UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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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 21, 2010

XTRA-GOLD RESOURCES CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	333-139037	91-1956240
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

360 Bay Street, Suite 301, Toronto, Ontario, Canada	M5H 2V6
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (416) 366-4227

not applicable

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On July 21, 2010 Xtra-Gold Resources Corp. issued a news release announcing it has entered into a Letter of Intent with Verbina Resources Inc. A copy of the news release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1 July 21, 2010 news release

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.

Date:	July 21, 2010		XTRA-GOLD RESOURCES CORP.
		(Registrant)

/s/		Paul Zyla
	By:	Paul Zyla,
		President