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

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~November~~January 2324, ~~2012~~2013 Date of Report (Date of of earliest event reported)

CANYON COPPER CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

N/A
(Former name or former address if changed since last report)

NEVADA	000-33189	88-0454792
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
incorporation)

Suite 408 - 1199 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC, Canada	V6E 2R1
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(604) 331-9326
Registrant's telephone number, including area code

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

~~____~~_____ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) _____ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) _____ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) _____ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

~~____~~SECTION ~~Soliciting~~1 ~~material~~– ~~pursuant~~REGISTRANT’S toBUSINESS ~~Rule~~AND ~~14a-12~~OPERATIONS ~~under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a -12)~~

~~____~~ITEM ~~Pre-commencement~~1.01 ~~communications~~ENTRY ~~pursuant~~INTO toA ~~Rule~~MATERIAL ~~14d-2(b) under~~DEFINITIVE ~~the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240~~AGREEMENT.~~14d -2(b))~~

~~____~~On ~~Pre-commencement~~January ~~communications~~24, ~~pursuant~~2013, toCanyon ~~Rule~~Copper ~~13e-4~~Corp. (cthe “Corporation”) ~~under~~entered ~~the~~into ~~Exchange~~an ~~Act~~agreement (17the ~~CFR~~“Agreement”) ~~240~~with Sandfield Resources Ltd.~~13e~~ (“Sandfield”) -4and Sandfield Resources (cUSA)) Inc. whereby the Corporation has agreed to transfer to Sandfield up to a 70% interest in its optioned Moonlight Copper-Porphyry Property. The Moonlight Property is comprised of 307 unpatented claims having an area of approximately 6,300 acres and is located on the northern end of the Walker Lane Belt in Plumas County, California.

~~ITEM~~Under ~~5.02~~the ~~DEPARTURE~~terms OFof ~~DIRECTORS~~the ~~AND~~Agreement, ~~CERTAIN~~Sandfield ~~OFFICERS;~~will ~~ELECTION~~earn OFa ~~DIRECTORS;~~60% interest ~~APPOINTMENT~~in OFthe ~~CERTAIN~~Moonlight ~~OFFICERS;~~Property ~~COMPENSATORY~~(the ~~ARRANGEMENTS~~“Initial OFInterest”) ~~CERTAIN~~upon: ~~OFFICERS.~~

~~Resignation~~(a) paying the Corporation $125,000 on TSX Venture Exchange approval of athe ~~Director~~Agreement; (b) issuing the Corporation 500,000 common shares on the date Sandfield lists its common shares on the TSX Venture Exchange; (c) incurring $100,000 of exploration expenditures on or before May 31, 2013; (d) paying the Corporation $125,000 and incurring an additional $500,000 of exploration expenditures by the second anniversary of the Agreement; and (e) paying the Corporation $125,000, issuing the Corporation 2,500,000 common shares and incurring an additional $1,000,000 of exploration expenditures by the third anniversary of the Agreement.

OnSandfield ~~November~~will ~~23,~~be ~~2012,~~able ~~Bryan~~to ~~Wilson~~earn ~~resigned~~an asadditional a10% ~~Director~~interest ofin ~~Canyon~~the ~~Copper~~Moonlight ~~Corp.~~Property (the “~~Company~~Secondary Interest”) by issuing the Corporation 2,500,000 ~~for~~common ~~personal~~shares ~~reasons.~~and ~~There~~incurring ~~were~~an noadditional $3,000,000 of exploration ~~disagreements~~expenditures ~~between~~by ~~Mr.~~the ~~Wilson~~fifth ~~and~~anniversary of the ~~Company~~Agreement. ~~regarding~~Sandfield ~~any~~will ~~matter~~also ~~relating~~be toresponsible for all payments and share issuances required by the ~~Company’s~~underlying option ~~operations,~~and ~~policies~~assignment oragreements ~~practices~~and paying all BLM claim maintenance fees.

~~Appointment~~If ofSandfield exercises the Initial Interest, the Corporation and Sandfield will form a ~~Director~~joint venture for the purpose of carrying out further exploration and development of the Moonlight Property.

OnThe ~~November~~Agreement ~~28,~~is ~~2012~~conditional upon, ~~the~~among ~~Company~~other ~~has appointed John R. Kerr~~things, P. ~~Eng. Geologist, as a director to fill~~ the ~~vacancy created by Mr. Wilson’s~~ ~~resignation.~~Corporation ~~Mr.~~obtaining ~~Kerr~~approval isfrom ~~currently~~the aTSX ~~member~~Venture ~~of our advisory board~~Exchange.

~~Mr.~~The ~~Kerr~~above ~~graduated~~summary from the University of British Columbia in 1964 with a Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc) degree in Geological Engineering. He has participated in the mining industry continuously since graduation as an exploration geologist. His expertise is ~~epithermal~~qualified ~~and sedex-hosted precious metal deposits~~ in ~~the~~its ~~southwest~~entirety ~~United~~by ~~States, strata~~reference ~~controlled~~to ~~gold deposits and porphyry copper/gold/molybdenum deposits of~~ the ~~western~~ ~~Cordillera~~full ~~and~~text ~~VMS deposits in all areas~~ of ~~North America. Successful ventures include recognition and discovery of~~ the ~~Santa Fe gold mine~~Agreement, ~~identification~~ ofa ~~the~~copy ~~Calvada gold mine located on the northern boundary~~ of ~~the New~~which ~~Canyon property, and discovery of the Mindora gold/silver deposit, all located in Nevada. He~~ is ~~also~~filed ~~credited~~as ~~with~~exhibit ~~early identification of two VMS deposits at the Rambler Mine in Newfoundland and recognition of the Frasergold strata controlled gold deposit in British Columbia~~10.1 ~~Mr. Kerr has served as a~~to ~~director~~this ofCurrent ~~numerous~~Report ~~public~~on ~~companies~~Form ~~and~~8-K ~~is currently a Director of Quaterra Resources (NYSE Amex: QMM, TSX.V: QTA)~~ and ~~Bravada~~incorporated ~~Gold~~herein ~~Corp~~by ~~(TSX-V:BVA)~~reference.

~~During~~SECTION ~~the~~9 ~~early~~– ~~exploration~~FINANCIAL ofSTATEMENTS ~~the~~AND ~~Santa~~EXHIBITS Fe and Calvada deposits (1973-1979), Mr Kerr familiarized himself with exploration endeavours on the Longshot Ridge copper skarn and the Copper Queen porphyry copper deposits on the New York Canyon property. His knowledge of these deposits will provide invaluable input to ongoing development.

~~SIGNATURE~~ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

~~Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of~~(d) ~~1934,~~Exhibits ~~the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.~~

CANYON COPPER CORP.

Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit

10.1		Earn-In Agreement dated January 24, 2013 between Canyon Copper Corp., Sandfield Resources Ltd. and Sandfield Resources (USA) Inc.

~~Date: November 29, 2012~~ 2

~~By:~~SIGNATURE ~~/s/ Kurt Bordian Kurt Bordian Chief Financial Officer~~

2Pursuant 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 hereunto duly authorized.

	CANYON COPPER CORP.
Date: January 24, 2013
	By:	/s/ Benjamin Ainsworth

		Benjamin Ainsworth
		Chief Executive Officer and President

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