Miner Makes New Discovery Near British Columbia Mine

Source: Streetwise Reports   12/26/2020

Pretium Resources’ recent drill results, undervalued exploration potential and 2021 plan are covered in a BMO Capital Markets report.

In a Dec. 17 research note, BMO Capital Markets analyst Andrew Mikitchook reported that Pretium Resources Inc. (PVG:TSX; PVG:NYSE) made a new discovery at the Hanging Glacier zone, which is 4 kilometers northwest of its Brucejack mine in British Columbia.

“Although still early, the consistent mineralization over broad intervals at shallow depths is encouraging and highlights the exploration leverage around Brucejack as a district,” Mikitchook wrote.

The analyst reviewed the results of 2020 drilling in Hanging Glacier, which tested soil anomalies and followed up on mineralization encountered in 2015.

Drilling at North Hanging Glacier encountered mineralization with grades and thicknesses comparable to those of the ore now being mined at Brucejack. Specifically, a 100-meter (100m) stepout from a previous hole, intersected 1.3 grams per ton (1.3 g/t) gold over 101m, including 0.68 g/t gold over 10.5m, along with 2.1 g/t gold over 102m, including 9.55 g/t gold over 13m.

At South Hanging Glacier, the drill bit hit broad intervals of low-grade gold plus a shorter intercept in an epithermal-style vein: 8.97 g/t gold and 5,150 g/t silver over 1m.

About 30 kilometers east-southeast of Hanging Glacier is the Koopa zone. Drill results from there returned 0.94 g/t gold over 1.5m and 1,675 g/t silver, 2.72% lead and 7.23% zinc over 1.1m.

“These results highlight the exploration potential regionally to Brucejack that, in our opinion, is broadly undervalued by the market,” commented Mikitchook.

Next year, the analyst pointed out, Pretium plans 195,000m of drilling to encompass three types: definition (40%), in resource and sustaining (20%) and resource expansion (40%). Of the total, 10,000m will be drilled in the Hanging Glacier zone in light of the 2020 results. Another 8,000m are slated to test for additional targets near the Brucejack mine and to expand the mineralization around the same.

BMO has an Outperform rating and a CA$18.50 per share target price on Pretium. The stock is trading now at about CA$14.53 per share.

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Disclosures from BMO Capital Markets, Pretium Resources, December 17, 2020

IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES

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I, Andrew Mikitchook, hereby certify that the views expressed in this report accurately reflect my personal views about the subject securities or issuers. I also certify that no part of my compensation was, is, or will be, directly or indirectly, related to the specific recommendations or views expressed in this report.

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Disclosure 5: BMO Capital Markets or an affiliate received compensation for products or services other than investment banking services within the past 12 months from Pretium Resources.
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Disclosure 8A: BMO Capital Markets or an affiliate has a financial interest in 1% or more of any class of the equity securities of Pretium Resources.
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