Back River Gold Project Project Overview – November 2012
Who is Sabina Gold and Silver Corp? • Sabina is a Vancouver, Canada based precious metals company on track to become a mid ‐ tier gold producer • Listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: SBB) • Skilled staff with extensive northern experience • Projects in Nunavut and other parts of Canada • Back River Gold Project • Wishbone Greenstone Belt • Cook Lake, Manitoba • Newman Madsen, Ontario • A significant silver royalty on the Hackett River Project
What is the Back River Project? • A proposed gold mine in the western Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. • 160 km south of Kingaok • 400 km south of Cambridge Bay • Exploration commenced in 1982. Project has had a number of different owners since. • Currently in the advanced exploration and permitting stage. • Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) completed and Project Description submitted to the Nunavut Impact Review Board in June 2012. • At least 8 deposits (Goose, Umwelt, Llama, Locale 1, Locale 2, Lone Cow, GH, Slave) to be mined using open pit and underground methods.
Where is the Back River Project?
Existing Operations Goose Property • 120 person main camp and facilities (e.g. sleeping quarters, mess, core process facility, equipment storage, maintenance shop, fuel tank farm, 365 kW diesel generator) • Seasonal airstrips / access George Property • 75 person camp and facilities (e.g. sleeping quarters, mess, core process facility, equipment storage, fuel farm, diesel generator) • Seasonal airstrips / access Bathurst Inlet • Supply barge landing area and small laydown area • Bulk goods and fuel hauled by Cat train to Goose and George properties
Goose Camp
George Camp
What are we proposing to build? • Open pit and underground mining operations • Remote, fly in/fly out mine site • 10 ‐ 15 years production (possibly more) • 300,000 – 400,000 ounces of gold annually • Supplied via seasonal shipping and year ‐ round aircraft • Gold produced at the mine will be shipped as doré bars • Accommodations: • Goose: 600 person camp • George: 450 person camp • Bathurst Inlet: 100 person camp • Tailings facility • Waste rock storage areas • Laydown area at Bathurst Inlet • Processing plant (up to 7,000 tonnes per day) • Gravity separation with a floatation leaching circuit
What are we proposing to build? (Continued) • Other buildings (e.g. administrative complex, emergency facilities, maintenance facilities, warehousing) • All ‐ weather airstrips • All ‐ weather and seasonal roads • Different types of heavy equipment to be brought in (e.g. bulldozers, loaders, haul trucks) • Fuel and bulk storage areas • Power generation facilities • Water and waste management facilities • Explosives storage
Infrastructure Development
Open Pit Mining Resource Shell Concept UG-XOVR Shell Concept Pit-Only Shell
Open Pit Mining – Victor Mine, Ontario Images courtesy: De Beers Canada
Open Pit Mining – Meadowbank Mine, Nunavut Images courtesy: Reuters
Underground Mining
Underground Mining – Snap Lake Mine, NWT Images courtesy: De Beers Canada
Gold Processing – Meadowbank Mine, Nunavut Images courtesy: Agnico ‐ Eagle Mines Limited
Opportunities for the Kitikmeot Region Employment • Up to 900 workers needed during operations • Up to 1,600 workers needed during construction • Up to 40 workers needed during closure • Opportunities in management, human resources, professional and scientific positions, administration, trades and construction, maintenance, equipment operation, production, warehousing, transportation…and more. • Hiring preference for those located in nearby Kitikmeot communities • Remote, rotational work; some opportunities off ‐ site • Grade 10 education, criminal check, and health exam required (at a minimum)
Opportunities for the Kitikmeot Region Other opportunities • Training programs for northern hires to be established • Contracting and business development opportunities will be made available • Contracting preference for Kitikmeot and Nunavut companies • Taxes, royalties, Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement (IIBA)
Employment Examples Heavy Equipment Operator (HEO) Typical duties: • Operate heavy equipment such as backhoes, bulldozers, loaders, haul trucks, and graders to excavate, move, load and grade earth, rock, gravel or other materials during construction and mining activities. Qualifications: • Grade 10 education and driver’s licence. Previous experience useful, but not necessary. • Mechanical interest and aptitude, good hand/eye/foot coordination, physical fitness, ability to work safely.
