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): | February 2, 2011 |
| | Commission File Number | 000-31380 | |
| APPLIED MINERALS, INC. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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| Delaware | | 82-0096527 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| 110 Greene Street – Suite 1101, New York, NY | | 10012 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
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| | (800) 356-6463 | |
| | (Issuer’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) | |
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| (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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
| | On February 2, 2011, Applied Minerals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the hiring of Dr. Chris DeArmitt as its Chief Technology Officer. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report. |
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| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| | Exhibit 99.1 Press release issued on February 2, 2011 |
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.
| | APPLIED MINERALS, INC |
| | (Registrant) |
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| Date: February 4, 2011 | By: | /s/ Andre Zeitoun |
| | | Andre Zeitoun |
| | | President and Chief Executive Officer |
