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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-11-070855
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20111221
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20111221
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20111221

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Comstock Mining Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001120970
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040]
		IRS NUMBER:				650955118
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35200
		FILM NUMBER:		111273356

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1200 AMERICAN FLAT ROAD
		CITY:			GOLD HILL,
		STATE:			NV
		ZIP:			89440
		BUSINESS PHONE:		480-505-4040

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P.O. BOX 1118
		CITY:			VIRGINIA CITY,
		STATE:			NV
		ZIP:			85255

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GOLDSPRING INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20040730

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GOLDSPRING
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20030821

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	STARTCALL COM INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20010305
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<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Virginia City, NV (December 21, 2011) -- Comstock Mining Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) (NYSE Amex: LODE) announced today the appointment of Mr. Mark A. Jewett as Chief Accounting Officer and Mr. Judd B. Merrill as Controller.&#160;&#160;&#160;Mark has strong financial accounting, regulatory, internal control and SEC reporting experience, having worked as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller of various publicly listed companies.&#160;&#160;Among other responsibilities, he will have primary responsibility over implementing financial management work processes and related internal controls for a full production environment. Mark also worked for Arthur Anderson &amp; Company and holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Computer Science from Milligan College and a Masters of Accountancy from East Tennessee State University.&#160;&#160;He is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Internal Auditor.</font></div>

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