SC 13G/A 1 brigus13gadec11.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G/A Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 2) Brigus Gold Corp. (Name of Issuer) Common Shares (Title of Class of Securities) 109490102 (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. 109490102 ....................................... 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 10,165,572 _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 10,290,921 _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 10,165,572 _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 10,290,921 ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 20,456,493 ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 10.0% ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO ________________________________________________________________________________ CUSIP No. 109490102 ....................................... 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Sprott Gold and Precious Minerals Fund ________________________________________________________________________________ 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 0 _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 10,290,921 _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 10,290,921 ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 10,290,921 ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 5.1% ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* OO ________________________________________________________________________________ Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer: Brigus Gold Corp. (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 1969 Upper Water Street, Suite 2001, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3R7 Item 2. (a) Name of Person Filing: Sprott Inc. Sprott Gold and Precious Minerals Fund (b) Address of Principal Business Office: Sprott Inc. Suite 2700, South Tower, Royal Bank Plaza, Toronto, ON M5J 2J1 Sprott Gold and Precious Minerals Fund Suite 2700, South Tower, Royal Bank Plaza, Toronto, ON M5J 2J1 (c) Citizenship: Sprott Inc.: Canada Sprott Gold and Precious Minerals Fund: Canada (d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Shares (e) CUSIP Number: 109490102 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: Sprott Inc: 20,456,493 Sprott Gold and Precious Minerals Fund: 10,290,921 (b) Percent of Class: Sprott Inc: 10.0% Sprott Gold and Precious Minerals Fund: 5.1% (c) Number of shares as to which Sprott Inc. has: (i)Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 10,165,572 (ii)Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 10,290,921 (iii)Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 10,165,572 (iv)Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 10,290,921 Number of shares as to which Sprott Gold and Precious Minerals Fund has: (i)Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 (ii)Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 10,290,921 (iii)Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 (iv)Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 10,290,921 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. [ ] Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: These shares are held in accounts managed by a subsidiary of Sprott Inc. none of which, with the exception of Sprott Gold and Precious Minerals Fund, beneficially own more than five percent of the class. 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 Sprott Gold and Precious Minerals Fund by its Investment Manager, SPROTT ASSET MANAGEMENT LP By: /s/Kirstin McTaggart _____________________ Kirstin McTaggart Chief Compliance Officer