New NovaGold leaders focus on Donlin

NovaGold Resource Inc. has made tectonic shifts in its leadership and corporate structure. Shedding all of its assets except for the Donlin Gold project in Southwest Alaska, the restructured company is singularly focused on bringing this 40-million-ounce gold deposit into production by the end of the decade.

Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse - who founded NovaGold and guided the exploration company through 15...