Pretium Resources Inc. reported production results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2019. For the quarter, the company reported gold production of 96,237 ounces against 96,342 ounces a year ago. Silver production was 147,988 ounces against 113,886 ounces a year ago. Ore mined was 388,744 wet tonnes against 283,136 wet tonnes a year ago. Ore milled was 373,954 dry tonnes against 267,048 dry tonnes a year ago.

For the full year, the company reported gold production of 354,405 ounces against 376,012 ounces a year ago. Silver production was 516,977 ounces against 422,562 ounces a year ago. Ore mined was 1,359,403 wet tonnes against 1,055,208 wet tonnes a year ago. Ore milled was 1,303,001 dry tonnes against 1,005,603 dry tonnes a year ago.

For the year 2020, Gold production at the Brucejack Mine for 2020 is expected to be in the range of 325,000 to 365,000 ounces. The production rate for 2020 is expected to be 3,800 tonnes per day with average annual gold grade ranging between 7.6 grams per tonne to 8.5 grams per tonne at a targeted gold recovery of 97%. The midpoint of 2020 gold production guidance is slightly below 2019 actual production.