FORM 6-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of February 2009

Commission File Number 001-31890

Orezone Resources Inc.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

290 Picton Street, Suite 201
Ottawa, ON K1K 8P8

(Address of principal executive offices)

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

OREZONE RESOURCES INC.

Date: February 1220, 2009 /s/ Ron Little Name: Ron Little Title: Chief Executive Officer

~~Orezone~~ ~~Updates~~PRESS ~~Status of Shareholder Vote~~RELEASE

~~Obtains~~Orezone ~~Transitional~~Shareholders ~~Funding~~Approve ~~for~~Arrangement ~~Essakane~~with ~~Project~~IAMGOLD

~~February 12, 2009 - Orezone Resources Inc. (OZN: TSX, NYSE Alternext)~~ Toronto ~~is pleased to~~and ~~announce~~Ottawa, ~~preliminary proxy results with respect~~Ontario to– ~~the special meeting to be held on~~ February 18, 2009 in– ~~Toronto to consider the previously announced plan of arrangement with~~ IAMGOLD Corporation (IMG: TSX, IAG: NYSE). Asand atOrezone ~~February~~Resources ~~11, 2009, proxies representing 41~~Inc.~~63%~~ of(OZN: ~~the outstanding Orezone shares had been deposited~~TSX, ofNYSE ~~which~~Amex) ~~99.90% had been voted in favor of the arrangement. Under the arrangement,~~ (“Orezone ~~shareholders will~~”) ~~receive~~jointly ~~0.08~~announced ~~common shares~~today ofthat ~~IAMGOLD plus 0.125 common shares of a new exploration company,~~ Orezone ~~Gold~~shareholders ~~Corporation, for~~have ~~each~~overwhelmingly ~~Orezone~~approved ~~share held. Pending receipt of shareholder approval and~~ the ~~approval~~ ofplan ~~the Ontario Superior Court~~ of ~~Justice, the~~ arrangement istransaction ~~exp~~with ~~ected to close on February 25, 2009~~IAMGOLD.

~~IAMGOLD~~At ~~has also agreed to invest up to C$7,000,000 in the Orezone subsidiary that holds the rights to the Essakane Project in exchange for~~ a ~~maximum~~meeting ~~2% interest in the subsidiary. The funds will be invested to continue the timely development~~ of ~~the~~Orezone ~~Essakane~~shareholders ~~Project~~held ~~pending~~earlier ~~completion~~today, of the arrangement. ~~IAMGOLD~~was ~~currently~~approved ~~holds~~by 1699.694% of the ~~outstanding~~votes ~~shares~~cast ofrepresenting ~~Orezone and will not obtain any further voting rights at the special meeting as a result of the placement~~78.10% ~~If the arrangement with IAMGOLD is not completed, IAMGOLD will have the right to put the purchased shares back to Orezone and Orezone shall have the option~~ of ~~paying the invested amount in cash or in~~ Orezone’s outstanding shares.

~~Orezone~~Under isthe anterms ~~explorer~~of ~~and~~the ~~emerging gold producer that owns Essakane and Bomboré~~arrangement, ~~the~~Orezone ~~first~~shareholders ~~and~~will ~~third~~receive ~~largest~~0.08 ~~gold~~common ~~deposits~~shares inof ~~Burkina~~IAMGOLD ~~Faso,~~plus ~~West Africa~~0.125 ~~Orezone~~of ~~also has~~ a ~~pipeline~~share of ~~developing~~the ~~projects,~~new ~~all~~exploration ~~located~~company, inOrezone ~~politically~~Gold ~~stable~~Corporation, ~~areas~~for ofeach ~~West~~Orezone ~~Africa,~~share ~~one~~held. ofThe ~~the~~TSX ~~world’s~~has ~~fastest~~conditionally ~~growing~~approved ~~gold-producing~~the ~~regions.~~listing of Orezone’s ~~mission~~Gold isCorporation towhich ~~create~~will ~~wealth~~commence bytrading ~~discovering and developing~~ the ~~earth’s~~day ~~resources~~after inOrezone anResources ~~efficient~~Inc. ~~and~~ceases ~~responsible~~to ~~manner~~trade.

~~For~~Orezone’s ~~further~~application ~~information~~to ~~please~~the ~~contact~~Ontario ~~Orezone~~Superior atCourt ~~(613)~~of ~~241-3699~~Justice orto ~~Toll~~obtain ~~Free:~~the ~~(888)~~final ~~673-0663~~court order approving the arrangement is scheduled for February 20, 2009. If approved, and all other conditions to the arrangement are satisfied, the arrangement is expected to close on February 25, 2009.

~~Ron~~“We ~~Little~~are very pleased to see the approval of this transaction which provides IAMGOLD with a second major flagship gold property and is a significant addition to IAMGOLD’s production pipeline”, said Joseph Conway, IAMGOLD’s President and CEO. “Our strong balance sheet during the global credit meltdown allowed us to take advantage of a unique market opportunity, ~~rlittle@orezone~~making the deal accretive on all key metrics.~~com~~ ~~Janet~~The ~~Eastman~~Essakane gold project in Burkina Faso is a strong strategic fit with IAMGOLD, ~~Manager~~it IRadds more than 30% to our reserves and provides near-term production in excess of 300,000 ~~jeastman@orezone~~ounces of gold per year in West Africa, one of our key focus areas.~~com~~ This asset will solidly launch IAMGOLD as a greater than 1 million ounce producer.”

