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):  

July 29, 2016

Commission file number: 000-28837

NEW JERSEY MINING COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Idaho	82-0490295
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

201 N. Third Street, Coeur d’Alene, ID	83814
(Address of principal executive offices)	(zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (208) 503-0153

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On July 29, 2016, New Jersey Mining Company (the “Company”) closed a private offering of Forward Gold Purchase Agreements (the “Agreements”) through GVC Capital LLC, its placement agent, resulting in proceeds to the Company totaling $772,806 after commissions and offering expenses.  Pursuant to the Agreements, investors purchased a total of 904 ounces of .999 gold at a price of $935 per ounce to be delivered starting December 1, 2016 and quarterly thereafter, over a period of two years as gold is produced from the Golden Chest Mine and the New Jersey Mill.  The total purchase price of the gold was $845,240.

The Agreements are secured by certain sections of the Golden Chest Mine and provide for a penalty upon default equal to 20% interest per annum on the remaining balance of distributable gold, to be calculated over such period of default.  Investors may accept the value of the quarterly gold payment in cash at their option.

A form of the Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 to this current report and is incorporated herein by reference.  The foregoing description of the Agreement is a summary of the material terms thereof and is qualified in its entirety by reference to said exhibit.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The disclosures contained in Item 1.01 above are incorporated into this item by reference.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 2, 2016, the Company issued a press release entitled “New Jersey Mining Company Announces Plans to Resume Production at the Golden Chest Mine.”  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including the exhibits) is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.  This Current Report on Form 8-K will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information contained herein that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

d) Exhibits
10.1 99.1	Form of Forward Gold Purchase Agreements. Press Release, dated August 2, 2016, entitled “New Jersey Mining Company Announces Plans to Resume Production at the Golden Chest Mine.”* *The foregoing exhibit relating to Item 7.01 is intended to be furnished to, not filed with, the SEC pursuant to Regulation FD.

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 thereunto duly authorized.  

NEW JERSEY MINING COMPANY

By:   /s/ Delbert Steiner

Delbert Steiner,

Its: Chief Executive Officer

Date: August 2, 2016