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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000917225-16-000074
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20161111
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20161114
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20161114

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SOLITARIO EXPLORATION & ROYALTY CORP.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000917225
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040]
		IRS NUMBER:				841285791
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CO
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32978
		FILM NUMBER:		161995459

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4251 KIPLING STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 390
		CITY:			WHEAT RIDGE
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80033
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3035341030

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4251 KIPLING STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 390
		CITY:			WHEAT RIDGE
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80033

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20000711
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<B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>Form 8-K</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)<BR>
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Date of Report (Date of
earliest event reported): November 11, 2016</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>SOLITARIO EXPLORATION
&amp; ROYALTY CORP.</B></P>

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charter)</P>

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<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(State or other jurisdiction of</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">incorporation or organization) </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">001-32978</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Commission</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">File Number) </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">84-1285791</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(I.R.S. Employer</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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390<BR>
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033<BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(303) 534-1030</FONT></TD></TR>
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</P>

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8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
        Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B></P>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On November 11, 2015, Mark E. Jones, III resigned
from the Board of Directors of Solitario Exploration &amp; Royalty Corp. (&ldquo;Solitario&rdquo;). Mr. Jones&rsquo; resignation
was for personal reasons and not as a result of any disagreement with Solitario or its management with respect to the operations,
policies or practices of Solitario.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in; color: #373737">Solitario has not yet appointed
a replacement director to fill the vacancy on the Board of Directors caused by Mr. Jones&rsquo; resignation but the Governance
and Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors has begun an evaluation of potential candidates.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.25in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant 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: 0">November 14, 2016</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Solitario Exploration &amp; Royalty Corp.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By: </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-decoration: underline"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>/s/ James R. Maronick</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">James R. Maronick, Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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