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Corporate Objectives

Build a premier growth-focused precious metals company

  • Complete equity financings to ensure our ability to advance our projects and consider new opportunities
  • Maximize shareholder returns and outperform equity indices
  • Identify and evaluate high-quality opportunities  that could enhance shareholder value
  • Use synergies of our partners’ experience and NovaGold’s exploration expertise and community reputation to advance each project

Donlin Creek

  • Complete optimization studies - bringing natural gas to the project could reduce power costs and provide additional cost reduction opportunities 
  • Revise feasibility study to include natural gas option and prepare for permitting
  • Submit permit applications by end of 2011
  • Focus on relationship with regulators and local communities as the project advances toward permitting

Galore Creek

  • Complete mine plan update using higher copper and gold prices and optimized project design
  • Initiate pre-feasibility study, completion targeted for first half of 2011
  • Maintain and improve existing infrastructure and access road
  • Continue community engagement and dialogue with regulators as the project advances toward permitting

Rock Creek

  • Protect investment and infrastructure with care and maintenance plan
  • Meet all environmental and permit requirements in 2010
  • Determine path forward to maximize shareholder value

Ambler

  • Work with State of Alaska, Alaskan Native Corporations and local communities to identify sustainable infrastructure and access plan
  • Complete environmental, engineering and technical studies to prepare for pre-feasibility study and better realize true potential of Ambler district

 Operational Excellence

  • Publish first sustainability report
  • Streamline the Company and carefully manage cash to ensure financial stability