UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (or Date of Earliest Event Reported): March 17, 2009

THE GOLDFIELD CORPORATION 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
  
1-7525
  
88-0031580
         
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
       
1684 West Hibiscus Blvd.
Melbourne, FL
  
 
  
32901
         
(Address of principal executive offices)
      
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (321) 724-1700
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
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Item 2.02.         Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, “Results of Operations and Financial Condition” and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liability under that Section.  Furthermore, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of The Goldfield Corporation under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
On March 17, 2009, The Goldfield Corporation issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2008.  A copy of this press release is attached and incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit 99-1.
 
Item 9.01.         Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
Exhibit
  
Description of Exhibit
     
99.1.
  
Press release, dated March 17, 2009, announcing financial results for the year ended December 31, 2008.
 
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SIGNATURE

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, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: March 17, 2009

The Goldfield Corporation
   
By:
/s/ Stephen R. Wherry
 
Stephen R. Wherry
 
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer, Treasurer and Assistant
Secretary (Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
  
Description
     
99.1.
  
Press release, dated March 17, 2009 announcing financial results for the year ended December 31, 2008.
 
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