Novagold enters final phase of golden plan

Novagold Resources Inc. Jan. 25 said the federal permitting process for Donlin Gold is expected to be finalized in the third quarter of this year. In the meantime, the company and its equal partner in the project, Barrick Gold Corp., are completing optimization studies for this 39-million-ounce gold project in western Alaska.

"All of us have been motivated not only to make sure we successfully com...