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 earliest event reported:  August 4, 2009

GRYPHON GOLD CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Nevada
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) 333-127635
(Commission File Number) 92-0185596
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

675 West Hastings Street, Suite 711
Vancouver, BC V6B 1N2
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(604) 261-2229
(Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)

N/A
(Former name or address, if changed since last report)

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Item 7.01    Regulation FD Disclosure

On August 4, 2009, the Registrant released the press release filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated August 4, 2009

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.

	Gryphon Gold Corporation
	(Registrant)
Dated:  August 4, 2009	By: /s/ John L. Key
	John L. Key              Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

Gryphon Gold Appoints Terence J. Cryan to the Board of Directors

Vancouver, B.C. August 4, 2009 – Gryphon Gold Corporation (GGN: TSX / GYPH: OTC.BB) is pleased to announce that Terence J. Cryan has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Gryphon Gold Corporation. Mr. Cryan comes to Gryphon with 20 years in investment banking.

Mr. Cryan graduated with honours from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics/Political Science. He then went onto the London School of Economics to earn his Masters of Science degree in Economics. Mr. Cryan began his career in 1985 as a Portfolio Manager/Investment Officer for Chase Investment Management Corp in New York, NY. In 1987 he located to London, England where he gained extensive knowledge of cross border corporate finance as well as mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Cryan's career continued as a managing director at Paine Webber/Kidder Peabody and then served as Senior Managing Director at Bear Stearns & Co. Currently, Mr. Cryan serves as the Managing Director to Concert Energy Partners, LLC and as President & CEO to Medical Acoustics LLC.

"I am extremely pleased to have Mr. Cryan become a director of Gryphon Gold Corporation. With the announcement of the positive Pre Feasibility results is a great benefit to Gryphon Gold to have a Director with Terence's background and experience," says Gryphon Gold CEO, John Key.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF GRYPHON GOLD CORPORATION

JOHN L KEY, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Full financial statements and securities filings are available on our website: www.gryphongold.com and www.sec.gov or www.sedar.com.

For further information contact: John Key, CEO, by phone: 604-261-2229, or email at jkey@gryphongold.com

This press release contains "forward-looking information" which may include, but is not limited to, statements with respect to Mr. Key's ability to lead Gryphon Gold, resource estimates, and other plans, projections, estimates and expectations. Such forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, the risks and uncertainties outlined in our most recent financial statements and reports and registration statement filed with the SEC (available at www.sec.gov) and with Canadian securities administrators (available at www.sedar.com). Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, believed, estimated or expected.