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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">FORM 8-K</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
September 21, 2012</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SEARCHLIGHT MINERALS CORP.</P>

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Its Charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Nevada</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">#120 - 2441 West Horizon Ridge Pkwy.</TD>
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Since Last Report)</P>

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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):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><B>Item 4.01.&#9;Changes
In Registrant&rsquo;s Certifying Accountant.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(a)&#9;<U>Dismissal of Brown Armstrong Accountancy
Corporation</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On September 21, 2012, the Board of Directors
of Searchlight Minerals Corp., a Nevada corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee
of the Board of Directors, terminated its relationship with Brown Armstrong Accountancy Corporation (&ldquo;Brown Armstrong&rdquo;)
as the Company&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting firm.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">In connection with the audit for the years
ended December 31, 2010 and 2011, and the subsequent interim period from January 1, 2012 through September 21, 2012, there were
no disagreements between the Company and Brown Armstrong, on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement
disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Brown Armstrong, would
have caused Brown Armstrong to make reference in connection with its opinion to the subject matter of the disagreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The audit report of Brown Armstrong on the
consolidated financial statements of the Company, as of and for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011, and included in the
Company&rsquo;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended
December 31, 2010, included a statement that the Company&rsquo;s operating losses raise substantial doubt about its ability to
continue as a going concern, unless the Company attains future profitable operations and/or obtains additional financing.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">In addition, the audit report of Brown Armstrong
on the consolidated financial statements of the Company, as of and for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, and included
in the Company&rsquo;s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2010, included a statement that, in connection
with a restatement of the Company&rsquo;s financial statements included in such Annual Report, Brown Armstrong had audited, in
accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Company&rsquo;s internal control
over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, based on criteria established in <I>Internal Control&mdash;Integrated Framework
</I>issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and its report dated March 4, 2011 (included
in the Company&rsquo;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010), expressed an unqualified opinion that
the Company had effective control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010. However, because of the restatements of the
Company&rsquo;s financial statements in the Company&rsquo;s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2010,
and in amendments to other periodic reports filed by the Company, control deficiencies were subsequently identified generally relating
to controls over complex transactions, as discussed in notes to such financial statements. As a result, Brown Armstrong revised
its internal control effectiveness opinion dated March 5, 2012, stating that, as a result of the effect of this material weakness,
due to these control deficiencies, the Company had not maintained effective control over financial reporting as of December 31,
2010.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Except as set forth above, such audit reports
did not contain any adverse opinion, or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope,
or accounting principles.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(b)&#9;<U>Engagement of BDO USA, LLP</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On September 27, 2012, the Board of Directors
of the Company, based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, engaged BDO USA, LLP (&ldquo;BDO
USA&rdquo;), to serve as the Company&rsquo;s new independent registered public accounting firm and to perform the audit for the
year ending December 31, 2012.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">During the years ended December 31, 2011
and 2012, the Company consulted with BDO USA regarding the restatement of the Company&rsquo;s audited consolidated financial statements
for each of the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, and the Company&rsquo;s unaudited interim consolidated financial
statements for each of the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2011, June 30, 2011 and September 30, 2011. Specifically, BDO USA
provided consulting services with respect to the accounting treatment of certain features of warrants previously issued by the
Company. The subject of such restatements was included in the Company&rsquo;s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December
31, 2010 and amendments to certain other periodic reports filed by the Company.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Except as set forth above, during the years
ended December 31, 2010 and 2011 and through the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the Company did not consult with BDO
USA regarding any of the matters or reportable events set forth in Item 304(a)(2)(i) and (ii) of Regulation S-K.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The Company has provided each of Brown Armstrong
and BDO USA with a copy of the disclosures in this Form 8-K and has requested that Brown Armstrong furnish it with a letter addressed
to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agrees with the Company&rsquo;s statements in this Item 4.01.
A copy of the letter, dated September 24, 2012, furnished by Brown Armstrong in response to such request, is filed as Exhibit 16.1
to this Current Report on Form 8-K.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 9.01&#9;Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Exhibit 16.1&#9;Brown Armstrong Letter,
dated September 24, 2012</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in"><B>SIGNATURE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">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.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in">Dated: September 27,
2012</P>

