Pershing Gold to Present at Rodman and Renshaw Investment Conference

LAKEWOOD, Colo., Sept. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Pershing Gold Corporation (NASDAQ:PGLC), (FWB:7PG1) ("Pershing Gold" or the "Company"), the emerging Nevada gold producer advancing the Relief Canyon mine, announces that Jack Perkins ("Perkins"), Pershing Gold's Vice President, Investor Relations, will present at the Rodman and Renshaw 18^th Annual Global Investment Conference (the "Conference") in New York City.

The Conference will be held September 11-13, 2016, at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel.  Perkins will be presenting at 3:00pm on Monday, September 12^th.  A webcast of the presentation will be available at http://wsw.com/webcast/rrshq26/pglc.

Perkins will provide a Company update during the live presentation and participate in one-on-one meetings with registered conference investors.  Attendees include public companies, institutional investors, private investors and business development executives. The Conference is sponsored by H.C. Wainright & Co.                                                                                               

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 open-pit mines, expanding adjacent open-pit-able gold deposits, 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 under the symbol PGLC and 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

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SOURCE Pershing Gold Corporation

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