FORM 6-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of May 2012

Commission File Number: 001-35084

EXTORRE GOLD MINES LIMITED

~~Suite~~(Translation ~~1660,~~of ~~999~~registrant's ~~West~~name ~~Hastings~~into ~~Street~~ English)

~~Vancouver~~Suite 1660 - 999 West Hastings Street, ~~B.C.~~Vancouver, ~~Canada~~British Columbia V6C 2W2

~~V6C~~(Address ~~2W2~~of principal executive offices)

604.681.9512

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ¨ o Form 40-F x x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ¨ __

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ¨ __

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.

DOCUMENTS FILED AS PART OF THIS FORM 6-K

See the Exhibit Index hereto.

SIGNATURES

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.

	Extorre Gold Mines Limited		~~Extorre Gold Mines Limited~~
	(Registrant)		~~(Registrant)~~
Date: May 30, 2012			By:	/s/ Darcy Daubaras
Date: June 1, 2012	By:	/s/ Darcy Daubaras
	Name:	Darcy Daubaras	~~Name:~~	~~Darcy Daubaras~~
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer	~~Title:~~	~~Chief Financial Officer~~

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exh. No.		Description
99.1		Management Information circular (Including Notice of Meeting)
99.2		Form of Proxy
99.3		Voting Instruction Form
99.4		Financial Statements Request Form

99.1	Press Release dated May 30, 2012

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