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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
November 9, 1998
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(Date of Earliest Event Reported)
SOLV-EX CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
New Mexico
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
0-9897 85-0283729
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification Number)
2127 Menaul NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87107
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(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
(505) 883-0331
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(Registrant's telephone number including area code)
Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 4. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
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(b) Meyners + Company, LLC has been engaged by Solv-Ex Corporation (the
"Registrant"), as the principal accountant to audit the balance sheet of the
Registrant as of August 31, 1998. The date of Meyners + Company, LLC's
engagement was November 9, 1998.
The Registrant has not consulted Meyners + Company, LLC regarding the
application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either
completed or proposed; the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the
Company's balance sheet; or any matter that was either the subject of a
disagreement or a reportable event.
Meyners + Company, LLC is an independent member of the BDO Seidman Alliance,
which allows Meyners + Company LLC access to resources, services and technical
expertise of an international accounting and consulting organization.
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SIGNATURES
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
Date: November 19, 1998 SOLV-EX CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By /s/ Frank Ciotti
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Frank Ciotti,
Chief Financial Officer
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