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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001615774-17-003171
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170609
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170615
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170615

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Aqua Metals, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001621832
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SECONDARY SMELTING & REFINING OF NONFERROUS METALS [3341]
		IRS NUMBER:				471169572
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-37515
		FILM NUMBER:		17912332

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1010 ATLANTIC AVENUE
		CITY:			ALAMEDA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94501
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(510) 479-7635

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1010 ATLANTIC AVENUE
		CITY:			ALAMEDA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94501
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)&nbsp;of</B></P>

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June 9, 2017</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>AQUA METALS, INC.</B></P>

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Charter)</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>1010 Atlantic Avenue</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Alameda, California 94501</B></P></TD></TR>
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or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On June 9, 2017, our Chief
Commercial Officer, Stephen Cotton, resigned from his employment with Aqua Metals, Inc. We expect that Mr. Cotton will provide
consulting services to the Company through at least the end of 2017. <FONT STYLE="color: #222222">Aqua Metals established key strategic
relationships during Mr. Cotton&rsquo;s tenure and is now entering the next phase of development, focusing on physical deployment
through expansion and addition of its own facilities and</FONT> execution of the Johnson Controls licensing agreement<FONT STYLE="color: #222222">.
</FONT>As of the date of this report, we do not intend to appoint a new Chief Commercial Officer.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">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.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 49%; padding-right: 0.7pt; padding-left: 0.7pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;<B>AQUA METALS, INC.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.7pt; padding-left: 0.7pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Dated: June 15, 2017</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.7pt; padding-left: 0.7pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/&nbsp;Thomas Murphy</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.7pt; padding-left: 0.7pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Thomas Murphy</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.7pt; padding-left: 0.7pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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