Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Fuschino Benedetto

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 8/13/2018

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

JOSHUA GOLD RESOURCES INC [JSHG]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

883 ISABEL STREET

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__X__ Director ___X___ 10% Owner
___X___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO /

(Street)

WOODSTOCK, A6 N4S 2A7

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)

_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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	9070457	D
Common Stock	13083334	I	Friggi N.A. Inc. ⁽¹⁾

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)*
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		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)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Option	12/31/2018	1/1/2021	Common Stock	500000 ⁽²⁾	$0.1	D
Option	12/31/2019	1/1/2022	Common Stock	500000 ⁽²⁾	$0.2	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Mr. Fuschino is the sole shareholder and director of Friggi N.A. Inc.
(2)	Mr. Fuschino has been granted 500,000 options every year from 2017 through 2020, each of which is exercisable for two years after the date of grant. The options granted on 12/31/2018 expire on 1/1/2021, and the options granted on 12/31/2019 expire on 1/1/2022. Ownership is reflected as of the filing date of this Form 3.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Fuschino Benedetto 883 ISABEL STREET WOODSTOCK, A6 N4S 2A7	X	X	President and CEO