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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Tirpak Bradley M   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Applied Minerals, Inc. [AMNL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 110 GREENE ST., STE 1101 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/15/2015 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10012 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price COMMON STOCK 04/15/2015   A(1)   11,710 A $ 0.73 11,710 D   COMMON STOCK 04/15/2015   A(2)   38,356 A $ 0.73 50,066 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

COMMON STOCK OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY)

$ 0.73

04/15/2015

A

38,356

07/15/2015(3)

04/14/2025

COMMON STOCK

38,356

$ 0.73

38,356

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Tirpak Bradley M 110 GREENE ST., STE 1101 NEW YORK, NY 10012	X

Signatures

/s/ Bradley Tirpak		04/16/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Acquired as Director fees for services rendered from March 27, 2015 through June 30, 2015. Mr. Tirpak elected to receive 65% of his fees in stock and 35% in cash.
(2)	The Company's Board members are granted 50,000 shares annually. Since Mr. Tirpak was appointed to the Board on March 27, 2015, his prorated grant equates to 38,356 shares. 50% of shares will vest one year after the Date of Grant and 50% will vest 2 years after the Date of Grant.
(3)	The Company's Board members are granted 50,000 options annually. Since Mr. Tirpak started providing services on March 27, 2015, the options have been prorated to equate to 38,356 options. The options will vest on a quarterly basis starting July 15, 2015, October 15, 2015, January 15, 2016 and April 15, 2016.

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