Pretium Resources Reports Underground Bulk Sample Drilling Continues to Intersect High-Grade Gold

Pretium Resources

is pleased to report additional underground drilling results from the Valley of the Kings Bulk Sample Program (the "Program"), and results from exploration drilling in the Valley of the Kings to the west and north of the Program area. Reported assays include seven intersections grading greater than 1,000 grams per tonne gold, three of which were intersected in the planned Program fans. (See Table 1 below for assays.)Selected drill highlights include:-- Hole VU-279 (Exploration hole) intersected 3,180 grams of gold per tonne uncut over 0.50 meters; -- Hole VU-281 (Exploration hole) intersected 2,010 grams of gold per tonne uncut over 0.50 meters; -- Hole VU-273 (Program hole) intersected 1,875 grams of gold per tonne uncut over 0.50 meters; -- Hole VU-291 (Program hole) intersected 1,550 grams of gold per tonne uncut over 0.50 meters; -- Hole VU-259 (Program hole) intersected 1,360 grams of gold per tonne uncut over 0.50 meters; -- Hole VU-277 (Exploration hole) intersected 1,430 grams of gold per tonne