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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* DACKO MARK D (Last) (First) (Middle) IDS CENTER 80 SOUTH 8TH STREET, SUITE 900 (Street) MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WITS BASIN PRECIOUS MINERALS INC [ WITM ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/20/2005
	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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, $.01 par value								0	D

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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option	$2.75							(2)	02/05/2011	Common Stock, $.01 par value	40,000		40,000	D
Stock Option(1)	$0.56							(2)	07/09/2013	Common Stock, $.01 par value	350,000		350,000	D
Stock Option	$0.23							(2)	12/29/2014	Common Stock, $.01 par value	125,000		125,000	D
Stock Options	$0.26							(3)	05/02/2015	Common Stock, $.01 par value	250,000		250,000	D
Employee Stock Option	$0.15	10/20/2005		A		200,000		(3)	10/20/2015	Common Stock, $.01 par value	200,000	$0	200,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to Rule 16b-3, under the 1999 Employee Stock Option Plan.

2. Currently vested.

3. Immediately exercisable.

	/s/ Mark D. Dacko	10/24/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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