Reinterpretation of the Goose Deposit as an Open Pit Project Increases Contained Gold by 358,000 Ounces
Further Additions to Northern Management Team as Back River Project Pushes Forward
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/20/11 -- Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. (TSX: SBB) is pleased to announce a new resource estimate for the Goose deposit at its 100% owned Back River Project in Nunavut, Canada. These new resources consist of an Indicated Resource of 7.7 million tonnes grading 4.45 g/t Au for a total of 1.1 million ounces of gold and an Inferred Resource of 0.4 million tonnes grading 3.53 g/t Au for a total of 50,000 ounces of gold within an optimized pit at a cut-off grade of 1.50 g/t Au. In addition, there is also an Inferred Resource of 0.6 million tonnes grading 5.81 g/t Au for a total of 106,000 ounces of gold that is available to be mined by underground methods. This current interpretation has increased the amount of contained ounces of gold at Goose by 358,000 ounces Au in all categories.
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