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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549



FORM 40-F/A

Amendment No. 1

(Check one)



[   ]

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



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|For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 | Commission file number 000-22731



MINERA ANDES INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



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|Alberta, Canada
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 1040
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number (if applicable)) | Not applicable
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number (if applicable) )



111 E. Magnesium Road, Suite A, Spokane, Washington99208

(509) 921-7322

(Address and telephone number of Registrants principal executive offices)



Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



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|Title of each class | Name of each exchange on which registered:
|None                | N/A                                       



Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Common shares without par value



Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:

Common shares without par value



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 by the annual report:

190,158,851 Common Shares



Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant by filing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act).  If Yes is marked, indicate the file number assigned to the Registrant in connection with such Rule.

Yes [   ]

No [X]



Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities 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.

Yes [X]

No [   ]



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EXPLANATORY NOTE



Minera Andes Inc. (the "Corporation") is filing this amendment to its Annual Report on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2008 solely for the purpose of re-filing exhibits (Exhibit 99.9 and 99.10) that reported the period ending incorrectly in the original filing. Other than the corrections to Exhibit 99.9 and 99.10, this amendment does not update or change the information in any item of the Form 40-F or reflect any events that have occurred after the Form 40-F was filed.



UNDERTAKING



The Corporation undertakes to make available, in person or by telephone, representatives to respond to inquiries made by the SEC staff, and to furnish promptly, when requested to do so by the SEC staff, information relating to the securities registered pursuant to Form 40-F, the securities in relation to which the obligation to file an annual report on Form 40-F arises, and transactions in such securities.







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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 and has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.



MINERA ANDES INC.

Registrant



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|By:   | /s/ Allen V. Ambrose            |  | By:   | /s/ Henry A. John               
|      | Allen V. Ambrose, President and |  |       | Henry A. John, Principal        
|      | Chief Executive Officer         |  |       | Accounting and Financial Officer
|      |                                 |  |       |                                 
|Date: | April 9, 2009                   |  | Date: | April 9, 2009                   









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EXHIBIT INDEX



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|Exhibit |  | Description                                        
|99.9    |  | Chief Executive Officer's Section 906 Certification
|99.10   |  | Chief Financial Officer's Section 906 Certification







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