6-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For May 14, 2018

Commission File Number: 000-26424

SSR MINING INC.

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

#800 - 1055 Dunsmuir Street

PO Box 49088, Bentall Postal Station

Vancouver, British Columbia

Canada V7X 1G4

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

[ ] Form 20-F [x] Form 40-F

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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

This Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the registration statements on Form S-8 (File No. 333-185498, 333-196116 and 333-198092) of SSR Mining Inc.

DOCUMENTS FILED AS PART OF THIS FORM 6-K

See the Exhibit Index hereto.

SIGNATURES

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.

	SSR Mining Inc.
	(Registrant)
Date: May 14, 2018	By:	Signed: “Gregory Martin”
		Gregory Martin
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

SUBMITTED HEREWITH

Exhibits
99.1	Material Change Report May 11, 2018

EX-99.1

51-102F3
Material Change Report

Item 1	Name and Address of Company
	SSR Mining Inc.
	Suite 800 – 1055 Dunsmuir Street
	PO Box 49088
	Vancouver, British Columbia V7X 1G4
Item 2	Date of Material Change
	May 3, 2018
Item 3	News Release
	The news release dated May 3, 2018 was disseminated through CNW Group and filed on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) and with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on EDGAR.
Item 4	Summary of Material Change
	SSR Mining Inc. (“SSR Mining” or the “Company”) announced in a news release dated May 3, 2018 that Mr. Alan Pangbourne will retire as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) effective May 31, 2018. Mr. Kevin O’Kane will succeed Mr. Pangbourne as COO of the Company effective June 4, 2018.
Item 5	Full Description of Material Change
	SSR Mining announced that Mr. Alan Pangbourne will be retiring from his role as COO effective May 31, 2018. Mr. Kevin O’Kane will succeed Mr. Pangbourne as COO of the Company effective June 4, 2018. Mr. O’Kane has more than 30 years of international experience developing and operating mines. Since joining BHP early in his career, his focus and success has been leading safety and productivity improvements, cost reductions, and organizational and cultural change processes, including at the Escondida mine in Chile, the world’s largest copper mine. Mr. O’Kane joins SSR Mining having most recently been Asset President, Pampa Norte, BHP Minerals Americas and holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.
Item 6	Reliance on subsection 7.1(2) of National Instrument 51-102
	Not applicable.

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Item 7	Omitted Information
	Not applicable.
Item 8	Executive Officer
	Paul Benson
	President and Chief Executive Officer
	(604) 484-8201
Item 9	Date of Report
	Dated at Vancouver, British Columbia, this 11th day of May, 2018.