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): December 7, 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)

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Item 7.01     Regulation FD Disclosure

On December 7, 2010, Xtra-Gold Resources Corp. (the “Company”) issued a news release entitled “West Africa drilling highlights include granitoid-hosted gold mineralization intercepts of 27.0 metres grading 4.03 grams per tonne (“g/t”) and 27.13 metres grading 2.12 g/t gold. Exploration results coming from the Central Granitoid body of Zone 2”. A copy of the news 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 exhibit 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.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1 News release issued by the Company dated December 7, 2010.

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: December 8, 2010	XTRA-GOLD RESOURCES CORP.
	(Registrant)
	By: /s/ Paul Norman Zyla
	Paul Norman Zyla
	Principal Executive Officer