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Trilogy Metals Inc
(NYSE MKT:TMQ) 

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Trilogy Metals Inc., a base metals exploration company, explores for and develops mineral properties in the United States. It principally holds interests in the Upper Kobuk mineral projects that include the Arctic, which contains polymetallic volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits; and Bornite that c...

Founded: 2004
Full Time Employees: 13
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Other Industrial Metals & Mining

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At a glance:
  • Polymetallic Development Story Focused on the Ambler District (Alaska): Trilogy Metals is primarily an exploration/development company advancing copper-zinc-lead-gold-silver assets in Alaska’s Ambler mining district, with value driven by project advancement rather than current production cash flows.
  • Flagship Assets: Arctic and Bornite: The company’s core portfolio centers on the Arctic VMS deposit (copper-zinc dominant) and the Bornite copper-cobalt deposit, which together underpin the long-term investment thesis and major catalysts (studies, permitting, partner activity).
  • Execution and Permitting/Infrastructure Are Key Value Drivers: Project timelines depend heavily on permitting outcomes and access/infrastructure development in a remote region, making regulatory progress and logistics solutions central to de-risking and valuation.
  • Joint Venture/Partner Dynamics Can Drive Re-Rating: Strategic partnerships and joint-venture decisions (funding commitments, earn-in terms, development sequencing) are important determinants of capital availability, risk sharing, and near- to mid-term milestones.
  • Financing and Liquidity Remain Ongoing Considerations: As a pre-revenue developer, Trilogy typically funds work programs through cash on hand and capital markets/partner funding, so dilution risk, budget discipline, and runway relative to planned exploration and studies are key investor focus areas.
Bull Thesis:
  • World-Class Critical Mineral Deposits: Trilogy Metals' Arctic and Bornite projects contain high-grade, large-scale deposits of copper, zinc, and cobalt, which are essential critical minerals for the global energy transition, electrification, and renewable energy sectors, ensuring strong long-term demand tailwinds.
  • Progress on Ambler Access Project (AAP): The crucial Ambler Access Project road, vital for developing the remote Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects (UKMP), has seen renewed state and federal support, with permitting progress indicating a potential path forward for this critical infrastructure, unlocking significant project value.
  • Strong Joint Venture Partner (South32): The 50/50 joint venture with South32, a major global diversified mining company, provides significant financial backing, technical expertise, and shares the substantial development costs and risks of the multi-billion dollar projects, de-risking the venture for Trilogy Metals.
  • Favorable Geopolitical Location: Operating in Alaska, USA, offers a stable political and regulatory environment, reducing geopolitical and country risk compared to many other mining jurisdictions globally. This enhances project security, permitting predictability, and overall investment appeal.
Bear Thesis:
  • Ambler Access Project (AAP) Uncertainty: Despite recent progress, the Ambler Access Project road faces significant environmental, legal, and indigenous opposition. This poses a major risk of further delays, legal challenges, or even cancellation, which would severely impede project development and value realization.
  • Substantial Capital Requirements and Funding Risk: The Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects are multi-billion dollar developments. Trilogy Metals' 50% share of the capital expenditure will be immense, likely requiring significant future equity raises and potential dilution for existing shareholders to fund its portion.
  • Commodity Price Volatility: The economic viability and financing prospects of the Arctic and Bornite projects are highly sensitive to the volatile prices of copper, zinc, and cobalt. A sustained downturn in these key commodity markets could negatively impact project economics and make financing more challenging.
  • Complex Permitting and Environmental Hurdles: Beyond the Ambler road, the actual mine sites will require complex and lengthy permitting processes, facing potential environmental challenges, stringent regulatory scrutiny, and opposition from various stakeholders, leading to potential delays and increased costs.
Main Competitors:
  • Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. ($NAK) (Pebble Project (copper, gold, molybdenum)), Competes directly for investor capital and public perception regarding large-scale mining development in Alaska. Both companies face significant environmental permitting hurdles and public scrutiny, making them direct comparables for assessing the risk and potential of developing major mineral deposits in the state.
  • Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. ($IVN) (Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex, Platreef PGM-Nickel-Copper-Gold Project), Competes for investor capital seeking exposure to world-class, large-scale copper and base metal development projects. Ivanhoe's advanced and producing Kamoa-Kakula project offers a benchmark for successful project execution and attracts capital that might otherwise consider earlier-stage projects like Trilogy's.
  • Filo Mining Corp. ($FIL) (Filo del Sol Project (copper, gold, silver)), Competes for investor capital in the junior mining sector, specifically for those seeking exposure to large-scale, long-life copper-gold-silver development projects in challenging but high-potential jurisdictions. Investors compare the geological potential, development timelines, and jurisdictional risks of projects like Filo del Sol against Trilogy's Alaskan assets.
  • Freeport-McMoRan Inc. ($FCX) (Global copper and molybdenum production (e.g., Grasberg, Morenci)), Represents the established, large-cap copper producer. It competes for investor capital by offering exposure to existing copper production, cash flow, and lower development risk compared to a development-stage company like Trilogy. Investors might choose to invest in a proven producer with ongoing operations and growth projects rather than a company focused solely on bringing a new mine into production.
Moat:
Trilogy Metals Inc. operates in the highly capital-intensive and cyclical mining industry, where its primary competition is for investor capital and the successful permitting and development of its high-grade copper and nickel deposits. Its 'moat' lies in the quality and strategic importance of its Arctic and Bornite deposits, which are critical for the global energy transition. However, significant competitive challenges include the lengthy and complex permitting process in Alaska, the substantial capital required for infrastructure development (Ambler Access Project), and the inherent risks of a development-stage company in a volatile commodity market. Competitors range from other development-stage projects globally vying for similar investor attention to established producers offering lower-risk exposure to base metals.
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        assets
                                                               
