Piedmont Mining Granted Interest In Second Oil Well

Reno, NV – September 25, 2009 - Piedmont Mining Company, Inc. (OTC BB: PIED) today announced that it has been granted a 6% interest in a second oil well in Tennessee.   This well will also be producing light, sweet crude oil without water problems or sulfur.  These wells will be providing the Company with its first revenue since 1992.

Management is working to secure additional interests in oil and gas wells to establish alternative sources of cash flow to fund its gold and silver exploration activities, thereby reducing the need to sell common stock.  

Piedmont is an exploration-stage company, exploring for gold and silver in Nevada.  The Company’s Common Stock is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol: PIED.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: “Safe Harbor" Statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements relating to the Company’s business activities and other statements in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are based on current expectations about the Company’s business and involve risks difficult to evaluate. Words such as expects, anticipates, intends, plans, believes, estimates and similar words and expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.  Actual results can vary due to many factors including changes in business conditions and regulations; problems encountered in exploration, property acquisition and permitting; shortages of skilled workers and equipment; the need for additional capital and other risks listed in the Company’s SEC filings and elsewhere. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements.

Piedmont Mining Company, Inc.         Reno, Nevada             www.piedmontmining.com

Contact:   Robert M. Shields, Jr.        212-734-9848                         

Investor Relations:  Maria Da Silva   877-261-4466