Ownership Submission
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 *
  Barry Timothy T.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/01/2010		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
METALLINE MINING CO [MMG]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O METALLINE MINING COMPANY, 6400 S. FIDDLERS GREEN CIRCLE, #1000		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President - Exploration
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111		 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 688,000
D
 

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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
Stock Option (1) 09/01/2010 08/23/2015 Common Stock 500,000 $ 0.72 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Barry Timothy T.
C/O METALLINE MINING COMPANY
6400 S. FIDDLERS GREEN CIRCLE, #1000
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111		       Vice President - Exploration  

Signatures

/s/ Timothy Barry 09/10/2010
**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) Options granted on August 23, 2010 pursuant to Metalline's 2010 Stock Option Plan. 166,667 shares underlying the option vested on September 1, 2010; 166,667 vest on August 23, 2011; and the final 166,666 vest on August 23, 2012. This transaction was exempt from Section 16(b) of the 1934 Act pursuant to Rule 16b-3.

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