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Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Feb. 22 said it plans to invest roughly C$41 million at its Back River gold project in Nunavut this year. A 2015 feasibility study details plans for... — Updated 3/8/2019

Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Jan. 7 provided final results from the 2018 drill program at the company's Back River gold project in Nunavut, including holes that further expanded... — Updated 1/18/2019

Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Dec. 21 reported that it has raised C$28.1 million, money that will be used to continue early mine development activities at the company's Back River... — Updated 1/18/2019 Full story

Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Dec. 4 reported that it continues to blaze a clear path to production at its Back River gold project in Nunavut. A 2015 feasibility study details... — Updated 12/26/2018 Full story

It's been nearly 10 years since Sabina Gold and Silver Corp. began exploring the Back River property in western Nunavut. But the decade-long pursuit of gold in this remote stretch o... — Updated 11/30/2018 Full story

New gold mines are expected to drive strong economic growth in Nunavut and Yukon over the next several years, according to the latest Territorial Outlook published by The... — Updated 11/30/2018 Full story

Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Nov. 15 announced receipt of Type A Water License for Back River, the final major license needed to begin developing a gold mine project in Nunavut.... — Updated 11/23/2018

Canada is the world's top destination for mining exploration spending, attracting more than 14 percent of global budgeted expenditures from explorers seeking to tap the country's va... — Updated 3/1/2019 Full story

Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Oct. 22 said drilling continues to expand the Nuvuyak discovery, situated about 1,000 meters west of the Goose main deposit at the company's Back Rive... — Updated 11/2/2018

Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Sept. 4 announced that it has received the first sealift to its new Back River marine laydown area, a critical infrastructure component to facilitate... — Updated 9/14/2018

Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Aug. 20 reported a significant new gold discovery, the Nuvuyak zone, about 1,000 meters west of the Goose main deposit at the company's Back River... — Updated 8/31/2018

Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. July 5 reported the start of a 10,000-meter summer drill program at the Goose Property on the company's Back River gold project in Nunavut Following... — Updated 7/13/2018

Mining is expected to fuel strong economic growth in Nunavut and Yukon in the coming years, according to The Conference Board of Canada's latest Territorial Outlook. "With many new... — Updated 5/11/2018 Full story

Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. and the Kitikmeot Inuit Association April 23 announced that they have entered into 20-year benefit and land tenure agreements that lay out Sabina's... — Updated 5/4/2018

Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. April 9 reported that the spring drill program has cut long sections of high-grade gold below the current resource at its Back River gold project in... — Updated 4/20/2018

Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. March 13 reported results from an "exceptional" 2017 and said it is looking forward to finalizing the permitting for Back River and completing... — Updated 3/23/2018

Nunavut is a vast and minerals-rich swath of the Earth's crust and Nunavummiut, or the people who live there, see mining as the foundation of the territory's future. "The mining... — Updated 1/24/2018 Full story

Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Feb. 7 announced a base budget for 2017 of around C$8.5 million, which will be used primarily for permitting activities but will also include some... — Updated 2/12/2017