~~www.battlemtngold.com~~SECURITIES AND ~~TSX.V~~EXCHANGE ~~– BMG OTC Pink – BMTNF 300 - 1055 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6E 2E9 Canada T.604.331.8772 F.604.684.6024~~COMMISSION

~~June 12~~Washington, D.C. ~~2017~~20549

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION	VIA EDGAR
Judiciary Plaza Office Building
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

______________________

~~Dear~~F ~~Sir~~O orR M ~~Madam:~~6-K

RE: Battle Mountain Gold Inc. (the “Company”) (formerly Madison Minerals Inc.) Form 6-K

On behalf of the Company, a corporation under the laws of British Columbia, Canada, we enclose for filing, one copy of Form 6-K, including exhibits.

If you have any questions, please contact the undersigned at your convenience.

Yours truly,

BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD INC.

“Chet Idziszek”

per: Chet Idziszek President

Enclosures

cc: Dentons Canada LLP, Attention: Daniel Katzin/Eric Lung

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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
June 2017

Commission File Number ~~0-30614~~

BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD INC. ~~(formerly Madison Minerals Inc.) (Translation of registrant’s name into English)~~

~~300, 1055 West Hastings St., Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V6E 2E9~~ (~~Address~~Name of ~~principal executive office~~Registrant)

~~Indicate~~Suite by300, ~~check~~1055 ~~mark~~West ~~whether~~Hastings ~~the~~Street, Vancouver, ~~registrant~~BC ~~files~~Canada orV6E ~~will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or 40-F.~~2E9

~~Form~~(Address ~~20-F~~of [Principal XExecutive ~~] Form 40-F [ ]~~Office)

Indicate by check mark ifwhether the registrant files isor ~~submitting~~will ~~the~~file ~~Form~~annual ~~6-K~~reports inunder ~~paper~~cover asof ~~permitted~~Form ~~by Regulation S~~20-TF ~~Rule~~or ~~101(b)(1):_____~~Form 40-F.

~~Note: Regulation S~~Form 20-TF ~~rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a~~ ☒ Form 6 40-KF ~~if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.~~☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(71): ~~_____~~☐

~~Note:~~Indicate by ~~Regulation~~check ~~S-T~~mark ~~Rule~~if ~~101(b)(7) only permits~~ the ~~submission~~registrant inis ~~paper~~submitting ofthe Form 6-K ~~if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction~~ in ~~which~~paper ~~the~~as ~~registrant~~permitted isby ~~incorporated,~~Regulation ~~domiciled~~S-T orRule ~~legally organized~~ 101(~~the registrant’s “home country”~~b),(7): or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a From 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.☐

~~Exhibit~~Indicate ~~99.1~~by ~~Joint~~check ~~News~~mark ~~Release~~whether ~~dated~~by ~~June~~furnishing the 8information contained in this Form, ~~2017~~the -registrant ~~Battle~~is ~~Mountain~~also ~~Gold~~thereby ~~Inc.~~furnishing ~~and~~the ~~Gold~~information ~~Standard~~to ~~Ventures~~the ~~Corp~~Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

~~SIGNATURES~~Yes ☐ No ☒

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________

BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD INC.

(the “Company”)

On June 14, 2017, the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

This Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into all effective Registration Statements, filed by us under the Securities Act of 1933, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.

SIGNATURE

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.

	BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD INC.
	(Registrant)
Date: June 12, 2017	By “Chet Idziszek”
	Chet Idziszek, President

	Battle Mountain Gold Inc.
	(Registrant)

	By: /s/ Glenn Kumoi
	Glenn Kumoi
	Director

~~Persons~~Date: ~~who~~June ~~are~~14, ~~to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. SEC 1815(04-09)~~2017

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated June 14, 2017: “Gold Standard Completes Acquisition of Battle Mountain Gold Inc.”

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