| UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 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) December 21, 2010 |
GEOVIC MINING CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-52646 | 20-5919886 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) | |||
| 1200 17th Street, Suite 980, Denver, Colorado | 80202 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
| (303) 476-6455 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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| Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure. |
The information in this Form 8-K (including the exhibit hereto) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or 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.
On December 21, 2010, Geovic Mining Corp. (“Geovic” or “the Company”, TSX:GMC, OTCBB:GVCM), on behalf of its 60.5%-owned subsidiary Geovic Cameroon PLC, announced the current status of the Feasibility Study for its Nkamouna Cobalt-Nickel-Manganese Project (the “Project”) in Cameroon, Africa. A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report.
| Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | The following exhibits are furnished herewith: 99.1 Press Release dated December 21, 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.
| GEOVIC MINING CORP. | ||||
| Registrant | ||||
| December 21, 2010 | By: /s/ John E. Sherborne | |||
| John E. Sherborne Chief Executive Officer | ||||
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| EXHIBIT INDEX |
| Exhibit No. Description |
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