July 25, 2005 Mr. R. Herbert Hampton Chief Executive Officer Golden Cycle Gold Corporation Suite 201 1515 South Tejon Colorado Springs, CO 80906 	Re:	Golden Cycle Gold Corporation 		Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004 Filed March 31, 2005 		Form 10-Q for Fiscal Quarter Ended March 31, 2005 Filed May 13, 2005 		Response letter dated July 6, 2005 File No. 1-09385 Dear Mr. Hampton: We have reviewed your response letter and have the following comments. We have limited our review of your filing to those issues we have addressed in our comments. Please provide a written response to our comments. Please be as detailed as necessary in your explanation. In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure. After reviewing this information, we may raise additional comments. Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004 Item 8 - Financial Statements and Supplementary Data Consolidated Balance Sheets, page 28 1. We note your explanation that the Company`s short term investments in certificates of deposit are used to keep cash accessible for the Company`s operations and your representation that the Company`s primary activities in 2005 will include managing the joint venture interests, continuing the regional study in southwest Colorado, and beginning the drilling and testing phase of the Illipah gold prospect in Nevada (for which the Company has budgeted $259,000). Please further explain why the Company requires substantial liquid assets for its operations. In so doing, please include a 2005 estimate of the operational costs of the Company, along with the operational costs associated with each of the aforementioned projects. 2. Please further explain the capacity in which the Company acts with respect to its participation in the Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company, the joint venture with AngloGold Ashanti (Colorado) Corp. Specifically, please explain what activities the Company engages in with respect to the joint venture and what percentage of the joint venture`s interest the company holds. Closing Comments Please respond to these comments within 10 business days or tell us when you will provide us with a response. Please furnish a letter that keys your responses to our comments and provides any requested information. Detailed letters greatly facilitate our review. Please understand that we may have additional comments after reviewing your responses to our comments. 	You may contact Gary Newberry at (202) 551-3761, or Kim Calder, Assistant Chief Accountant, at (202)-551-3701 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact me at (202) 551-3684 with any other questions. 								Sincerely, 								April Sifford 								Branch Chief ?? ?? ?? ?? Mr. R. Herbert Hampton. Golden Cycle Gold Corporation July 25, 2005 page 1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 100 F Street, N.E. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549-7010 DIVISION OF CORPORATION FINANCE MAIL STOP 7010