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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001279569-12-000701
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120518
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120521
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120518

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000771992
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-13727
		FILM NUMBER:		12856771

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1500-625 HOWE STREET
		CITY:			VANCOUVER BC CANADA
		STATE:			A1
		ZIP:			V6C 2T6

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1500 625 HOWE ST
		CITY:			VANCOUVER BC V6C 2T6
		STATE:			A1
		ZIP:			999999999

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PAN AMERICAN MINERALS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950608
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STATES</B></FONT></P>

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D.C. 20549</B></FONT></P>

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6-K&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 24pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Pan
American Silver Corp.</B></FONT></P>

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charter)</P>

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HOWE STREET</FONT></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 29%; text-align: right">&nbsp;Form 20-F</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 21%; text-align: center">&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings 2">&#163;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; text-align: center">&nbsp;Form 40-F</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings 2">&#83;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form
6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1). _____</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 97%;"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Note: Regulation S-T Rule
    101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security
    holders.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form
6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ____</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 97%">Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a
    Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make
    public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant&rsquo;s
    &ldquo;home country&rdquo;), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant&rsquo;s securities are
    traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed
    to the registrant&rsquo;s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K
    submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained
in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">If &quot;Yes&quot; is marked, indicate below the file number assigned
to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):&nbsp;<B>______</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">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, thereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-weight: bold"><B>Pan American Silver Corp.</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2">(Registrant)</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Date:&nbsp;May 18, 2012</TD>
    <TD>By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/&nbsp;<B><I>ROBERT PIROOZ</I></B></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Robert Pirooz</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;&nbsp;99.1</TD>
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    <TD>News Release dated May  18, 2012 - Pan American Silver to Host Analyst Day Review</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Exhibit 99.1</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>Pan American Silver to Host Analyst Day Review</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">VANCOUVER, May 18, 2012 /CNW/ - <B>Pan American Silver Corp.
</B>(PAAS: NASDAQ; PAA: TSX) today announced that it will host its annual Analyst Day in Toronto, Ontario, on Thursday, June 7,
2012 at 8:00 am Eastern Time.&nbsp; An archived webcast along with relevant materials for the Analyst Day will be made available
immediately after the event at <FONT STYLE="color: Blue"><U>http://www.panamericansilver.com/category/events</U></FONT>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0"><B>About Pan American Silver</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">Pan American Silver's mission is to be the world's largest
and lowest cost primary silver mining company by increasing its low cost silver production and silver Mineral Reserves.&nbsp; The
Company has eight operating mines in Mexico, Peru, Argentina and Bolivia, including the recently acquired Dolores gold/silver mine
in Chihuahua, Mexico.&nbsp; Pan American also owns the Navidad silver development project in Chubut, Argentina, the Calcatreu gold
project in Rio Negro and the La Bolsa development project in Sonora, Mexico.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0 12pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">%CIK: 0000771992</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>For further information:</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0 0">Kettina Cordero<BR>
Manager, Investor Relations<BR>
(604) 684-1175</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="color: Blue"><U>info@panamericansilver.com<BR>
www.panamericansilver.com</U></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">CO: Pan American Silver Corp.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9.75pt 0">CNW 15:45e 18-MAY-12</P>



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