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FILED AS OF DATE:		20250819
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250819

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001173420
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		EIN:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			A1
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1130

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		FORM TYPE:		SD
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31913
		FILM NUMBER:		251232807

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		201 SOUTH MAIN
		STREET 2:		SUITE 400
		CITY:			SALT LAKE CITY
		STATE:			UT
		ZIP:			84111
		BUSINESS PHONE:		801-449-9328

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		201 SOUTH MAIN
		STREET 2:		SUITE 400
		CITY:			SALT LAKE CITY
		STATE:			UT
		ZIP:			84111
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<b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b><br>
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<font style="font-size:10pt;">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</font></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 8pt; border-bottom: 1px solid black;"><b>Peter Adamek</b><br>
<b>(801) 639-0511</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 8pt;">(Name and telephone number, including area code, of person to contact in connection with this report)</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">&#9744; Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2024.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">&#9746; Rule 13q-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13q-1) for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2024.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><b>Item 1.01 - Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><b>SECTION 2 </b>&#8211;<b> RESOURCE EXTRACTION ISSUER DISCLOSURE</b></p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;">NOVAGOLD Resources Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) is subject to Canada&#8217;s Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act (&#8220;ESTMA&#8221;). The Company is relying on the alternative reporting provision of Item 2.01 and providing its ESTMA report for the year ended November 30, 2024, to satisfy the requirements of Item 2.01. The Company&#8217;s ESTMA report is available on its website at https://wp-novagold-2024.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/media/2025/04/NG_ESTMA-Report-FY-2024.pdf or on the Government of Canada&#8217;s website at https://natural-resources.canada.ca/minerals-mining/services-mining-industry/extractive-sector-transparency/links-estma-reports. The payment disclosure required by Form SD is included as Exhibit 2.01 to this Form SD.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">The following exhibit is filed as part of this report.</p>

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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><a href="ex_854051.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">NOVAGOLD Resources Inc. Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act &#8211;&nbsp;Annual Report for the year ended November 30, 2024</a></p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</p>

