UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2012
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited
Address: 400 S. El Camino Real, Suite 710,
San Mateo, CA 94402-1708
Form 13F File Number: 28-11034
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Rodney D. Yee
Title: Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
Phone: 650-376-3135
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ RODNEY YEE SAN MATEO, CA NOVEMBER 13, 2012
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[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one):
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.(Check here if all holdings of this
reporting manager are reported in this report.)
[ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported in this report, and all
holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings
for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion
are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 16
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $345,154 (thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13f file number(s) of all
institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the column headings
and list entries.]
NONE
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
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TITLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd COM 008474108 17,084 329,300 SH Sole 329,300
Barrick Gold Corp COM 067901108 52,200 1,250,000 SH Sole 1,250,000
Compania de Minas Sponsored
Buenaventura ADR 204448104 35,414 909,000 SH Sole 909,000
Eldorado Gold Corp. COM 284902103 9,906 650,000 SH Sole 650,000
ETFS Palladium Trust Sh Ben Int 26923A106 2,514 40,000 SH Sole 40,000
ETFS Platinum Trust SH Ben Int 26922V101 1,633 10,000 SH Sole 10,000
Freeport-McMoran
Copper & Gold COM 35671D857 11,874 300,000 SH Sole 300,000
Franco-Nevada Corp. COM 351858105 13,255 225,000 SH Sole 225,000
Goldcorp Inc. New COM 380956409 54,213 1,182,400 SH Sole 1,182,400
IAMGOLD Corp COM 450913108 9,486 600,000 SH Sole 600,000
Kinross Gold Corp COM 496902404 13,528 1,325,000 SH Sole 1,325,000
Newmont Mining Corp COM 651639106 29,146 520,368 SH Sole 520,368
NovaCopper Inc. COM 66988K102 443 205,861 SH Sole 205,861
Randgold Res Ltd ADR 752344309 54,698 444,700 SH Sole 444,700
Royal Gold Inc. COM 780287108 20,971 210,000 SH Sole 210,000
Tahoe Resources Inc. COM 873868103 18,789 923,200 SH SOle 923,200