NovaGold Resources Inc. is a mining company specializing in gold mineral properties in the US, and their chief project is the Donlin Gold project. The Donlin Gold project comprises 493 mining claims, encompassing an area of approximately 29,008 hectares, located in southwestern Alaska's Kuskokwim region. Formerly known as NovaCan Mining Resources (1985) Limited, the company changed its name to NovaGold Resources Inc. in 1987, and it's headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.