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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * BINGHAM MERLIN   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol METALLINE MINING CO [MMG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 1330 E. MARGARET AVE. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/23/2010 (Street) COEUR D' ALENE, ID 83815 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               1,524,090 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Options (1)

$ 2.59

05/01/2006

05/01/2016

Common Stock

1,000,000

1,000,000

D

Stock Options (2)

$ 1.32

10/04/2001

10/04/2010

Common Stock

50,000

50,000

I

By Spouse

Stock Options (3)

$ 2.18

01/18/2008

01/18/2018

Common Stock

150,000

150,000

D

Stock Options (4)

$ 0.34

02/11/2009

02/11/2019

Common Stock

60,750

60,750

I

By Spouse

Stock Options (5)

$ 0.72

08/23/2010

A

200,000

08/23/2010

08/23/2015

Common Stock

200,000

$ 0

200,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BINGHAM MERLIN 1330 E. MARGARET AVE. COEUR D' ALENE, ID 83815	X

Signatures

/s/ Merlin Bingham		08/24/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Options granted pursuant to the Company's 2006 Stock Option Plan on May 1, 2006.
(2)	Options granted pursuant to the Company's 2000 Equity Incentive Plan on October 4, 2001 and were later amended on October 4, 2006.
(3)	Options granted pursuant to the Company's 2006 Stock Option Plan on January 18, 2008, the options are vested in full.
(4)	Options granted to Mr. Bingham's spouse in February 2009. These options are vested in full.
(5)	Options granted pursuant to the Company's 2010 Stock Option Plan on August 23, 2010. 50% of the options vested upon grant with the remainder to vest on August 23, 2011. This transaction is exempt from Section 16(b) of the 1934 Act pursuant to Rule 16b-3.

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