Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. announced the appointment of Matthew Pickard as the company's Vice-President, Environment & Sustainability. During his career Matthew has spent time with Falconbridge, De Beers Canada, Baffinland Iron Mines until he joined Sabina in 2011 as the Company's Director, Environment & Community Relations. He also currently sits on the Board of Directors of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada and as a Committee Chair of the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia.

The company reported earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2013. For the quarter, the company reported a net loss of $4.1 million compared to $4.6 million a year ago. Exploration and evaluation expenditures totaled $25.8 million compared to $26 million a year ago. The increased expenditures on the Back River Project were primarily associated with environmental and economic evaluation studies, and increased drilling including a significant component of geo-technical and geo-mechanical drilling.

For nine months, the company reported net loss of $9.3 million compared to $9.1 million a year ago. Exploration and evaluation expenditures totaled $66.1 million compared to $58.8 million a year ago.