Form: 3

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

July 2, 2012

FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Stetson John
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/26/2012		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
American Strategic Minerals Corp [ASMC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
347 N. NEW RIVER DRIVE EAST #2904		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and COO
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33301		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 312,500
I
See Note (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Stetson John
347 N. NEW RIVER DRIVE EAST #2904
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33301		   X     President and COO  

Signatures

/s/ John Stetson 07/02/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Represents 237,500 shares of Common Stock held by Stetson Capital Investments, Inc. and 75,000 shares of Common Stock held by HS Contrarian Investments, LLC. Mr. Stetson is the President of Stetson Capital Investments, Inc. and holds voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Stetson Capital Investments, Inc. and is the Managing Member of HS Contrarian Investments, LLC and holds voting and dispositive power over the shares held by HS Contrarian Investments LLC.

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