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Back River Gold Project Project Overview – November 2012

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Back River Gold ProjectProject Overview – November 2012

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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

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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.

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Where is the Back River Project?

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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 / accessGeorge Property

• 75 person camp and facilities  (e.g. sleeping quarters, mess, core process facility, equipment storage, fuel farm, diesel generator)

• Seasonal airstrips / accessBathurst Inlet

• Supply barge landing area and small laydown area

• Bulk goods and fuel hauled by Cat train to Goose and George properties

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Goose Camp

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George Camp

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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

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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

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Infrastructure Develop

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Resource Shell

Concept Pit-Only Shell

Concept UG-XOVR Shell

Open Pit Mining

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Open Pit Mining – Victor Mine, Ontario

Images courtesy: De Beers Canada

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Open Pit Mining – Meadowbank Mine, Nunavut

Images courtesy: Reuters

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Underground Mining

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Underground Mining – Snap Lake Mine, NWT

Images courtesy: De Beers Canada

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Gold Processing – Meadowbank Mine, Nunavut

Images courtesy: Agnico‐Eagle Mines Limited

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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)

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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)

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Employment Examples

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.

Heavy Equipment Operator (HEO)

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Employment Examples

Typical duties:• Responsible for mine operations, safety, 

maintenance, engineering, geology, and the mine workforce.

• Plans, organizes, directs, controls, and evaluates the activities and operations of a mine.

Qualifications:• Bachelor’s degree (at a minimum) and a 

number of years of experience in the field.• Demonstrated familiarity with the 

concepts, practices, and procedures of mining, and experience in supervisory positions.

Mine ManagementTypical duties:• Control and operate mill machines that 

process minerals at the mine, to ensure a suitable product is produced.

• Responsible for routine maintenance, cleaning and repair of mill equipment.

Qualifications:• Grade 10 education.  Previous experience 

useful, but not necessary.• Mechanical interest and aptitude,  good 

hand‐eye coordination, ability to work safely, willingness to work in dusty and noisy environments.

Mill Operator

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Employment Examples

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.

Environmental Technician

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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)

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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‐ Camp Hand, Mechanical‐ Camp Hand, Supervisor‐ Camp Kitchen Attendant‐ Housekeeping‐ Carpenter‐ Community Relations

‐ Core Cutter‐ Environmental Technician‐ Equipment Operator‐ Field (Survey) Technician‐ Geotechnical Assistant‐ Sampler and Sample Preparation

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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

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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

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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

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Project Timeline

Exploration (early 1980s – present)•Geologic surveying and sampling

•Baseline studies

Permitting (~3 years)•Community engagement

•Baseline studies•Regional, territorial and federal permitting processes (e.g. NIRB)

•Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement (IIBA) negotiated•Pre‐development works

Construction (~2 years)•~1600 employees

•Mine and infrastructure development•Community engagement•Environmental monitoring

•Ongoing exploration

We are here

Operations (10‐15 years)•~950 employees

•Open pit and underground mining•Community engagement•Environmental monitoring

•Ongoing exploration

Closure (~5 years)•~40 employees

•Mine closure and site remediation•Removal of buildings and infrastructure

•Community engagement•Environmental monitoring

Post‐Closure Monitoring (as necessary)

•Limited number of employees•Community engagement•Environmental monitoring

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Contact Information

John KaiyoganaCommunity Liaison Officer4 Omingmak StreetCambridge Bay, NunavutPhone: (867) 983‐3303Cell: (867) 446‐[email protected]

Jason PrnoCommunity Relations Advisor(519) 983‐[email protected]

Matthew PickardDirector, Environment and Community RelationsPhone (Toronto): (604) 484‐8967 / (416) 848‐1184Phone (Vancouver): (604) 998‐4190 / (888) 648‐4218Cell: (416) 605‐[email protected]

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