~~UNITED~~SECURITIES ~~STATESSECURITIES~~ AND EXCHANGE ~~COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549~~COMMISSION

~~Form~~Washington, ~~6-K~~D.C. 20549

~~REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a~~FORM 6-~~16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934~~K

~~For~~Report of ~~the~~Foreign ~~month~~Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of ~~March~~the ~~2023~~Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Commission File Number: 001-31880

For the month of	March		2023
Commission File Number	001-31880

Yamana Gold Inc. (Translation of registrant'’s name into English) ROYAL BANK PLAZA, NORTH TOWER 200 BAY STREET, SUITE 2200 TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA M5J2J3 (Address of principal executive offices)

~~ROYAL~~Indicate ~~BANK~~by ~~PLAZA,~~check ~~NORTH~~mark ~~TOWER~~whether ~~200~~the ~~BAY~~registrant ~~STREET,~~files ~~SUITE~~or ~~2200~~will ~~TORONTO,~~file ~~ONTARIO,~~annual reports ~~CANADA~~under ~~M5J2J3(Address~~cover of ~~principal~~Form 20-F ~~executive~~or ~~offices)~~Form 40-F:

~~Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of~~ Form 20-F or¨ Form 40-F~~.Form~~ ~~20-F [ ] Form 40-F [ X ]~~x

DOCUMENTS INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS REPORT

Exhibit

99.1	Yamana Gold Inc. Certificate of Arrangement

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.

		~~Yamana Gold Inc.~~	Yamana Gold Inc.
		~~(Registrant)~~	(Registrant)
Date: March 29, 2023		/s/ Sofia Tsakos
Date:	March 31, 2023		By:	/s/ Christopher Lemon
		Sofia Tsakos
				Name:	Christopher Lemon
		Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
				Title:	President and Director

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release dated March 29, 2023

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