UNITED STATES
 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 Washington, D.C. 20549
  FORM 40-F/A
 (Amendment No. 1)
  [     ]           REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  OR
  [ X ]           ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(A) OR 15 (D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  For the fiscal year ended:December 31, 2011
Commission file number: 001-32292
  RUBICON MINERALS CORPORATION
 __________________________________________________________
 (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
  Not applicable
British Columbia, Canada
Not Applicable(Translation of Registrant’s name

into English (if applicable))
(Province of other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. employer Identification Number (if applicable))
  1000
 _______________________________________________________________________________
 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number (if applicable))
  Suite 1540-800 West Pender Street,
 Vancouver, British Columbia,
 Canada V6C 2V6
  (604) 623-3333
 ________________________________________________________________________________
 (Address and telephone number of Registrant’s principal executive offices)
  DL Services Inc.
 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6100,
 Seattle, Washington 98104
 Telephone: (206) 903-8800
  __________________________________________________________________________
 Name, address (including zip code) and telephone number
 (including area code) of agent for service in the United States
  
  Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.
   Title of each class
Name of each exchange on which registeredCommon shares, no par value
NYSE-MKT
 Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.
  None
 _____________________
 (Title of Class)
  Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act.
  None
 ______________________
 (Title of Class)
   For annual reports, indicate by check mark the information filed with this Form:
  [ X ]  Annual information form                                                                           [ X ]  Audited annual financial statements
  Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.
  As at December 31, 2011 the Registrant had outstanding 237,954,669 Common Shares without par value.
  Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
  [ X ]Yes                                                     [    ] No
  Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files.
 [    ]Yes                                                     [    ] No
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    PURPOSE OF FILING THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1
  Rubicon Minerals Corporation (the “Company” or the “Registrant”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 to Form 40-F to revise the previously filed audit reports of the independent registered chartered accountants by including the signatures of the independent registered chartered accountants, which were filed as part of Exhibit 99.2 to the Registrant's Form 40-F, filed March 28, 2012.  Other than as expressly set forth, this Amendment No. 1 does not, and does not purport to, update or restate the information in any Item of the annual report on Form 40-F or reflect any events that have occurred after the Form 40-F was initially filed.
    EXPLANATORY NOTE
  The Company is a Canadian issuer eligible to file its annual report pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) on Form 40-F.  The Company is a “foreign private issuer” as defined in Rule 3b-4 under the Exchange Act and in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended(the “Securities Act”).  Equity securities of the Company are accordingly exempt from Sections 14(a), 14(b), 14(c), 14(f) and 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 3a12-3.
   SIGNATURES
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 40-F/A and has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
     RUBICON MINERALS CORPORATION
     By /s/ "Robert G. Lewis"
 Robert G. Lewis
 Chief Financial Officer
    Date:  December 18, 2012
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   EXHIBITS

DOCUMENTS FILED AS PART OF THIS REPORT99.1*
Annual Information Form of the Registrant for the year ended December 31, 2011.99.2
Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010.99.3*
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Position and Results of Operations.99.4
Certifications by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to Rule 13a 14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.99.5
Certifications by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to Rule 13a 14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.99.6
Certificate of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.99.7
Certificate of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.99.8
Consent of DeVisser Gray LLP Chartered Accountants.99.9*
Consent of Mr. Herbert A. Smith, P.Eng., a Principal Mining Engineer and Mining Manager for AMC Mining Consultants (Canada) Ltd. (“AMC”).99.10*
Consent of Mr. John Morton Shannon, P.Geo., a Principal Geologist and Geology Manager for AMC.99.11*
Consent of Ms. Dinara Nussipakynova, P.Geo., a Senior Geologist for AMC.99.12*
Consent of Ms. Catherine Pitman, P.Geo., a Senior Geologist for AMC.99.13*
Consent of Mr. Pierre Roy, P. Eng., M.Sc., a Senior Metallurgist for Soutex Inc. (“Soutex”).99.14*
Consent of Mr. Sylvain Caron, Eng., M.Sc., a Senior Metallurgist and Director for Soutex.99.15*
Consent of Ms. Terry Bursey, P. Geo. a Regional Manager for Rubicon Minerals Corporation.
  * Previously filed with Registrant's Form 40-F on March 28, 2012
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