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Exhibit 10.6

 

PERSHING GOLD CORPORATION

 

SECOND AMENDMENT TO

RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT AGREEMENT

(Non-Assignable)

 

This Second Amendment to
Restricted Stock Grant Agreement (this “Amendment”) is dated as of December 10, 2015, by and between Timothy
Janke (“Holder”) and Pershing Gold Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “Corporation”).

 

A.           On February 12, 2013,
Holder and the Corporation entered into that certain Restricted Stock Grant Agreement (the “Agreement”) pursuant
to which Holder was granted Sixteen Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Eight (16,668) restricted shares (originally 300,000 shares on a
pre-split basis)(the “Shares”) of the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

B.           On February 6, 2015,
Holder and the Corporation entered into the First Amendment to Restricted Stock Agreement (the “First Amendment”),
which amended Section 2 of the Agreement to defer the vesting of Shares vesting on February 12, 2015.

 

C.           The Corporation and
Holder have agreed to amend the Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, as set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.           Amendment to Restricted
Stock Grant Agreement. The Agreement is hereby amended by deleting Section 2 thereof and replacing it with the following:

 

2.           Vesting
and Forfeiture. Participant shall vest in his or her rights under the Restricted Stock pursuant to the following schedule (each
date upon which vesting occurs being referred to herein as a “Vesting Date”):

 

	Date	 	Number of
 Shares Vested	 
	February 12, 2014	 	 	5,556	 
	February 12, 2016	 	 	5,556	 
	February 12, 2017	 	 	5,556	 

 

The foregoing notwithstanding, vesting
pursuant to the foregoing schedule shall occur on a Vesting Date only if Participant remains employed by or provides services to
the Corporation from the Date of Grant to such Vesting Date. If Participant ceases to be employed by or ceases to provide services
to the Corporation at any time prior to the final Vesting Date, pursuant to Section 6.1.3 of the Plan, all unvested Restricted
Stock shall be forfeited immediately on the date that Participant’s employment or service is terminated and the Participant
shall have no further rights with respect to such Restricted Stock.

 

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2.           No Other Changes.
Except for the amendment contained in Section 1 hereof, the Agreement is hereby ratified and confirmed and shall continue in full
force and effect without any further amendments or changes.

 

3.           Counterparts.
This Amendment may be executed in counterparts each of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

4.           Governing Law.
This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Nevada without
reference to principles of conflicts of laws.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

	 	HOLDER:
	 	 
	 	/s/ Timothy Janke
	 	Timothy Janke
	 	 
	 	PERSHING GOLD CORPORATION
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Eric Alexander
	 	Name: Eric Alexander
	 	Title: Vice President of Finance and Controller

 

    	 	3Exhibit 10.7

 

PERSHING GOLD CORPORATION

 

FIRST AMENDMENT TO

RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT AGREEMENT

(Non-Assignable)

 

This First Amendment
to Restricted Stock Grant Agreement (this “Amendment”) is dated as of December 10, 2015, by and between Debra
Struhsacker (“Holder”) and Pershing Gold Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “Corporation”).

 

A.           On
December 16, 2013, Holder and the Corporation entered into that certain Restricted Stock Grant Agreement (the “Agreement”)
pursuant to which Holder was granted Five Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-Seven (5,557) restricted shares (originally 100,000 shares
on a pre-split basis) (the “Shares”) of the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

B.           The
Corporation and Holder have agreed to amend the Agreement as set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.          Amendment
to Restricted Stock Grant Agreement. The Agreement is hereby amended by deleting Section 2 thereof and replacing it with the
following:

 

2.          Vesting
and Forfeiture. Participant shall vest in his or her rights under the Restricted Stock pursuant to the following schedule (each
date upon which vesting occurs being referred to herein as a “Vesting Date”):

 

	Date	 	Number
                                         of
 Shares
                                         Vested
	 
	December 16, 2013	 	 	1,853	 
	March 14, 2016	 	 	1,852	 
	December 16, 2016	 	 	1,852	 

 

The foregoing notwithstanding,
vesting pursuant to the foregoing schedule shall occur on a Vesting Date only if Participant remains employed by or provides services
to the Corporation from the Date of Grant to such Vesting Date. If Participant ceases to be employed by or ceases to provide services
to the Corporation at any time prior to the final Vesting Date, pursuant to Section 6.1.3 of the Plan, all unvested Restricted
Stock shall be forfeited immediately on the date that Participant’s employment or service is terminated and the Participant
shall have no further rights with respect to such Restricted Stock.

 

2.          No
Other Changes. Except for the amendment contained in Section 1 hereof, the Agreement is hereby ratified and confirmed and shall
continue in full force and effect without any further amendments or changes.

 

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3.          Counterparts.
This Amendment may be executed in counterparts each of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

4.          Governing
Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of
Nevada without reference to principles of conflicts of laws.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

	 	HOLDER:
	 	 
	 	/s/ Debra Struhsacker
	 	Debra Struhsacker

 

	 	PERSHING GOLD CORPORATION
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    Eric Alexander                        
	 	Name: Eric Alexander
	 	Title: Vice President of Finance and Controller

 

    	3Exhibit 10.8

 

PERSHING GOLD CORPORATION

FIRST AMENDMENT TO

RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT AGREEMENT

(Non-Assignable)

 

This First Amendment
to Restricted Stock Grant Agreement (this “Amendment”) is dated as of December 10, 2015, by and between Debra
Struhsacker (“Holder”) and Pershing Gold Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “Corporation”).

