UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. __)*

                         Fischer-Watt Gold Company, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   337730 10 5
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                 George Beattie
                            19507 East Shannon Avenue
                            Spokane Village, WA 99016
                                 (509) 921-6241
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                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                  July 1, 2007
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             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of ss.ss. 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the
following box. [ ]

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See ss. 240.13d-7 for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).


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CUSIP No. 337730 10 5                                                Page 2 of 5
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1  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
   I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

   George Beattie
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2  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
   (a) [ ]
   (b) [ ]

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3  SEC USE ONLY

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4  SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
   PF, OO
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5  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM
   2(d) or 2(e) [  ]
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6  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   United States
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               7   SOLE VOTING POWER:        1,838,727(1)
  NUMBER OF    -----------------------------------------------------------------
    UNITS
 BENEFICIALLY  8   SHARED VOTING POWER:      4,900,000(2)
   OWNED BY    -----------------------------------------------------------------
     EACH
   REPORTING   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:   1,838,727(1)
    PERSON     -----------------------------------------------------------------
     WITH
               10  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER: 4,900,000(2)
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11  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    6,738,727(1)(2)
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12  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
    (See Instructions)   [ ]
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13  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
    9.1%(3)
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14  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
    IN
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(1)  Includes 938,727 shares beneficially owned and 900,000 shares underlying
     outstanding stock options which are exercisable within 60 days.

(2)  Includes 2,900,000 shares owned by the Reporting Person's spouse and
     2,000,000 shares underlying outstanding warrants which are exercisable
     within 60 days, as to which shares the Reporting Person may be deemed to
     have beneficial ownership.

(3)  Percentage calculated on the basis of 74,266,819 shares of the Issuer's
     common stock issued and outstanding which includes: (1) 71,366,819 shares
     of common stock issued and outstanding as of the date hereof; (2) 900,000
     options issued to the Reporting Person which are immediately exercisable
     for shares of Common Stock, and (3) 2,000,000 warrants issued to the spouse
     of the Reporting Person which are immediately exercisable for shares of
     Common Stock.





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Item 1.  Security and Issuer

     This Schedule 13D relates to the common stock, par value $0.001 per share,
("Common Stock") of Fischer-Watt Gold Company, Inc., a corporation organized
under the laws of the state of Nevada (the "Issuer"). The Issuer's principal
executive offices are located at 2582 Taft Court, Lakewood, CO 80215.

Item 2.  Identity and Background

     (a) This Schedule 13D is filed by George Beattie.

     (b) and (c) The Reporting Person's residence address is 19507 East Shannon,
Liberty Lake, WA 99019. The Reporting Person has been a director of the Issuer
since August 27, 1993, and was President and CEO of the Issuer until his
retirement on August 4, 2005. The Reporting Person has acted as a consultant in
the development and management of mineral projects since 1980 when he formed
Mineral Advisors, Inc. He has been active in the mineral industry since 1960. He
is also recognized as an expert in the application of explosives, and has served
as a consultant for Western States Energy in the Pacific Northwest.

     (d) and (e) The Reporting Person has not, during the last five years, (i)
been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar
misdemeanors); or (ii) been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or
administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding
was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future
violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or
state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

     (f)  The Reporting Person is a citizen of the United States.

Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

     During the time that the Reporting Person has been an director of the
Issuer, and during the time he served as an officer of the Issuer, he has been
granted shares of the Issuer's Common Stock in exchange for the payment of
expenses and the settlement of debt owed to him by the Issuer, has been issued
Common Stock upon the exercise of stock option owned by him, has purchased
Common Stock in the open market, and has been issued Common Stock in connection
with a stock subscription purchase in a private placement offering conducted by
the Issuer under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. All of
the Reporting Person's purchases of the Issuer's Common Stock in its private
placement offerings and upon his exercise of stock options have been made using
his personal funds.

Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction

     The Reporting Person acquired shares of the Issuer as described above in
Item 3 as an officer and director of the Issuer and as part of the Reporting
Person's overall personal investment strategy. The shares covered by this
Schedule 13D are being held for investment purposes. Subject to all relevant
securities law restrictions, the Reporting Person may, from time to time,
acquire additional securities of the Company pursuant to stock, stock option
grants by the Issuer's Board of Directors or using his personal funds through a
broker and/or privately negotiated transactions. Except as otherwise disclosed
herein, the Reporting Person has no current plans or proposals that relate to or
would result in:



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(a)  the acquisition by any person of additional securities of the Issuer, or
     the disposition of securities of the Issuer;

(b)  any extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization
     or liquidation, involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries;

(c)  a sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets of the Issuer or any
     of its subsidiaries;

(d)  any change in the present board of directors or management of the Issuer,
     including any plans or proposals to change the number or term of directors
     or to fill any existing vacancies on the board;

(e)  any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the
     Issuer;

(f)  any other material change in the Issuer's business or corporate structure
     including, but not limited to, if the Issuer is a registered closed-end
     investment company, any plans or proposals to make any changes in its
     investment policy for which a vote is required by Section 13 of the
     Investment Company Act of 1940;

(g)  changes in the Issuer's charter, bylaws or instruments corresponding
     thereto or other actions which may impede acquisition of control of the
     Issuer by any person;

(h)  causing a class of securities of the Issuer to be delisted from a national
     securities exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted in an
     inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities
     association;

(i)  a class of equity securities of the Issuer becoming eligible for
     termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Act; or

(j)  any action similar to any of those enumerated above.


Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer

     (a) The Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of 6,738,727 shares of
Common Stock, which represents approximately 9.1% of the Common Stock of the
Issuer (based on the number of shares outstanding as of the date hereof).

     In accordance with Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act, the
beneficially owned shares and the shares deemed outstanding include 900,000
shares that the Reporting Person may acquire within the next sixty days pursuant
to exercisable options. In addition, such amount includes 2,900,000 shares owned
by Reporting Person's spouse and 2,000,000 shares that the Reporting Person's
spouse may acquire within the next sixty days pursuant to exercisable warrants,
as to which shares the Reporting Person may deemed to have beneficial ownership.

     (b) The Reporting Person has sole voting power over 1,838,727 shares, which
includes shares subject to options exercisable within 60 days.

     The Reporting Person has shared voting and dispositive power over 4,900,000
shares which are owned by the Reporting Person's spouse and which includes
shares subject to warrants exercisable within sixty days.





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     (c) The Reporting Person has received shares of Common Stock and disposed
of warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Issuer in the following
transactions during the past 60 days:

Date        Type of Transaction              Number of Shares    Price Per Share
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5/22/2007   Stock Options to purchase shares     300,000             $0.10
            of Common Stock granted by
            Issuer's Board of Directors

6/30/2007   Assignment of stock options          500,000             $0.05
            to two directors of the Issuer


     (d) Not applicable.

     (e) Not applicable.


Item 6.  Contract, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to
         Securities of the Issuer

     Except as disclosed herein, the Reporting Person does not have any
contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship with respect to securities
of the Issuer including, but not limited to, transfer or voting of any of the
securities, finder's fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or
calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or loss, or the giving or
withholding of proxies, and the Reporting Person has not pledged securities of
the Issuer nor are the securities of the Issuer held by the Reporting Person
subject to a contingency, the occurrence of which would give another person
voting power or investment power over such securities.

Item 7.  Material to Be Filed as Exhibits

     Not applicable.



                                    SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.


                                         /s/ George Beattie
Dated:  August 2, 2007                   ---------------------------------------
                                         George Beattie