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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>UNITED STATES <BR>SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION <BR>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CURRENT REPORT <BR>Pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Date of Report: July 15,
2009 </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>Golden Eagle
International, Inc.</U><BR>(Name of small business
issuer as specified in its charter) </FONT></H1>

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     <TD WIDTH=38% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U><B>Colorado</B></U></FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U><B>0-23726</B></U></FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=32% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U><B>84-1116515</B></U></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;Incorporation)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U><B>9661 South 700 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84070</B> </U><BR>(Address of Principal
Executive Offices) (Zip Code) </FONT></P>

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registrant under any of the following provisions: </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Section 8 &#150; Other
Events </FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><I>Item 8.01 Other Events</I> </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On
July 15, 2009 we recorded a Notice of Mechanics/Materialmen&#146;s Lien and a Notice of
Mill Lien (the &#147;Liens&#148;) against the Jerritt Canyon mill located 50 miles north
of Elko, Nevada, in the total amount of $1,307,813 in the official records of the Elko
County Recorder, State of Nevada. Notice of the liens was served on Queenstake Resources,
USA and Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. pursuant to Nevada State law by certified or registered
mail on July 15 and 16, 2009. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On
July 17, 2009 we filed an Amended Answer, Counterclaim and Third-Party Complaints seeking
to foreclose on the Liens described above, as well as maintaining the causes of action
originally set out in the pleading filed on July 9, 2009 (<I>See</I>, the attached Amended
Answer, Counterclaim and Third-Party Complaints referred to below in Section 9, Item 9.01)
in the matter of <I>Queenstake Resources USA, Inc.(Plaintiff) v. Golden Eagle
International, Inc (Defendant).; Golden Eagle International, Inc. (Counterclaimant) v.
Queenstake Resources USA, Inc. (Counter Defendant); Golden Eagle International, Inc.
(Third Party Plaintiff) v. Francois Marland, John Does 1-10, Queenstake Resources, Ltd.
and Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. (Third-Party Defendants)</I>, CV-C-09-544, in the Fourth
Judicial District Court for Nevada, In and For the County of Elko. Queenstake Resources
USA, Inc. will be referred to herein as &#147;Queenstake USA.&#148; Queenstake Resources
Ltd. will be referred to herein as &#147;Queenstake Canada.&#148; Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp.
will be referred to herein as &#147;Yukon-Nevada.&#148; Francois Marland will be referred to
herein as &#147;Marland.&#148;</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our
Amended Answer specifically continues to deny those allegations made in the Complaint
filed (but never served on us) by Queenstake USA on June 10, 2009 (<I>See,</I> our Current
Report filed on Form 8-K on June 12, 2009, Item 8.01). &nbsp;In the Complaint, Queenstake
alleges that we breached an agreement between the parties with respect to the operation of
the Jerritt Canyon mill; breached an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; and
committed negligence in the operation of the mill. Further, in the Complaint Queenstake
has sought a declaratory judgment that the Company is obligated to leave the mill site and
cease operating the mill. </FONT></P>



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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>We believed then, and continue to believe, that Queenstake USA&#146;s allegations are
without merit. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> Our Amended Counterclaim against Queenstake USA continues to allege that by
a pattern of fraud, misrepresentation, material omissions
and deceptive business practices Queenstake USA induced Golden Eagle to enter into a mill
operating agreement on October 14, 2008, which called for Golden Eagle to operate the
Jerritt Canyon gold mill located 50 miles north of Elko, Nevada, for a 5-year period and
provide extensive services to prepare the mill for operations and bring it into
environmental compliance. The Amended Counterclaim further continues to allege that
Queenstake USA continued between October 2008 and June 2009, through fraudulent and
deceptive means, to induce Golden Eagle to continue to provide its administrative services
and contract with up to 82 employees, providers, suppliers and third-party contractors,
which resulted in a liability for costs incurred by Golden Eagle, and administrative fees
owed to Golden Eagle, in excess of $2.23 million. Other allegations in the amended
pleading include the fact that Yukon-Nevada and Marland concluded that Golden Eagle&#146;s
contract was &#147;too lucrative&#148; and then tortiously interfered with the mill
operating agreement between Golden Eagle and Queenstake USA by compelling Queenstake USA
to breach its agreement and covenant of good faith and fair dealing with Golden Eagle on