        current assets
                                                               
        cash and cash equivalents
      38,838,000 47,784,000 51,613,000 23,372,000 24,616,000 25,213,000  25,738,000 14,022,000 2,012,000      3,133,000 3,497,000 4,847,000 6,308,000 6,831,000 8,449,000 9,631,000 11,125,000 12,780,000 12,343,000 15,217,000 19,174,000 26,852,000 25,806,000 29,955,000 22,991,000 30,468,000 37,469,000 12,146,000 5,391,000 10,205,000 14,529,000 6,447,000 7,340,000 9,227,000 13,000,000 14,678,000 16,139,000 18,365,000 2,732,000 3,988,000 6,999,000 4,364,000 6,484,000 9,440,000 15,687,000 18,738,000 22,244,000 29,101,000 38,696,000 38,696,000 296,000 
        accounts receivable
      106,000 112,000 118,000 17,000 20,000 19,000 16,000 8,000 15,000 14,000 33,000 10,000 16,000 26,000 17,000 11,000 12,000 17,000 19,000 16,000 19,000 24,000 129,000 121,000 699,000 418,000 264,000 359,000 171,000 29,000 23,000 57,000 29,000 352,000 470,000 341,000 106,000 30,000 47,000 62,000 42,000 31,000 39,000 279,000 104,000 57,000 250,000 141,000 90,000 312,000 378,000 301,000 365,000 184,000 122,000 122,000  
        deposits and prepaid amounts
      69,000 120,000 193,000 344,000 59,000 97,000 195,000 352,000 46,000 125,000 259,000 457,000 58,000 163,000 320,000 487,000 626,000 242,000 285,000 481,000 702,000 217,000 184,000 379,000 473,000 300,000 719,000 520,000 1,513,000 899,000 619,000 646,000 904,000 561,000 837,000 864,000 1,112,000 574,000 724,000 533,000 688,000 532,000 707,000 499,000 600,000 423,000 481,000 458,000 591,000 554,000 782,000 508,000 554,000 545,000 699,000 699,000 267,000 
        total current assets
      39,013,000 48,016,000 51,924,000 23,733,000 24,695,000 25,329,000 26,045,000 26,098,000 14,083,000 2,151,000 2,882,000 3,516,000 4,240,000 1,871,000 2,910,000                                           
        investment in ambler metals llc
      112,086,000 106,420,000 105,263,000 105,261,000 106,152,000 106,916,000 107,497,000 108,114,000 121,238,000 134,340,000 135,021,000 136,867,000 139,777,000 141,380,000 142,754,000 146,819,000 155,744,000 158,204,000 160,063,000 164,253,000 170,325,000 172,025,000 173,145,000                                   
        right of use asset
      96,000 106,000 117,000 126,000 136,000 145,000 155,000 164,000 16,000 65,000 113,000 188,000 233,000 276,000 319,000 361,000 402,000 443,000 482,000 521,000 559,000 448,000 476,000 503,000 529,000 547,000                                
        total assets
      151,195,000 154,542,000 157,304,000 129,120,000 130,983,000 132,390,000 133,697,000 134,376,000 135,338,000 136,559,000 138,020,000 140,577,000 144,258,000 143,537,000 145,995,000                                           
        liabilities
                                                               
