Pretivm Appoints Vice President, Operations

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Nov. 10, 2017) - Pretium Resources Inc. (TSX:PVG)(NYSE:PVG) ("Pretivm" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of David Prins as Vice President, Operations. Previous to this appointment Mr. Prins was serving as the Project Director for Pretivm's Brucejack Mine. Mr. Prins has extensive experience in mining. Prior to joining Pretivm as Project Director, Mr. Prins worked with Placer Dome directly and indirectly for a period of over 16 years which included a 10 year period at the Zaldivar Mine in Northern Chile. Since then, Mr. Prins has been involved with numerous projects, primarily in Latin America.