October 9, 2020

Via EDGAR

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 

Division of Corporation Finance 

100 F Street, NE 

Washington, DC 20549-6010 

Attention: Liz Packebusch

Re:	Golden Minerals Company
	Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed October 1, 2020
	File No. 333-249218

Dear Ms. Packebusch:

Pursuant to Rules 460 and 461 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Golden Minerals Company (the “Company”) hereby requests acceleration of the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement so that it may become effective at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Wednesday, October 14, 2020, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

Please advise Brian Boonstra of Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP at (303) 892-7348 when the order declaring the Registration Statement effective is signed.

Sincerely,

/s/ Robert P. Vogels

Robert P. Vogels

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

cc:          Warren Rehn 

Brian Boonstra