UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report: August 13, 2018 (Date of earliest event reported)

 

NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

British Columbia	001-31913	N/A
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification)

 

201 South Main Street, Suite 400, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(801) 639-0511
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD

 

On August 13, 2018, NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. (“NOVAGOLD”) issued a press release reporting the issuance of the Donlin Gold Record of Decision by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) and U.S. Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”). A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information contained in the press release attached hereto is being furnished and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events

 

On August 13, 2018, the Corps and the BLM issued a favorable joint Record of Decision for the Donlin Gold project. The Record of Decision approves Donlin Gold LLC’s permit application filed under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the River and Harbors Act of 1899, and issuance of an offer to lease federal lands administered by the BLM in response to Donlin Gold LLC’s application for a right-of-way.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release of NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. dated August 13, 2018 entitled “Donlin Gold Project Receives Record of Decision and Major Federal Permits.”

 

  

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: August 13, 2018	NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC.
	By:	/s/ David L. Deisley
		David L. Deisley
		Executive Vice President and General Counsel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release of NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. dated August 13, 2018 entitled “Donlin Gold Project Receives Record of Decision and Major Federal Permits.”