UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 8, 2012

GOLDEN MINERALS COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE

1-13627

26-4413382

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

350 Indiana Street, Suite 800

Golden, Colorado 80401

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 839-5060

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Item 2.02	Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Signature

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 8, 2012, Golden Minerals Company issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing by the company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release of Golden Minerals Company, dated November 8, 2012, reporting financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2012.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: November 8, 2012

	Golden Minerals Company


	By:	/s/ Robert P. Vogels
		Name: Robert P. Vogels
		Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release of Golden Minerals Company, dated November 8, 2012, reporting financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2012.