| 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 9, 2009 |
GEOVIC MINING CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
000-52646 (Commission File No.) |
20-5919886 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 1200 17th Street, Suite 980, Denver, Colorado (Address of principal executive offices) |
80202 (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 9, 2009, Geovic Mining Corp. (“Geovic” or the“Company”, TSX:GMC, OTC.BB:GVCM), on behalf of its 60%-owned subsidiary Geovic Cameroon PLC (“GeoCam”), announced that GeoCam has appointed engineering contractor Lycopodium Minerals Pty. Ltd. of Perth, Australia to update the Nkamouna Feasibility Optimization Study (FOS) dated September 2008. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) The following exhibits are furnished herewith:
99.1 Press Release dated December 9, 2009.
| GEOVIC MINING CORP. | ||||
| Registrant | ||||
| December 9, 2009 | By: /s/ John E. Sherborne | |||
| John E. Sherborne Chief Executive Officer | ||||
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| Exhibit Index |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 9, 2009. | |
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