Public Notice
Environmental Assessment of the Proposed Brucejack Gold Mine Project - Public Comment Period and Information Sessions

Pretium Resources Inc. is proposing the construction, operation and decommissioning of a gold-silver underground mine located approximately 65 kilometres north-northwest of Stewart, British Columbia (B.C.). The proposed project would produce approximately 16 million tonnes of mineralized material at a rate of up to 2,700 tonnes per day over a minimum 22-year mine life.

The Brucejack Gold Mine Project is subject to review under both the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (CEAA 2012) and B.C.'s Environmental Assessment Act and is undergoing a coordinated environmental assessment process.

Public Comment Period

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) and B.C.'s Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) are inviting the public to comment on the ongoing environmental assessment of the Brucejack Gold Mine Project. The Proponent has recently submitted its Application / Environmental Impact Statement (Application / EIS) which describes the project and the potential environmental, heritage, health, social, and economic effects of all phases of the project.

The Application / EIS, as well as a summary of the document and additional information regarding the environmental assessment process, are available online at www.canada.ca/en/environmental-assessment-agency.html and at www.eao.gov.bc.ca.

The public comment period is from August 27, 2014 to October 10, 2014. The Agency and the EAO accept public comments submitted by any of the following means:

By Online Form:
www.eao.gov.bc.ca

By Email:
Brucejack@ceaa-acee.gc.ca

By Fax:
250-387-2208

By mail:

• Scott Barillaro, Project Assessment Manager
  Environmental Assessment Office
  PO Box 9426 Stn Prov Govt
  Victoria, British Columbia V8W 9V1

OR

• Rob Hajdú, Project Manager
  Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
  410-701 West Georgia Street
  Vancouver, British Columbia V7Y 1C6

The Agency accepts comments in English or in French. Any comments filed need only be submitted once to either the Agency or the EAO, to be considered for both the provincial and federal environmental assessments.

Copies of the summary of the Application / EIS and the complete Application / EIS are available for viewing at these locations:

• Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
  Vancouver, B.C.
  Viewing by appointment only
  Telephone: 604-666-2431
• Dease Lake Learning Centre / Northern Lights College Library
  10 Commercial Drive
  Dease Lake, B.C.
• Gitwinksihlkw Village Government
  3004 Ts'oohl Ts'ap
  Gitwinksihlkw, B.C.
• Iskut Band Office
  1 Glacier Avenue
  Iskut, B.C.
• Tahltan Band Office
  Sawtooth Road
  Telegraph Creek, B.C.
• Gitlaxt'aamiks Village Government
  5200 Skateen Avenue
  Gitlaxt'aamiks, B.C.
• Computer Lab, Laxgalts'ap
  Community Center
  441 Church Street
  Laxgalts'ap, B.C.
• Gingolx Band Office
  607 Front Street
  Gingolx, B.C.
• Smithers Public Library
  3817 Alfred Avenue
  Smithers, B.C.
• Stewart Public Library
  824 A Main Street
  Stewart, B.C.
• Terrace Public Library
  4610 Park Avenue
  Terrace, B.C.
• Hazelton District Public Library
  4255 Government Street
  Hazelton, B.C.

Information Sessions

Information sessions will be held during the comment period:

• Gitlaxt'aamiks/New Aiyansh
  September 8, 2014
  Time: 4:00 to 8:00 pm
  Gitmidiik Hall
  5216 Tait Avenue
• Stewart
  September 9, 2014
  Time: 4:00 to 8:00 pm
  Al Lawrence Arena
  804 Main Street
• Hazelton
  September 10, 2014
  Time: 3:00 to 7:00 pm
  St. Peter's Anglican Church
  4390 Government Street
• Dease Lake
  September 11, 2014
  Time: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
  Dease Lake Community Hall
  2102B First Avenue
• Iskut
  September 11, 2014
  Time: 5:00 to 7:30 pm
  Klappan Independent Day
  School – Gymnasium

Information on the Brucejack Gold Mine Project and the Application / EIS will be available for viewing, and interested individuals will be able to speak with various environmental assessment representatives and technical experts.

Next Steps

After taking public comments into account, the Agency and the EAO will consider these comments along with the information in the Application / EIS in preparing the environmental assessment reports.

The environmental assessment process for the Brucejack Gold Mine Project will also include one last federal public comment period on the draft federal environmental assessment report, which will be advertised at a later date.

All submissions received by the Agency and the EAO during the comment period in relation to the Brucejack Gold Mine Project are considered public. They will be posted to the EAO website and will become part of the Agency project file.