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First gold pour by year-end: Rock Creek transforms NovaGold into producer status.(SPECIAL SECTION: MINING ISSUE)(Company overview)

Alaska Business Monthly

| November 01, 2007 | Liles, Patricia | COPYRIGHT 2007 Alaska Business Publishing Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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Founded a decade ago by a geologist looking to continue working in Alaska and to exit the large corporate employment culture, NovaGold Resources is about to celebrate its 10th anniversary with a big splash--complete with gold dore bars poured from the company's new mine being built near Nome.

The Vancouver, British Columbia-based minerals exploration company with significant gold and polymetallic property holdings throughout Alaska has grown up in the Last Frontier, weathering record low gold prices, a stagnant metals market and a steep business learning curve for its principals.

After racking up a number of exploration ...

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