Goldcorp dumps Platinova, Caisse de depot trims Teck holdings

Recent insider trading transactions reported by the Ontario Securities Commission include the following:

q Almaden Resources (AMM-T) — James Poliquin, director, bought 370,000 shares privately at 55 apiece and was granted 370,000 warrants that can be exchanged for shares at 55 apiece to hold about 1.22 million shares directly, 69,300 shares indirectly and 744,950 warrants directly; Morgan Poliquin, director, bought 80,000 shares privately at 55 and was granted 80,000 warrants exercisable at 55 to hold about 2.97 million shares and 80,000 warrants.

q Aur Resources (AUR-T) — Martin Lepage, director, sold 100,000 shares at $2.55 to hold 1,433 shares; James Gill, director, sold 162,500 shares privately at an unspecified price to hold about 1.48 million shares.

q Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T) — Ian Walton, director, sold 35,800 shares at $1.22-1.25 to hold 548,800 shares; and Sargent Berner, director, bought 6,000 shares at $1.30-1.36 to hold 75,500 shares.

q Aurora Platinum (ARP-V) — Thomas Beattie, officer, exercised 25,000 options at 77 and sold the resulting shares at $3.10-3.85 to hold 300 shares; Michael Winn, director, sold 50,000 shares indirectly at $3.50-3.80 to hold 150,000 shares indirectly; Exploration Capital Partners 2000 Limited Partnership, owner of about 10% of the company, sold 123,800 shares at $3.47-3.79 to hold about 1.41 million shares; Exploration Capital Partners Limited Partnership, owner of about 10%, sold 82,600 shares at $3.17-3.62 to hold about 2.57 million shares.

q Avalon Ventures (ANL-V) — Brian MacEachen, director, exercised 100,000 options at 70 and sold the resulting shares at 77 to hold an unspecified number of options and no shares.

q Banro (YBE-V) — Arnold Kondrat, owner of about 10% and a director, bought 3,300 shares indirectly at $2.50-2.85 to hold nearly 1.28 million shares indirectly.

q Birim Goldfields (BGI-T) — Lewis Lawrick, director, sold 20,000 shares privately and indirectly at 23-27 to hold 85,000 shares indirectly and 40,000 shares directly; Raymond Desormeaux, director, was granted 50,000 options exerisable at 27 to hold 150,000 options; Dennis Simoneau, director, bought 4,000 shares at 29.5 to hold 376,471 shares.

q Canadian Royalties (CZZ-V) — Jennifer Boyle, director, bought 21,000 shares at 91 or 95 to hold about 1.04 million shares; Glen Schlyter, director, bought 25,000 shares at 78 to hold 76,331 shares; Glenn Mullan, owner of about 10% and a director, bought 53,000 shares at 91 or 95 to hold nearly 5.35 million shares.

q Canalaska Ventures (CVV-V) — Harry Barr, director, sold 701,000 shares indirectly at 12 to hold 288,921 shares indirectly and 811,900 shares directly.

q Canico Resource (CNI-V) — Roman Shklanka, owner of about 10% and a director, bought, under a prospectus exemption, 100,000 shares indirectly at $1.50 to hold 1.28 million shares indirectly; Robert Angus, director, was granted 59,000 options exercisable at $1.50 to hold about 59,000 options; Richard Colterjohn, director, was granted 61,000 options exercisable at $1.50 to hold 61,000 options.

q Canmine Resources (CMR-T) — Edward Ellwood, director, sold 500,000 shares privately at 5 to hold about 1.09 million shares directly and 216,215 shares indirectly; William Ferreira, director, sold 90,000 shares at 6 or 6.5 to hold 2.91 million shares directly and 1.2 million shares indirectly.

q Crystallex International (KRY-T) — Sadek El-Alfy, officer, bought 32,679 shares at US$1.72 to hold 32,679 shares; Anthony Marshall, officer, bought 1,775 shares at US$1.72 to hold 136,000 shares; Harry Near, director, exercised 70,000 options at $1.50 to hold 475,000 options and 115,853 shares; Marc Oppenheimer, director, exercised 200,000 options at 85 or $1 and bought 14,910 shares at US$1.71 to hold about 1.84 million options and 279,910 shares; Armando Zulla, director, exercised 50,000 options at $1.50 and sold the resulting shares at $2.72 to hold 280,000 options and 42,501 shares; Charles Longden, director, exercised 30,000 options at $1.75 to hold 215,000 options and 52,013 shares; Luca Riccio, officer, exercised 20,000 options at $1.50 to hold 115,000 options, 29,000 shares directly and 5,000 shares indirectly; Daniel Ross, director, exercised 70,000 options at $1.51 or $1.41 to hold 510,000 options and 128,391 shares.

