NovaGold Resources Inc. announced the results of the 2013 in-fill and exploration drilling program at its 50%-owned Galore Creek property, located in the Territory of the Tahltan Nation in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. The 2013 program was completed ahead of schedule and below budget and confirmed significant mineralization at the recently discovered Legacy zone. The program also identified areas for potential resource growth.

The 2013 drill program focused on assessing the extent of the Legacy mineralization and evaluating its impact on future mine and project design. The objectives of the program were to: increase the density of drilling in the Legacy zone to the level required for the establishment of Inferred resources; provide new drill data to increase resource model confidence; and explore possible extension of known mineralized zones: Bountiful to the north, Legacy to the South, and potential connection of these two zones. The most significant intersections from in-fill and exploration drilling in the Legacy zone were as follows: GC13-0889 intersected 129 meters grading 0.72% copper, 0.17 g/t gold and 7.2 g/t silver; GC13-0890 intersected 117 meters grading 0.63% copper, 0.16 g/t gold and 8.3 g/t silver; GC13-0895 intersected 135 meters grading 1.50% copper, 0.34 g/t gold and 13.2 g/t silver, and a further 84 meters grading 0.78% copper, 0.10 g/t gold and 8.8 g/t silver; GC13-0901 intersected 58 meters grading 0.87% copper, 0.20 g/t gold and 12.6 g/t silver.

In 2014, along with Teck Resources Inc., the company plans to carry out additional technical studies to further enhance the value of this significant project. NOVAGOLD continues to explore opportunities to monetize the value of its share of Galore Creek and redeploy the proceeds towards advancement of its Donlin Gold project in Alaska. In 2013, Galore Creek completed 22 in-fill and exploration drill holes totaling 11,649-meters, 9,157-meters of which targeted the Legacy Zone.

An additional 2,492 meters of exploration drilling was conducted to better understand geological features that could influence the mineralization in Legacy, identify mineralization trends, and explore possible extensions of known mineralized zones adjacent to Legacy. All assay results from the program have been received. From the 22 drill holes, 11 encountered 21 significant mineralized intercepts.