Pershing Gold to Present at Vancouver Resource Investment Conference

LAKEWOOD, Colo., Jan. 16, 2015 /CNW/ -- Pershing Gold Corporation (OTCQB:PGLC) ("Pershing Gold" or the "Company"), an emerging Nevada gold producer on a fast-track to reopen the Relief Canyon Mine, today announced that Jack Perkins ("Perkins"), Pershing Gold's Vice President, Investor Relations, will present the Company at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference ("the Conference").

The Conference will be held January 18-19^th at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia.  Pershing Gold invites all interested investors to visit the Company in booth #1614 at the Conference.  Perkins will be presenting at 1:40pm Pacific Standard Time on Sunday, January 18^th, 2015 in Workshop 3 at the Conference.

About Pershing Gold Corporation
Pershing Gold is an emerging Nevada gold producer on a fast-track to re-open the Relief Canyon Mine, which includes three 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 over 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.

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