Pretium Resources Inc. Announces Resignation of Warwick Board, Chief Geologist

Pretium Resources Inc. is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and operation of precious metal resource properties in the Americas. The Company's assets include Brucejack mine, Bowser Claims and the Porphyry Potential Deep Drilling (PPDD) Project. The Company's Brucejack Project is located on the Brucejack Property, which consists of four mining leases and six mineral claims approximately 3,306 hectares. It is located approximately 950 kilometres northwest of Vancouver, 65 kilometres north-northwest of Stewart, and 21 kilometres south-southeast of the Eskay Creek Mine. Its Bowser Claims is located southeast of the Brucejack Mine and comprises 1,220 square kilometres. The PPDD Project is a deep underground exploration program involving the testing of the extent of Brucejack-style mineralization and the porphyry potential directly below the Brucejack Mine at depth.