| UNITED STATES |
| 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): October 2, 2012 |
| EMC METALS CORP. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| 000-54416 |
| (Commission File Number) |
| British Columbia, Canada | 98-1009717 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) |
| 1430 Greg Street, Suite 501, Sparks, Nevada, 89431 |
| (Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code) |
| (775) 355-9500 |
| Issuer’s telephone number |
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 2, 2012, EMC Metals Corp. filed a technical report titled "Preliminary Economic Assessment on the Springer Tungsten Mine, Pershing County, Nevada, USA" (the “Report”) on SEDAR regarding a positive preliminary economic assessment and an updated resource estimate on the Company's 100% owned Springer tungsten mine project, located in Imlay, Nevada. The Report is in the form required under Canadian National Instrument 43-101. The Report was filed with Canadian securities regulators via SEDAR and is now available for public review.
A copy of the Report is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1. In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth herein and in the news release is deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The information set forth in Item 7.01 of this report shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this report on Form 8-K that is required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.
Note that the Report uses Canadian Institute of Mining (CIM) definitions and U.S. investors are cautioned that while these terms are recognized and required by Canadian regulations, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission does not recognize them.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
The following Exhibits relating to Item 7.01 are intended to be furnished to, not filed with, the SEC pursuant to Regulation FD.
| 99.1 |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| EMC Metals Corp. | |||
| Date | October 3, 2012 | (Registrant) | |
| /s/ Edward Dickinson | |||
| Edward Dickinson, Chief Financial Officer |