UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
January,
24 2011
Date of
Report
(Date of
Earliest Event Reported)
GUNPOWDER
GOLD CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada
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001-34976
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26-3751595
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State
or other
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(Commission
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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jurisdiction
of
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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10 th
Floor
3 Hardman
Street, Manchester
United
Kingdom, M3 3HF
(Address
of principal executive offices)
011-44-161-932-1446
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
(Former
name and former address, if changed since last report)
¨ Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨ Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨ Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
¨ Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Section
5 – Corporate Governance and Management
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Item
5.02 Election of Directors
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On January 24, 2011 Mr. Richard
Kehmeier 63 of Conifer, Colorado, was appointed director of the
Company effective immediately, to serve at the discretion of the Board of
Directors, until his successor is duly appointed and
qualified. Richard Kehmeier is an AIPG Certified Professional
Geologist with forty years of international experience in all phases of resource
development for the mining industry. Mr. Kehmeier is currently a Principal
Geologist for Pincock, Allen & Holt, an international mining consulting firm
with offices in Lakewood, Colorado. During the previous ten years he
has been owner and principal of Kehmeier Geological Consulting except from
December 2008 to July 2010 when he was Senior Geologist for Vector
Engineering. During his career he has held such positions as Vice
President of Exploration at Gold Reserve Corp and Atlas Corporation and has
worked for companies such as Union Carbide, and Anaconda. He is
responsible for the discovery of nearly 15 million ounces of gold in his
career. Mr. Kehmeier graduated from the Colorado School of Mines with
a Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering and a Master of Science in
Geology. Mr. Kehmeier is a
member of the American Institute of Professional Geologists, the Society of
Economic Geologists, and the Geological Society of Nevada. Mr Kehmeier is currently a
director of Tuffnel Ltd.
American Goldfields both Nevada companies and Nevada Sunrise Gold Corporation, a
Canadian company. Mr.
Kehmeier will be
compensated at $500 per
month for his services as a director of the Company.
On January 24, 2011 Mr. Dennis Lance of
Idaho was appointed director of the Company effective immediately, to serve at
the discretion of the Board of Directors, until his successor is duly appointed
and qualified. Mr. Lance
is an exploration geologist with more than 35 years of domestic and
international experience in base and precious metals exploration. Mr.
Lance has an extensive background both in field and management positions, and
has worked for such companies as Phelps Dodge Corporation, Houston Oil and
Minerals and USMX Inc. For the past decade, Mr. Lance has acted as a
geological consultant to mining exploration companies including Thunder Mountain
Gold, Inc., from 2006 to present and Freegold Ventures Ltd., from 2006 to 2008
where his responsibilities were surveying, geochemistry, geological mapping and
generative exploration work in preparation for 43-101 resource estimates.
Mr Lance has been a director of Patriot Gold from February 2010 to present.
Mr. Lance earned a B.A. in Earth Science from California State University,
and attended Graduate School at the Mackay School of Mines (University of
Nevada). Mr. Dennis
Lance will be compensated at $500 per month for his services as a
director of the Company.
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.
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Gunpowder
Gold Corporation
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Date: January
24, 2010
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By
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/s/
Neil Jason Pestell
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Neil
Jason Pestell,
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President
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