Exhibit 99.16

FORM 51-102F3
MATERIAL CHANGE REPORT

1.	Name and Address of Company
	Timmins Gold Corp.
	Suite 520 – 609 Granville Street
	Vancouver, BC, V7Y 1G5
2.	Date of Material Change
	October 14, 2010.
3.	Press Release
	The Press Release dated October 14, 2010 was disseminated via Marketwire.
4.	Summary of Material Change
	The Company announced preliminary production statistics for its second quarter of commercial production ended September 30, 2010 from its wholly owned San Francisco open pit gold mine located in northern Sonora, Mexico.
5.	Full Description of Material Change
	“Vancouver, British Columbia - Timmins Gold is pleased to announce preliminary production statistics for its second quarter of commercial production ended September 30, 2010 from its wholly owned San Francisco open pit gold mine located in northern Sonora, Mexico.
	A total of 15,680 ounces of gold was sold during the quarter ended September 30 which is a 40% increase over the previous quarter.
SAN FRANCISCO MINE PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION STATISTICS

Quarter ended September 30, 2010
Total Material Moved	Ktonnes	4,734
Ore Mined and Crushed	Ktonnes	1,091

	During the 3 month period average daily production from the mine averaged 11,986 metric tonnes, an increase of 19% over the previous quarter.
	The strip ratio for the quarter averaged 3.34 to 1. The current life of mine strip ratio is projected at 3.0 to 1.
	Average head grade for the quarter was 0.817g/t gold which is in line with expectations.
	Metallurgical recoveries are on target to achieve a rate of over 70%.
	There were no accidents which resulted in lost time during the quarter.”
6.	Reliance on Subsection 7.1(2) or (3) of National Instrument 51-102
	Not Applicable.
7.	Omitted Information
	Not Applicable.

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8.	Executive Officer
	Bruce Bragagnolo, Chief Executive Officer (604) 638-8980
9.	Date of Report
	October 14, 2010.