UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~June~~November 17, 2011

AMERICAS ENERGY COMPANY - AECo

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Nevada	000-50978	98-0343712
(State of Organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
		Identification No.)

~~249~~243 N. Peters Rd., ~~Suite 300,~~ Knoxville, Tennessee 37923

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

865-238-0668

Registrants Telephone Number

(Former Name or Address of Registrant)

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~~Item~~Section ~~5.02.~~1 ~~Departure~~– ofRegistrant’s ~~Directors~~Business orand ~~Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.~~Operations

~~Departure~~Item of1.01 Entry ~~Director~~into -a ~~John~~material W.Definitive ~~Gargis~~Agreement.

~~The~~Americas Energy Company-Aeco, ~~accepted~~Inc. ~~the~~(“AECO”) ~~resignation~~has ofentered ~~John~~into a Collaboration Agreement with Beijing Guohua Technology Group (“BGTG”), 7 Juyuan Rd. W. ~~Gargis~~Mapo onTwp, ~~June~~Shunyi 1District, ~~2011~~Beijing, ~~effective~~China ~~immediately~~101300. ~~resigning~~The ~~his~~agreement ~~position~~is ondated November 7, 2011 and was amended in December 2011 at the ~~Board~~request of ~~Directors~~BGTG ofto ~~Americas~~include ~~Energy~~Contingent ~~Company~~Liability ~~(AECo)~~Protection as identified in attachment “A” as amended.

The Agreement initially provides financial support to AECO through an equity investment of $6 million in exchange for ownership of 30% Americas Energy Company common shares on a fully diluted basis. The investment is contingent upon AECO acquisition of Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company (“TCCC”) assets from Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. Mr(“ANR”) for $71 million. Of ~~Gargis’s~~the ~~resignation~~initial ~~was~~$6 ~~not~~million ~~related~~investment, $3 million is to ~~any~~be ~~matter~~used ~~relating~~for the closing $3 million cash payment to ANR and the ~~Registrant’s~~remainder ~~operations~~as capital to complete the transfers of the TCCC assets including replacing bonds, ~~policies~~transfer orpermits ~~practices~~and other working capital requirements.

~~Mr.~~The ~~Gargis~~Collaboration ~~continues~~Agreement inwith ~~his~~BGTG ~~position~~also provides for expansion of the AECO Board and their nomination of two new members, rights of first refusal on future investments, additional future investments to develop and expand the TCCC property and provisions to explore a majority acquisition of AECO by BGTG which include the required engagement of Hanhong Private Equity Management Company as ~~Vice~~a ~~President~~financial advisor for ~~Americas~~any ~~Energy~~future ~~Company-AECo~~merger transaction with BGTG.

~~The~~On ~~Company~~December ~~has~~5, ~~identified~~2011, AECO entered into a ~~replacement~~Letter ~~for~~of MrIntent Agreement with Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., ~~Gargis~~One ~~and~~Alpha ~~appreciates~~Place, ~~the~~P.O. ~~time~~Box he2345, ~~served~~Abingdon, onVA ~~the~~24212, ~~Board~~to acquire Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company assets for $71 million.

~~Appointment~~The terms are $3 million in cash payable to ANR at closing and the balance of ~~Director~~$68 ~~– Dr.~~million ~~James~~paid ~~Liu~~by -two ~~Age~~unsecured 48promissory -notes, the first note for $3 million USD due twelve months after closing, the second note for $4 million due 24 months from the date of closing, with the remaining $61 million paid as an overriding royalty at rate of $3 per ton mined from the acquired assets.

~~Effective~~ANR ~~May~~has 24represented to AENY that the Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company assets are a metallurgical property containing approximately 44,000 ~~2011~~acres of leased property, 2 permitted deep mines, a permitted coal processing facility with a permitted impoundment area and a 40 barge river terminal on the ~~Board~~Tennessee ofRiver. ~~Directors~~AENY is currently completing due diligence review of ~~Americas~~the ~~Energy~~assets ~~Company~~which ~~(AECo)~~must ~~appointed Dr.~~be ~~James~~completed ~~Liu~~by December 31, 2011 pursuant to the ~~Board~~terms of ~~Directors.~~the DrLetter of Intent with closing to occur on or before January 15, 2011. ~~Lui~~As ~~will~~of ~~serve~~the ~~until~~date of this report AENY has not completed due diligence review of the ~~next~~assets ~~annual~~or ~~shareholders~~the ~~meeting~~representations of ANR related to those assets.

