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Already headed toward the lowest level of annual mineral exploration spending in nearly two decades, the mining industry in Nunavut got broadsided by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.... — Updated 1/18/2021 Full story

When Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. acquired the Back River gold project in Canada's far north in 2009, the junior set out to tame a baby elephant. More than a decade later, the project... — Updated 1/14/2021 Full story

Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Dec. 9 released the final batch of results from the roughly 8,000 meters of drilling completed this year at the company's Back River gold project in... — Updated 12/17/2020

Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Dec. 16 reported that, despite getting a late start to the 2020 season due to COVID-19, crews made progress on several preconstruction objectives at the... — Updated 12/17/2020

Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Dec. 2 reported that an updated feasibility study for the proposed Goose Mine on its Back River gold project in Nunavut is slated for completion early in... — Updated 12/10/2020

Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Oct. 13 reported additional high-grade gold intercepts from drilling of the upper portions of the corridor at the Umwelt Underground resource at its Back... — Updated 10/22/2020

Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Sept. 3 reported strong gold intercepts in two additional holes drilled into the upper portions of the high-grade corridor at Umwelt Underground on the... — Updated 9/26/2020

Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. June 30 announced it now holds all of the major authorizations to develop and operate a mine at its Back River gold project in Nunavut, Canada. A 2015... — Updated 9/26/2020

The territories of northern Canada, so far, appear to have escaped the novel coronavirus pandemic that is currently sweeping the globe. This is due, in part, to the remoteness of the... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story

Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. has deferred it planned drill program at the Back River gold project in Nunavut and has established work-from-home protocols for employees at its corporate... — Updated 9/26/2020 Full story

Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Jan. 6 reported it plans for a 6,500-meter spring drill program aimed to expand and upgrade high-grade gold resources at the Umwelt underground deposit on... — Updated 9/26/2020

Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Aug. 6 reported additional high-grade gold intercepts at the Nuvuyak discovery at the company's Back River gold project in Nunavut. The eight holes drilled... — Updated 9/26/2020

Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. June 19 reported initial results from a roughly 6,400-meter spring drill program recently completed at the Back River gold project in Nunavut. The eight hol... — Updated 9/25/2020

Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. May 6 reported the delivery of equipment and supplies across the first winter ice road connecting a newly developed port facility on Bathurst Inlet to the... — Updated 9/25/2020

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 9/25/2020

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 the... — Updated 9/25/2020

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 gold... — Updated 9/25/2020

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 plans for... — Updated 9/25/2020 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 Conference... — Updated 9/25/2020

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 9/25/2020

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 River gold... — Updated 9/25/2020

Twenty years ago, Canada created the territory of Nunavut, carving out the easternmost part of the Northwest Territories to form the country's northernmost jurisdiction. A vast land of... — Updated 8/14/2020 Full story

Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. budgeted C$41 million towards further de-risking its Back River gold mine project in Nunavut during 2019. A 2015 feasibility study details plans for... — Updated 8/14/2020

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 vast min... — Updated 3/1/2019 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 of the... — Updated 11/30/2018 Full story