UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) June 22, 2018

SEARCHLIGHT MINERALS CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Nevada

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

000-30995		98-0232244
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)


2360 W. Horizon Ridge Pkwy, Suite #100, Henderson, Nevada		89052
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(702) 939-5247

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Investor Presentation

On June 22, 2018, Searchlight Minerals Corp. (the “Company”) launched its newly designed and updated corporate website: www.searchlightminerals.com. The Company’s investor relations information, including press releases and links to the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, will now be found on this website. The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to these reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the charters of the committees of the Company’s Board of Directors, and the Company’s codes of conduct, are available on this website.

In addition, the Company will post a PowerPoint slideshow titled “Searchlight Minerals Corp. Clarkdale Copper Tailings Project” on the Company’s website. A copy of the PowerPoint slideshow can be reviewed at the website by first selecting “Investors,” then “Investor Presentations.” The PowerPoint is also attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information contained in the PowerPoint slideshow attached hereto is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. By filing this current report on Form 8-K and furnishing this information, the Company makes no admission as to the materiality of any information in this current report that is required to be disclosed solely by reason of Regulation FD.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1	PowerPoint slideshow dated June 18, 2018, issued by Searchlight Minerals Corp.

SIGNATURE

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

Dated: June 22, 2018

	SEARCHLIGHT MINERALS CORP.

	By:	/s/ Martin B. Oring
		Martin B. Oring President

Searchlight Minerals Corp. 8-K