q Cumberland Resources (CBD-T) — Kerry Curtis, director, exercised 30,000 options at $1.62 and sold the resulting shares at $2.12-2.19 to hold 420,000 options and no shares; John Greig, director, sold 20,500 shares indirectly at $2.15-2.36 to hold 662,324 shares indirectly; and Glen Dickson, director, sold 1,500 shares at $2.50 to hold 126,846 shares.

q Dianor Resources (DOR-V) — John Ryder, officer, bought 16,000 shares at 12-15 to hold 16,000 shares; Alain Vezina, director, bought 40,500 shares at 11-14 to hold 123,000 shares; Christian D’Amours, director, bought 10,000 shares at 14 to hold 10,000 shares; Jules Dionne, director, bought 20,000 shares at 13 to hold 237,000 shares; Daniel Duval, director, bought 11,000 shares at 14 to hold 120,000 shares; Pierre Paquet, officer, bought 20,000 shares at 12 to hold 238,850 shares;

q Doublestar Resources (DSR-V) — Alan Savage, owner of about 10% and a director, bought 15,500 Class A shares directly at 31-38.5, 12,500 Class A shares privately at 40 and 17,500 Class A shares indirectly at 27-40. He also received 6,250 warrants exercisable at 60 and now holds 89,000 shares directly, about 3.97 million shares indirectly and 6,250 warrants directly.

q DRC Resources (DRC-V) — Maurice Lee, officer, bought 74,900 shares at $3 or $3.15 to hold 269,500 shares; Bruno Mosimann, officer, was granted 125,000 options exercisable at $3 to hold an unspecified number of options.

q Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) — Hugh Morris, director, sold 20,000 shares indirectly at $1.67 to hold 15,000 shares indirectly and 30,000 shares directly.

q Etruscan Resources (EET-T — Glenn Holmes, officer, bought 11,000 shares at $1.18-1.40 and sold 5,000 shares at $1.23 to hold 324,500 shares; Gerald McConnell, director, bought 2,000 shares at $1.30 to hold 963,271 shares; and William Young, director, sold 5,000 shares at $1.50 to hold 248,163 shares.

q FNX Mining (FNX-T) — Robert Cudney, director, sold 36,600 shares at $4.90-5.35 to hold 191,500 shares; David Constable, officer, exercised 10,000 options at $2.55 to hold 90,000 options and 10,000 shares; Terrence Podolsky, director, exercised 75,000 options at 50 to hold 213,501 shares and no options.

q Guyana Goldfields (YGI-V) — Rory Calhoun, officer, exercised 50,000 options at 42 and sold the resulting shares at 45-52 to hold an unspecified number of options and no shares.

q Lokata Resources (YLA-V) — George Breuler, director, bought 18,100 shares at $2.75-2.82 to hold about 1.76 million shares; and John Tindale, director, sold 3,400 shares at $2.88-3.16 to hold 5,000 shares.

q Manhattan Resources (MAN-T) — Lloyd Swift, director, sold 455,000 shares at 16 or 20 to hold none; Lawrence Glaser, director, bought 10,000 shares at 40 to hold 282,820 shares.

q Minefinders (MFL-T) — James Dawson, director, exercised 10,000 options at $3.30 and sold the resulting shares at $5.35 or $5.40 to hold 20,000 options and 10,000 shares; and Herman King, director, exercised 10,000 options at $1.78 and sold half of the resulting shares at $5.50 to hold 85,000 options and 15,000 shares.

q Mountain Province Diamonds (MPV-T) — Bottin Investments, owner of about 10%, exercised 628,500 warrants indirectly at 80 to hold 431,034 warrants indirectly and about 12.82 million shares indirectly; Carl Verley, director, exercised 40,000 options at $1.25 and sold 10,000 shares at $1.28-1.30 to hold 160,000 options and 180,000 shares; Jan Vandersande, director, exercised 30,000 options at 60 to hold 325,000 options and 70,000 shares.

q North American Palladium (PDL-T) — George Faught, officer, exercised 25,000 options at $3.45 to hold 115,900 options and 53,000 shares.

q Northgate Exploration (MGX-T) — Trilon Bancorp, owner of about 10%, bought 94,400 shares at $1.45 or $1.51 to hold 119,400 shares.

