U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) April 6, 2012

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Commission File No. 000-53612

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Bonanza Goldfields Corporation

(Name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

Nevada	26-2723015
State of Incorporation	IRS Employer Identification No.

2415 East Camelback Road, Phoenix, AZ  85016

 (Address of principal executive offices)

(928) 251-4044

(Issuer’s telephone number)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

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In this Current Report on Form 8-K, “Company,” “our company,” “us,” and “our” refer to Bonanza Goldfields Corporation, unless the context requires otherwise.

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Effective April 6, 2012, Peter Cao was appointed as a member of the Board of Directors.

Mr. Cao’s biography is as follows:

2009-Present

International Gold Mining Reserve Corporation, Advisor to the Board

2007-2009

United Americas Bank, Vice President of Commercial Lending

1989-2007

Peter Cao General Contractors, Inc., President and CEO

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

Registrant	Bonanza Goldfields Corp.
Date: April 12, 2012	By:	/s/ Scott Geisler
		Scott Geisler
		Chief Executive Officer