.

      Please see attached Exhibit A, Disclosure Respecting Subsidiaries.

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

      N/A

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.

      N/A


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Item 10. Certification.

     By signing  below I certify  that,  to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the  securities  referred to above were  acquired  and are held in the  ordinary
course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of and
do not have the effect of changing or  influencing  the control of the issuer of
such  securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as
a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect.


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                             SIGNATURE

      After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge  and belief,  I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.

                                                        February 11, 2000
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                             (Date)


                                                 /s/ Jennifer Lederman
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                           (Signature)


                                                 Jennifer Lederman /
                                                 Senior Vice-President,
                                                 Compliance, Royal Bank
                                                 Investment Management Inc.
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                           (Name/Title)


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                             SIGNATURE


      After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge  and belief,  I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.


                                                        February 11, 2000
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                             (Date)


                                                 /s/ Jennifer Lederman
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                           (Signature)


                                                 Jennifer Lederman /
                                                 Senior Vice-President,
                                                 Compliance, RT Investment
                                                 Management Holdings Inc.
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                          (Name/Title)


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                                    SIGNATURE


      After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge  and belief,  I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.


                                                        February 11, 2000
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                             (Date)


                                                 /s/ Jennifer Lederman
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                          (Signature)


                                                   Jennifer I. Lederman/
                                                   Authorized Signing Officer
                                                   The Royal Trust Company
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                          (Name/Title)


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                                   SIGNATURE


      After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge  and belief,  I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.


                                                        February 11, 2000
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                             (Date)


                                                    /s/ Simon Lewis
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                           (Signature)


                                                    Simon Lewis/
                                                    President
                                                    Royal Mutual Funds Inc.
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                           (Name/Title)



                     EXHIBIT A TO SCHEDULE 13G
             ITEM 7 DISCLOSURE RESPECTING SUBSIDIARIES


RT Investment Management Holdings Inc, ("RTIM") is a parent holding company as
that term is defined by Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (the "Act") and is eligible to file on Schedule 13G pursuant to an SEC
no-action relief application. RTIM's aggregation holdings represent securities
that are beneficially owned by its subsidiaries which manage these securities on
behalf of their respective clients. RTIM's subsidiaries include, Royal Bank
Investment Management, RT Capital Management Inc., and RT Investment Counsel
Inc.

Royal Bank Investment Management Inc. ("RBIM") is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of RTIM. RBIM is a foreign investment adviser that has
received SEC no-action relief to file on Schedule 13G.

RT Capital Management Inc. ("RT Capital") is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of RTIM. RT Capital is a foreign investment adviser
that has received SEC no-action relief to file on Schedule 13G.

RT Investment Counsel Inc. ("RTIC") is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of RTIM. RTIC is a foreign investment adviser that has received
SEC no-action relief to file on Schedule 13G.

RTIM, RBIM, RT Capital and RTIC are federally incorporated Canadian corporations
whose business addresses are as follows:

RT Investment Management            Royal Bank Investment
Holdings Inc.                       Management Inc.
Royal Trust Tower, P.O. Box 97      Royal Trust Tower, P.O. Box 97
77 King Street West, Suite 3900     77 King Street West, Suite 3800
Toronto, Ontario                    Toronto, Ontario
M5K 1G8                             M5K 1G8

RT Capital Management Inc.          RT Investment Counsel Inc.
Royal Trust Tower, P.O. Box 97      Royal Trust Tower, P.O. Box 97
77 King Street West, Suite 3700     77 King Street West, Suite 3900
Toronto, Ontario                    Toronto, Ontario
M5K 1G8                             M5K 1G8






                            EXHIBIT B TO SCHEDULE 13G
                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT


Each of the undersigned persons hereby agrees and consents to this joint filing
of Schedule 13G on such person's behalf, pursuant to Section 13(d) and (g) of
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules promulgated
thereunder. Each of these persons is not responsible for the completeness or
accuracy of the information concerning the other persons making this filing,
unless such persons know or have reason to believe that such information is
inaccurate.

      Dated:  February 11, 2000.

      Royal Bank Investment Management Inc.
      BY: /s/ Jennifer Lederman
         ------------------------------------
           Senior Vice-President, Compliance,
           and Corporate Secretary

      RT Investment Management Holdings Inc.
      BY: /s/ Jennifer Lederman
         ------------------------------------
           Senior Vice-President, Compliance,
           and Corporate Secretary


      The Royal Trust Company
      BY: /s/ Jennifer I. Lederman
         ------------------------------------
           Authorized Signing Officer

      Royal Mutual Funds Inc.
      BY: /s/ Simon Lewis
         ------------------------------------
           President




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