Exhibit 99.1

James McBurney Accepts Nomination to Standard Metals Processing, Inc. Board of Directors

NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard Metals Processing, Inc., (OTCQB: SMPR) (the “Company”), announced today that James McBurney has accepted the Company’s nomination to join the Company’s board of directors as the lead independent director.

“We are very pleased to have Jim’s involvement as we move toward operations. His knowledge of the business, operations and financing will contribute to the Company’s success. Management plans to utilize his years of experience as a natural resource banker, corporate executive and board member to further the Company’s development and growth,” said Sharon Ullman, CEO of Standard Metals Processing, Inc.

“From time to time you find a special situation, something that presents a unique opportunity to fill a void in the market, I believe that Standard Metals Processing is in that position. There is a need for custom toll milling services aimed at mid, junior and small miners in North America which I believe the Company has the potential to provide,” said James McBurney.

Mr. McBurney has over 25 years of experience as an investment banker and executive of natural resource companies. During the course of his career, he has completed in excess of US $25 billion in M&A transactions and US $28 billion in financings.

He is currently a Director at Victoria Oil & Gas Plc (Independent Non-Executive Director, Member of Audit Committee and Member of Remuneration Committee) and Sears Canada Inc. (Non-Executive Director, Member of Audit Committee and Member of Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee).

About Standard Metals Processing, Inc.

Standard Metals Processing, Inc. is being developed as the only comprehensive custom toll milling operation in Nevada that is designed to provide entrepreneurial – mid-mines with four different independent process circuits under one roof in order to produce the greatest yields available through the extraction of precious, strategic minerals from mined material.

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