Pershing Gold to Present at 2017 European Gold Forum

LAKEWOOD, Colo., April 3, 2017 /CNW/ -- Pershing Gold Corp. (NASDAQ:PGLC) (TSX: PGLC) (FWB:7PG1) ("Pershing Gold" or the "Company"), the emerging Nevada gold producer advancing the Relief Canyon Mine, today announced that Stephen Alfers ("Alfers"), Pershing Gold's Executive Chairman, CEO and President, will present at the 2017 European Gold Forum.

The European Gold Forum is being held April 3-6, 2017, at the Park Hyatt in Zurich, Switzerland.  Alfers will be presenting at 11:00am ET (5:00pm CET) on Wednesday, April 5, 2017.

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 webcast of the presentation will be available starting at 7:00am ET (1:00pm CET) on Friday, April 7, 2017 at the following link: http://www.europeangoldforum.org/egf17/egf17-webcast/webcast-2017/

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.

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SOURCE Pershing Gold Corp.