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    <schemaVersion>X0303</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2009-10-27</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>1</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001223550</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>BEKEM METALS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>BKMM</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001289643</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>GLG Partners LP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1 CURZON STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>LONDON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>X0</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>W1J 5HB</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>UNITED KINGDOM</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001417841</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>GLG Partners LTD</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O GLG PARTNERS LP</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>1 CURZON STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>LONDON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>X0</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>W1J 5HB</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>UNITED KINGDOM</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001365790</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>GLG Partners, Inc.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>390 PARK AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>20TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, par value $0.001 (Common Stock)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2009-10-27</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>21043000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>0</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnotes</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">$0.00351</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The securities shown in column (4) are indirectly owned by GLG Partners LP on behalf of certain funds, which are managed by
 GLG Partners LP.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">GLG Partners LP, an English limited partnership, acts as the investment manager of certain funds and may be deemed, as of the
 date hereof, to be the beneficial owner of the Issuer's securities held by such funds.  GLG Partners Limited, an English
 limited company, is the general partner of GLG Partners LP. GLG Partners, Inc. indirectly wholly owns GLG Partners Limited.
 GLG Partners LP, GLG Partners Limited and GLG Partners, Inc. do not hold directly any of the Issuer's securities or
 derivative securities with respect thereto, and disclaim any beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities reported
 or excluded herein for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except for their
 pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>GLG PARTNERS LP, By: GLG Partners Limited, as it General Partner, By: /s/ Victoria Parry, Senior Legal Counsel</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2009-11-05</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>GLG PARTNERS LP, By: GLG Partners Limited, as its General Partner, By: /s/ Emmanuel Roman, Managing Director</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2009-11-05</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
