VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 20, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. (TSX:NG) (NYSE MKT:NG) will release its first quarter financial results after market close April 3, 2017. The conference call and webcast, to discuss these results, will take place April 4, 2017 at 8:00 am PT (11:00 am ET). The webcast and conference call-in details are provided below.

Webcast:     www.novagold.com/investors/events/  
North American callers:      1-866-426-5215 
International callers:      1-704-908-0398 
Conference ID:      90447178 

The webcast will be archived on NOVAGOLD’s website for one year. For a transcript of the call please email info@novagold.com.