Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts”, and the inclusion of our report dated March 24, 2014, for the year ended December 31, 2013 related to the financial statements of Pershing Gold Corporation (Formerly Sagebrush Gold Ltd.) included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2013 and the unaudited interim financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2014 both as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which appears in Pershing Gold Corporation’s post-effective amendment to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on or about August 22, 2014.

/s/ KBL, LLP

KBL, LLP

New York, NY

August 22, 2014

114 West 47th Street, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10036 212.785-9700