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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
________________

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, 2006

WITS BASIN PRECIOUS MINERALS INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Minnesota
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
1-12401
(Commission
File Number)
84-1236619
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


80 South 8th Street, Suite 900
Minneapolis, Minnesota
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
55402-8773
(Zip Code)


612.349.5277
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


 
(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 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On July 21, 2006, the Registrant executed an agreement (the “Agreement”) with Hunter Gold Mining Corporation, a British Columbia corporation (“Hunter”). Hunter owns a 100 percent interest in the assets of the mine located in Central City, Colorado and the mill located in Blackhawk, Colorado. The assets consist of the Bates-Hunter Gold Mine, the Golden Gilpin Mill, a water treatment plant, mining properties, claims, permits and all ancillary equipment.

The Registrant is attaching to this Current Report on Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1, a Press Release dated July 26, 2006, with respect to the Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit
Description of Document
99.1
Press release dated July 26, 2006.


 
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
     
  Wits Basin Precious Minerals Inc.
 
 		  
 		  
 
Date: July 26, 2006 By:   /s/ Mark D. Dacko
 
Mark D. Dacko
  Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Description of Document
99.1
Press release dated July 26, 2006.