ARRAKIS, INC.
3040 S. Vallejo St.
Englewood, CO 80110
CONSENT OF GEOLOGICAL CONSULTANT
We hereby consent to the inclusion and reference by Searchlight Minerals Corp. in connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “10-K”), of our findings included in our reports relating to chain of custody surface and bulk sample metallurgical analyses on the Searchlight Gold Project and Clarkdale Slag Project (the “Reports”). We concur with the discussion and summary of our Reports as they appear in the 10-K and consent to our being named as an expert therein.
ARRAKIS, INC.
By: /s/ James R. Murray
James R. Murray
President
Dated July 6, 2009