SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                                  Rule 13d-101

                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                              (Amendment No. __)*

                          Golden Queen Mining Company
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   38115J100
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                 Landon T Clay
                             200 Clarendon Street
                                  Suite 6000
                               Boston, MA 02116
                                 (617) 450-0150
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            (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
                     to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                   06/02/2006
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            (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

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      If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing
this schedule because of ss. 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check
the following box. |_|

      NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and
five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.

      * The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

      The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).

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CUSIP No. 38115J100
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(1) Names and I.R.S. Identification Nos.(entities only) of reporting persons.

    Clay, Landon
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(2) Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions)   (a)|_|
                                                                          (b)|_|
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(3) SEC use only.

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(4) Source of funds (see instructions).

    PF
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(5) Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items   |_|
    2(d) or 2(e).
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(6) Citizenship or place of organization.

    United States of America
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Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with:

    (7) Sole voting power:
        17632151

    (8) Shared voting power:
        288625

    (9) Sole dispositive power:
        17635151

    (10) Shared dispositive power:
         288625

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(11) Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person.

     17923127
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(12) Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares       |_|
     (see instructions).
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(13) Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11).

     23.26%
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(14) Type of reporting person (see instructions).

     IN
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Item 1. Security and Issuer.

           Common Stock, Golden Queen Mining Co. Ltd., 6411 Imperial Ave., West
           Vancouver, BC V7W 2J5

Item 2. Identity and Background.

          (a) Landon Thomas Clay

          (b) 188 Old Street Road, Peterborough, NH 03458

          (c) Managing Member, East Hill Management Company, 200 Clarendon
              Street, Suite 6000, Boston, MA 02116

          (d) No

          (e) No

          (f) United States of America

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

           Personal Assets

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

           Investment

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

          (a) 17,923,127 shares or 23.26% of the company

          (b) Sole voting power of 17,632,151 shares, Landon T. Clay, 188
              Old Street Road, Peterborough, NH 03458
              Shared Voting power of 288, 625 shares with Harris Clay, 933
              Milledge Road, Augusta, GA 30904

          (c) Conversion of company warrant on June 2, 2006, 3,000,000
              shares at $0.55 a share.  Exercise of company convertable note on
              June 2, 2006, 652,174 shares at $0.23 a share.

          (d) N/A

          (e) N/A

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to
        Securities of the Issuer.

           N/A

Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

           N/A

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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: 06/14/2006                      /s/ Landon T. Clay
                                      Name:  Landon T. Clay

The original statement shall be signed by each person on whose behalf the
statement is filed or his authorized representative. If the statement is signed
on behalf of a person by his authorized representative (other than an executive
officer or general partner of the filing person), evidence of the
representative's authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with
the statement: Provided, however, That a power of attorney for this purpose
which is already on file with the Commission may be incorporated by reference.
The name and any title of each person who signs the statement shall be typed or
printed beneath his signature.

ATTENTION--Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal
criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001). (Secs. 13(d), 13(g), 14(d), 23, 48
Stat. 894, 895, 901; sec. 8, 49 Stat. 1379; sec. 203(a), 49 Stat. 704; sec. 10,
78 Stat. 88a; Secs. 2, 3, 82 Stat. 454, 455; secs. 1, 2, 3-5, 84 Stat. 1497;
sec. 18, 89 Stat. 155; secs. 202, 203, 91 Stat. 1494, 1498, 1499; 15 U.S.C.
78m(d), 78m(g), 78n(d), 78w) [44 FR 2145, Jan. 9, 1979; 44 FR 11751, Mar. 2,
1979; 44 FR 70340, Dec. 6, 1979; 47 FR 11466, Mar. 16, 1982; 61 FR 49959, Sept.
24, 1996; 62 FR 35340, July 1, 1997; 63 FR 2867, Jan. 16, 1998; 63 FR 15287,
Mar. 31, 1998]

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