0001512920-12-000013.txt : 20120131 0001512920-12-000013.hdr.sgml : 20120131 20120131165808 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001512920-12-000013 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120131 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120131 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SILVER BULL RESOURCES, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001031093 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: METAL MINING [1000] IRS NUMBER: 911766677 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-58603 FILM NUMBER: 12559899 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 885 WEST GEORGIA STREET, SUITE 2200 CITY: VANCOUVER STATE: A1 ZIP: V6C 3E8 BUSINESS PHONE: 604-887-5800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 885 WEST GEORGIA STREET, SUITE 2200 CITY: VANCOUVER STATE: A1 ZIP: V6C 3E8 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: METALLINE MINING CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19991013 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SPROTT INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001512920 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: A6 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ROYAL BANK PLAZA, SOUTH TOWER STREET 2: 200 BAY STREET, SUITE 2700 CITY: TORONTO STATE: A6 ZIP: M5J 2J1 BUSINESS PHONE: 416-943-4065 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ROYAL BANK PLAZA, SOUTH TOWER STREET 2: 200 BAY STREET, SUITE 2700 CITY: TORONTO STATE: A6 ZIP: M5J 2J1 SC 13G/A 1 silverbull13gadec11.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G/A Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 2) Silver Bull Resources, Inc. (Name of Issuer) Common Shares (Title of Class of Securities) 591257100 (CUSIP Number) December 31, 2011 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [ ]Rule 13d-1(b) [ X ]Rule 13d-1(c) [ ]Rule 13d-1(d) CUSIP No. 591257100 ........................................ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Sprott Inc. ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [x] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Ontario, Canada ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 5,929,658 _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 0 _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 5,929,658 _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 0 ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 5,929,658 ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 4.4% ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO ________________________________________________________________________________ Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer: Silver Bull Resources, Inc. (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 1330 East Margaret Avenue, Coeur D'Alene, ID 83815 Item 2. (a) Name of Person Filing: Sprott Inc. (b) Address of Principal Business Office: Suite 2700, South Tower, Royal Bank Plaza, Toronto, ON M5J 2J1 (c) Citizenship: Canada (d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Shares (e) CUSIP Number: 591257100 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a: (a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o). (b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). (c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). (d) [ ] Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8). (e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(E). (f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F). (g) [ ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G). (h) [ ] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813). (i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3). (j) [ ] Group, in accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). Item 4. Ownership (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 5,929,658 (b) Percent of Class: 4.4% (c) Number of shares as to which Sprott Inc. has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 5,929,658 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 (iii Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 5,929,658 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following. [x] Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: N/A Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company: N/A Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: N/A Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: N/A Item 10. Certification: By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. SIGNATURE 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. January 31, 2012 ------------------ Date SPROTT INC. By: /s/ Kirstin McTaggart ----------------------- Kirstin McTaggart Authorized Person