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
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of September, 2014

Commission File Number: 001-32943

AUGUSTA RESOURCE CORPORATION

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Suite 555 - 999 Canada Place
Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

o Form 20-F x Form 40-F

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes o No x

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):

EXPLANATORY NOTE

On September 23, 2014, Augusta Resource Corporation, a corporation existing under the laws of Canada (“Augusta”), filed on the Canadian Securities Administrators’ System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) website at www.sedar.com a joint news release of Augusta and HudBay Minerals Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Canada (“Hudbay”), announcing the closing of the amalgamation of Augusta and 8988285 Canada Inc., an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Hudbay. A copy of the filing is attached to this Form 6-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

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.

	AUGUSTA RESOURCE CORPORATION
	(registrant)


	By:	/s/ Patrick Donnelly
	Name:	Patrick Donnelly
	Title:	Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Date: September 23, 2014

EXHIBIT INDEX

The following exhibit is furnished as part of this Form 6-K:

Exhibit		Description

99.1		Joint news release of Augusta Resource Corporation and HudBay Minerals Inc. announcing the closing of the amalgamation of Augusta Resource Corporation and 8988285 Canada Inc.

Augusta Resource CORP 6-K