 Jeffrey P. Berg jberg@bakerlaw.com |
October 24, 2011
VIA EDGAR
Karl Hiller
Branch Chief
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Searchlight Minerals Corp. |
| Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2010 |
| Filed March 4, 2011 |
| File No. 000-30995 |
Dear Mr. Hiller:
As a follow-up to our conversation with Paul Monsour of the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, October 24, 2011, on behalf of our client Searchlight Minerals Corp., we hereby formally request an extension of an additional fifteen (15) business days (until November 18, 2011) to respond to the comment letter received on October 13, 2011 with respect to the above-referenced Form 10-K.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Jeffrey P. Berg
Jeffrey P. Berg
| cc: | Martin B. Oring |
| Melvin L. Williams |
