Form 6-K NORTHERN DYNASTY MINERAL For: Jun 15
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR
15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the
month of June
2021
Commission
File Number: 001-32210
NORTHERN DYNASTY MINERALS LTD.
(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
1400 1040
W Georgia St., Vancouver,
BC, V6E 4H1
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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SUBMITTED HEREWITH
Exhibits
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release dated June 15, 2021
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SIGNATURES
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, thereunto duly authorized.
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Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd.
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(Registrant)
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Date:
June 15, 2021
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By:
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/s/ Trevor Thomas
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Name:
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Trevor
Thomas
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Title:
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Secretary
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Exhibit 99.1
Northern Dynasty: Pebble Partnership plans summer program at
southwest Alaska’s Pebble Project
ESG programs and regulatory compliance highlight Pebble’s
site investment in 2021
June 15, 2021 Vancouver – Northern Dynasty Minerals
Ltd. (TSX: NDM; NYSE American: NAK) ("Northern Dynasty" or the
"Company") reports that its 100%-owned US-based subsidiary Pebble
Limited Partnership (“Pebble Partnership”) is preparing
crews and equipment to undertake a 2021 field program at the Pebble
Project site in southwest Alaska this summer, with a focus on
environmental management, sustainability and regulatory
compliance.
The
Pebble Partnership’s site office in Iliamna, Alaska will be
the base of operations for a six-week, helicopter-supported program
to begin in July 2021, with additional field visits to occur
throughout the year as required. The principal focus of the 2021
field program will be:
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continuation of
select environmental baseline studies;
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site care and
maintenance, including demobilization of facilities and equipment
no longer required;
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inspection,
containment and permanent closure of select drill holes and
monitoring wells to maintain compliance with State of Alaska
regulations and permitting requirements;
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support and data
collection for ongoing engineering studies; and,
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support for
third-party site visits and annual inspection by State of Alaska
regulatory officials.
“While
our appeal of the November 2020 federal Record of Decision for
Alaska’s Pebble Project progresses, there is important work
to be done to maintain and enhance our key asset, the Pebble
deposit and surrounding mineral claims,” said Ron Thiessen,
Northern Dynasty President & CEO. “We are very proud of
the continuity and quality of our environmental management, social
engagement and regulatory compliance at the Pebble Project site,
and fully intend to maintain that performance this year and into
the future.”
Thiessen
said Northern Dynasty continues to believe in the rarity and unique
value of the Pebble deposit, noting it is the world’s most
significant undeveloped copper resource, located on US soil, at a
time when the world is facing unprecedented shortfalls of critical
metals related to the transition to a low-carbon future, including
copper.
“The
work we are funding this summer is really an extension of our
fundamental belief in the Pebble Project,” he said.
“That it can be developed safely and responsibly, that it can
co-exist with the Bristol Bay fishery and that it can make an
important contribution to America’s minerals independence and
climate change goals.”
The
Pebble Partnership’s 2021 field program is not only related
to environmental studies, care and maintenance and permit
compliance, however, although those are critical elements. The
Company is also investing in engineering, metallurgical and other
technical studies – including evaluating emerging
technologies and new development scenarios – to inform both
internal and external understandings of how the project can be
developed safely and profitably in future.
While
site activities planned this summer are relatively modest, the
Pebble Partnership continues to prioritize local contracting and
local employment. The 2021 field program will be staged out of
facilities owned by Alaska Native village corporations in Iliamna,
Alaska, and employ local residents and Alaska Native corporation
shareholders.
About Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd.
Northern
Dynasty is a mineral exploration and development company based in
Vancouver, Canada. Northern Dynasty's principal asset, owned
through its wholly owned Alaska-based U.S. subsidiary, Pebble
Limited Partnership, is a 100% interest in a contiguous block of
2,402 mineral claims in southwest Alaska, including the Pebble
deposit, located 200 miles from Anchorage and 125 miles from
Bristol Bay. The Pebble Partnership is the proponent of the Pebble
Project, an initiative to develop one of the world's most important
mineral resources.
For
further details on Northern Dynasty and the Pebble Project, please
visit the Company's website at www.northerndynastyminerals.com or
contact Investor services at (604) 684-6365 or within North America
at 1-800-667-2114. Review Canadian public filings at www.sedar.com
and U.S. public filings at www.sec.gov.
Ronald
W. Thiessen
President&
CEO
U.S.
Media Contact:
Dan
Gagnier, Gagnier Communications
(646)
569-5897
Forward Looking Information and other Cautionary
Factors
This release includes certain statements that may be deemed
"forward-looking statements" under applicable law. All statements
in this release, other than statements of historical facts, which
address permitting, development and production for the Pebble
Project are forward-looking statements. These statements include
statements regarding (i) the mine plan for the Pebble Project, (ii)
the social integration of the Pebble Project into the Bristol Bay
region and benefits for Alaska, (iii) the political and public
support for the permitting process, (iv) the ability to
successfully appeal the negative Record of Decision and secure the
issuance of a positive Record of Decision by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers and the ability of the Pebble Project to secure state
permits, (v) the right-sizing and de-risking of the Pebble Project,
(vi) the design and operating parameters for the Pebble Project
mine plan, (vii) exploration potential of the Pebble Project,
(viii) future demand for copper and gold, (ix) the potential
partnering of the Pebble Project, and (x) the ability and timetable
of NDM to develop the Pebble Project and become a leading copper,
gold and molybdenum producer. Although NDM believes the
expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are
based on reasonable assumptions, such statements should not be in
any way be construed as guarantees that the Pebble Project will
secure all required government permits, establish the commercial
feasibility of the Pebble Project or develop the Pebble Project.
Assumptions used by NDM to develop forward-looking statements
include the assumptions that (i) the Pebble Project will obtain all
required environmental and other permits and all land use and other
licenses without undue delay, (ii) studies for the development of
the Pebble Project will be positive, (iii) NDM’s estimates of
mineral resources will not change, (iv) NDM will be able to
establish the commercial feasibility of the Pebble Project, and (v)
NDM will be able to secure the financing required to develop the
Pebble Project. The likelihood of future mining at the Pebble
Project is subject to a large number of risks and will require
achievement of a number of technical, economic and legal
objectives, including (i) obtaining necessary mining and
construction permits, licenses and approvals without undue delay,
including without delay due to third party opposition or changes in
government policies, (ii) finalization of the mine plan for the
Pebble Project, (iii) the completion of feasibility studies
demonstrating that any Pebble Project mineral resources that can be
economically mined, (iv) completion of all necessary engineering
for mining and processing facilities, (v) the inability of NDM to
secure a partner for the development of the Pebble Project, and
(vi) receipt by NDM of significant additional financing to fund
these objectives as well as funding mine construction, which
financing may not be available to NDM on acceptable terms or on any
terms at all. NDM is also subject to the specific risks inherent in
the mining business as well as general economic and business
conditions, such as the current uncertainties with regard to
COVID-19.
The National Environment Policy Act Environmental Impact Statement
process requires a comprehensive “alternatives
assessment” be undertaken to consider a broad range of
development alternatives, the final project design and operating
parameters for the Pebble Project and associated infrastructure may
vary significantly from that currently contemplated. As a result,
the Company will continue to consider various development options
and no final project design has been selected at this
time.
For more information on the Company, Investors should review the
Company's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and its home jurisdiction filings that are available at
www.sedar.com.
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