UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 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 11, 2020

GOLDEN MINERALS COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

350 Indiana Street, Suite 650

Golden, Colorado 80401

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 839-5060

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On December 20, 2016, Golden Minerals Company (the “Company”) entered into an At The Market Offering Agreement (the “ATM Agreement”) with H. C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (“Wainwright”), under which the Company may, from time to time, issue and sell shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share, on the NYSE American, or on any other existing United States trading market for its common stock, through Wainwright as sales manager for aggregate sales proceeds of up to $5,000,000 (the “ATM Offering”).  A copy of the ATM Agreement was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on a Current Report on Form 8-K on December 20, 2016.

On October 1, 2020, the Company filed a new shelf registration statement (the “New Shelf Registration Statement”) with the SEC on Form S-3 (No. 333-249218), which replaced the existing shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-220461) filed with the SEC on September 14, 2017 and declared effective on September 28, 2017. On October 14, 2020, the New Shelf Registration Statement was declared effective. On December 11, 2020, the Company will file a new prospectus supplement (the “Prospectus Supplement”) with the SEC in connection with the ATM Offering. As of the date of the Prospectus Supplement, the Company may offer and sell shares of common stock having a maximum aggregate sales price of up to $4,027,000 pursuant to the Prospectus Supplement.

On December 11, 2020, the Company entered into an agreement (the “Amendment”) with Wainwright to amend the ATM Agreement, as previously amended on September 29, 2017 and November 23, 2018. The Amendment, among other things, (i) extended the term of the ATM Agreement so that it shall remain in full force and effect until such date that the ATM Agreement is terminated pursuant to certain other terms of the ATM Agreement or upon mutual agreement by the parties, and (ii) reflects the New Shelf Registration Statement.

The legal opinion of Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP relating to the common shares being offered pursuant to the ATM Agreement and Prospectus Supplement is filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

SIGNATURE

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.

Date: December 11, 2020

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