March 17, 2010

BY EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporate Finance

100 F. Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attn: Mr. H. Roger Schwall

Re:	Golden Minerals Company (the “Registrant”)
	Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-162486)

Dear Mr. Schwall:

Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), we hereby join in the request of the Registrant that the effectiveness of the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated so that it may become effective at 3:00 p.m. (Eastern time), on March 18, 2010, or as soon as practicable thereafter, and that such effective date and time be confirmed in writing, by notifying Brian Boonstra of Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, the Registrant’s counsel, at 303-892-7348. This acceleration request supersedes the request submitted to the Staff on March 15, 2010.

Pursuant to Rule 460 under the Securities Act, we advise you that copies of the preliminary prospectus relating to the above-referenced offering have been distributed through the date hereof:

775 total copies distributed;

170 copies to prospective underwriters;

515 copies to institutional investors; and

80 copies to others.

We also wish to advise you that the underwriters have complied with and will continue to comply with the requirements regarding the distribution of preliminary prospectuses and final prospectuses set forth in Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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Very truly yours,

DAHLMAN ROSE & COMPANY, LLC

CANACCORD ADAMS INC.

CANACCORD FINANCIAL LTD.

RODMAN & RENSHAW, LLC

By: DAHLMAN ROSE & COMPANY, LLC

As representative of the

several underwriters

DAHLMAN ROSE & COMPANY, LLC


By:	/s/ Robert Brinberg
	Name:	Robert Brinberg
	Title:	Chief Operating Officer