Pacific Gold Corp.: Black Rock Canyon Mine Update

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 13, 2013) - Pacific Gold Corp. (OTCQB:PCFG)(PINKSHEETS:PCFG).

Pacific Gold Corp. announced today that it has received approval from the NDEP to begin the removal of the geotextile bag assembly at the Black Rock Canyon Mine. The removal of the bags and piping is expected to take up to 60 days to complete. The removal project began on May 10 ^th .

The Company plans to replace the bags with a new set of concrete lined settling ponds and some additional de-sanding cyclones and screens.

Black Rock Canyon Mine has interviewed and hired a new mining engineer on a contract basis who is currently working to amend the mine's Plan of Operations as well as to redesign the screening plant operations and equipment with the goal of maximizing the plant operating time as well as gold recovery and water recycling.

To find out more about Pacific Gold Corp. (OTCQB:PCFG), visit the Company's website at www.pacificgoldcorp.com . Or contact the Company directly at 416-214-1483.

About the Company

Pacific Gold Corp. (OTCQB:PCFG) is focused on alluvial gold and base metals operations located in western North America. Pacific Gold Corp. owns four operating subsidiaries: Nevada Rae Gold, Inc., which owns and operates the Black Rock Canyon gold mine, located in north-central Nevada; Pilot Mountain Resources Inc., which owns Project W, a large tungsten based deposit in Nevada; Fernley Gold, Inc., which has acquired exclusive lease rights to mine the Lower Olinghouse Placers in north-western Nevada; and Pacific Metals Corp., (OTCBB:PMET) which owns mining claims in San Juan and Delores Counties, Colorado, encompassing the historic Graysill Mine.

This news release includes forward-looking statements that reflect Pacific Gold Corp.'s current expectations about its future results, performance, prospects and opportunities. Pacific Gold Corp. has tried to identify these forward-looking statements by using words and phrases such as "may", "will", "expects", "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "should", "typical", "we are confident" or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to Pacific Gold Corp. and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the Company's actual results, performance, prospects of opportunities in the remainder of 2013 and beyond, to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements.