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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * DEGASPERIS CORRADO F   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Comstock Mining Inc. [LODE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CEO, Pres., PFO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O COMSTOCK MINING INC., P.O. BOX 1118 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/21/2011 (Street) VIRGINIA CITY, NV 89440 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/21/2011   A   2,750,000 (1) A $ 0 2,750,000 (2) (3) (4) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DEGASPERIS CORRADO F C/O COMSTOCK MINING INC. P.O. BOX 1118 VIRGINIA CITY, NV 89440	X		CEO, Pres., PFO

Signatures

/s/ Corrado F. De Gasperis		12/22/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On December 21, 2011, Comstock Mining Inc. (the "Company") granted 2,750,000 shares of restricted stock to the reporting person subject to vesting in accordance with the Restricted Stock Agreement entered into under the Comstock Mining Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan.
(2)	Includes 2,750,000 shares of restricted stock, which vest as follows: (i) 20% upon the certification by the compensation committee of the board of directors of the Company of the attainment of both the validation of qualified resources (at least measured and indicated) and reserves (probable and proven) aggregating to at least 1,000,000 ounces of gold equivalent and completion of the first metal pour from the mining operations; (ii) 20% upon the certification by the Committee of the attainment of both the validation of qualified resources (at least measured and indicated) and reserves (probable and proven) aggregating to at least 1,500,000 ounces of gold equivalent and the completion of three months of consecutive mining operations at an annual production rate of 15,000 ounces of gold equivalent;
(3)	[footnote 2 continued] (iii) 20% upon the certification by the Committee of the attainment of both the validation of qualified resources (at least measured and indicated) and reserves (probable and proven) aggregating to at least 2,000,000 ounces of gold equivalent and the completion of three months of consecutive mining operations at an annual production rate of 17,500 ounces of gold equivalent; and
(4)	[footnote 3 continued] (iv) the remaining 40% upon the certification by the Committee of the attainment of both the validation of qualified resources (at least measured and indicated) and reserves (probable and proven) aggregating to at least 3,250,000 ounces of gold equivalent and the completion of three months of consecutive mining operations at an annual production rate of 20,000 ounces of gold equivalent. If a change in control of the Company occurs, all unvested restricted stock vests immediately. A portion of the shares may vest following termination of Mr. DeGasperis' employment by the Company if certain conditions are met. Any portion of the restricted stock that does not vest by the fifth anniversary of the date of grant will be forfeited.

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