~~Dr.~~The ~~James~~Beijing ~~Liu~~Guohua ~~has~~Technology ~~been~~Group ~~working~~Collaboration inAgreement ~~investment~~ and ~~business~~the ~~development~~Alpha inNatural ~~mining industry in China and overseas. He was adjunct professor teaching finance and accounting at Patten University. He received his B.S. in electrical engineering from Peking University~~Resources, ~~a Ph~~Inc.~~D. in~~ ~~physics~~Letter ~~from University~~ of ~~North~~Intent ~~Carolina~~are atattached ~~Chapel~~as ~~Hill,~~exhibits anto ~~MBA~~this ~~from~~Current ~~the~~Report ~~University~~on ofForm ~~Chicago.~~8K

HeItem ~~is also a Senior Director of Hanhong Mineral Resources, D~~1.,03 Bankruptcy aor ~~company that recently entered into a financing agreement with Americas Energy Company –AECo~~Receivership.

~~Employment~~On ~~History~~Wednesday, December 7, 2011, Americas Energy Company-Aeco, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Evans Coal Corporation (collectively, the “Debtors”), filed voluntary petitions with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (the “Court”) under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code in order that they may orderly dispose of assets owned in Kentucky and reorganize their financial obligations and capital structure (Case Nos. 11-35466 and 11-35468, respectively). This action will also stay any existing lawsuits filed against the Debtors, regardless of jurisdiction. The Debtors will continue to operate their business as “debtors-in-possession” under the jurisdiction of the Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Court.

1996-2008:	Citibank
2009-2010:	Sperry Van Ness \| Better Capital Partners
2010 - Present	Hanhong Mineral Resources, LLC

Education:

BS Electrical Engineering - Peking University

PhD. Physics - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

MBA 1997 - The University of Chicago

Compensation Agreement - Dr. James Liu

Dr. James Liu will also begin employment for the Company as VP of International Business Development on July 1, 2011. His employment is for a 5 year term at an annual salary rate of $120,000. As an additional incentive Dr. Liu will receive 1,000,000 restricted common shares upon his start date of July 1, 2011.

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~~Appointment~~Section of9 – ~~CFO and Principal~~ Financial ~~Officer~~Statements –and ~~Dr. Hong Duan - Age 48 -~~Exhibits

~~Effective~~Item ~~May 24, 2011, the Board of Directors of Americas Energy Company (AECo) appointed Dr~~9.01 Financial ~~Hong~~Statements ~~Duan as our CFO~~ and ~~as Principal Financial Officer.~~Exhibits

~~Dr.~~Americas ~~Duan has~~Energy ~~more~~Company- ~~than~~AECo 20includes ~~years~~the offollowing experiences in investment, finance, operations, and engineering. He was with Citibank for 12 years, where he serviced and led areas in finance, strategic planning, real estate financing, operations, and technology.exhibits:

Before switching to finance, Dr. Duan worked in chemical engineering, material sciences, and physics. He authored and co-authored many engineering and scientific essays, published by international journals. He also a co-inventor for a technology based patent. Dr. Duan grew up in China, earned a B.S. from the University of Science of Technology of China, MBA from The University of Chicago, and Ph.D. from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

	10.1	Collaboration Agreement- between Americas Energy Company-AECo and Beijing Guihua Technology Group dated November 7, 2011, as amended.
	10.2	Letter of Intent- between Americas Energy Company-AECo and Alpha Natural Resources, LLC dated December 5, 2010

He is also a managing member of Hanhong Mineral Resources LLC., a subsidiary company of a company that recently entered into a financing agreement with Americas Energy Company –AECo.

Employment History

2010 - Present	Hanhong Mineral Resources, LLC
2009-2010:	Sperry Van Ness
1996-2008:	Citibank

Education:

BS 1982 University of Science and Technology of China

PhD. Physics 1988, Chinese Academy of Sciences

MBA 1997, The University of Chicago

Compensation Agreement - Dr. Hong Duan

Dr. Hong Duan began employment for the Company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on June 1, 2011. His employment is for a 5 year term at an annual salary rate of $120,000. As an additional incentive Dr. Duan received 1,000,000 restricted common shares upon his start date of July 1, 2011.

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 hereunto duly authorized.

	Americas Energy Company-AECo
Date: June 6, 2011	By:	/s/ Christopher L. Headrick, President
Date: December 13, 2011	By:	/s/ Christopher L. Headrick, President
		Name: Christopher L. Headrick
	Name:	Christopher L. Headrick
		Title: President and CEO
	Title:	President and CEO
		Principal Executive Officer

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