Pershing Resources Company, Inc., announce that Patrick J Burns has joined the Company's Advisory Board, effective immediately. Mr. Burns is a Canadian geologist with over 40 years' experience throughout the Caribbean, Central and South America, Mr. Burns was directly involved in the initial exploration and drilling that lead to the discovery of the Escondida porphyry copper deposit in Chile, as well as the Escondida Norte and Zaldivar deposits. The Escondida Mining Complex is the world's largest producer of copper.

Additionally, Mr. Burns was the first Project Manager of all three projects. He is one of the senior discovery team members that authored the history of the discovery of the Escondida Porphyry Deposit, published as a chapter in Mining Latin America, (W.J. Wilkinson et al, copyright Springer Science + Business Media, Dordrecht,1986) Mr. Burns has been involved in management and director roles in numerous publicly traded mining companies in Chile, Canada and, the US throughout his career. He currently serves on the boards of World Copper Ltd, (WCUFF) and Norsemont Mining Inc., (NRRSF).