United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Month of June 2009
Commission File Number 000-22731
Minera Andes Inc.
(Translation of registrants name into English)
111 E. Magnesium Road, Suite A
Spokane, Washington 99208
(Address of principal executive office)
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FORM 51-102F3
MATERIAL CHANGE REPORT
Item 1
Name and Address of Company
Minera Andes Inc.
Suite A, 111 East Magnesium Road
Spokane, Washington
99208
Item 2
Date of Material Change
The material change occurred on June 18, 2009.
Item 3
News Release
A News Release was disseminated by CNW Group, CNW News Wire Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia, on June 18, 2009.
Item 4
Summary of Material Change
Following Minera Andes Inc.s (the Corporation or Minera Andes) annual general and special meeting on June 18, 2009, Mr. Robert R. McEwen was appointed interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation effective immediately, replacing Mr. Allen Ambrose.
Item 5.1
Full Description of Material Change
Following the Corporations annual general and special meeting on June 18, 2009, Mr. Robert R. McEwen was appointed interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation effective immediately, replacing Mr. Allen Ambrose. Mr. Ambrose was re-elected to the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
Item 5.2
Disclosure for Restructuring Transactions
Not applicable
Item 6
Reliance on subsection 7.1(2) of National Instrument 51-102
Not applicable
Item 7
Omitted Information
Not applicable
Item 8
Executive Officer
The name of the executive officer of the Corporation who is knowledgeable about the material change and this report and who can be contacted is Robert R. McEwen, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman at (647) 258-0395.
Item 9
Date of Report
June 24, 2009
SCHEDULE A
TSX: MAI |
NEWS RELEASE |
NASD-OTCBB: MNEAF |
SPOKANE, WAJune 18, 2009 Minera Andes Inc. (the Corporation or Minera Andes) (TSX: MAI and US OTC: MNEAF) announces that following the Corporations annual general and special meeting today, Mr. Robert R. McEwen has been appointed interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation effective immediately, replacing Mr. Allen Ambrose. Mr. Ambrose was re-elected to the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
Minera Andes would like to thank Mr. Ambrose, a founder of the Corporation, for his dedication and service to the Corporation. Under Mr. Ambroses stewardship, Minera Andes grew from a junior exploration company to a company with exploration success in Argentina and a significant interest in a producing mine.
Minera Andes is a gold, silver and copper exploration company working in Argentina. The Company holds approximately 304,000 acres of mineral exploration land in Argentina. The producing San José silver/gold mine is 49% owned by Minera Andes through a joint venture. Minera Andes is also exploring the Los Azules copper project in San Juan province, where an exploration program has defined a resource and a scoping study has been completed. Other exploration properties, primarily silver and gold, are being evaluated in southern Argentina. The Corporation presently has 230,538,851 shares issued and outstanding.
For further information, please contact: Art Johnson at the Spokane office, or Krister A. Kottmeier, investor relations Canada, at the Vancouver office. Visit our Web site: www.minandes.com.
Spokane Office 111 East Magnesium Road; Ste. A Spokane, WA 99208 USA Phone: (509) 921-7322 E-mail: info@minandes.com | Vancouver Office 911-470 Granville Street Vancouver, B.C. V6C 1V5 Phone: (604) 689-7017; 877-689-7018 E-mail: ircanada@minandes.com |
Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements:
This press release contains certain forward-looking statement and information. The forward-looking statements and information express, as at the date of this press release, the Corporation's plans, estimates, forecasts, projections, expectations or beliefs as to future events and results. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and there can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate. Therefore, actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause results or future events to differ materially from current expectations expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, factors associated with fluctuations in the market price of precious metals, mining industry risks, risks associated with foreign operations, the state of the capital markets, environmental risks and hazards, uncertainty as to calculation of mineral reserves and other risks.
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.
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/s/ Robert R. McEwen |
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Robert R. McEwen, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman |
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Dated: June 24, 2009