        current liabilities
                                                               
        accounts payable and accrued liabilities
      646,000 698,000 2,329,000 333,000 835,000 666,000 756,000 391,000 463,000 464,000 432,000 482,000 598,000 670,000 345,000 502,000 553,000 571,000 852,000 385,000 907,000 551,000 888,000 1,287,000 539,000 1,274,000 2,354,000 4,512,000 1,481,000 1,067,000 1,657,000 3,964,000 2,567,000 1,460,000 4,249,000 4,759,000 1,200,000 421,000 593,000 840,000 469,000 497,000 751,000 1,374,000 1,265,000 727,000 1,750,000 1,765,000 1,742,000 1,578,000 1,801,000 616,000 1,846,000 2,765,000 1,708,000 1,708,000 132,000 
        current portion of lease liability
      44,000 43,000 41,000 40,000 39,000 36,000 37,000 37,000   33,000 82,000 130,000 176,000 189,000 190,000 192,000 186,000 179,000 176,000 179,000 166,000 158,000 152,000 139,000 137,000                                
        derivative liability
      34,534,000 32,257,000 30,743,000                                                       
        total current liabilities
      35,224,000 32,998,000 33,113,000 373,000 874,000 702,000 793,000 428,000 463,000 464,000 465,000 564,000 728,000 846,000 534,000                                           
        long-term portion of lease liability
      48,000 60,000 70,000 82,000 93,000 98,000 110,000 125,000       33,000 85,000 139,000 188,000 235,000 286,000 347,000 374,000 408,000 447,000 460,000 510,000                                
        total liabilities
      35,272,000 33,058,000 33,183,000 455,000 967,000 800,000 903,000 553,000 463,000 464,000 465,000 564,000 728,000 846,000 567,000                                           
        shareholders' equity
                                                               
