Feasibility Study and Technical Report - Pretivm

The Project area has been the focus of mineral exploration for many years. There areindications that prospectors explored the area for placer gold in the late 1800s and early1900s. Placer gold production has been reported from Sulphurets Creek in the 1930s,and a large log cabin near the confluence of Mitchell and Sulphurets Creeks wasreportedly used by placer miners until the late 1960s. The whole region surrounding theProject is heavily staked and several other mining companies have active explorationprograms nearby.The Kerr and Sulphurets deposits have been extensively explored on an intermittentbasis since the 1960s. Intensive underground exploration adjacent to Brucejack Lake inthe 1980s was supported by an exploration road from Bowser Lake over Knipple Glacier.Results of the 2012 non-traditional land use baseline research program indicate that alimited number of people access the area. Those who do access the area includetrappers, guide outfitters, resident and non-resident hunters, and those who participatein commercial recreation activities such as heli-skiing, guided freshwater recreation, andguided mountaineering. Activities in the area of the transmission line are generallysimilar to those in the Project area. Other individuals with interests in the area includethose who hold forestry licences, mineral claims, and placer claims, which are typicallylinked to resource development and industry, as well as water licences, which may belinked to commercial recreation businesses. Overall, land use the Project area is minimaland seasonal in natural.ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE RESOURCESArchaeological assessments were conducted around the mine site and along the accessand transmission corridors. Two small prehistoric archaeological sites were identified inproximity (within 1 km) to planned infrastructure but are located outside all currentlyplanned areas of disturbance.SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSPretivm will develop and implement broad Social and Community Management Systems(SCMS) for the construction, operation, and closure phases of the Project. The SCMS willcomprise an ongoing engagement plan and Impact Benefit Agreements (IBAs) to bedeveloped through a series of written agreements and relationship-building initiativeswith First Nations. Monitoring and oversight of the SCMS will require a team of staffresponsible for coordinating community development initiatives, training,communications and commitment tracking, and fund management.Social, community management, and relationship-building measures will be provided foreach of the following areas:• IBAs• community engagement meetings• training• participation in community eventsPretium Resources Inc. 20-15 1291990200-REP-R0012-02Feasibility Study and Technical Report on the BrucejackProject, Stewart, BC