Pretium Resources Incorporation: Valley of the Kings Underground Infill Drilling Continues
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Aug. 19, 2015) - Pretium Resources Inc. (TSX:PVG)(NYSE:PVG) ("Pretivm" or the "Company") is pleased to report a third set of results from an underground infill drill program in the Brucejack Project's Valley of the Kings. Stope definition drilling is now underway from two underground drill bays, the 1320 drill bay and the 1310 drill bay. Results continue to confirm the style and grade distribution of the gold mineralization in the area currently being tested, which includes the intersection of high grade and visible gold. (See Table 1 below for assays.)
Selected drill highlights include:
- Hole VU-459 intersected 154.13 grams of gold per tonne uncut over 14.60 meters, including 4,470 grams of gold per tonne uncut over 0.50 meters;
- Hole VU-463 intersected 29.94 grams of gold per tonne uncut over 29.50 meters, including 1,690 grams of gold per tonne uncut over 0.50 meters.
- Hole VU-445 intersected 81.08 grams of gold per tonne uncut over 6.76 meters, including 1,080 grams of gold per tonne uncut over 0.50 meters;
- Hole VU-445 also intersected 48.36 grams of gold per tonne uncut over 12.00 meters, including 1,090 grams of gold per tonne uncut over 0.50 meters;
- Hole VU-455 intersected 47.06 grams of gold per tonne uncut over 14.00 meters, including 1,300 grams of gold per tonne uncut over 0.50 meters;
Holes VU-445, VU-459, and VU-463 were drilled from the 1320 drill bay and hole VU-455 was drilled from the 1310 drill bay. To date, results from 60 holes (10,572 meters) of the infill drill program for the Valley of the Kings have been reported.
For a plan and section views of the reported drill fans please see the following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/1021919_Pretium_Resources_Inc.pdf.
The infill drill program will comprise in excess of 40,000 meters of fan drilling from three underground drill stations with drill hole centres spaced at approximately 10 meters vertically and horizontally. Assay results from drilling will continue to be reported as they are received.
Table 1: Selected Valley of the Kings Drill Results, August 2015 (VU-433 to VU-475)(1,2,3)
| Hole No. | Dip/ Azimuth | From (meters) | To (meters) | Interval (meters) | Gold (g/t) | Silver (g/t) | Comments | ||||||
| 1310m Drill Bay - 426522E/6258139N - 157 Azimuth | |||||||||||||
| VU-433 | -28 / 157 | 110.00 | 111.00 | 1.00 | 11.10 | 15.80 | |||||||
| VU-435 | -21 / 157 | 3.90 | 5.00 | 1.10 | 22.00 | 14.70 | |||||||
| VU-437 | -13 / 157 | 3.60 | 4.80 | 1.20 | 5.21 | 6.00 | |||||||
| 6.50 | 7.00 | 0.50 | 6.29 | 7.10 | |||||||||
| VU-440 | 3 / 157 | 3.00 | 9.00 | 6.00 | 18.61 | 7.97 | |||||||
| incl | 4.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 92.70 | 24.30 | ||||||||
| VU-443 | 19 / 157 | 7.00 | 8.00 | 1.00 | 6.42 | 9.60 | |||||||
| 1310 m Drill Bay - 426522E/6258139N - 149 Azimuth | |||||||||||||
| VU-446 | 7.5 / 149 | 7.49 | 7.99 | 0.50 | 45.50 | 16.90 | |||||||
| 43.00 | 44.00 | 1.00 | 10.25 | 138.00 | |||||||||
| VU-450 | -15 / 149 | 4.00 | 11.85 | 7.85 | 14.03 | 14.97 | |||||||
| incl | 8.95 | 9.45 | 0.50 | 175.00 | 87.50 | ||||||||
| 75.00 | 76.00 | 1.00 | 12.50 | 14.30 | |||||||||
| VU-453 | -30 / 149 | 40.00 | 41.00 | 1.00 | 8.25 | 3.40 | |||||||
| 1320 m Drill Bay - 426586E/6258093N - 170.3 Azimuth | |||||||||||||
| VU-441 | -10 / 170.3 | 101.00 | 102.00 | 1.00 | 53.20 | 56.90 | |||||||
| VU-445 | -15 / 170.3 | 9.24 | 16.00 | 6.76 | 41.14 | 65.18 | 1 sample cut | ||||||
| or | 9.24 | 16.00 | 6.76 | 81.08 | 65.18 | uncut | |||||||
| incl | 14.32 | 14.82 | 0.50 | 1,080 | 455.00 | ||||||||
| 128.00 | 140.00 | 12.00 | 25.44 | 42.12 | 1 sample cut | ||||||||
| or | 128.00 | 140.00 | 12.00 | 48.36 | 42.12 | uncut | |||||||
| incl | 134.80 | 135.30 | 0.50 | 1,090 | 480.00 | ||||||||
| incl | 136.22 | 136.72 | 0.50 | 29.40 | 21.00 | ||||||||
| 201.00 | 202.00 | 1.00 | 19.00 | 20.50 | |||||||||
| 228.00 | 229.00 | 1.00 | 23.80 | 4.50 | |||||||||
| VU-448 | -30 / 170.3 | 99.00 | 103.30 | 4.30 | 7.32 | 18.97 | |||||||
| incl | 100.00 | 101.00 | 1.00 | 19.50 | 58.30 | ||||||||
| incl | 102.10 | 102.60 | 0.50 | 15.25 | 10.30 | ||||||||
| VU-452 | -30 / 170.3 | 103.00 | 112.36 | 9.36 | 13.59 | 15.50 | |||||||
| incl | 111.00 | 111.86 | 0.86 | 73.90 | 31.50 | ||||||||
| incl | 111.86 | 112.36 | 0.50 | 113.50 | 142.00 | ||||||||
| VU-454 | -35 / 170.3 | 32.00 | 33.00 | 1.00 | 23.80 | 36.10 | |||||||
| 81.88 | 116.00 | 34.12 | 13.39 | 11.88 | |||||||||
| incl | 81.88 | 82.38 | 0.50 | 505.00 | 258.00 | ||||||||
| incl | 112.00 | 113.00 | 1.00 | 127.50 | 83.80 | ||||||||
| incl | 113.00 | 114.00 | 1.00 | 27.30 | 22.00 | ||||||||
| VU-457 | -40 / 170.3 | 34.85 | 40.00 | 5.15 | 8.44 | 32.94 | |||||||
| incl | 34.85 | 35.35 | 0.50 | 74.00 | 40.60 | ||||||||
| VU-459 | -45 / 170.3 | 46.00 | 49.00 | 3.00 | 10.53 | 96.74 | |||||||
| 93.00 | 107.60 | 14.60 | 19.54 | 120.57 | 1 sample cut | ||||||||
| or | 93.00 | 107.60 | 14.60 | 154.13 | 120.57 | uncut | |||||||
| incl | 106.57 | 107.07 | 0.50 | 4,470 | 2,790.00 | ||||||||
| 140.00 | 141.00 | 1.00 | 14.30 | 18.00 | |||||||||
| 145.43 | 145.93 | 0.50 | 26.80 | 12.10 | |||||||||
| VU-463 | -50 / 170.3 | 37.50 | 67.00 | 29.50 | 10.45 | 28.40 | 1 sample cut | ||||||
| or | 37.50 | 67.00 | 29.50 | 29.94 | 28.40 | uncut | |||||||
| incl | 39.66 | 40.16 | 0.50 | 1,690 | 1,290.00 | ||||||||
| 116.00 | 139.00 | 23.00 | 8.89 | 70.35 | |||||||||
| incl | 132.20 | 133.00 | 0.80 | 69.30 | 419.00 | ||||||||
| incl | 133.00 | 134.00 | 1.00 | 60.10 | 442.00 | ||||||||
