13F-HR 1 d1017331_13f-hr.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F Cover Page Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 2009 Check here if Amendment: |_|; Amendment Number: ____ This Amendment (Check only one): |_| is a restatement |_| adds new holding entries. Institutional Manager Filing this Report: Name: Sun Valley Gold LLC Address: 620 Sun Valley Road P.O. Box 2759 Sun Valley, Idaho 83353 13F File Number: 028-10808 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Peter F. Palmedo Title: Managing Member, Sun Valley Gold LLC Phone: 208-726-2327 Signature, Place and Date of Signing: /s/ Peter F. Palmedo Sun Valley, Idaho August 12, 2009 -------------------------- -------------------- ---------------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type: (Check only one): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report). [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting managers(s).) [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: NONE Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 33 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $548,646 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. NONE FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (X$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD COM 008474108 4,919 93,726 SH Sole None 93,726 AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD COM 008474108 11,771 224,300 PUT Sole None 224,300 ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD SPONSORED ADR 035128206 11,754 320,882 SH Sole None 320,882 AURIZON MINES LTD COM 05155P106 11,213 3,112,300 SH Sole None 3,112,300 BARRICK GOLD CORP COM 067901108 25,894 771,800 SH Sole None 771,800 COEUR D ALENE MINES CORP IDA COM NEW 192108504 1,488 120,938 SH Sole None 120,938 EXETER RES CORP COM 301835104 8,675 2,985,000 SH Sole None 2,985,000 GAMMON GOLD INC COM 36467t106 20,380 3,055,502 SH Sole None 3,055,502 GOLD FIELDS LTD NEW SPONSORED ADR 38059t106 6,008 498,570 SH Sole None 498,570 GOLDCORP INC NEW COM 380956409 2,745 79,000 SH Sole None 79,000 GOLDEN STAR RES LTD CDA COM 38119T104 3,841 1,873,693 SH Sole None 1,873,693 HECLA MNG CO COM 422704106 2,709 1,010,958 SH Sole None 1,010,958 IAMGOLD CORP COM 450913108 5,424 535,522 SH Sole None 535,522 IMA EXPLORATION INC COM 449664101 331 1,326,291 SH Sole None 1,326,291 JAGUAR MNG INC COM 47009M103 32,033 4,223,900 SH Sole None 4,223,900 KIMBER RES INC COM 49435N101 1,221 2,536,200 SH Sole None 2,536,200 KINROSS GOLD CORP COM NO PAR 496902404 6,267 345,299 SH Sole None 345,299 MARKET VECTORS ETF TR GOLD MINER ETF 57060U950 22,692 600,000 PUT Sole None 600,000 MARKET VECTORS ETF TR GOLD MINER ETF 57060U100 69,760 1,844,770 SH Sole None 1,844,770 MIDWAY GOLD CORP COM 598153104 509 739,700 SH Sole None 739,700 MINEFINDERS LTD COM 602900102 14,874 2,146,169 SH Sole None 2,146,169 NEW GOLD INC CDA COM 644535106 12,927 4,841,739 SH Sole None 4,841,739 NOVAGOLD RES INC NOTE 5.500% 5/0 66987eaa5 11,667 20,000,000 SH Sole None 20,000,000 NOVAGOLD RES INC COM NEW 66987E206 23,533 5,498,264 SH Sole None 5,498,264 PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP COM 697900108 671 36,630 SH Sole None 36,630 POWERSHARES QQQ TRUST UNIT SER 1 73935A954 183,490 5,043,700 PUT Sole None 5,043,700 RANDGOLD RES LTD ADR 752344309 5,184 80,780 SH Sole None 80,780 ROYAL GOLD INC COM 780287108 1,982 47,532 SH Sole None 47,532 RUBICON MINERALS C COM 780911103 6,489 2,187,500 SH Sole None 2,187,500 SEABRIDGE GOLD INC COM 811916105 452 17,408 SH Sole None 17,408 SILVER WHEATON CORP COM 828336107 16,823 2,025,355 SH Sole None 2,025,355 SPDR GOLD TRUST GOLD SHS 78463V107 9,893 108,500 SH Sole None 108,500 STILLWATER MNG CO COM 86074q102 11,028 1,931,316 SH Sole None 1,931,316
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