Pershing Gold to Present at 6th Annual Precious Metals Summit Colorado

LAKEWOOD, Colo., Sept. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Pershing Gold Corporation PGLC, 7PG ("Pershing Gold" or the "Company"), an emerging Nevada gold producer, announces that Stephen Alfers ("Alfers"), Pershing Gold's Executive Chairman, CEO and President, will present at the 2016 Precious Metals Summit in Beaver Creek, Colorado.

The Precious Metals Summit will be held September 14-16, 2016, at the Park Hyatt in Beaver Creek, CO. Alfers will be presenting at 9:30am on Wednesday, September 14, 2016.

Alfers will provide a Company update during the live presentation and participate in one-on-one meetings with registered conference investors. Registration is by invitation only to qualified investors, portfolio managers, and private wealth managers.

A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available at:
http://www.gowebcasting.com/conferences/2016/09/14/precious-metals-summit

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.