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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~WASHINGTON,~~Date ~~D.C.~~of ~~20549~~Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 20, 2005

~~FORM~~LUNA ~~8-K~~GOLD CORP.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

WYOMING	333-41516	98-0226032
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer ID)

~~Date~~475 ofWest ~~Report~~Georgia ~~(Date~~Street, ofSuite ~~earliest~~920 Vancouver, ~~event~~British ~~reported):~~Columbia Canada ~~June~~V6B ~~2, 2004~~4M9
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip code)

WYOMING 333-41516 98-0226032
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.
SUITE 1600, 777 DUNSMUIR STREET PO BOX 10425 PACIFIC CENTRE VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA CANADA V7Y 1K4
(604) 689-7317
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 7. ~~FINANCIAL~~01 REGULATION ~~STATEMENTS~~FD ~~AND EXHIBITS.~~DISCLOSURE
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release
Luna Gold Corp.
(ALuna@) announces that its private placement announced in its news release dated November 2, 2004 was accepted for filing by the TSX Venture Exchange on January 14, 2005.

ITEM 9. ~~REGULATION~~01 FINANCIAL FDSTATEMENTS ~~DISCLOSURE~~AND EXHIBITS

Luna Gold Corp. announces that it has entered into a formal co-operative agreement with Yunnan Nonferrous Mining and Geology Ltd. ("YNMG") pursuant to which the parties have agreed to establish a Sino-Foreign co-operative joint venture company in the Yunnan Province, PRC.

(c)	Exhibits

	99.1	Press release

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ~~as amended,~~ the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned ~~thereunto~~hereunto duly authorized.

	LUNA GOLD CORP.
	(Registrant)
Dated: June 2, 2004	/s/ Marcel de Groot
	Marcel de Groot, Secretary, Principal Financial Officer and a member of the Board of Directors

Dated this 20^th day of January, 2005.

~~-3-~~LUNA GOLD CORP. BY: /s/ Tim Searcy Tim Searcy, President, Principal Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors.

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WYOMING	333-41516	98-0226032
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.

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