June 10, 2009. This breach, based on the Amended Counterclaim and Third Party Complaints,
caused Golden Eagle to lose the &#147;benefit of the bargain,&#148; or lost profit from
the agreement, in excess of $40 million based on Queenstake USA&#146;s own calculations
and representations to Golden Eagle and the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
(NDEP). </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
also allege in our Amended Counterclaim that the mill operating agreement between the
parties had all of the characteristics of a lease, putting Golden Eagle in possession of
the mill property and its full use; ensuring Golden Eagle&#146;s quiet enjoyment of the
premises; requiring Golden Eagle to maintain and repair the property; granting Golden
Eagle access to the &#147;common areas&#148; on the mill complex, etc. As a result of
these lease characteristics, we have sought statutory relief under the Nevada Forcible
Entry and Detainer statutes and seek an order of the court based on those statutes putting
Golden Eagle back in immediate possession of the mill property. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
further continue to allege in our Amended Counterclaim and Third-Party Complaints that
Queenstake USA, Yukon-Nevada and Marland have caused us irreparable harm. As a result, we
ask the court for a Declaratory Judgment and a Writ of Mandamus which order that Golden
Eagle be allowed full possession of the mill property so that it may complete its contract
term of 5 years. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
continue to claim in our Amended Counterclaim and Third-Party Complaints that Queenstake
USA, Yukon-Nevada and Marland have committed acts of oppression, fraud or malice, express
or implied, and that Golden Eagle is entitled under Nevada law to recover punitive
damages, which are calculated as three times the amount of compensatory damages. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Finally,
we continue to allege in our Amended Counterclaim and Third-Party Complaints that
Queenstake Canada unconditionally guaranteed the agreement between Golden Eagle and
Queenstake USA, and furthermore, unconditionally guaranteed the covenant of good faith and
fair dealing between the parties. As a result, Queenstake Canada was also named as a
Third-Party Defendant sharing joint liability with its wholly owned subsidiary, Queenstake
USA. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On
July 17, 2009 we also distributed a press release regarding the above disclosure, which is
attached to this Current Report in Section 9, Item 9.01(d) below. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on the
17<SUP>th</SUP> day of July, 2009. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Golden
Eagle International, Inc.</B><BR><BR>
<BR>By: /s/ Terry C. Turner<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
 Terry C. Turner<BR>President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
_________________
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: July 15,
2009
Golden Eagle
International, Inc.
(Name of small business
issuer as specified in its charter)
Colorado
0-23726
84-1116515
(State or Other
(Commission
(I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of
File Number)
Identification
Incorporation)
No.)
9661 South 700 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84070
(Address of Principal
Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(801) 619-9320
(Registrant's
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former
Address, If Changed Since Last Report.)
Check the appropriate box below if
the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the
registrant under any of the following provisions:
[ ] Written communications pursuant
to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to
Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant
to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Section 8 – Other
Events
Item 8.01 Other Events
On
July 15, 2009 we recorded a Notice of Mechanics/Materialmen's Lien and a Notice of
Mill Lien (the "Liens") against the Jerritt Canyon mill located 50 miles north
of Elko, Nevada, in the total amount of $1,307,813 in the official records of the Elko
County Recorder, State of Nevada. Notice of the liens was served on Queenstake Resources,
USA and Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. pursuant to Nevada State law by certified or registered
mail on July 15 and 16, 2009.
On
July 17, 2009 we filed an Amended Answer, Counterclaim and Third-Party Complaints seeking
to foreclose on the Liens described above, as well as maintaining the causes of action
originally set out in the pleading filed on July 9, 2009 (
See
, the attached Amended
Answer, Counterclaim and Third-Party Complaints referred to below in Section 9, Item 9.01)
in the matter of
Queenstake Resources USA, Inc.(Plaintiff) v. Golden Eagle
International, Inc (Defendant).; Golden Eagle International, Inc. (Counterclaimant) v.
Queenstake Resources USA, Inc. (Counter Defendant); Golden Eagle International, Inc.
(Third Party Plaintiff) v. Francois Marland, John Does 1-10, Queenstake Resources, Ltd.
and Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. (Third-Party Defendants)
, CV-C-09-544, in the Fourth
Judicial District Court for Nevada, In and For the County of Elko. Queenstake Resources
USA, Inc. will be referred to herein as "Queenstake USA." Queenstake Resources
Ltd. will be referred to herein as "Queenstake Canada." Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp.
will be referred to herein as "Yukon-Nevada." Francois Marland will be referred to
herein as "Marland."