q Nuinsco Resources (NWI-T) — Thomas Judson, director, bought 81,250 shares privately at 20 to hold about 3.77 million shares.

q Opawica Explorations (OPW-T) — Donald Clark, director, sold 102,500 shares at 14 to hold 898,350 shares.

q Platinova (PAS-T) — Goldcorp, which had held about 10%, sold about 4.5 million shares at 1.2 or 2.2 to hold none.

q Rhonda (RDM-V) — Glen Alston, director, bought 100,000 shares at 15 to hold nearly 1.24 million shares directly and about 1.41 million shares indirectly.

q Richmont Mines (RIC-T) — Sodemex, owner of about 10%, sold 36,200 shares at $4.86-4.97 to hold nearly 1.97 million shares.

q St. Jude Resources (SJD-V) — Michael Terrel, director, bought 57,000 Class A shares at 68-83 to hold 976,260 Class A shares directly and 525,145 Class A shares indirectly.

q Sulliden Exploration (SUE-T) — Socrate-Capital, owner of about 10%, bought 1.25 million shares privately at 20 and was granted 1.25 million warrants exercisable at 30. The financial firm then sold 100,000 shares privately at 20 and 100,000 warrants at 30 to hold 1.9 million shares and 1.9 million warrants.

q Tahera (TAH-T) — Joseph Gutnick, owner of about 10% and a director, bought 325,000 shares indirectly at 15-17 to hold nearly 101 million shares indirectly; Andrew Gottwald, officer, bought 25,000 shares at 13 to hold 25,000 shares.

q Tango Minerals Resources (TGO-T) — Albert Gourley, director, sold 385,714 shares privately at 10 to hold 178,571 shares.

q Taseko Mines (TKO-V) — Robert Dickinson, director, sold 79,400 shares indirectly at US25 and another 29,000 shares indirectly at 40-42 to hold nearly 1.92 million shares indirectly.

q Teck Cominco (TEK.B-T) — Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, owner of about 10%, sold 686,900 Class B voting shares at $10.39-11.70 and another 34,4000 Class B voting shares indirectly at $10.94 or $11.71 to hold about 4.97 million Class B voting shares directly and 81,513 Class B voting shares indirectly.

q Tiberon Minerals (TBR-V) — Thornaby Ltd., owner of about 10%, sold 35,900 shares indirectly at $2.22-2.34 to hold about 1.09 million shares.

q Tiomin Resources (TIO-T) — Ian MacNeily, officer, bought, under a prospectus exemption, 125,000 shares at 20 to hold 650,000 options and 226,000 shares; Roland Berlin, director, bought 10,000 shares directly at 18 and 500,000 shares indirectly at 20 to hold 50,000 shares directly and 1.11 million shares indirectly. Berlin also received indirectly 250,000 Series E warrants exercisable at 20 and 250,000 Series F warrants exercisable at 25 to hold that many of each.

q TVX Gold (TVX-T) — Beech LLC, owner of about 10%, bought 40,000 shares at US$10.52 to hold nearly 79.6 million shares directly and 40,000 shares indirectly.

q Vaaldiam Resources (VRL-V) — Widespread Portfolios, owner of about 10%, bought 450,000 shares privately at 20 to hold about 3.59 million shares.

q Weda Bay Minerals (WDA-T) — John Lynch, director, bought 50,500 shares indirectly at 15 to hold nearly 2.27 million shares indirectly and 114,500 shares directly.

q Western Copper Holdings (WTC-T) — Lee Biheimer, director, exercised 40,000 options at $1 and sold the resulting shares at $2.83 to hold an unspecified number of options and no shares; Michael Halvorson, director, sold 49,700 shares privately at $2.69-2.80 to hold none.

q Western Quebec Mines (WQM-T) — Alexander Christ, owner of about 10%, exercised 773,800 warrants indirectly at $1 and bought 226,200 shares indirectly at $1.25 to hold an unspecified number of warrants and 6 million shares indirectly.

q Wolfden Resources (YWO-V) — John Pollock, director, sold 141,000 shares directly at 56, another 79,000 shares indirectly at 56, and was granted 70,000 options exercisable at 75 to hold 9,000 shares directly, none indirectly and 130,000 options; John Cook, director, sold 7,000 shares at $1.20 and was granted 70,000 options exercisable at 75 to hold 23,000 shares and 170,000 options; Ewan Downie, owner of about 10% and a director, bought 58,500 shares at 60 or 65, sold 200,000 shares at 56 and was granted 100,000 options exercisable at 75 to hold about 1.89 million shares and 165,000 options.