| incl | 134.00 | 135.00 | 1.00 | 25.90 | 320.00 | ||||||||
| 1310 m Drill Bay - 426522E/2258139N - 164 Azimuth | |||||||||||||
| VU-455 | -40 / 164 | 118.00 | 132.00 | 14.00 | 19.92 | 15.53 | 1 sample cut | ||||||
| or | 118.00 | 132.00 | 14.00 | 47.06 | 15.53 | uncut | |||||||
| incl | 129.55 | 130.05 | 0.50 | 1,300 | 197.00 | ||||||||
| VU-456 | -32 / 164 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 14.23 | 18.35 | |||||||
| 63.00 | 64.00 | 1.00 | 19.00 | 20.20 | |||||||||
| 122.00 | 124.50 | 2.50 | 21.88 | 25.18 | |||||||||
| incl | 122.00 | 122.80 | 0.80 | 65.00 | 70.60 | ||||||||
| VU-458 | -24 / 164 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 10.50 | 12.30 | |||||||
| 15.61 | 16.11 | 0.50 | 17.45 | 16.40 | |||||||||
| 106.00 | 128.00 | 22.00 | 20.92 | 22.33 | |||||||||
| incl | 114.65 | 115.15 | 0.50 | 493.00 | 353.00 | ||||||||
| incl | 115.15 | 115.65 | 0.50 | 366.00 | 425.00 | ||||||||
| 126.33 | 126.83 | 0.50 | 12.45 | 5.00 | |||||||||
| VU-460 | -16 / 164 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 10.32 | 21.55 | |||||||
| VU-461 | -8 / 164 | 117.00 | 118.00 | 1.00 | 24.20 | 14.20 | |||||||
| VU-462 | 0 / 164 | 35.00 | 36.00 | 1.00 | 8.23 | 15.30 | |||||||
| 1310 m Drill Bay - 426522E/6258139N - 170.5 Azimuth | |||||||||||||
| VU-465 | -37.5 / 170.5 | 40.05 | 40.55 | 0.50 | 45.60 | 13.00 | |||||||
| 105.00 | 109.00 | 4.00 | 8.16 | 5.20 | |||||||||
| incl | 105.00 | 106.00 | 1.00 | 23.60 | 5.80 | ||||||||
| VU-467 | -29.5 / 170.5 | 21.34 | 22.00 | 0.66 | 13.00 | 15.00 | |||||||
| 112.00 | 114.00 | 2.00 | 16.39 | 9.85 | |||||||||
| incl | 112.00 | 113.00 | 1.00 | 27.60 | 13.20 | ||||||||
| VU-469 | -22.5 / 170.5 | 32.00 | 33.00 | 1.00 | 7.78 | 5.10 | |||||||
| 40.00 | 41.00 | 1.00 | 16.65 | 4.30 | |||||||||
| VU-473 | -12.5 / 170.5 | 107.15 | 127.30 | 20.15 | 12.07 | 14.18 | |||||||
| incl | 126.07 | 126.57 | 0.50 | 459.00 | 397.00 | ||||||||
| VU-475 | -7.5 /170.5 | 4.00 | 6.00 | 2.00 | 16.33 | 20.45 | |||||||
| 108.00 | 109.00 | 1.00 | 9.15 | 7.80 | |||||||||
| (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 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.
About Pretivm
Pretivm is advancing its 100%-owned Brucejack Project in northern British Columbia to production as a high-grade gold underground mine. Based on the results of the June 2014 Feasibility Study, Brucejack is expected to produce an average of 504,000 ounces of gold a year over the first 8 years and 404,000 ounces of gold a year over the 18-year mine life. Brucejack's Valley of the Kings hosts Proven and Probable reserves totalling 6.9 million ounces of gold (13.6 million tonnes grading 15.7 grams of gold per tonne). Commercial production at Brucejack is targeted for 2017.
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