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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K
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                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 14, 2010
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                       GOLDEN RIVER RESOURCES CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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         Delaware                      0-16097               98-007697
(State or Other Jurisdiction        (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
    of Incorporation)               File Number)        Identification No.)


         Level 8, 580 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria Australia 3004
               (Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)


                                 61-3-8532-2860
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                      N/A
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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Item 1.01:     Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Private Placement of Shares of Common Stock

     Effective  July  14,  2010, the Company and Northern Capital Resources Corp
("NCRC")  closed a private placement by the issue of 14,275,800 shares of common
stock  at  a  purchase  price  of  US$0.10  per  share for aggregate proceeds of
US$1,427,580.  The  proceeds  were  utilized  to subscribe for shares in Acadian
Mining  Corporation  ("Acadian").  The  Private  Placement  was  made to and was
affected  pursuant to the terms of a Subscription Agreement dated July 14, 2010.

Further Investment in Acadian Mining Corporation

     Effective  July 16, 2010, the Company closed a private placement in Acadian
by  the  subscription for 49,233,866 common shares at an issue price of CDN$0.03
per  share  for  a  total  cost  of  CDN$1,477,015.98.

     Following  the  subscription, the Company owns 387,345,200 common shares of
Acadian  representing  71.5%  of  the  issued and outstanding shares of Acadian.

Item 3.02:     Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

     The  description of the Private Placement to NCRC set forth above is hereby
incorporated  herein  by  reference  to the Form 8-K filed on July 14, 2010. The
securities  that  are  being issued pursuant to this Private Placement are being
issued  in  reliance upon an exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act") under section 4(2) of the Act and
under  Regulation  S  and  D  promulgated  under  the  Act.

Item 9.01:     Financial Statements and Exhibits

99.1     Subscription Agreement with Northern Capital Resources Corp dated
         July 14, 2010.

99.2     Letter Subscription Agreement with Acadian Mining Corporation dated
         July 6, 2010.

99.3     Press Release by the Company dated July 16, 2010.



                                   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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                    GOLDEN RIVER RESOURCES CORPORATION (Company)

                                    By:



                                                  /s/ Peter Lee
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                                                  Peter Lee
                                                  Secretary


Dated: July 22, 2010