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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000917225-17-000036
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170901
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170906
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170905

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SOLITARIO ZINC 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:		171069752

	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 EXPLORATION & ROYALTY CORP.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20080616

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20000711
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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt 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; margin: 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
September 1, 2017</P>

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

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in its charter)</P>

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<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%">(State or other jurisdiction of</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%">incorporation or organization) </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 10pt; font: 11pt/115% Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%">001-32978</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%">(Commission</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%">File Number) </FONT></TD>
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<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%">(I.R.S. Employer</FONT><BR>
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390<BR>
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033<BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)</P>

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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in"><B>Item 5.02.</B></TD><TD><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain officers; Compensatory Arrangements
of Certain Officers</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">On September 1, 2017, the Board of Directors
of Solitario Zinc Corp. (&ldquo;Solitario&rdquo;) approved the grant of the options below pursuant to the 2013 Solitario Exploration
&amp; Royalty Corp. Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan (the &ldquo;2013 Plan&rdquo;) to persons serving as Directors and &ldquo;Named
Executive Officers&rdquo; of Solitario (collectively the &ldquo;Option Grants&rdquo;). The Option Grants were granted subject to
shareholder approval at the next meeting of Solitario shareholders, and will not become exercisable in whole or in part unless
Solitario shareholders approve the grants. The Option Grants have a five-year term, vest 25% on the date of grant (September 1,
2017) and 25% on each of the next three anniversary dates.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Exercise Price&#9;<U>$0.77</U>&#9;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Date of Grant&#9;September 1, 2017</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><U>Director Grants</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Brian Labadie &#9;225,000</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Gil Atzmon &#9;200,000</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Joshua Crumb &#9;200,000</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Jim Hesketh &#9;200,000</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">John Labate&#9;200,000</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><U>Officer Grants</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Chris Herald &#9;500,000</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Walt Hunt &#9;400,000</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">James Maronick &#9;375,000</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In accordance with Canadian Securities
law, Solitario reported the grant of the Option Grants on the Canadian System for Electronic Disclosure by Insiders (&ldquo;SEDI&rdquo;).
No equivalent reporting requirement on the United States Securities Exchange Commission&rsquo;s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis,
and Reporting (&ldquo;EDGAR&rdquo;) website on Form 4 &ldquo;Statement of Changes of Beneficial Ownership of Securities&rdquo;
is required until the shareholder approval contingency has been satisfied.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The information
furnished under this Item 7.01, including the exhibits, shall not be deemed &ldquo;filed&rdquo; for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933,
except as shall be expressly set forth by reference to such filing.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: justify; 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>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">September 5,
2017</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%">By: </FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%"><U>/s/ James R. Maronick</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%">James R. Maronick, Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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