~~FORWARD-LOOKING~~Ron Little, CEO ~~STATEMENTS~~of Orezone comments, “Our shareholders have already capitalized ~~AND~~on ~~FORWARD-LOOKING~~a ~~INFORMATION:~~significant value ~~This~~creation ~~news~~in ~~release~~IAMGOLD during difficult markets ~~contains~~for ~~certain “forward-looking statements” within~~junior ~~the~~companies. ~~meaning~~Orezone ~~of Section~~shareholders ~~21E~~will ofalso ~~the~~participate ~~United States Securities Exchange~~in ~~Act~~the creation of ~~1934~~Orezone Gold Corporation, a asnew ~~amended, and~~gold ~~“forward-looking~~exploration ~~information” within~~company ~~the~~that ~~meaning~~will ~~of applicable~~retain ~~Canadian~~Orezone’s ~~securities~~management ~~laws. Forward-looking statements~~ and ~~forward-looking information~~exploration ~~are~~team. ~~frequently~~Orezone ~~characterized~~Gold bywill ~~words~~be ~~such as “plan,”~~well ~~“expect,” “project,” “intend,” “believe,”~~financed ~~“anticipate”, “estimate”~~through this ~~and~~transaction ~~other similar~~and ~~words,~~host ~~or statements~~three ~~that certain events or conditions~~advanced ~~“may” or~~gold ~~“will” occur. Forward-looking statements and forward-looking~~projects in ~~information~~Burkina inFaso ~~this~~including ~~new~~Bomboré ~~release include statements~~ with ~~respect to the completion of the plan of arrangement~~926,000 ~~receipt~~ounces of ~~court~~Measured and ~~shareholder~~ ~~approvals,~~Indicated ~~development~~resources and 1.78 million of Inferred ~~the~~Resources. Equally important, ~~Essakane~~this transaction results ~~project~~in ~~and~~a ~~the~~very ~~creation~~positive outcome for those dedicated to the development of ~~New~~the Essakane Project including the ~~Orezone.~~people of Burkina Faso, especially

those of the Essakane community who will have the opportunity to continue with the project under IAMGOLD.”

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~~Readers are advised that National Instrument 43-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators requires~~About that each category of mineral reserves and mineral resources be reported separately. Readers should refer to the annual information form of Orezone for the year ended December 31, 2007, and other continuous disclosure documents filed by Orezone since January 1, 2008 available at www.sedar.com, for this detailed information, which is subject to the qualifications and notes set forth therein.IAMGOLD

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About Orezone

Orezone is an explorer and emerging gold producer that owns Essakane and Bomboré, which are the largest and third largest gold deposits in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Orezone also has a pipeline of developing projects, all located in politically stable areas of West Africa, one of the world’s fastest growing gold-producing regions. Orezone’s mission is to create wealth by discovering and developing the earth’s resources in an efficient and responsible manner.

The mineral resource estimate and technical information relating to the Essakane project accordance with National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”). The “Qualified Persons” for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101 who reviewed the information in respect of the Essakane project for IAMGOLD Corporation are Réjean Sirois, Eng., Manager, Mining Geology and Francis Clouston, Eng., Manager, Project Evaluation. The technical information has been included herein with the consent and prior review of the above noted Qualified Persons. The Qualified Persons have verified the data disclosed, and data underlying the information or opinions contained herein.

The mineral resource estimate related to the Bomboré property was prepared by Glen Cole, Dorota El-Rassi and Jean-François Couture of SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. (each a Qualified Person under NI 43-101) and documented in the Technical Report on the Bombore Gold Project in Burkina Faso, West Africa, dated November 17, 2008. This report is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

For further information please contact:

IAMGOLD Corporation	Orezone Resources Inc.
Joseph F. Conway	Ron Little
President & CEO jconway@iamgold.com	Chief Executive Officer rlittle@orezone.com
Tel: 416-360-4712 Toll-free: 1-888-IMG-9999	Tel: 613-241-3699 Toll-free: 1-888-673-0663

Elaine Ellingham	Janet Eastman
SVP, Investor Relations Communications eellingham@iamgold.com Tel: 416-360-4743 Toll-free: 1-888-IMG-9999	Manager, Investor Relations jeastman@orezone.com Tel: 613-241-3699 Toll-free: 1-888-673-0663

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION: This news release contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements and forward-looking information are frequently characterized by words such as “plan,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “believe,” “anticipate”, “estimate” and other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions “may” or “will” occur. Forward-looking statements and forward-looking information in this new release include statements with respect to the completion of the plan of arrangement, receipt of court and shareholder approvals, development of the Essakane project and the listing of Orezone Gold Corporation.

Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions, opinions and estimates of management at the date the statements are made, and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The assumptions include that contracted parties provide goods and/or services on the agreed timeframes, that equipment necessary for the drilling program is available as scheduled, that no labour shortages or delays are incurred, that no material adverse change occurs to either Orezone or IAMGOLD, that shareholder, court and regulatory approvals are received in a timely manner. Factors that could cause the forward-looking statements and forward-looking information to differ materially in actuality include the failure of contracted parties to perform as contracted and the failure of equipment. Orezone and IAMGOLD undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management’s estimates or opinions should change. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

The securities being offered have not, nor will they be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons absent U.S. registration or an applicable exemption from the U.S. registration requirements. This release does not constitute an offer for sale of securities in the United States.

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