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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 30, 2012
 
AMERICAN STRATEGIC MINERALS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Nevada
 
333-171214
 
01-0949984
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
         
31161 Hwy. 90
Nucla, CO 81424
     
81424
(Address of principal executive offices)
     
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

Copies to:
Harvey J. Kesner, Esq.
61 Broadway, 32nd Floor
New York, New York 10006
Telephone: (212) 930-9700

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Item 1.01 Entry Into Material Definitive Agreement

On January 30, 2012, American Strategic Minerals Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a Mining Claim and Lease Sale/Purchase Agreement with Robert A. Larson, the owner of certain unpatented mining claims known as the Pitchfork Claims (the “Claims”) and the lessee of the surface rights (the “Lease”) in, on and under a portion of the Claims (the “Agreement”).  Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, Mr. Larson sold and quitclaimed the Claims to the Company under a quitclaim deed (the “Quitclaim Deed”) and assigned the Lease to the Company pursuant to a lease assignment in consideration for an aggregate purchase price One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000).  Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and the Quitclaim Deed, the Company shall pay to Mr. Larson a Production Royalty, on a quarterly basis, equal to 5% of the fair market value (calculated pursuant to the terms of the Quitclaim Deed) of all crude ores containing uranium, vanadium and associated and related minerals mined and shipped or sold form the Claims or fed to “Initial Process” (defined in the Quitclaim Deed as “any processing or milling procedure to up-grade, concentrate or refine crude ores, including custom milling or other processing arrangement whereby title to the crude ore and all products derived therefrom is retained by the [Company]”).

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits.

The exhibit listed in the following Exhibit Index is filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
 
 
Exhibit No.
Description
 
10.1
 
Mining Claim & Lease Sale/Purchase Agreement
10.2
Form of Quitclaim Deed
10.3
Assignment of Surface Lease
 
 
 

 
 
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 thereunto duly authorized.
 
Date:  February 3, 2012

 
AMERICAN STRATEGIC MINERALS CORPORATION
     
By: 
/s/ George Glasier
 
 
Name: George Glasier
 
 
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer