season – approximately 70 percent of Donlin Gold direct hires for this year’s drill program were Alaska Na- tives. Donlin Gold, together with its Native Corporation partners Calis- ta Corporation (“Calista”) and The Kuskokwim Corporation (TKC), car- ried out a wide range of community engagement and support initiatives during the quarter: n In August 2021, Donlin Gold partnered with the Delta Backhaul Company, Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP), and other regional partners on the fourth “In It For The Long Haul” backhaul project to collect, remove, and safely dispose of approximately 180,000 pounds of household hazardous and electron- ic waste from 26 Y-K villages, and finalized a Shared Value Statement with Upper Kalskag for a total of eight Shared Value Statements in the Y-K region. n All 12 water rights permits were finalized and issued by ADNR’s Division of Mining Land and Water on June 29, 2021. In July, the water rights permit issuance was admin- istratively appealed by an Environ- mental Non-Governmental Organi- zation (ENGO) representing five tribal groups in the Y-K region. A decision on the appeal is anticipated in 2022. n In April 2020, the ADNR’s Di- vision of Oil and Gas agreed to recon- sider its decision on the State ROW for the buried natural gas pipeline. On July 19, 2021, the ADNR Commis- sioner completed the reconsideration and upheld the State ROW. In Sep- tember, two appeals of the State ROW were filed in Alaska Superior Court, one by an ENGO representing several tribal groups and one by an outdoor recreational business owner in the pipeline area. n In June 2021, the Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 certification (the “401 Certification”) of the CWA Section 404 permit was appealed in Alaska Superior Court by an ENGO representing Orutsararmiut Native Council (ONC). Details of the financial results for the quarter ended Aug. 31 are pre- sented in the consolidated financial statements and quarterly report filed Sept. 29 on Form 10-Q with the SEC that is available on the Company’s website at www.novagold.com, on EDGAR at www.sec.gov, and on SE- DAR at www.sedar.com.
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PROTECTING OUR MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCE
Usibelli Coal Mine produces more than one million tons of coal every year, helping energize Interior Alaska. Yet our most precious resource isn’t coal—it’s the people who mine it. We’ve worked hard to keep our employees safe, and the results are gratifying.
Employees surpassed their all- time safety record in April 2019 and by the end of the year, worked more than 1,000 days without a lost time accident. Our employees are committed to excellence in mining, and in practicing everyday safety—at work, at home and at play.
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