        share capital
      228,019,000 227,818,000 225,241,000 192,898,000 192,866,000 192,591,000 190,503,000 190,200,000 190,017,000 189,832,000 187,886,000 187,715,000 187,570,000 183,831,000 182,178,000 181,945,000 181,710,000 181,571,000 180,820,000 180,392,000 180,388,000 180,080,000 179,746,000 179,310,000 178,650,000 178,307,000 177,971,000 176,970,000 164,574,000 164,521,000 164,069,000 164,034,000 163,947,000 137,011,000 136,525,000 136,494,000  136,449,000 136,357,000 136,348,000 136,117,000 136,103,000 136,040,000 135,690,000  112,469,000  106,497,000 104,895,000   104,192,000  92,157,000 92,137,000 92,137,000 27,280,000 
        contributed surplus
      118,000 118,000 118,000 118,000 118,000 118,000 118,000 118,000 118,000 118,000 118,000 118,000 121,000 121,000 122,000 122,000 122,000 122,000 122,000 122,000 122,000 122,000 122,000 122,000 122,000 122,000 122,000 122,000 122,000 122,000 122,000 122,000 124,000 124,000 124,000 124,000 124,000 124,000 124,000 124,000 124,000 124,000 124,000 124,000 124,000 124,000 124,000 124,000 152,000 152,000 151,000 156,000 12,180,000 12,180,000 12,180,000 12,180,000 37,883,000 
        contributed surplus – options
      29,893,000 29,477,000 27,294,000 29,712,000 29,576,000 29,475,000 28,801,000 28,741,000 28,647,000 28,555,000 28,237,000 28,111,000 27,986,000 27,872,000 27,352,000 27,327,000 27,106,000 26,822,000 25,990,000 25,750,000 25,367,000 25,081,000 23,303,000 23,024,000 22,661,000 22,272,000 21,123,000 21,183,000 20,936,000 20,634,000 19,076,000 19,011,000 18,942,000 18,857,000 18,402,000 18,392,000 18,380,000 18,351,000 18,134,000 18,111,000 18,081,000 18,025,000 17,841,000 17,646,000 17,432,000 17,368,000 16,624,000 16,651,000 17,248,000         
        contributed surplus – units
      3,942,000 3,775,000 4,109,000 3,884,000 3,656,000 3,429,000 3,772,000 3,528,000 3,266,000 3,004,000 3,127,000 2,858,000 2,590,000 2,801,000 2,638,000 2,294,000 2,179,000 2,063,000 1,712,000 1,682,000 1,657,000 1,621,000 1,585,000 1,549,000 1,508,000 1,470,000 1,759,000 1,652,000 1,727,000 1,418,000 1,489,000 1,425,000 1,361,000 1,300,000 1,319,000 1,258,000 1,197,000 1,136,000 1,140,000 1,101,000 1,216,000 1,170,000 1,164,000 1,318,000 1,400,000 1,375,000 1,703,000 1,740,000 2,584,000 1,571,000 1,683,000       
        deficit
      -146,049,000 -139,704,000 -132,641,000 -97,947,000 -96,200,000 -94,023,000 -90,400,000 -88,764,000 -87,173,000 -85,414,000 -81,813,000 -78,789,000 -74,737,000 -71,934,000 -66,862,000 -61,640,000 -51,702,000 -47,628,000 -42,605,000 -36,538,000 -28,874,000 -25,461,000 -20,945,000 -17,719,000 -14,535,000 -11,533,000 -182,712,000 -176,187,000 -163,652,000 -159,143,000 -154,807,000 -149,488,000 -139,568,000 -135,814,000 -132,868,000 -126,142,000 -117,151,000 -114,760,000                    
        total shareholders' equity
      115,923,000 121,484,000 124,121,000 128,665,000 130,016,000 131,590,000 132,794,000 133,823,000 134,875,000 136,095,000 137,555,000 140,013,000 143,530,000 142,691,000 145,428,000                                           
        total liabilities and shareholders' equity
      151,195,000 154,542,000 157,304,000 129,120,000 130,983,000 132,390,000 133,697,000 134,376,000 135,338,000 136,559,000 138,020,000 140,577,000 144,258,000 143,537,000 145,995,000                                           
        shareholders’ equity
                                                               
        cash
            25,834,000    2,590,000 3,049,000 4,166,000 1,682,000 2,573,000                                           
        fixed assets
              1,000 3,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 18,000 23,000 29,000 34,000 39,000 189,000 206,000                                   
        mineral properties
                       119,000 119,000 119,000                                      
        current assets - sum
                     3,631,000 4,135,000 5,106,000 6,612,000 7,328,000 9,170,000 9,872,000 11,438,000 13,280,000                13,381,000 13,730,000 15,241,000 16,885,000 19,143,000 3,436,000 4,468,000 7,730,000 4,963,000 7,165,000 10,306,000 16,847,000 19,547,000 23,163,000 29,830,000 39,517,000  563,000 
        current liabilities - sum
                     692,000 745,000 757,000 1,031,000 561,000 1,086,000 717,000 1,046,000 1,439,000                854,000 469,000 497,000 751,000 1,374,000 1,265,000 727,000 1,750,000 1,765,000 1,742,000 2,057,000 2,757,000 2,754,000 1,973,000 2,876,000 1,952,000  132,000 
        shareholders’ equity - sum
                     150,048,000 159,415,000 162,950,000 166,039,000 171,408,000 178,660,000 181,443,000 183,811,000 186,286,000                                  
        mineral properties and development costs
                                30,631,000 30,587,000 30,587,000 30,587,000 30,587,000 30,587,000 30,587,000 30,587,000 30,587,000 30,587,000 30,586,000  30,586,000 30,586,000 33,850,000 33,850,000 33,850,000 33,850,000 30,586,000 30,586,000 30,586,000 30,586,000 30,586,000 30,586,000 30,586,000 30,586,000 30,586,000 30,582,000 30,547,000 30,547,000 30,547,000 
        rent deposit
                                114,000 114,000 114,000 114,000 114,000                           
        mineral properties purchase option
                                31,000,000 31,000,000 31,000,000 31,000,000 20,800,000 20,800,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 10,365,000 10,000,000 10,000,000                     
        equity method investment
                             174,167,000 175,261,000 175,822,000                                
        plant and equipment
                             222,000 239,000 255,000 715,000 820,000 250,000 288,000 325,000 363,000 408,000 443,000 478,000 399,000 278,000  215,000 235,000 345,000 394,000 446,000 510,000 181,000 272,000 540,000 891,000 1,148,000 1,410,000 1,615,000 1,711,000 1,947,000 2,099,000 2,094,000 2,094,000  
        /s/ tony giardini, president, ceo and director
                                                               
