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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: November 30, 2015 (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)
 
 
Suite 720, 789 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 1H2
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
 
(604) 669-6227
(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 Disclosure

On November 30, 2015, Barrick Gold Corporation ("Barrick") and NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. ("NOVAGOLD") issued a press release announcing the filing of the Donlin Gold Draft Environmental Impact Statement ("DEIS") by the US Army Corps of Engineers ("Corps"). The release of the DEIS is an important milestone for the Donlin Gold project located in Alaska. The Corps will accept written comments on the DEIS until the close of the five-month public comment period at the end of April 2016.

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 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Description
   
Press release of Barrick and NOVAGOLD dated November 30, 2015 entitled "Barrick And NOVAGOLD Report Filing Of Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Advancing Permitting For Donlin Gold"
 
 

 
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: November 30, 2015
NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC.
     
 
By:
/s/ David A. Ottewell                                                         
   
David A. Ottewell
   
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 

 
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number
Description
   
Press release of Barrick and NOVAGOLD dated November 30, 2015 entitled "Barrick And NOVAGOLD Report Filing Of Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Advancing Permitting For Donlin Gold"