ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

Searchlight Minerals Corp. (the "Company") intends to present a PowerPoint slideshow at conferences in Boston, Massachusetts and New York, New York on August 14-15, 2008. The PowerPoint slideshow is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference.

This information is 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 PowerPoint slideshow of Searchlight Minerals Corp.

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