UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~Washington~~WASHINGTON, ~~D.C.~~DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

~~Pursuant~~TO toSECTION ~~Section~~ 13 OR 15(dD) ofOF ~~The Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~THE

~~May~~SECURITIES ~~16,~~EXCHANGE ~~2017~~ACT OF 1934

Date of ~~Report~~report (Date of earliest event reported) February 14, 2018

~~Searchlight~~SEARCHLIGHT MINERALS ~~Minerals Corp~~CORP.

(Exact ~~name~~Name of Registrant as ~~specified~~Specified in ~~its~~Its ~~charter~~Charter)

Nevada	000-30995	98-0232244
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)		Identification No.)

Nevada

~~2360~~(State W.or ~~Horizon~~Other ~~Ridge~~Jurisdiction ~~Pkwy.,~~of ~~Suite #100, Henderson, Nevada 89052~~Incorporation)

(Address of principal executive offices)

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

(Zip Code)

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)

~~Registrant’s~~Check ~~telephone~~the ~~number,~~appropriate box ~~including~~below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the ~~area~~following ~~code~~provisions (SEE General Instruction A.2. below):

~~Check~~¨ ~~the~~Written ~~appropriate box~~communications ~~below~~pursuant ifto Rule 425 under the ~~Form~~Securities ~~8-K~~Act ~~filing~~(17 isCFR ~~intended~~230.425) ¨ Soliciting material pursuant to ~~simultaneously~~Rule ~~satisfy~~14a-12 under the ~~filing~~Exchange ~~obligation~~Act of(17 ~~the~~CFR ~~registrant~~240.14a-12) ~~under~~¨ ~~any~~Pre-commencement ofcommunications ~~the following~~pursuant ~~provisions~~to Rule 14d-2(~~see~~b) ~~General~~under ~~Instruction~~the AExchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2.(b)) ~~below~~¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c): under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

¨Indicate ~~Written~~by ~~communications~~check ~~pursuant~~mark towhether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule ~~425~~405 ~~under~~of the Securities Act ~~(17~~of ~~CFR~~1933 (§230.~~425~~405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

¨Emerging growth ~~Soliciting~~company ~~material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)~~¨

¨If an ~~Pre-commencement~~emerging ~~communications~~growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to ~~Rule~~Section ~~14d-2~~13(ba) ~~under~~of the Exchange Act ~~(17 CFR 240~~.~~14d-2(b))~~ ¨

¨Item ~~Pre-commencement~~7.01 ~~communications~~Regulation ~~pursuant~~FD ~~to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240~~Disclosure.~~13e-4(c))~~

1 Press Release

~~Item~~On 5February 14, 2018, Searchlight Minerals Corp.02 ~~Departure~~(the “Company”) issued a press release, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information contained in the press release attached hereto is being furnished and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of ~~Directors~~Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or ~~Certain~~otherwise ~~Officers;~~subject ~~Election~~to the liability of ~~Directors;~~that ~~Appointment~~Section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of ~~Certain~~1933, ~~Officers;~~as ~~Compensatory~~amended, or ~~Arrangement~~the Exchange Act, 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 ~~Certain~~any ~~Officers~~information in this report that is required to be disclosed solely by reason of Regulation FD.

~~Resignation~~Item of9.01 ~~Director~~Financial Statements and ~~Executive Officer~~Exhibits.

~~On May 16, 2017, Carl Ager resigned as a director of Searchlight Minerals Corp.~~ (~~the “Company”~~d), effective immediately. Mr. Ager also alleged that he was terminated as Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer without cause by the Company as a result of the Company’s failure to pay his salary, which he believes constitutes a material breach of his employment agreement. The Company disputes this allegation. Further, Mr. Ager has informed the Company that his resignation as a director was due to material disagreements with the management of the Company.Exhibits

~~Item~~Exhibit 999.011 ~~Exhibits~~Press Release, dated February 14, 2018, issued by Searchlight Minerals Corp.

~~99.1 Letter from Mr. Ager~~SIGNATURE

~~SIGNATURES~~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.

~~Pursuant~~Dated: toMarch ~~the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~1, ~~the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.~~2018

	SEARCHLIGHT MINERALS CORP.
Dated: May 24, 2017	By:	/s/ Martin B. Oring
		Martin B. Oring
		President

	SEARCHLIGHT MINERALS CORP.

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

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