UNITED STATES ~~SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549~~

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

~~REPORT~~Report OFof ~~FOREIGN~~Foreign ~~PRIVATE~~Private ~~ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934~~Issuer

~~For~~Pursuant ~~the~~to ~~month~~Rule of13a-16 ~~August,~~or ~~2013~~15d-16 of the

~~Commission~~Securities ~~File~~Exchange ~~Number:~~Act ~~000-28980~~of 1934

~~Royal~~For ~~Standard~~the ~~Minerals~~Month ~~Inc. (Translation~~ of August ~~registrant's name into English)~~ 2013

36Commission ~~Toronto~~File ~~Street~~Number ~~Suite 1000 Toronto, Ontario M5C 2C5(Address of principal executive offices)~~ 001-28980

Royal Standard Minerals Inc.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

36 Toronto Street

Suite 1000

Toronto, Ontario

M6C 2C5

(Address of principal executive office)

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

~~[ x ]~~ 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): [ ]

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K 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)(7): [ ]

~~SUBMITTED~~Note: ~~HEREWITH~~Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a 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 the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’s “home country”), 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 Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.

~~Exhibits~~EXHIBIT INDEX

~~99.1~~The ~~Press~~following ~~Release~~documents ~~dated~~are ~~August~~incorporated ~~15,~~by ~~2013~~reference in this report on Form 6-K:

Exhibit		Description

99.1		ROYAL STANDARD ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT OF LITIGATION

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.

	ROYAL STANDARD MINERALS INC.
	(Registrant)
	By:	/s/ Philip Gross
Date: August 15, 2013	By:	/s/ Philip Gross
		Philip Gross, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
		Philip Gross
Dated: August 30, 2013
	Title:	Interim President and Chief Executive Officer

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