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) July 6, 2009
SEARCHLIGHT MINERALS CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 000-30995 | 98-0232244 |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| #120 - 2441 West Horizon Ridge Pkwy. | |
| Henderson, Nevada | 89052 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
On July 6, 2009, the Company filed the following amendments to the Company’s periodic reports with respect to the amendment and restatement of the Company’s: (i) financial statements for the annual periods in the years ended December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2006 and the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2005 through September 30, 2005, March 31, 2006 through September 30, 2006, and (ii) consolidated financial statements for the annual period in year ended December 31, 2007 and the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2007 through September 30, 2007, and in connection with responses to comments from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the Company’s pending Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-132929):
| | · | Amendment No. 2 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005, |
| | · | Amendment No. 1 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2005, |
| | · | Amendment No. 1 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2005, |
| | · | Amendment No. 1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2005, |
| | · | Amendment No. 1 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2006, |
| | · | Amendment No. 1 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2006, |
| | · | Amendment No. 1 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006, |
| | · | Amendment No. 1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2006, |
| | · | Amendment No. 1 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007, |
| | · | Amendment No. 1 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2007, |
| | · | Amendment No. 1 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007, |
| | · | Amendment No. 1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2007, |
| | · | Amendment No. 1 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008, |
| | · | Amendment No. 1 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2008, and |
| | · | Amendment No. 1 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008. |
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: July 6, 2009
| | SEARCHLIGHT MINERALS CORP. | |
| | | | |
| | By: | /s/ Ian R. McNeil | |
| | | Ian R. McNeil | |
| | | President | |
