(Sharecast News) - Pure Gold Mining had a number of entries on the list of buys on Monday, after it disclosed purchases made by nine of its directors.

The Canadian gold miner said director, president and chief executive officer Mark O'Dea bought eight million shares for 15 Canadian cents each, spending a total of CAD 709,933.60 (£450,707.22).

Directors Graeme Currie and Len Boggio, and vice-president of business development and chief financial officer Christopher Haubrich, respectively bought one million shares each for 15 Canadian cents, valuing each of those purchases at CAD 88,741.70.

Vice-president and mine general manager Bryan Wilson, as well as directors Robert Pease, Troy Fierro and Maryse Belanger picked up 666,666 shares apiece for the same 15-cent price, spending CAD 59,161.07 each.

Finally, vice-president of exploration and technical services Philip Smerchanski acquired 266,666 units in the company, at the same price of 15 Canadian cents each.

On the selling side of the ledger was Thor Explorations, after it reported that its chairman and CFO both carried out 'bed and ISA' transactions, selling some of their holdings into individual savings accounts (ISAs).

The company said non-executive chairman Adrian Coates sold 110,925 shares into his ISA, and CFO Ben Hodges did the same with 110,926 of his share holding.

Thor said the pair's respective beneficial holdings in the company remained unchanged, with Coates having an interest in 1,350,000 shares representing 0.21% of its total issued capital, and Hodges having an interest in 460,000 shares, representing 0.07%.

Reporting by Josh White at Sharecast.com.

Top Director Buys

Pure Gold Mining Inc. Npv (di) (PUR)

Director name: OÂ'Dea,Mark

Amount purchased: 8,000,000 @ $0.15

Value: $709,933.60

Adriatic Metals (ADT1)

Director name: Cronin,Paul

Amount purchased: 82,469 @ $2.40

Value: $104,761.40

Ep Global Opportunities Trust (EPG)

Director name: Dowds,Charles

Amount purchased: 34,987 @ 284.25p

Value: £99,450.55

Pure Gold Mining Inc. Npv (di) (PUR)

Director name: Boggio,Lenard

Amount purchased: 1,000,000 @ $0.15

Value: $88,741.70

Pure Gold Mining Inc. Npv (di) (PUR)

Director name: Currie,Graeme

Amount purchased: 1,000,000 @ $0.15

Value: $88,741.70

Ep Global Opportunities Trust (EPG)

Director name: Cameron,Hazel

Amount purchased: 24,626 @ 284.25p

Value: £69,999.40

Pure Gold Mining Inc. Npv (di) (PUR)

Director name: Bélanger,Maryse

Amount purchased: 666,666 @ $0.15

Value: $59,161.07

Pure Gold Mining Inc. Npv (di) (PUR)

Director name: Pease,Robert

Amount purchased: 666,666 @ $0.15

Value: $59,161.07

Pure Gold Mining Inc. Npv (di) (PUR)

Director name: Fierro,Troy

Amount purchased: 666,666 @ $0.15

Value: $59,161.07

Wood Group (john) (WG.)

Director name: Franklin,Roy

Amount purchased: 22,000 @ 220.50p

Value: £48,510.00

Up Global Sourcing Holdings (UPGS)

Director name: Dent,Chris

Amount purchased: 17,373 @ 129.64p

Value: £22,522.36

Adriatic Metals (ADT1)

Director name: Cronin,Paul

Amount purchased: 17,000 @ $2.39

Value: $21,505.33

Thor Explorations Ltd (di) (THX)

Director name: Coates,Adrian J. G.

Amount purchased: 110,925 @ 18.00p

Value: £19,966.50

Tyman (TYMN)

Director name: Clatworthy,Helen

Amount purchased: 6,757 @ 294.00p

Value: £19,865.58

Dialight (DIA)

Director name: Jennings,Clive

Amount purchased: 4,556 @ 329.19p

Value: £14,997.90

Dialight (DIA)

Director name: Khanbabi ,Fariyal

Amount purchased: 4,513 @ 329.00p

Value: £14,847.77

Galantas Gold Corp. (GAL)

Director name: Stifano,Mario

Amount purchased: 20,000 @ $0.53

Value: $6,271.08

Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (cdi) (GTE)

Director name: Guidry,Gary

Amount purchased: 2,232 @ $1.78

Value: $3,276.13

Galantas Gold Corp. (GAL)

Director name: Stifano,Mario

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ $0.52

Value: $3,076.38

Mortgage Advice Bureau (holdings) (MAB1)

Director name: Imlach,Nathan James McLean

Amount purchased: 158 @ 1,038.00p

Value: £1,640.04

Mortgage Advice Bureau (holdings) (MAB1)

Director name: Tilley,Lucy

Amount purchased: 76 @ 994.00p

Value: £755.44

Adriatic Metals (ADT1)

Director name: Cronin,Paul

Amount purchased: 531 @ $2.38

Value: $668.91

Mortgage Advice Bureau (holdings) (MAB1)

Director name: Thompson,Ben

Amount purchased: 17 @ 994.00p

Value: £168.98

Top Director Sells

Intermediate Capital Group (ICP)

Director name: Durteste,Benoit

Amount sold: 181,129 @ 1,540.65p

Value: £2,790,563.91

Adriatic Metals (ADT1)

Director name: Bilbe,Peter

Amount sold: 122,920 @ $2.39

Value: $155,496.20

Adriatic Metals (ADT1)

Director name: Bilbe,Peter

Amount sold: 120,759 @ $2.40

Value: $153,401.66

Aviva (AV.)

Director name: Blance,Andrea

Amount sold: 33,960 @ 431.17p

Value: £146,424.65

Intermediate Capital Group (ICP)

Director name: Hensel-Roth,Antje

Amount sold: 7,121 @ 1,540.65p

Value: £109,709.69

Adriatic Metals (ADT1)

Director name: Bilbe,Peter

Amount sold: 30,984 @ $2.38

Value: $39,031.37

Thor Explorations Ltd (di) (THX)

Director name: Coates,Adrian J. G.

Amount sold: 110,925 @ 18.00p

Value: £19,966.50

Adriatic Metals (ADT1)

Director name: Bilbe,Peter

Amount sold: 13,821 @ $2.35

Value: $17,191.22

Adriatic Metals (ADT1)

Director name: Bilbe,Peter

Amount sold: 11,516 @ $2.33

Value: $14,202.24