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 8, 2013
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.) |
| #120 - 2441 West Horizon Ridge Pkwy. | |
| 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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (SEE General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 7.01 | REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE |
Press Release
On July 8, 2013, Searchlight Minerals Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The press release attached hereto is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liability under that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. By filing this report on Form 8-K and furnishing this information, the Company makes no admission as to the materiality of any information in this 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 | Press Release Dated July 8, 2013, issued by Searchlight Minerals Corp. |
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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 8, 2013
| SEARCHLIGHT MINERALS CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Carl S. Ager | |
| Carl S. Ager | ||
| Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer | ||
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