The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North
The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North
Sorted by date Results 26 - 50 of 116
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 region. But it's also likely the result of extraordinary steps some mining companies are taking to keep COVID-19 out of the region. Sabina Gold & Silver Corp., a Canadian junior aggressively seeking gold in Nunavut, for example, reported March 17 to delay the start of its 2020 exploration program...
Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Nov. 2 reported that underground development at the Umwelt gold deposit will allow for the first-ever year-round operations at its Back River gold project in Nunavut, Canada. According to a calculation completed earlier this year, Back River hosts 33.45 million metric tons of measured and indicated resources averaging 5.88 grams per metric ton (6.32 million oz) gold; and 13.79 million metric tons of inferred resource averaging 6.44 g/t (2.86 million...
Mineral exploration activity is heating up this summer in Nunavut after a yearlong hiatus sparked by restrictions and cautionary moves driven by the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. For the northern Canadian territory's two mine operators and a handful of advanced- and early-stage explorers, the outlook for 2021 programs is much brighter. In mid-June, the Government of Nunavut gave Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. the green light to allow its workers living in the Kivalliq region of...
Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Aug. 24 announced that it is making significant progress on large predevelopment projects and the delivery of equipment and supplies that further the proposed Goose Mine on the company's Back River gold project in Nunavut, Canada. "Tremendous work has been completed during the first nine months of 2021 as we propel the project towards a production decision," said Sabina Gold & Silver President and CEO Bruce McLeod. "We have been advancing the undergr...
Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Aug. 10 reported that its spring drill program at its Back River gold project in Nunavut has encountered strong mineralization at Hook, a zone that appears to link the surfacing Goose and much deeper Nuvuyak gold deposits. Back River hosts 33.45 million metric tons of measured and indicated resources averaging 5.88 grams per metric ton (6.32 million oz) gold, and 13.79 million metric tons of inferred resource averaging 6.44 g/t (2.86 million oz)...
Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. April 20 reported that the 2021 predevelopment and exploration programs are now underway at its Back River gold project in Nunavut. "We have a busy year planned at Back River for 2021," said Sabina Gold President and CEO Bruce Mcleod. "Camp is now up and running and we are looking forward to another successful year, accomplishing the necessary activities to continue to advance the project towards a production decision." The 2021 predevelopment work...
Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. March 16 announced that it has raised C$35.1 million to fund the advancement of its Back River gold project in Nunavut and expects to add another C$4.1 million to its coffers by the end of the month. A 2015 feasibility study detailed plans for mining four deposits at Back River – Goose, Llama, Umwelt, and Umwelt Underground – to feed a 3,000-metric-ton-per-day mill forecast to produce an average of roughly 200,000 oz of gold per year over an 11....
Nunavut is one jurisdiction in Canada with a favorable economic outlook in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent economic analysis completed by the Conference Board of Canada. The reason: Nunavut's mining sector, which remained mostly intact in 2020, accounted for more than one-third of its economy, a higher share than in every other Canadian province or territory. Projected to have expanded 6.1% last year, Nunavut's economy is forecast to grow 13.2% in...
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. Travel and workplace restrictions quickly imposed last spring by federal and local authorities to prevent the spread of the disease to the northern territory led some companies to cancel or postpone planned exploration programs until 2021. In February, Natural Resources Canada released figures...
Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Jan. 20 reported it has added roughly 2 million ounces of gold to the mineral resources at Back River, which will serve as the basis for an updated feasibility study for the gold mine project in Nunavut. Back River now hosts 33.45 million metric tons of measured and indicated resources averaging 5.88 grams per metric ton (6.32 million oz) gold; and 13.79 million metric tons of inferred resource averaging 6.44 g/t (2.86 million oz) gold. "Since our...
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 has tripled in size and is still growing. Located in remote southwestern Nunavut in the Kitikmeot Region, the Back River Property is located some 520 kilometers northeast of Yellowknife, NT, and 95 kilometers (58 miles) southeast of Bathurst Inlet. The project is named for the nearby Back River,...
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 Nunavut, Canada. "Sabina is proud to have delivered a number of significant exploration successes this year," said Sabina Gold & Silver President and CEO Bruce McLeod. "This was accomplished while operating within a restricted safety framework that has protected our employees, contractors and community...
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 Goose gold mine project on its Back River property in Nunavut. Pre-construction activities that further advanced the Goose camp and readied the mine project for a productive year in 2021 included: • Extension of the existing all-weather airstrip from 3,000 to 4,500 feet to facilitate the use of l...
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 2021. A feasibility study completed in 2015 details plans for developing four deposits at the Goose mine project – Goose, Llama, Umwelt, and Umwelt Underground. Ore from these deposits would feed a 3,000-metric-ton-per-day mill forecast to produce an average of roughly 200,000 ounces of gold per y...
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 River gold project in Nunavut. A feasibility study completed in 2015 details plans for a 3,000-metric-tons-per-day mine at Goose, one of the properties that comprise the larger Back River project. This proposed mine is forecast to produce roughly 2.3 million ounces of gold over an 11.8-year mine...
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 company's back river gold project in Nunavut. The best intercept came in hole 20GSE575C, which cut 32.2 meters averaging 19.89 grams per metric ton gold, including an 8.2-meter bonanza grade section averaging 51.5 g/t gold. "The assay results from drill hole 20GSE575C rank as one of the best ever...
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 feasibility study details plans for developing a mine at Goose, one of seven properties that make up Sabina's larger Back River project. Ore from these deposits would feed a 3,000-metric-ton-per-day mill forecast to produce an average of 198,100 ounces of gold annually over an 11.8-year mine life....
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 office in Vancouver, British Columbia. "No positive COVID-19 cases have been reported from amongst the company's employee base. However, out of concern for the wellbeing of our employees, contractors, their families, and their communities, the company has elected to implement a work from home...
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 the company's Back River gold project in Nunavut, Canada. "The drill program will target a 600-meters down plunge portion of the Umwelt underground where high grade gold ounces are projected along a favorable secondary structural setting between the currently defined high-grade Vault zone and the l...
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 at Back River this spring targeted three areas at Goose – Nuvuyak, Hook and Umwelt-Vault – one of seven properties that make up Sabina's larger Back River project. A 2015 feasibility study details plans for developing a mine at Goose that is expected to average 198,100 ounces of gold annually ove...
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 holes drilled at Back River this spring targeted three areas at Goose property, one of seven properties that make up Sabina's larger Back River project. A 2015 feasibility study details plans for developing a mine at Goose that is expected to average 198,100 ounces of gold annually over an 11.8-year...
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 company's Back River gold mine project in Nunavut. A 2015 feasibility study details plans for developing three deposits at Goose, one of seven properties that make up Sabina's larger Back River project. Ore from these deposits would feed a 3,000-metric-ton-per-day mill forecast to produce an...
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 developing three deposits at Goose, one of seven properties that make up Sabina's larger Back River project. Ore from these deposits would feed a 3,000-metric-ton-per-day mill forecast to produce an average of 198,100 ounces of gold per year over an 11.8-year mine. Sabina gained the permits to develop th...
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 lakes and tundra sprawled across the North from the Hudson Bay to the Arctic Ocean and east to Baffin Bay and the coastal waters of Greenland, Nunavut is home to only about 38,000 people, of whom 85 percent are indigenous Inuit who have lived in this frozen land for millennia. Since 1999,...
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 developing three deposits at Goose, one of seven properties that make up Sabina's larger Back River project. Ore from these deposits would feed a 3,000-metric-ton-per-day mill forecast to produce an average of 198,100 ounces of gold annually over an 11.8-year mine life. Sabina gained the permits to...