Employment Examples Mill Operator Mine Management Typical duties: Typical duties: • • Control and operate mill machines that Responsible for mine operations, safety, process minerals at the mine, to ensure a maintenance, engineering, geology, and suitable product is produced. the mine workforce. • • Responsible for routine maintenance, Plans, organizes, directs, controls, and cleaning and repair of mill equipment. evaluates the activities and operations of a mine. Qualifications: Qualifications: • Grade 10 education. Previous experience • useful, but not necessary. Bachelor’s degree (at a minimum) and a number of years of experience in the field. • Mechanical interest and aptitude, good • hand ‐ eye coordination, ability to work Demonstrated familiarity with the safely, willingness to work in dusty and concepts, practices, and procedures of noisy environments. mining, and experience in supervisory positions.
Employment Examples Environmental Technician Typical duties: • Help conduct research and monitoring to minimize the impact of mining on the environment and human health. Tasks may be related to waste water management and purification, tailings control, acid leaching, air quality, and emissions, as well as mine closure and reclamation. Qualifications: • College training (e.g. environmental technology program) or relevant work experience. • Interest in the environmental and natural sciences, problem solving skills, physical fitness and hand ‐ eye coordination, willingness to work outdoors.
Working with Kitikmeot Communities • Community engagement and outreach began in June 2012 • Public meetings • Meetings with key stakeholders and stakeholder groups (e.g. HTOs, Hamlets, elders, schools, youth) • Social media (e.g. website, Facebook, Twitter) • Community newsletters and distribution materials (e.g. fact sheets, posters, maps) • Radio shows and information booths • Community donations • Traditional knowledge study with the KIA leading • Community advisory groups • Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement (IIBA)
Existing Northern Hires • Number of Nunavut employees (2012 approx.): 49 • Days worked by Nunavut vs. non ‐ Nunavut staff (2012 approx.): 22% • Expenditures to Inuit ‐ owned companies (2011 approx.): 27% • Employment examples: ‐ Camp Hand ‐ Core Cutter ‐ Camp Hand, Mechanical ‐ Environmental Technician ‐ Camp Hand, Supervisor ‐ Equipment Operator ‐ Camp Kitchen Attendant ‐ Field (Survey) Technician ‐ Housekeeping ‐ Geotechnical Assistant ‐ Carpenter ‐ Sampler and Sample Preparation ‐ Community Relations
November 2012 Project Status • Currently in the advanced exploration and permitting stage. • Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) completed and Project Description submitted to the Nunavut Impact Review Board in June 2012. • 2012 exploration program • $60M exploration program • 76,000 m of drilling • Regional exploration program • Improvement to site facilities • Baseline work continues to advance
Environmental and Socio ‐ Economic Baseline Studies Ongoing studies: • Archaeology • Traditional knowledge • Socio ‐ economics • Land use • Human health and country foods • Meteorology • Air quality • Noise • Hydrology • Hydrogeology • Bathymetry
Environmental and Socio ‐ Economic Baseline Studies Ongoing studies (continued): • Freshwater quality, sediment quality, and aquatic biology • Freshwater fish and fish habitat • Marine water quality, sediment quality, and aquatic biology • Marine fish and fish habitat • Wildlife (e.g. caribou, muskox, wolverine, grizzly bear, birds, waterfowl, raptors, seabirds, dens, small mammals, marine mammals) • Mapping, vegetation and soils
Project Timeline Operations (10 ‐ 15 years) Permitting (~3 years) • Community engagement • ~950 employees Post ‐ Closure Monitoring • Baseline studies • Open pit and underground mining (as necessary) • Limited number of employees • Community engagement • Regional, territorial and federal permitting processes (e.g. NIRB) • Community engagement • Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement (IIBA) negotiated • Environmental monitoring • Environmental monitoring • Pre ‐ development works • Ongoing exploration Closure (~5 years) Construction (~2 years) Exploration (early 1980s – present) • ~40 employees • Geologic surveying and sampling • ~1600 employees • Mine closure and site remediation • Mine and infrastructure development • Baseline studies • Removal of buildings and infrastructure • Community engagement • Community engagement • Environmental monitoring • Ongoing exploration • Environmental monitoring We are here
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