VANCOUVER, Feb. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ - Northern Dynasty
Minerals Ltd. (TSX: NDM; NYSE MKT: NAK) ("Northern Dynasty" or the
"Company") announces that it has filed a preliminary short form
prospectus qualifying the distribution of 35,962,735 common shares
(the "Common Shares") of the Company. The Common Shares are
issuable upon the exercise of the 35,962,735 special warrants (the
"Special Warrants") issued pursuant to a private placement that was
completed in mid-January 2015. No
additional shares are being offered under the prospectus. The
prospectus is being filed together with a NI 43-101 technical
report which updates certain technical information about the Pebble
Project including mineral resources. Both documents will be
available shortly at www.sedar.com.
The Special Warrants and the Common Shares have not been
registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or under any state securities laws, and may not be offered
or sold within the United States
or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons absent U.S.
registration or an applicable exemption from the U.S. registration
requirements. This news release does not constitute an offer
for sale of securities for sale, nor a solicitation for offers to
buy any securities.
About Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd.
Northern Dynasty is a mineral exploration and development
company based in Vancouver,
Canada. Northern Dynasty's principal asset is the Pebble
Project in southwest Alaska, USA,
an initiative to develop one of the world's most important mineral
resources.
Ronald W. Thiessen
President & CEO
Forward Looking Information and other Cautionary
Factors
This release includes certain statements that may be deemed
"forward-looking statements". All statements in this release, other
than statements of historical facts, such as those that address the
in-progress financings and plan to complete certain regulatory
filings are forward-looking statements. Although the Company
believes the expectations expressed in its forward-looking
statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are
subject to future events and third party discretion such as
regulatory personnel. For more information on the Company, and the
risks and uncertainties connected with its business, Investors
should review the Company's home jurisdiction filings at
www.sedar.com and its annual Form 40-F filing with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission.
SOURCE Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd.