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What NovaGold Resources (TSX:NG)'s Donlin Assays and FAST-41 Win Mean For Shareholders

Simply Wall St · 1d ago
  • NovaGold Resources has reported final assay results from its 2025 Donlin Gold drill program and key permitting advances, including FAST-41 acceptance and an Alaska Supreme Court ruling upholding water rights and a state pipeline right-of-way, marking meaningful progress for what it anticipates could become America’s largest gold mine.
  • By combining high-grade drill intersections with a clearer federal permitting pathway and a forthcoming Bankable Feasibility Study, the company is tightening both the geological and regulatory foundations of the Donlin project at a critical stage of its development.
  • We’ll now examine how the FAST-41 permitting designation and other developments may influence NovaGold’s investment narrative in the near term.

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What Is NovaGold Resources' Investment Narrative?

To own NovaGold you have to believe that Donlin will ultimately justify today’s mine‑less, loss‑making company, where value lives almost entirely in a single, very large gold project. The new drill results and FAST‑41 acceptance strengthen two of the key near term catalysts: a higher confidence resource base feeding into the upcoming Bankable Feasibility Study and a more structured path through federal permitting, following the Alaska Supreme Court’s support for key water and pipeline rights. With the share price already up very sharply this year and trading well above peers on book value, the incremental good news may be partly reflected already, but it does reduce some of the permitting overhang that previously dominated the risk list. The flip side is that execution, dilution and a long road to first production still matter a lot.

However, investors also need to weigh how long Donlin might take to translate into cash flow. Our valuation report unveils the possibility NovaGold Resources' shares may be trading at a premium.

Exploring Other Perspectives

TSX:NG Community Fair Values as at Dec 2025
TSX:NG Community Fair Values as at Dec 2025
The Simply Wall St Community’s single fair value estimate of US$19.50 sits against a market that already prices in very large future expectations. You can weigh that optimism against the tightened permitting pathway and continued operating losses, then decide which side of the Donlin story you lean toward.

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