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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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
January 20, 2005

LUNA GOLD CORP.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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

475 West Georgia Street, Suite 920
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6B 4M9
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip code)

(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 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
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 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)	Exhibits

	99.1	Press release

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.

Dated this 20^th day of January, 2005.

	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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