        /s/ james gowans, director
                                                               
        approved on behalf of the board of directors
                                                               
        warrants
                                  2,253,000 2,253,000 2,253,000 2,253,000 2,253,000 2,163,000 2,163,000 2,163,000 2,163,000 2,163,000 2,163,000 2,163,000 2,163,000 2,163,000 2,163,000 2,163,000 2,163,000 2,163,000 2,163,000           
        /s/ rick van nieuwenhuyse, director
                                                               
        current investments
                                        2,516,000 4,571,000 5,600,000 5,869,000 7,538,000                   
        investments
                                      229,000 1,012,000  81,000 165,000 183,000 297,000                   
        share capital (note 6) – unlimited common shares authorized, no par value
                                                               
        issued -105,554,489
                                          136,463,000                     
        current assets held for sale
                                             3,559,000                  
        assets held for sale
                                                               
        current liabilities held for sale
                                             14,000                  
        deficit accumulated during the exploration stage
                                            -111,764,000                   
        issued - 60,633,701
                                                  112,469,000             
        issued - 60,296,365
                                                    111,833,000           
        due to related parties
                                                        61,000 98,000 127,000 111,000 244,000 244,000  
        other liabilities
                                                       479,000 895,000 2,040,000      
        share capital (note 8) – unlimited common shares authorized, no par value
                                                               
        issued – 53,015,597
                                                       104,651,000        
        contributed surplus – stock-based compensation
                                                       16,426,000 16,002,000 14,593,000 12,703,000 10,785,000 8,817,000 8,817,000  
        issued – 52,771,101
                                                        104,208,000       
        nature of operations, liquidity, structure and plan of arrangement
                                                               
        commitments
                                                               
        share capital (note 7) – unlimited common shares authorized, no par value
                                                               
        issued - 46,665,069
                                                          92,168,000     
        property, plant and equipment
                                                              1,010,000 
        shareholder’s equity
                                                               
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      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-05-31 2026-02-28 2025-11-30 2025-08-31 2025-05-31 2025-02-28 2024-11-30 2024-08-31 2024-05-31 2024-02-29 2023-11-30 2023-08-31 2023-05-31 2023-02-28 2022-11-30 2022-08-31 2022-05-31 2022-02-28 2021-11-30 2021-08-31 2021-05-31 2021-02-28 2020-11-30 2020-08-31 2020-05-31 2020-02-29 2019-11-30 2019-08-31 2019-05-31 2019-02-28 2018-11-30 2018-08-31 2018-05-31 2018-02-28 2017-11-30 2017-08-31 2017-05-31 2017-02-28 2016-11-30 2016-08-31 2016-05-31 2016-02-29 2015-02-28 2014-02-28 2013-11-30 2013-08-31 2013-05-31 2013-02-28 2012-11-30 2012-08-31 2012-05-31 2012-02-29 
                                                            
          cash flows from operating activities
                                                            
          loss for the period
        -6,345,000 -7,063,000  -1,747,000 -2,177,000 -3,623,000  -1,591,000 -1,759,000 -3,601,000  -4,052,000 -2,803,000 -5,072,000  -9,938,000 -4,074,000 -5,023,000          -12,535,000 -4,509,000 -4,336,000  -9,920,000 -3,664,000 -2,946,000  -8,991,000 -2,391,000 -2,996,000               
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash flows from operating activities
                                                            
