Patriot Gold Corp. announced that on July 18, 2016, Mr. Jared Beebe resigned as Director, effective immediately. On July 18, 2016, Patriot's board of directors voted Mr. Zachary Black as a member of the Board of Directors to serve as a Director until next annual meeting or until his earlier resignation or removal. Since 2012, Mr. Black has been the owner and president of 3L Resources which provides geological services relating to geologic modeling, geostatistical evaluation, resource estimating and exploration support.