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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">Dated: August 19, 2025</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;"><i><u>/s/ Peter Adamek</u></i></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 10%; text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2023-12-01</td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>To:</b></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 10%; text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2024-11-30</td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Date submitted</b></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 10%; text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">4/28/2025</td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">E258877</p>
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			(optional field)</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">Donlin Gold LLC, AGC Resources Inc.</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;"><b>Not Consolidated</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;"><i>In accordance with the requirements of the ESTMA, and in particular section 9 thereof, I attest I have reviewed the information contained in the ESTMA report for the entity(ies) listed above. Based on my knowledge, and having exercised reasonable diligence, the information in the ESTMA report is true, accurate and complete in all material respects for the purposes of the Act, for the reporting year listed above.</i>&nbsp;</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;"><b>Full Name of Director or Officer of Reporting Entity</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>/s/ Peter Adamek</b></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 10%; text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><i>4/28/2025</i></td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;"><b>Position Title</b></p>
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			<td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 30%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC.</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">E258877</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 7%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 7%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 7%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; background-color: rgb(197, 217, 241);">
			<td colspan="12" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 93%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>Payments by Payee</b></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; background-color: rgb(79, 129, 189);">
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 13%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><font style="color:#ffffff;"><b>Country</b></font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><font style="color:#ffffff;"><b>Payee Name</b></font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 10%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><font style="color:#ffffff;"><b>Departments, Agency, etc</b>&#8230;<b>&nbsp;within Payee that Received Payments</b></font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><font style="color:#ffffff;"><b>Taxes</b></font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><font style="color:#ffffff;"><b>Royalties</b></font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><font style="color:#ffffff;"><b>Fees</b></font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><font style="color:#ffffff;"><b>Production Entitlements</b></font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><font style="color:#ffffff;"><b>Bonuses</b></font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><font style="color:#ffffff;"><b>Dividends</b></font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 7%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><font style="color:#ffffff;"><b>Infrastructure Improvement Payments</b></font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 7%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><font style="color:#ffffff;"><b>Total Amount paid to Payee</b></font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 7%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><font style="color:#ffffff;"><b>Notes</b></font></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; background-color: rgb(197, 217, 241);">
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 13%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">United States of America</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">State of Alaska</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 10%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">Department of Natural Resources</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">&nbsp;1,115,000</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 7%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 7%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: right; margin: 0pt;"><b>1,115,000</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 7%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; background-color: rgb(220, 230, 241);">
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 13%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">United States of America</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">State of Alaska</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 10%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">Department of Environmental Conservation</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">&nbsp;5,000</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 7%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 7%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: right; margin: 0pt;"><b>5,000</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 7%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; background-color: rgb(197, 217, 241);">
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 13%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">United States of America</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">State of Alaska</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 10%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">Department of Administration</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">&nbsp;20,000</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 7%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 7%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: right; margin: 0pt;"><b>20,000</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 7%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; background-color: rgb(220, 230, 241);">
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 13%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">United States of America</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">Government of the United States of America</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 10%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">Bureau of Land Management</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">&nbsp;151,000</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 7%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 7%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: right; margin: 0pt;"><b>151,000</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 7%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; background-color: rgb(197, 217, 241);">
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 13%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">United States of America</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">Government of the United States of America</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 10%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">United States Geological Survey</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">&nbsp;50,000</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 7%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 7%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: right; margin: 0pt;"><b>50,000</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 7%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; background-color: rgb(220, 230, 241);">
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 13%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">Canada</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">Government of Canada</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 10%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">Canada Revenue Agency</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">&nbsp;707,000</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 7%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 7%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: right; margin: 0pt;"><b>707,000</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 7%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 13%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; padding: 1px; background-color: rgb(217, 217, 217);">
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC.</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">E258877</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">United States of America</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">Donlin Gold LLC</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">&nbsp;1,337,000</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;"><b>&nbsp;1,337,000</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">1</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">United States of America</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">Closure sites</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 10%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">&nbsp;4,000</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;"><b>&nbsp;4,000</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">2</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">Canada</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">Donlin Gold LLC</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;">&nbsp;707,000</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 10%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 9%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 7%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 7%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;"><b>&nbsp;707,000</b></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 7%; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;"><b>Additional Notes:</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt;">1 Donlin Gold LLC is a non-reporting U.S. entity. Its shares are owned 50/50 by subsidiaries of Barrick Gold Corporation ("Barrick") and NOVAGOLD Resources Inc. ("NG"), each of which is a reporting entity under the Act. Neither Barrick nor NG control Donlin Gold LLC. The fiscal year-end of Donlin Gold LLC and NG is November 30, 2024. The fiscal year-end for Barrick is December 31, 2024. Therefore, to enhance transparency, Barrick and NG have nominated NG to include 100% of payments made by Donlin Gold LLC in this ESTMA Report.<br>
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			2 Payments made by AGC Resources Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of NOVAGOLD Resources Inc., to the State of Alaska, Deptartment of Environmental Conservation, related to a closure site.</p>
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<td class="nump">$ 1,341,000<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 2,048,000<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_rxp_CountryAxis=country_US', window );">Total</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,341,000<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,341,000<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_rxp_CountryAxis=country_US', window );">Total</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,115,000<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">1,115,000<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_rxp_CountryAxis=country_US', window );">UNITED STATES | Bureau of Land Management [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_rxp_CountryAxis=country_US', window );">Total</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">151,000<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">151,000<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_rxp_CountryAxis=country_US', window );">UNITED STATES | Department of Environmental Conservation [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_rxp_CountryAxis=country_US', window );">Total</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">5,000<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">5,000<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_rxp_CountryAxis=country_US', window );">UNITED STATES | Department of Administration [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_rxp_CountryAxis=country_US', window );">Total</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">20,000<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">20,000<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 50,000<span></span>
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<td class="nump">50,000<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_rxp_CountryAxis=country_CA', window );">Total</a></td>
<td class="nump">707,000<span></span>
</td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
<td class="nump">707,000<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 707,000<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 707,000<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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