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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)
September 21, 2012
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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Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 4.01.	Changes
In Registrant's Certifying Accountant.
(a)
Dismissal of Brown Armstrong Accountancy
Corporation
On September 21, 2012, the Board of Directors
of Searchlight Minerals Corp., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee
of the Board of Directors, terminated its relationship with Brown Armstrong Accountancy Corporation ("Brown Armstrong")
as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm.
In connection with the audit for the years
ended December 31, 2010 and 2011, and the subsequent interim period from January 1, 2012 through September 21, 2012, there were
no disagreements between the Company and Brown Armstrong, on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement
disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Brown Armstrong, would
have caused Brown Armstrong to make reference in connection with its opinion to the subject matter of the disagreement.
The audit report of Brown Armstrong on the
consolidated financial statements of the Company, as of and for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011, and included in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended
December 31, 2010, included a statement that the Company's operating losses raise substantial doubt about its ability to
continue as a going concern, unless the Company attains future profitable operations and/or obtains additional financing.
In addition, the audit report of Brown Armstrong
on the consolidated financial statements of the Company, as of and for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, and included
in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2010, included a statement that, in connection
with a restatement of the Company's financial statements included in such Annual Report, Brown Armstrong had audited, in
accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Company's internal control
over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, based on criteria established in
Internal Control—Integrated Framework
issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and its report dated March 4, 2011 (included
in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010), expressed an unqualified opinion that
the Company had effective control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010. However, because of the restatements of the
Company's financial statements in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2010,
and in amendments to other periodic reports filed by the Company, control deficiencies were subsequently identified generally relating
to controls over complex transactions, as discussed in notes to such financial statements. As a result, Brown Armstrong revised
its internal control effectiveness opinion dated March 5, 2012, stating that, as a result of the effect of this material weakness,
due to these control deficiencies, the Company had not maintained effective control over financial reporting as of December 31,
2010.
Except as set forth above, such audit reports
did not contain any adverse opinion, or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope,
or accounting principles.
(b)
Engagement of BDO USA, LLP
On September 27, 2012, the Board of Directors
of the Company, based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, engaged BDO USA, LLP ("BDO
USA"), to serve as the Company's new independent registered public accounting firm and to perform the audit for the
year ending December 31, 2012.
During the years ended December 31, 2011
and 2012, the Company consulted with BDO USA regarding the restatement of the Company's audited consolidated financial statements
for each of the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, and the Company's unaudited interim consolidated financial
statements for each of the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2011, June 30, 2011 and September 30, 2011. Specifically, BDO USA
provided consulting services with respect to the accounting treatment of certain features of warrants previously issued by the
Company. The subject of such restatements was included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December
31, 2010 and amendments to certain other periodic reports filed by the Company.
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Except as set forth above, during the years
ended December 31, 2010 and 2011 and through the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the Company did not consult with BDO
USA regarding any of the matters or reportable events set forth in Item 304(a)(2)(i) and (ii) of Regulation S-K.
The Company has provided each of Brown Armstrong
and BDO USA with a copy of the disclosures in this Form 8-K and has requested that Brown Armstrong furnish it with a letter addressed
to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agrees with the Company's statements in this Item 4.01.
A copy of the letter, dated September 24, 2012, furnished by Brown Armstrong in response to such request, is filed as Exhibit 16.1
to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)	Exhibits
Exhibit 16.1	Brown Armstrong Letter,
dated September 24, 2012
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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: September 27,
2012
SEARCHLIGHT MINERALS CORP.
By:
/s/Martin B. Oring
Martin B. Oring
President
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