Pershing Gold to Present at 29th Annual ROTH Conference

LAKEWOOD, Colo., March 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Pershing Gold Corporation (NASDAQ:PGLC) (TSX: PGLC) (FWB:7PG1) ("Pershing Gold" or the "Company"), the emerging Nevada gold producer advancing the Relief Canyon Mine, today announced that Jack Perkins ("Perkins"), Pershing Gold's Vice President, Investor Relations will present the Company at the 29^th Annual ROTH Conference ("the Conference").

Perkins will attend the Conference March 13-15, 2017 at the Ritz-Carlton, in Dana Point, California. Perkins will be presenting at 1:00pm Pacific Time on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at the Conference. Pershing Gold invites all interested investors to view a webcast of the presentation at http://wsw.com/webcast/roth31/pglc.

During the presentation, Perkins will provide an update on the current state of the Company and discuss its recent business highlights. Perkins will also be available for one-on-one meetings with members of the investment community.

About Pershing Gold Corporation
Pershing Gold is an emerging gold producer whose primary asset is the Relief Canyon Mine in Pershing County, Nevada. Relief Canyon includes three historic open-pit mines and a state-of-the-art, fully permitted and constructed heap-leach processing facility. Pershing Gold is currently permitted to resume mining at Relief Canyon under the existing Plan of Operations.

Pershing Gold's landholdings cover approximately 25,000 acres that include the Relief Canyon Mine asset and lands surrounding the mine in all directions. This land package provides Pershing Gold with the opportunity to expand the Relief Canyon Mine deposit and to explore and make new discoveries on nearby lands.

Pershing Gold is listed on the NASDAQ Global Market and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol PGLC and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol 7PG1.

Contact Information
For more information, please contact:

Stephen Alfers, Executive Chairman, President and CEO
Jack Perkins, Vice President, Investor Relations
720.974.7254
[email protected]
www.PershingGold.com

SOURCE Pershing Gold Corporation

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