INSIDER TRADING — Great Lakes officials exercise options,

A director and a senior officer of Great Lakes Minerals (TSE) exercised options and sold shares in June.

According to the Ontario Securities Commission’s OSC Bulletin, director Robert Cudney exercised 50,000 options at 35-65 cents and sold 50,000 shares at $1.80 to hold 89,040 shares.

Paul Stein, senior officer, exercised 10,000 options at 65 cents and sold 10,000 shares at $1.85 to hold zero shares and zero options. Other transactions in May and June include:

Arimetco International (TSE) — Harold Snipes, director and senior officer, bought 94,400 shares at $1.50-1.68 to hold 5.5 million shares. Athabaska Gold (TSE) — James Kermeen, director and senior officer, sold 77,000 shares at 75-80 cents to hold 753,411 shares.

Central Crude (TSE) — Murray Pollitt, director, bought 11,000 shares at $1.52-1.60 to hold 12,000 shares.

Northfield Minerals (TSE) — Paul Ankcorn, senior officer, sold 17,000 shares at 50 cents-$1.08 to hold 34,000 shares. Thomas Larsen, director and senior officer, bought 63,300 shares at $1.04-1.20 and sold 63,500 shares at $1.07-1.26 to hold 350,231 shares. Thomas Meredith, senior officer, sold 10,000 shares at $1.08 to hold zero shares. Francis Sauve, director and senior officer, sold 5,000 shares at $1.15 to hold 846,600 shares. Orvana Minerals (TSE) — Robert Watts, director, sold 6,000 shares at $7-7.50 to hold 332,011 shares.