8-K

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): October 4, 2017

GOLDEN QUEEN MINING CO. LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

001-21777

(Commission File Number)

British Columbia	Not applicable
(State or other jurisdiction	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	Identification No.)

#2300 – 1066 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 3X2

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(778) 373-1557

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 4, 2017, the Company issued a press release entitled “Golden Queen Confirms No Undisclosed Information”. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this report, including the exhibits attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

The following Exhibit relating to Item 7.01 is intended to be furnished to, not filed with, the SEC pursuant to Regulation FD.

99.1 News release dated October 4, 2017

SIGNATURES

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.

		Golden Queen Mining Co. Ltd.
Date	October 4, 2017	(Registrant)
		/s/ Brenda Dayton
		Brenda Dayton, Corporate Secretary

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS RELEASE

Golden Queen confirms no undisclosed information

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – October 4, 2017 - Golden Queen Mining Co. Ltd. (TSX:GQM; OTCQX:GQMNF) (“Golden Queen” or “the Company”) announces that it is not aware of any material undisclosed information pertaining to the Company's operations.  Mining activities at the Company’s Soledad Mountain project are proceeding in the normal course and it is anticipated that the financial results of the third quarter of 2017 will be in line with those reported for the second quarter. Additional information on the results of Q3 operations will be announced in due course.

About Golden Queen Mining Co. Ltd.:

Golden Queen is a gold and silver producer holding a 50% interest in an open pit, heap leach mining operation on the Soledad Mountain property, located just outside the town of Mojave in Kern County in southern California.

For further information, please contact:

Brenda Dayton

Telephone: 778.373.1557

Email: bdayton@goldenqueen.com

Caution With Respect To Forward-looking Statements: This news release contains forward-looking information and statements within the meaning of applicable Canadian and United States securities laws (herein referred to as "forward-looking statements") that involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All information and statements in this news release that are not statements of historical fact may be forward-looking statements including statements as to the anticipated results of operations in the current third fiscal quarter. Such statements or information are only intentions and expectations of management and reflect the current beliefs of management and are based on information currently available to management. Actual results and events may differ materially from those contemplated by these forward-looking statements due to these statements being subject to a number of risks and uncertainties.