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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Russell Luther   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) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP, Environ. Health Safety (Last) (First) (Middle) COEUR D'ALENE MINES CORPORATION, 505 FRONT AVENUE, P.O. BOX I 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/28/2012 (Street) COEUR D'ALENE, ID 83816 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 02/28/2012   M   1,349 A $ 10 16,823 (1) D   Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 02/28/2012   M   927 A $ 10 17,750 (1) D   Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 02/28/2012   D   927 D $ 30.22 16,823 (1) D

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Incentive Stock Options (right to buy)

$ 51.4

02/20/2007

02/20/2016

Common Stock

829

829

D

Incentive Stock Options (right to buy)

$ 39.9

03/20/2008

03/20/2017

Common Stock

1,176

1,176

D

Incentive Stock Options (right to buy)

$ 48.5

01/10/2009

01/10/2018

Common Stock

1,251

1,251

D

Incentive Stock Options (right to buy)

$ 10

02/28/2012

M

1,349

02/03/2010

02/03/2019

Common Stock

1,349

$ 0

0

D

Stock Appreciation Rights

$ 10

02/28/2012

M

927

02/03/2010

02/03/2019

Common Stock

927

$ 0

0

D

Stock Appreciation Rights

$ 15.4

03/02/2011(3)

03/02/2020

Common Stock

3,261

3,261

D

Restricted Stock Units

(2)

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

1,970

1,970

D

Incentive Stock Options (right to buy)

$ 27.45

01/03/2012(5)

01/03/2021

Common Stock

2,945

2,945

D

Incentive Stock Options (right to buy)

$ 26.98

05/09/2012(5)

05/09/2021

Common Stock

6,088

6,088

D

Incentive Stock Options (right to buy)

$ 27.66

01/31/2013(5)

01/31/2022

Common Stock

3,615

3,615

D

Non-qualified Stock Options (right to buy)

$ 27.66

01/31/2013(5)

01/31/2022

Common Stock

4,447

4,447

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Russell Luther COEUR D'ALENE MINES CORPORATION 505 FRONT AVENUE, P.O. BOX I COEUR D'ALENE, ID 83816			SVP, Environ. Health Safety

Signatures

/s/ Larry A. Nelson, Attorney-in-Fact		03/01/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 9,832 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)	One-half of the remaining stock appreciation rights become exercisable March 2, 2012 and the remaining stock appreciation rights become exercisable March 2, 2013.
(4)	One-half of the restricted stock units will become exercisable on March 2, 2012 and the remaining 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.
(5)	The stock options become exercisable to the extent of one-third on each of the above date, its first anniversary and its second anniversary.

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