Pershing Gold, which has established itself via the Relief Canyon Gold Project in Pershing County, Nevada, today reported the appointment of 26-year mining industry veteran, Alex Morrison, to the company's Board of Directors. Mr. Morrison, an extremely capable executive, in addition to being a chartered accountant and CPA, is joining the Board at a most auspicious time for the company and will be of tremendous utility as Pershing moves forward with their planned in-sourcing of the company's finance and accounting capabilities. Having held senior executive positions at several established producers, Morrison will bring considerable hitting strength to the PGLC team and is hot off the VP and CFO slots over at gold and PGM-focused Franco-Nevada Corp. (07-10). Morrison is also currently serving on the boards of both Detour Gold Corp. and Taseko Mines Ltd.