SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

WHEELER DENNIS E

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

COEUR D'ALENE MINES CORPORATION

505 FRONT AVENUE, P.O. BOX I

(Street)

COEUR D'ALENE

83816

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
COEUR D ALENE MINES CORP [ CDE ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Chairman, President and CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/14/2010

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	12/14/2010		S		20,000	D	$27.27	74,341⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share								141	I	By Spouse

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Non-qualified Stock Options	$7.4							12/17/2002	12/17/2011	Common Stock	21,859		21,859	D
Non-qualified Stock Options	$12.3							03/19/2003	03/19/2012	Common Stock	2,772		2,772	D
Non-qualified Stock Options	$18.5							09/17/2003	09/17/2012	Common Stock	22,351		22,351	D
Non-qualified Stock Options	$16.3							10/02/2002	10/02/2012	Common Stock	6,256		6,256	D
Incentive Stock Options	$70.9							02/19/2005	02/19/2014	Common Stock	2,933		2,933	D
Non-qualified Stock Options	$70.9							02/19/2005	02/19/2014	Common Stock	8,065		8,065	D
Incentive Stock Options	$39.2							02/16/2006	02/16/2015	Common Stock	2,552		2,552	D
Non-qualified Stock Options	$39.2							02/16/2006	02/16/2015	Common Stock	18,173		18,173	D
Incentive Stock Options	$51.4							02/20/2007⁽³⁾	02/20/2016	Common Stock	1,946		1,946	D
Non-qualified Stock Options	$51.4							02/20/2007⁽³⁾	02/20/2016	Common Stock	7,283		7,283	D
Incentive Stock Options	$39.9							03/20/2008⁽³⁾	03/20/2017	Common Stock	2,507		2,507	D
Non-qualified Stock Options	$39.9							03/20/2008⁽³⁾	03/20/2017	Common Stock	9,814		9,814	D
Incentive Stock Options	$48.5							01/10/2009⁽³⁾	01/10/2018	Common Stock	2,062		2,062	D
Non-qualified Stock Options	$48.5							01/10/2009⁽³⁾	01/10/2018	Common Stock	11,050		11,050	D
Incentive Stock Options	$10							02/03/2010⁽³⁾	02/03/2019	Common Stock	10,000		10,000	D
Non-qualified Stock Options	$10							02/03/2010⁽³⁾	02/03/2019	Common Stock	44,187		44,187	D
Stock Appreciation Rights	$10							02/03/2010⁽⁴⁾	02/03/2019	Common Stock	37,224		37,224	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽²⁾							⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	14,889		14,889	D
Stock Appreciation Rights	$15.4							03/02/2011⁽⁴⁾	03/02/2020	Common Stock	58,964		58,964	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽²⁾							⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	35,614		35,614	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 23,918 unvested shares of restricted stock.

2. Each restricted stock unit represents a right to receive a cash payment equivalent to the fair market value of the common stock as of the date of vesting.

3. The stock options become exercisable to the extent of one-third on each of the above date, its first anniversary and its second anniversary.

4. The stock appreciation rights become exercisable to the extent of one-third on each of the above date, its first anniversary and its second anniversary.

5. One-half of the remaining restricted stock units will become exercisable on February 3, 2011 and the remaining restricted stock units will become exercisable on February 3, 2012. Vested units shall be settled in cash which shall be delivered to the reporting person on the date of vesting of such units.

6. One-third of the restricted stock units will become exercisable on March 2, 2011, one-third of the restricted stock units will become exercisable on March 2, 2012 and one-third of the restricted stock units will become exercisable on March 2, 2013. Vested units shall be settled in cash which shall be delivered to the reporting person on the date of vesting of such units.

	/s/ John E. Lawrence, Attorney-in-Fact	12/15/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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