UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) May 8, 2012

SEARCHLIGHT MINERALS CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Nevada

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 (702) 939-5247

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 5.07.      SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Searchlight Minerals Corp. (the “Company”), held on May 8, 2012, the Company’s stockholders were asked to make a non-binding advisory vote on the frequency for seeking executive compensation advisory votes in the future. The Company’s stockholders voted to recommend a non-binding advisory vote on this issue every three years. The results of the vote were disclosed in the Company’s Current Report Form 8-K, filed on May 11, 2012.

At a meeting of the Board of Directors, on July 2, 2012, the Board voted to adopt a policy to hold a stockholder non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation every third year until the next required vote on the frequency of non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation.

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 3, 2012