INSIDER TRADING — Barrick execs cash in

Four senior officers of Barrick Gold (TSE) recently exercised options to acquire shares, which they then sold.

According to the Ontario Securities Commission’s OSC Bulletin, Luis Baertl, senior officer, exercised options and acquired 20,000 shares at $18.19-$18.88 and sold 20,000 shares at $32.38-$35.13 to hold no shares and 125,000 options. John Lill, senior officer, exercised options and acquired 20,000 shares at $7.53 and sold 25,000 shares at $34.75 to hold 1,000 shares and 250,000 options. Randall Oliphant, senior officer, exercised options and acquired 30,000 shares at $14.25 and sold 30,000 shares at $36.50 to hold 200 shares and 235,000 options. Robert Wickham sold 30,000 shares at $35.75-$37 to hold no shares. In addition, he bought 20,000 options at $14.25 to hold 105,000 options.

Other recent transactions include:

* Aber Resources (TSE) — Robert Hindson, senior officer, sold 25,000 shares at $8.38-$8.50 and 25,000 options at $1.85 to hold no shares and 100,000 options.

* Bolivar Goldfields (VSE) — Andres Carrera, director, sold 218,900 shares at $1.30-$2 to hold 1,3 million shares.

* Cambior (TSE) — Robert Menard, senior officer, was granted 25,000 options at $15.50 to hold 37,000 options. Daniel Vanin, senior officer, was granted 20,000 options at $15.50 to hold 30,000 options, while Gerald Veillette, senior officer, was granted 25,000 options at an undisclosed price to hold 48,000 options. Henry Roy, senior officer, was granted 35,000 options at an undisclosed price to hold 55,000 options. He also sold 17,000 warrants at $2-$2.50 to hold no warrants.

* Great Lakes Minerals (TSE) — John McBride, director and senior officer, bought 14,200 shares at $1.58-$1.68 to hold 1.2 million shares.

* Kinross Gold (TSE) — John Huxley, director, exercised options and acquired 10,000 shares at $1.40 and sold 10,000 shares at $11.38 to hold no shares and 115,000 options. David Rovig, director, sold 10,000 shares at $7.25 to hold 352,350 shares.

* MSV Resources (TSE) — Mario Caron, director and senior officer, exercised options and acquired 150,000 shares at 41 cents and sold 144,200 shares at $2.20 to hold no options and 50,900 shares.

* Zamorra Gold (VSE) — Michael Allen, director, was granted 50,000 options at 55 cents to hold 50,000 options.