Pretium Resources Inc.

US$540 Million Construction Financing Closes

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Sept. 21, 2015) - Pretium Resources Inc. (TSX:PVG)(NYSE:PVG) ("Pretivm" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has closed its previously announced US$540 million construction financing package (the "Financing") with the Orion Mine Finance Group and Blackstone Tactical Opportunities ("Orion and Blackstone"). The Financing is comprised of a credit facility for US$350 million, a US$150 million prepayment under a callable gold and silver stream agreement and a private placement of Pretivm common shares for US$40 million. US$340 million was advanced to Pretivm at closing.

About Pretivm

Pretivm is constructing a high-grade underground gold mine at its Brucejack Project in northern British Columbia with commercial production targeted for 2017.

Pretium Resources Inc.

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PO Box 49334 Vancouver, BC V7X 1L4

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Forward-Looking Statements

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