 

A.           On
December 11, 2014, Holder and the Corporation entered into that certain Restricted Stock Grant Agreement (the “Agreement”)
pursuant to which Holder was granted Fourteen Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-Four (14,724) restricted shares (originally 265,000
shares on a pre-split basis) (the “Shares”) of the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

B.           The Corporation
and Holder have agreed to amend the Agreement as set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.          Amendment
to Restricted Stock Grant Agreement. The Agreement is hereby amended by deleting Section 2 thereof and replacing it with the
following:

 

2.          Vesting
and Forfeiture. Participant shall vest in his or her rights under the Restricted Stock pursuant to the following schedule (each
date upon which vesting occurs being referred to herein as a “Vesting Date”):

 

	Date	 	Number of

 Shares Vested	 
	March 14, 2016	 	 	4,908	 
	December 11, 2016	 	 	4,908	 
	December 11, 2017	 	 	4,908	 

 

The foregoing notwithstanding,
vesting pursuant to the foregoing schedule shall occur on a Vesting Date only if Participant remains employed by or provides services
to the Corporation from the Date of Grant to such Vesting Date. If Participant ceases to be employed by or ceases to provide services
to the Corporation at any time prior to the final Vesting Date, pursuant to Section 6.1.3 of the Plan, all unvested Restricted
Stock shall be forfeited immediately on the date that Participant’s employment or service is terminated and the Participant
shall have no further rights with respect to such Restricted Stock.

 

2.          No
Other Changes. Except for the amendment contained in Section 1 hereof, the Agreement is hereby ratified and confirmed and shall
continue in full force and effect without any further amendments or changes.

 

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3.          Counterparts.
This Amendment may be executed in counterparts each of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

4.          Governing
Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of
Nevada without reference to principles of conflicts of laws.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

	 	HOLDER:
	 	 
	 	/s/ Debra Struhsacker
	 	Debra Struhsacker
	 	 
	 	PERSHING GOLD CORPORATION
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Eric Alexander
	 	Name: Eric Alexander
	 	Title: Vice President of Finance and Controller

 

    3Exhibit 10.9

 

PERSHING GOLD CORPORATION

SECOND AMENDMENT TO

RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT AGREEMENT

(Non-Assignable)

 

This Second Amendment to
Restricted Stock Grant Agreement (this “Amendment”) is dated as of December 10, 2015, by and between Debra Struhsacker
(“Holder”) and Pershing Gold Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “Corporation”).

 

A.           On February 12, 2013,
Holder and the Corporation entered into that certain Restricted Stock Grant Agreement (the “Agreement”) pursuant
to which Holder was granted Forty One Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Seven (41,667) restricted shares (originally 750,000 shares on
a pre-split basis)(the “Shares”) of the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

B.           On February 6, 2015,
Holder and the Corporation entered into the First Amendment to Restricted Stock Agreement (the “First Amendment”),
which amended Section 2 of the Agreement to defer the vesting of Shares vesting on February 12, 2015.

 

C.           The Corporation and
Holder have agreed to amend the Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, as set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.           Amendment to Restricted
Stock Grant Agreement. The Agreement is hereby amended by deleting Section 2 thereof and replacing it with the following:

 

2.          Vesting
and Forfeiture. Participant shall vest in his or her rights under the Restricted Stock pursuant to the following schedule (each
date upon which vesting occurs being referred to herein as a “Vesting Date”):

 

	Date	 	Number of
 Shares Vested	 
	February 12, 2014	 	 	13,889	 
	February 12, 2016	 	 	13,889	 
	February 12, 2017	 	 	13,889	 

 

The foregoing notwithstanding, vesting
pursuant to the foregoing schedule shall occur on a Vesting Date only if Participant remains employed by or provides services to
the Corporation from the Date of Grant to such Vesting Date. If Participant ceases to be employed by or ceases to provide services
to the Corporation at any time prior to the final Vesting Date, pursuant to Section 6.1.3 of the Plan, all unvested Restricted
Stock shall be forfeited immediately on the date that Participant’s employment or service is terminated and the Participant
shall have no further rights with respect to such Restricted Stock.

 

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2.           No Other Changes.
Except for the amendment contained in Section 1 hereof, the Agreement is hereby ratified and confirmed and shall continue in full
force and effect without any further amendments or changes.

 

3.           Counterparts.
This Amendment may be executed in counterparts each of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

4.           Governing Law.
This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Nevada without
reference to principles of conflicts of laws.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

	 	HOLDER:
	 	 
	 	/s/ Debra Struhsacker
	 	Debra Struhsacker
	 	 
	 	PERSHING GOLD CORPORATION
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Eric Alexander
	 	Name: Eric Alexander
	 	Title: Vice President of Finance and Controller

 

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