SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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): ~~December~~January 427, ~~2009~~2010

Sterling Mining Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Idaho

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

000-52669		82-0300575
(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

2201 N. Government Way, Ste E

Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814

(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)

(208) 666-4070

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

Effective November 12, 2009 Sterling Mining Company’s Board of Directors elected two new Board members in accordance with the Supplemental Post Petition Secured Financing Agreement with Minco Silver. The Board members appointed are Dwayne L. Melrose and Shawn Rodeck. Mr. Melrose is currently the Vice President of Exploration for Minco Silver and Mr. Rodeck is current a consultant, acting as Director of Legal Affairs for Minco Silver.

ITEM 8.01 Other Events

~~Item~~Sterling Mining 8Company’s (the “Company”) Disclosure Statement filed in connection with the Company’s Debtor in Chapter 11 Case No.01 ~~Other~~09-20178-TLM ~~Events~~has been approved by an order of the United States Bankruptcy Court entered on January 20, 2010.

OnThe ~~December~~disclosure 2,statement ~~2009,~~contains important information with respect to the bidding procedures for Sterling Mining Company’s ~~filed~~common astock. Sterling Mining ~~Plan~~Company ofhas ~~Reorganization~~entered ~~(the~~into ~~“Plan”)~~an ~~and~~agreement awith Alberta Star for the sale of ~~Disclosure~~100% ~~Statement~~of (the ~~“Disclosure~~issued ~~Statement”)~~and inoutstanding ~~support~~common stock of ~~the~~Sterling ~~Plan.~~ Company for On$11,750,000.00. orIn ~~about~~addition, ~~December~~Minco 3,Silver ~~2009~~Corporation (Minco), the ~~Company~~largest secured ~~expects~~creditor toof ~~mail~~Sterling, tohas ~~creditors~~presented ~~and holders~~an overbid of ~~equity~~$12,500,000.00 ~~interests~~for ~~notice~~a 100% ~~that~~of the ~~Bankruptcy~~authorized, ~~Court~~but ~~will~~un-issued, ~~conduct~~common ~~a hearing~~stock toof ~~consider~~Sterling ~~confirmation~~Mining Company. The bids of ~~the~~Albert ~~Plan~~Star onand ~~January~~Minco 5,Silver ~~2010. The~~Corporation are ~~Disclosure~~subject ~~Statement~~to higher and better offers submitted in accordance with the ~~Plan~~process described ~~are~~in ~~attached~~the bidding procedures as ~~Exhibit 99.1~~detailed ~~and~~in exhibit 99.2,1 Disclosure ~~respectively~~Statement, ~~and~~Appendix ~~incorporated herein by reference~~E.

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Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Plan of Reorganization
99.2		Disclosure Statement

Key dates for the sale process are as follows:

February 15, 2010	Due date for deposits and indemnification of bidders

March 31, 2010, at 5:00 p.m.	Due date for bids

April 5, 2010, at 8:00 a.m.	Auction

April 6, 2010, at 9:30 a.m.	Plan confirmation hearing and sale approval hearing

April 15, 2010	Sale closing date

Exhibit No. Description

99.1	Revised Second Amended Disclosure Statement

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	STERLING MINING COMPANY
Dated: December 4, 2009	By:	:/s/ Roger A. Van Voorhees
Dated: January 27, 2010	By:	/s/ Roger A. Van Voorhees
		Roger A. Van Voorhees
		President/Chief Executive Officer

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