Gold is going Higher in 2017 says Pershing Gold's CEO Gold prices continue to trade within a range, however Pershing Gold CEO Stephen Alfers says these ranges are moving higher and higher. ‘What we have are that the drivers for gold are all good,’ he told Kitco News’ Daniela Cambone on the sidelines of the BMO Metals & Mining conference. ‘I’d expect to see gold to move up and find new trading ranges.’ Alfers also gives an update on the Relief Canyon project, noting that it is ‘conceivable’ for the mine to be up and running by the end of 2017, early 2018.