Pretium Resources Inc.: Valley of the Kings Infill Drilling Intersects 20,000 Grams Per Tonne Gold

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Jan. 12, 2016) - Pretium Resources Inc. (TSX:PVG)(NYSE:PVG) ("Pretivm" or the "Company") is pleased to report a fifth set of results from the underground infill drill program at the Brucejack Project's Valley of the Kings. Results continue to confirm the style and grade distribution of the Valley of the Kings gold mineralization in the area currently being tested, which includes the intersection of high grade and visible gold. Reported assays include seven intersections grading greater than 1,000 grams per tonne gold. (See Table 1 below for assays.)

Selected drill highlights include:

• Hole VU-545 intersected 494.91 grams of gold per tonne uncut over 21.00 meters, including 20,287 grams of gold per tonne uncut over 0.50 meters;
• Hole VU-539 intersected 477.29 grams of gold per tonne uncut over 14.22 meters, including 10,700 grams of gold per tonne uncut over 0.50 meters and 2,710 grams of gold per tonne uncut over 0.50 meters;
• Hole VU-537 intersected 98.52 grams of gold per tonne uncut over 18.99 meters, including 3,200 grams of gold per tonne uncut over 0.50 meters;
• Hole VU-553 intersected 31.17 grams of gold per tonne uncut over 29.00 meters, including 1,535 grams of gold per tonne uncut over 0.50 meters; and
• Hole VU-555 intersected 60.13 grams of gold per tonne uncut over 28.00 meters including 1,250 grams of gold per tonne uncut over 0.50 meters, and 2,090 grams of gold per tonne uncut over 0.50 meters.

Holes VU-537, VU-539, VU-553, VU-545 and VU-555 were drilled from the 1270 drill bay. The bonanza-grade interval from hole VU-545 noted above was intersected at the 1225 level.

For a plan and section views of the reported drill fans please see the following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/pvg0112map.pdf.

To date, results from 149 holes (26,833 meters) of the 2015 infill drill program for the Valley of the Kings have been reported with 25 intersections grading greater than 1,000 grams per tonne gold. An additional 26,000 meters of definition drilling from four underground drill stations is in progress and is expected to be completed in the first-quarter of 2016. When completed, roughly 200 vertical meters over a strike length of 250 meters will have been drilled at 7.5 to 10-meter centers. Assay results from drilling will continue to be reported as they are received.

Table 1: Selected Valley of the Kings Drill Results, January 2016 (VU-500 to VU-559)^{(1), (2), (3)}

