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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SUN VALLEY GOLD LLC   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Comstock Mining Inc. [LODE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 620 SUN VALLEY ROAD, P.O. BOX 2759 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/08/2012 (Street) SUN VALLEY, ID 83353 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/08/2012   P   395,737 A $ 1.9 585,790 D (1)   Common Stock               689,026 I See footnote. (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SUN VALLEY GOLD LLC 620 SUN VALLEY ROAD P.O. BOX 2759 SUN VALLEY, ID 83353		X
Palmedo Peter F. 620 SUN VALLEY ROAD P.O. BOX 2759 SUN VALLEY, ID 83353		X
Palmedo Holdings LLLP 620 SUN VALLEY ROAD P.O. BOX 2759 SUN VALLEY, ID 83353		X
SUN VALLEY GOLD MASTER FUND, LTD C/O GOLDMAN SACHS (CAYMAN) TRUST LTD 45 MARKET STREET, GEORGE TOWN GRAND CAYMAN, E9 KY1-1103		X

Signatures

Sun Valley Gold LLC (+), By: /s/ Peter F. Palmedo, Managing Member		02/10/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Peter F. Palmedo (+)		02/10/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Palmedo Holdings LLLP (+), By: /s/ Peter F. Palmedo, General Partner		02/10/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Sun Valley Gold Master Fund, Ltd., By: /s/ Peter F. Palmedo, Director		02/10/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These securities are directly held by Sun Valley Gold Master Fund, Ltd. Sun Valley Gold LLC, Peter F. Palmedo and Palmedo Holdings LLLP may be deemed to, indirectly, beneficially own the securities directly held by Sun Valley Gold Master Fund, Ltd. See Footnote 2.
(2)	These securities are held in the accounts of several investment funds and managed accounts (collectively, the "Investment Vehicles") for which Sun Valley Gold LLC services as investment manager. Peter F. Palmedo and Palmedo Holdings LLLP ("Holdings") are managing members of Sun Valley Gold LLC ("SVG"). SVG, Mr. Palmedo and Holdings may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by the Investment Vehicles, including those held by Sun Valley Gold Master Fund, Ltd., by virtue of SVG's position as investment manager of the Investment Vehicles and Mr. Palmedo's and Holdings's status as managing members of SVG.
Remarks: (+) Each of the Reporting Persons and the joint filers (individually, each a "Reporting Person" and collectively, the "Reporting Persons") disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein. The Reporting Persons affirmatively disclaim being a "group" for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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