Mr. Ronald Thiessen reports

NORTHERN DYNASTY: PEBBLE RESPONDS TO US SUPREME COURT DECISION TO DENY ALASKA'S PETITION

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Alaska's petition to review Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd.'s claims that the EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) veto of the Pebble project was illegal. John Shively, chief executive officer of Northern Dynasty Minerals' 100-per-cent-owned U.S.-based subsidiary Pebble Limited Partnership made the following statement regarding the decision: "While it is a disappointing decision, it is important to note that this is not a comment on the arguments put forward by the state. We have long stated our belief that the EPA has acted outside of its regulatory authority and that remains our position today. The legal issues raised by the state will now work their way through the federal courts. We will also evaluate our legal options in contesting the extraordinary steps the EPA has taken to pre-emptively stop the Pebble project. Pebble is an important project for Alaska and the nation. It could create jobs for Alaskans, provide an economic catalyst for the state and provide a much-needed source of critical minerals for the long-term safety and security of the United States."

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 LP, is a 100-per-cent interest in a contiguous block of 1,840 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.