Hole No.	Dip/ Azimuth	From (meters)	To (meters)	Interval (meters)	Gold (g/t)	Silver (g/t)	Comments
1310 m Drill Bay - 426,522E/6,258,139N - 182 Azimuth
VU-501	-38/182	10.00	13.00	3.00	17.47	14.65
	incl	10.00	11.00	1.00	51.10	16.30
		155.00	159.00	4.00	9.37	8.90
	incl	158.00	159.00	1.00	24.60	17.50
VU-503	-28/182	12.00	12.91	0.91	8.00	28.20
		74.00	75.00	1.00	14.15	20.40
VU-504	-23/182	107.00	108.23	1.23	14.21	9.20
		144.73	145.23	0.50	29.00	31.80
VU-507	-18/182	87.00	88.00	1.00	22.10	19.90
		134.00	137.00	3.00	8.39	12.53
	incl	135.00	136.00	1.00	19.55	18.80
		192.00	196.00	4.00	6.68	17.08
VU-520	-33/182	41.00	45.00	4.00	78.90	55.10
	incl	42.00	43.00	1.00	312.00	189.00
		133.25	152.17	18.92	10.21	11.08
	incl	133.25	133.75	0.50	313.00	192.00
	incl	141.15	141.65	0.50	14.75	13.60
	incl	141.65	142.20	0.55	12.35	12.30
VU-523	-13/182	7.00	11.00	4.00	5.55	13.95
	incl	7.00	8.00	1.00	13.15	19.90
		81.00	82.00	1.00	30.60	15.50
		141.00	147.00	6.00	10.35	22.58
	incl	141.00	142.00	1.00	18.00	34.90
	incl	146.00	147.00	1.00	33.40	45.50
VU-527	-8/182	50.80	51.30	0.50	12.10	22.40
		64.00	68.00	4.00	25.13	32.71
	incl	64.00	64.75	0.75	17.50	15.70
	incl	64.75	65.25	0.50	171.00	88.60
		93.10	93.60	0.50	11.90	6.70
		101.00	102.00	1.00	22.60	13.60
VU-531	-3/182	106.20	112.00	5.80	15.12	11.67
	incl	106.20	106.70	0.50	22.20	10.00
	incl	111.00	112.00	1.00	75.40	43.40
		155.00	165.80	10.80	11.55	15.13
	incl	159.78	160.28	0.50	231.00	159.00
1320 m Drill Bay - 426,586E/6,258,093N - 177 Azimuth
VU-500	-47.5/177	27.27	27.77	0.50	12.80	5.80
		138.00	139.00	1.00	8.89	8.30
VU-502	-42.5/177	30.86	41.60	10.74	21.75	29.51
	incl	39.92	40.42	0.50	448.00	183.00
		83.26	96.00	12.74	8.28	15.06
	incl	95.00	96.00	1.00	91.00	95.40
VU-505	-37.5/177	73.00	94.00	21.00	18.20	17.19	1 sample cut
	or	73.00	94.00	21.00	19.91	17.19	Uncut
	incl	74.24	74.74	0.50	15.30	5.90
	incl	87.63	88.13	0.50	612.00	260.00
	incl	91.33	91.83	0.50	116.00	120.00
	incl	92.33	92.83	0.50	46.80	42.50
VU-506	-32.5/177	13.00	14.00	1.00	6.48	4.70
VU-508	-27.5/177	149.00	150.00	1.00	14.20	13.50
VU-509	-22.5/177	148.00	149.00	1.00	7.61	4.20
VU-512	-17.5/177	110.06	114.32	4.26	15.73	8.61
	incl	110.06	110.56	0.50	44.00	10.40
	incl	111.08	111.58	0.50	43.20	20.90
	incl	113.82	114.32	0.50	44.80	13.40
VU-514	-12.5/177	85.00	86.00	1.00	47.60	31.00
		114.00	120.00	6.00	7.35	7.22
	incl	114.00	115.00	1.00	17.15	12.40
	incl	119.00	120.00	1.00	21.30	11.10
		152.00	153.00	1.00	13.80	6.40
VU-516	-7.5/177	100.20	100.52	0.32	13.05	4.90
		128.00	129.00	1.00	11.25	13.10
VU-519	-57.5/177	36.32	50.40	14.08	9.08	8.59
	incl	36.32	36.82	0.50	67.10	26.80
	incl	40.77	41.27	0.50	74.30	34.60
	incl	46.34	46.84	0.50	23.70	19.90
	incl	49.90	50.40	0.50	25.00	20.00
		178.19	178.69	0.50	66.20	73.10
VU-521	-62.5/177	42.00	51.00	9.00	19.08	11.07
	incl	47.27	47.88	0.61	269.00	114.00
		141.00	162.50	21.50	12.52	10.91
	incl	161.09	161.59	0.50	501.00	326.00
1270 m Drill Bay - 426,666E/6,258,075N - 141 Azimuth
VU-511	-30/141	96.00	100.00	4.00	16.71	534.43
	incl	96.00	97.00	1.00	59.10	1,830
		189.66	191.14	1.48	11.83	180.59
	incl	190.50	191.14	0.64	21.00	352.00
		202.00	203.00	1.00	10.60	202.00
VU-515	-25/141	232.00	233.00	1.00	5.49	249.00
VU-518	-20/141	197.00	198.00	1.00	9.04	151.00
VU-522	-15/141	15.85	16.35	0.50	153.50	98.00
VU-530	0/141	92.00	93.00	1.00	30.70	21.70
		157.72	162.00	4.28	8.08	35.58
	incl	161.00	162.00	1.00	29.00	33.30
VU-533	5/141	123.00	145.00	22.00	21.11	24.03
	incl	132.00	133.00	1.00	156.50	149.00
	incl	133.00	134.00	1.00	263.00	145.00
	incl	141.14	141.64	0.50	33.10	48.70
VU-536	12.5/141	156.78	157.38	0.60	19.95	837.00
VU-537	27.5/141	122.01	141.00	18.99	28.44	63.97	1 sample cut
	or	122.01	141.00	18.99	98.52	63.97	Uncut
	incl	133.03	133.53	0.50	3,200	1,940
	incl	134.96	135.47	0.51	91.30	96.80
	incl	137.15	137.70	0.55	60.60	25.80
	incl	139.00	140.00	1.00	155.50	62.50
1320 m Drill Bay - 426,586E/6,258,093N - 183 Azimuth
VU-524	-59/183	10.00	11.00	1.00	11.85	13.10
		120.00	123.00	3.00	7.60	5.37
	incl	122.00	123.00	1.00	14.45	4.50
VU-526	-51.5/183	87.00	110.00	23.00	13.35	26.17	1 sample cut
	or	87.00	110.00	23.00	17.52	26.17	Uncut
	incl	108.78	109.28	0.50	732.00	449.00
		158.00	165.00	7.00	25.58	16.90
	incl	162.00	163.00	1.00	126.50	69.40
	incl	163.00	164.00	1.00	48.10	35.70
VU-529	-45/183	42.41	47.24	4.83	7.34	9.72
	incl	42.41	42.91	0.50	24.10	21.40
	incl	45.10	46.24	1.14	11.35	14.80
	incl	46.74	47.24	0.50	10.75	13.60
		116.00	117.00	1.00	21.80	43.20
		150.67	152.00	1.33	16.90	14.20
VU-532	-35/183	14.60	18.58	3.98	69.53	53.25	1 sample cut
	or	14.60	18.58	3.98	96.42	53.25	Uncut
	incl	18.08	18.58	0.50	754.00	230.00
		151.52	152.02	0.50	34.50	15.70
		169.00	178.00	9.00	57.16	87.15
	incl	175.00	176.00	1.00	111.00	264.00
	incl	176.00	177.00	1.00	393.00	449.00
VU-535	-30/183	1.70	2.20	0.50	27.20	10.10
VU-548	-25/183	125.71	126.21	0.50	61.30	29.40
VU-550	-20/183	97.00	98.00	1.00	9.17	5.30
		120.00	121.00	1.00	28.90	25.30
VU-552	-15/183	11.00	18.00	7.00	20.57	33.92
	incl	12.58	13.08	0.50	268.00	203.00
		97.00	115.26	18.26	18.07	14.45
	incl	97.00	98.00	1.00	66.40	35.80
	incl	114.76	115.26	0.50	494.00	310.00
VU-554	-10/183	11.96	12.46	0.50	62.80	33.10
		100.50	113.00	12.50	27.84	16.21
	incl	100.50	101.00	0.50	441.00	82.90
	incl	112.00	113.00	1.00	118.00	67.80
1270 m Drill Bay - 426,662E/6,258,075N - 202 Azimuth
VU-538	-23/202	58.25	58.81	0.56	516.00	225.00
VU-539	-16/202	85.78	100.00	14.22	44.01	211.70	2 samples cut
	or	85.78	100.00	14.22	477.29	211.70	Uncut
	incl	88.90	89.40	0.50	2,710	1,455
	incl	90.60	91.10	0.50	10,700	3,860
	incl	94.80	95.30	0.50	76.50	96.40
VU-540	-2/202	68.74	70.00	1.26	11.90	9.80
		74.49	74.99	0.50	14.95	48.80
		86.00	87.00	1.00	33.10	26.80
VU-541	-9/202	35.40	46.00	10.60	16.01	9.21
	incl	35.40	35.95	0.55	292.00	73.00
		77.00	84.00	7.00	35.04	52.66
	incl	81.76	82.31	0.55	346.00	268.00
	incl	82.31	82.81	0.50	91.00	37.50
VU-542	5/202	62.00	63.00	1.00	8.56	12.20
	incl	85.57	86.07	0.50	193.00	80.20
VU-543	12/202	67.00	72.00	5.00	16.89	17.44
	incl	69.80	70.32	0.52	56.90	16.90
	incl	70.85	71.35	0.50	99.80	46.10
1270 m Drill Bay - 426,662E/6,258,075 - 192 Azimuth
VU-544	-35/192	8.00	9.00	1.00	115.00	53.30
		32.00	33.00	1.00	82.90	64.60
VU-545	-30/192	76.00	97.00	21.00	24.74	319.81	1 sample cut
	or	76.00	97.00	21.00	494.91	319.81	Uncut
	incl	81.68	82.18	0.50	20,287	13,009
	incl	86.70	87.20	0.50	417.00	100.00
		123.00	130.81	7.81	14.82	23.91
	incl	129.27	129.77	0.50	205.00	137.00
VU-546	-25/192	112.20	123.76	11.56	13.32	10.52
	incl	112.20	113.50	1.30	102.00	40.90
		152.20	164.00	11.80	12.34	21.62
	incl	153.42	153.92	0.50	186.00	159.00
	incl	160.52	161.20	0.68	10.50	16.80
	incl	161.20	162.00	0.80	32.00	60.20
VU-547	-20/192	107.76	108.26	0.50	13.65	25.00
		119.24	119.74	0.50	43.00	31.10
		176.00	181.00	5.00	54.92	58.22	1 sample cut
	or	176.00	181.00	5.00	55.92	58.22	Uncut
	incl	178.41	178.91	0.50	550.00	391.00
VU-549	-15/192	127.37	134.00	6.63	7.11	12.36
	incl	127.37	127.87	0.50	61.60	36.60
	incl	133.50	134.00	0.50	18.00	15.50
		156.80	169.00	12.20	16.24	10.55
	incl	156.80	157.30	0.50	375.00	163.00
VU-551	-10/192	36.32	36.82	0.50	40.80	32.90
VU-553	-5/192	81.00	110.00	29.00	14.01	19.82	1 sample cut
	or	81.00	110.00	29.00	31.17	19.82	Uncut
	incl	84.90	85.40	0.50	1,535	639.00
	incl	93.30	93.80	0.50	59.60	47.10
	incl	105.80	106.30	0.50	156.00	129.00
VU-555	0/192	104.00	132.00	28.00	19.78	42.98	2 samples cut
	or	104.00	132.00	28.00	60.13	42.98	Uncut
	incl	105.54	106.04	0.50	1,250	657.00
	incl	129.62	130.12	0.50	2,090	1,415
		165.80	166.30	0.50	34.80	23.10
VU-559	27.5/192	48.00	49.00	1.00	26.20	23.00

(1)	True thickness to be determined.
(2)	Unless otherwise indicated as uncut, all gold assays over 540 g/t were cut to 540 g/t.
(3)	All samples were submitted for preparation and analysis by ALS Chemex at its facilities in Terrace, B.C. All samples were analyzed using multi-digestion with ICP finish and fire assay with AA finish for gold. Samples over 100 ppm silver were reanalyzed using four acid digestion with an ore grade AA finish. Samples over 1,500 ppm silver were fire assayed with a gravimetric finish. Samples with over 10 ppm gold were fire assayed with a gravimetric finish. One in 20 samples was blank, one in 20 was a standard sample, and one in 20 samples had a sample cut from assay rejects assayed as a field duplicate at ALS Chemex in North Vancouver, B.C. Whole core (core not split) is being assayed as part of the underground infill drill program.

Kenneth C. McNaughton, M.A.Sc., P.Eng., Chief Exploration Officer, Pretium Resources Inc. is the Qualified Person (QP) responsible for the Brucejack Project exploration program.

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