Form 6-K NEVSUN RESOURCES LTD For: Mar 09

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

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of March 2015.

Commission File Number: 001-32405

NEVSUN RESOURCES LTD.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

760-669 Howe Street,
Vancouver, British Columbia 
Canada V6C 0B4
(Address of principal executive office)

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

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DOCUMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS FORM 6-K

99.1	News Release for March 9, 2015

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SIGNATURES

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

	Nevsun Resources Ltd.
Date: March 9, 2015	By:	/s/ Joseph Giuffre
		Chief Legal Officer

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N E W S  R E L E A S E

March 9, 2015

Nevsun Declares First Quarterly Dividend of 2015

Nevsun Resources Ltd. (TSX: NSU) (NYSE MKT: NSU) (Nevsun or the Company) is pleased to advise that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of US$0.04 per common share (US$0.16 per common share annually).  The dividend is payable on April 15, 2015, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 31, 2015.  

This dividend qualifies as an 'eligible dividend' for Canadian income tax purposes.

About Nevsun Resources Ltd.

Nevsun Resources Ltd. is a Vancouver-based mining company with an operating mine in Eritrea.  Nevsun’s 60%-owned Bisha Mine ranks as one of the highest grade open pit copper mines in the world. Nevsun has a strong balance sheet and future cash flows to grow shareholder value through exploration at Bisha and acquisition of additional mining assets.

NEVSUN RESOURCES LTD. “Cliff T. Davis” Cliff T. Davis President & Chief Executive Officer

For further information, Contact: Kin Communications Tel: 604 684 6730 Toll free: 1 866 684 6730 Email: [email protected] Website: www.nevsun.com

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