20 December 2017
Sabina Gold & Silver Corp, is pleased to announce that the Nunavut Impact Review Board has issued the final Project Certificate for the Back River Project. As announced on December 6, 2017, the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, on behalf of the five responsible federal Ministers, accepted the NIRB’s recommendation for the project to proceed to the regulatory and licensing phase. Following the completion of a project certificate workshop held on December 14, 2017 the NIRB has issued the final project certificate pursuant to Section 12.5.12 of Article 12 of the Nunavut Agreement.
The Project Certificate contains terms and conditions, the majority of which were agreed upon during the environmental assessment process. The Project Certificate allows Sabina to advance through the final licensing and permitting stage.