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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) 02/01/2016 (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 02/01/2016   A   25,000 (1) A $ 0.27 161,237 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)

$ 0.27

02/01/2016

A

19,970 (1)

02/01/2017

01/31/2021

COMMON STOCK

19,970

$ 0.27

90,741

D

COMMON STOCK OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY)

$ 0.27

02/01/2016

A

15,625 (1)

02/01/2017

01/31/2026

COMMON STOCK

15,625

$ 0.27

106,366

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		02/03/2016
**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)	On February 1, 2016, Mr. Tirpak was granted 25,000 shares of common stock of Applied Minerals, Inc., an option to purchase 19,970 shares of common stock of Applied Minerals, Inc. and an option to purchase 15,625 shares of common stock of Applied Minerals, Inc. These grants are components of the compensation Mr. Tirpak will receive for serving as a Director of the Company for the 2016 calendar year. The exercise price of both option grants is $0.27 per share. The term of the option to purchase 19,970 shares of common stock of Applied Minerals, Inc. is 5 years. The term of the option to purchase 15,625 shares of common stock of Applied Minerals, Inc. is 10 years. 50% of the stock and option grants vests on the first anniversary date of the grants and the remaining 50% vests on the second anniversary date of the grants.

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