Pretium Resources Inc.: Mineral Resource Estimate Adds Measured Gold Resources, Increases Grade at Valley of the Kings

Pretium Resources

("Pretivm") is pleased to report the NI 43-101-compliant 2013 Valley of the Kings Mineral Resource estimate for its Brucejack Project, completed by Snowden Mining Industry Consultants ("Snowden"). Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources total 8.7 million ounces of gold at a grade of 17.6 grams of gold per tonne. Valley of the Kings High-Grade Gold Mineral ResourcesHigh-grade gold resources in the Valley of the Kings (5.0 g/t gold-equivalent cut-off) total:-- 8.7 million ounces of gold in the Measured and Indicated Resource categories (15.3 million tonnes grading 17.6 grams of gold per tonne); and -- 4.9 million ounces of gold in the Inferred Mineral Resource category (5.9 million tonnes grading 25.6 grams of gold per tonne). The Mineral Resource estimate incorporates data from all exploration surface and underground drilling completed to date, as well as the drilling and processing results from 2013's Valley of the Kings Bulk Sample Program (the "Program"). Program drilling and underground exploration drilling has increased the confidence of the Mineral Resource in the Program area to the Measured Mineral Resource category. The Valley of