SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2
(Amendment No. __)*
Golden Minerals Company
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
381119106
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(CUSIP NUMBER)
April 9, 2009
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[x ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
CUSIP No. 381119106 13G Page 2 of 11 Pages
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1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS: Alan Jeffrey Buick Jr.
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)|_|
(b)|X|
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States of America
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NUMBER OF SHARES 5. SOLE VOTING POWER 0
BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON WITH
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6. SHARED VOTING POWER 157,265
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7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
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8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 157,265
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9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 157,265
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10.CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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11.PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 5.3%
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12.TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)* IN
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CUSIP No. 381119106 13G Page 3 of 11 Pages
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1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS: Trishield Partners LLC
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)|_|
(b)|X|
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware, United States of America
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NUMBER OF SHARES 5. SOLE VOTING POWER 0
BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON WITH
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6. SHARED VOTING POWER 157,265
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7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
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8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 157,265
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9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 157,265
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10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 5.3%
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)* CO
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CUSIP No. 381119106 13G Page 4 of 11 Pages
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1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS: Trishield Capital Management LLC
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)|_|
(b)|X|
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware, United States of America
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NUMBER OF SHARES 5. SOLE VOTING POWER 0
BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON WITH
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6. SHARED VOTING POWER 157,265
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7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
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8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 157,265
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9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 157,265
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10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 5.3%
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)* CO
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CUSIP No. 381119106 13G Page 5 of 11 Pages
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1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS: Trishield Distressed Securities Fund LLC
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)|_|
(b)|X|
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware, United States of America
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NUMBER OF SHARES 5. SOLE VOTING POWER 0
BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON WITH
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6. SHARED VOTING POWER 157,265
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7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
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8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 157,265
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9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 157,265
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10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 5.3%
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)* CO
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
Golden Minerals Company
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 3050
Denver, Colorado 80230
Item 2(a). Name of Persons Filing:
Alan Jeffrey Buick Jr.
Trishield Partners LLC
Trishield Capital Management LLC
Trishield Distressed Securities Fund LLC
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
The principal business address of the Reporting
Persons is:
30 West 15th Street, No. 7S
New York, NY 10011
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
Alan Jeffrey Buick Jr.: United States of America
Trishield Partners LLC; Trishield Capital Management
LLC; and Trishield Distressed Securities Fund LLC are
organized in Delaware, United States of America
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
381119106
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to ss.ss. 240.13d-1(b)
or 240-13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is
a: Not Applicable
(a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15
U.S.C. 78o);
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15
U.S.C. 78c);
(c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in Section
3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
(d) [ ] Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
(e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with ss.
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
ss. 240.13d(Y)1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
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(g) [ ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
ss. 240.13d- 1(b)(ii)(G);
(h) [ ] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Sec. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
(k) [ ] Group, in accordance with Sec. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K);
If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Sec.
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution:
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Item 4. Ownership.
A. Alan Jeffrey Buick Jr.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 157,265
(b) Percent of Class: 5.3%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 157,265
(iii)Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 0
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 157,265
B. Trishield Partners LLC
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 157,265
(b) Percent of Class: 5.3%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 157,265
(iii)Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 0
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 157,265
C. Trishield Capital Management LLC
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 157,265
(b) Percent of Class: 5.3%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 157,265
(iii)Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 0
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 157,265
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D. Trishield Distressed Securities Fund LLC
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 157,265
(b) Percent of Class: 5.3%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 157,265
(iii)Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 0
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 157,265
As calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, Alan Jeffrey Buick Jr., Trishield Partners LLC and
Trishield Capital Management LLC each beneficially own 157,265 shares of the
Issuer's Common Stock ("Common Stock"), representing approximately 5.3% of the
Common Stock. Mr. Buick, Trishield Partners LLC and Trishield Capital Management
LLC do not directly own any shares of Common Stock, but each indirectly owns
157,265 shares of Common Stock. Trishield Partners LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, indirectly owns 157,265 shares of Common Stock as the sole
managing member of Trishield Distressed Securities Fund LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (the "Fund") which directly holds 157,265 shares of Common
Stock. Trishield Capital Management LLC indirectly owns 157,265 shares of Common
Stock because it serves as the investment manager of the Fund. Mr. Buick
indirectly owns 157,265 shares of Common Stock in his capacity as sole managing
member of Trishield Partners LLC and Trishield Capital Management LLC.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
If this statement is being filed to report the fact
that as of the date hereof the reporting person has
ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five
percent of the class of securities, check the
following |_|.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person.
Not Applicable
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
Company.
Not Applicable
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not Applicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not Applicable
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Item 10. Certification.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for
the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the
issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: April 30, 2009
/s/ Alan Jeffrey Buick Jr.
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Alan Jeffrey Buick Jr.
TRISHIELD PARTNERS LLC
By: /s/ Alan Jeffrey Buick Jr.
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Name: Alan Jeffrey Buick Jr.
Title: Managing Member
TRISHIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
By: /s/ Alan Jeffrey Buick Jr.
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Name: Alan Jeffrey Buick Jr.
Title: Managing Member
TRISHIELD DISTRESSED SECURITIES FUND LLC
By: Trishield Partners LLC, its managing member
By: /s/ Alan Jeffrey Buick Jr.
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Name: Alan Jeffrey Buick Jr.
Title: Managing Member
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibits
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1. Joint Filing Agreement, dated April 30, 2009, among Alan
Jeffrey Buick Jr., Trishield Partners LLC, Trishield Capital
Management LLC and Trishield Distressed Securities Fund LLC.
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EXHIBIT 1
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JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
The undersigned hereby agree that this Statement on Schedule 13G with
respect to the beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock of Golden Minerals
Company is filed jointly, on behalf of each of them.
Dated: April 30, 2009
/s/ Alan Jeffrey Buick Jr.
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Alan Jeffrey Buick Jr.
TRISHIELD PARTNERS LLC
By: /s/ Alan Jeffrey Buick Jr.
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Name: Alan Jeffrey Buick Jr.
Title: Managing Member
TRISHIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
By: /s/ Alan Jeffrey Buick Jr.
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Name: Alan Jeffrey Buick Jr.
Title: Managing Member
TRISHIELD DISTRESSED SECURITIES FUND LLC
By: Trishield Partners LLC, its managing member
By: /s/ Alan Jeffrey Buick Jr.
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Name: Alan Jeffrey Buick Jr.
Title: Managing Member
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