13F-HR 1 c72435_13fhr.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2012 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: This Amendment (Check only one): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited Address: 400 S. El Camino Real, Suite 710, San Mateo, CA 94402-1708 Form 13F File Number: 28-11034 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Rodney D. Yee Title: Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer Phone: 650-376-3135 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ RODNEY YEE SAN MATEO, CA JANUARY 31, 2013 ---------------------------- ----------------------------- ------------------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.(Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 16 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $313,844 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13f file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. [If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the column headings and list entries.] NONE FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- TITLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd COM 008474108 25,144 479,300 SH Sole 479,300 Barrick Gold Corp COM 067901108 43,763 1,250,000 SH Sole 1,250,000 Compania de Minas Sponsored Buenaventura ADR 204448104 32,679 909,000 SH Sole 909,000 Eldorado Gold Corp. COM 284902103 8,372 650,000 SH Sole 650,000 ETFS Palladium Trust Sh Ben Int 26923A106 2,769 40,000 SH Sole 40,000 ETFS Platinum Trust SH Ben Int 26922V101 1,514 10,000 SH Sole 10,000 Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold COM 35671D857 16,245 475,000 SH Sole 475,000 Franco-Nevada Corp. COM 351858105 12,876 225,000 SH Sole 225,000 Goldcorp Inc. New COM 380956409 43,394 1,182,400 SH Sole 1,182,400 IAMGOLD Corp COM 450913108 6,882 600,000 SH Sole 600,000 Kinross Gold COM Corp 496902404 12,879 1,325,000 SH Sole 1,325,000 Newmont Mining Corp COM 651639106 28,810 620,368 SH Sole 620,368 NovaCopper Inc. COM 66988K102 373 205,861 SH Sole 205,861 Randgold ADR 752344309 44,136 444,700 SH Sole 444,700 Res Ltd Royal Gold Inc. COM 780287108 17,075 210,000 SH Sole 210,000 Tahoe Resources Inc. COM 873868103 16,934 923,200 SH SOle 923,200