12 February 2014
VANCOUVER – Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. (“Sabina” or the “Company”) (SBB – TSX) is pleased to announce that it has received notice from the Nunavut Impact Review Board ("NIRB") that the Back River Draft Environmental Impact Statement ("DEIS") conforms with the environmental assessment guidelines and that the technical review process has begun.
On January 22, 2014, the Company announced it had filed its DEIS and associated water licence applications with NIRB and the Nunavut Water Board (“NWB”) respectively to commence the environmental assessment process on the Back River Gold Project (the “Project”). At Sabina’s request, the Boards have implemented a coordinated review process and as such have consulted regarding various sections of the DEIS conformity check.