Our
Amended Answer specifically continues to deny those allegations made in the Complaint
filed (but never served on us) by Queenstake USA on June 10, 2009 (
See,
our Current
Report filed on Form 8-K on June 12, 2009, Item 8.01).  In the Complaint, Queenstake
alleges that we breached an agreement between the parties with respect to the operation of
the Jerritt Canyon mill; breached an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; and
committed negligence in the operation of the mill. Further, in the Complaint Queenstake
has sought a declaratory judgment that the Company is obligated to leave the mill site and
cease operating the mill.
We believed then, and continue to believe, that Queenstake USA's allegations are
without merit.
Our Amended Counterclaim against Queenstake USA continues to allege that by
a pattern of fraud, misrepresentation, material omissions
and deceptive business practices Queenstake USA induced Golden Eagle to enter into a mill
operating agreement on October 14, 2008, which called for Golden Eagle to operate the
Jerritt Canyon gold mill located 50 miles north of Elko, Nevada, for a 5-year period and
provide extensive services to prepare the mill for operations and bring it into
environmental compliance. The Amended Counterclaim further continues to allege that
Queenstake USA continued between October 2008 and June 2009, through fraudulent and
deceptive means, to induce Golden Eagle to continue to provide its administrative services
and contract with up to 82 employees, providers, suppliers and third-party contractors,
which resulted in a liability for costs incurred by Golden Eagle, and administrative fees
owed to Golden Eagle, in excess of $2.23 million. Other allegations in the amended
pleading include the fact that Yukon-Nevada and Marland concluded that Golden Eagle's
contract was "too lucrative" and then tortiously interfered with the mill
operating agreement between Golden Eagle and Queenstake USA by compelling Queenstake USA
to breach its agreement and covenant of good faith and fair dealing with Golden Eagle on
June 10, 2009. This breach, based on the Amended Counterclaim and Third Party Complaints,
caused Golden Eagle to lose the "benefit of the bargain," or lost profit from
the agreement, in excess of $40 million based on Queenstake USA's own calculations
and representations to Golden Eagle and the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
(NDEP).
We
also allege in our Amended Counterclaim that the mill operating agreement between the
parties had all of the characteristics of a lease, putting Golden Eagle in possession of
the mill property and its full use; ensuring Golden Eagle's quiet enjoyment of the
premises; requiring Golden Eagle to maintain and repair the property; granting Golden
Eagle access to the "common areas" on the mill complex, etc. As a result of
these lease characteristics, we have sought statutory relief under the Nevada Forcible
Entry and Detainer statutes and seek an order of the court based on those statutes putting
Golden Eagle back in immediate possession of the mill property.
We
further continue to allege in our Amended Counterclaim and Third-Party Complaints that
Queenstake USA, Yukon-Nevada and Marland have caused us irreparable harm. As a result, we
ask the court for a Declaratory Judgment and a Writ of Mandamus which order that Golden
Eagle be allowed full possession of the mill property so that it may complete its contract
term of 5 years.
We
continue to claim in our Amended Counterclaim and Third-Party Complaints that Queenstake
USA, Yukon-Nevada and Marland have committed acts of oppression, fraud or malice, express
or implied, and that Golden Eagle is entitled under Nevada law to recover punitive
damages, which are calculated as three times the amount of compensatory damages.
Finally,
we continue to allege in our Amended Counterclaim and Third-Party Complaints that
Queenstake Canada unconditionally guaranteed the agreement between Golden Eagle and
Queenstake USA, and furthermore, unconditionally guaranteed the covenant of good faith and
fair dealing between the parties. As a result, Queenstake Canada was also named as a
Third-Party Defendant sharing joint liability with its wholly owned subsidiary, Queenstake
USA.
On
July 17, 2009 we also distributed a press release regarding the above disclosure, which is
attached to this Current Report in Section 9, Item 9.01(d) below.
Section 9 —
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
99.1
Golden Eagle's Amended Answer, Counterclaim and Third-Party Complaints.
99.2
Press Release dated July 17, 2009.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on the
17
th
day of July, 2009.
Golden
Eagle International, Inc.
By: /s/ Terry C. Turner
——————————————
Terry C. Turner
President and Chief Executive Officer