          consulting fees settled by common shares
          30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000                                           
          office lease accounting
          1,000 1,000 12,000 49,000 15,000 26,000 -4,000 -3,000 -2,000 -3,000 -5,000 -4,000 -4,000 -5,000 88,000                                 
          loss on equity investment in ambler metals llc
        2,334,000 1,343,000 9,156,000 891,000 764,000 581,000 617,000 624,000 602,000 793,000 1,846,000 2,910,000 1,603,000 1,485,000 4,065,000 8,925,000 2,460,000 1,910,000 4,190,000 6,072,000 1,700,000 1,120,000 1,022,000                              
          loss on derivative carried at fair market value
        2,277,000 1,514,000                                                   
          unrealized foreign exchange gain
           1,000                      25,000    5,000                       
          stock-based compensation
        674,000 3,096,000 365,000 374,000 367,000 2,230,000 506,000 506,000 509,000 1,999,000 508,000 526,000 491,000 2,362,000 488,000 571,000 503,000 1,865,000 391,000 409,000 524,000 2,148,000 534,000 1,064,000 770,000 1,196,000 840,000 402,000 664,000 1,939,000 164,000 204,000 151,000 922,000 102,000 104,000 104,000 395,000 470,000 29,000 -137,000 253,000 282,000 116,000 7,381,000 -4,739,000 1,381,000 4,113,000 7,424,000 -3,507,000   
          net change in non-cash working capital
                                                            
          decrease in accounts receivable
        5,000 7,000 9,000 3,000 -1,000 -3,000 -8,000 7,000 -1,000 19,000 6,000 10,000 -9,000 -6,000 1,000 5,000 2,000 -3,000    -8,000    95,000 -188,000   34,000 -28,000 323,000 118,000   -76,000 17,000     119,000     64,000     
          decrease in deposits and prepaid amounts
        51,000 73,000 151,000 -285,000 38,000 98,000 157,000 -306,000 79,000 134,000   105,000 157,000     196,000    195,000    -199,000    -87,000 258,000 -343,000 276,000 27,000 248,000 -538,000 150,000 -172,000    152,000     46,000     
          increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
          1,885,000 -502,000 334,000 -62,000 362,000 -69,000 -1,000 32,000   -70,000 167,000         -399,000                           -816,000   
          total cash flows from operating activities
        -1,039,000 -2,741,000 -558,000 -1,265,000 -677,000 -748,000 26,000 -785,000 -490,000 -579,000 -459,000 -1,117,000 -632,000 -885,000 -568,000                                      
          cash flows from financing activities
                                                            
          proceeds from issuance of common shares, net of share issue costs
        1,164,000                                                   
          proceeds from exercise of options
        110,000 166,000 5,461,000 22,000 71,000 131,000         36,000 18,000 307,000 3,000                                 
          total cash flows from financing activities
        110,000 1,330,000 29,786,000 22,000 71,000 131,000                                            
          cash flows from investing activities
                                                            
          contribution to ambler metals llc
        -8,000,000 -2,500,000                                                   
          total cash from investing activities
        -8,000,000 -2,500,000                                                   
          change in cash
        -8,929,000 -3,911,000 28,228,000 -1,243,000 -606,000 -617,000 100,000 11,715,000                                             
          effect of exchange rate on cash
        -17,000 82,000 13,000 -1,000 9,000 -4,000 -4,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 -6,000                                       
          cash – beginning of the period
        51,613,000    25,834,000      2,573,000                                       
          cash – end of the period
        -8,946,000 47,784,000  -1,244,000 -597,000 25,213,000      -1,117,000 2,484,000 1,682,000                                       
          unrealized foreign exchange loss
         -76,000       -1,000 3,000 -2,000 4,000 -17,000 -4,000 1,000 2,000 -8,000 -17,000 21,000 14,000 15,000 1,000    -5,000      -88,000   112,000 -92,000               
          decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
         -1,635,000         -22,000    -156,000   -281,000       -735,000 -1,080,000   414,000 -590,000  1,397,000 1,107,000 -2,789,000                   
          loss for the year
                                                            
          amortization
              1,000 2,000 1,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 5,000 -88,000 87,000 17,000 16,000 17,000 16,000 42,000 105,000 31,000 38,000 37,000 38,000 39,000 42,000 41,000 41,000 27,000 19,000 20,000 126,000 -4,000 -2,000 54,000 143,000 258,000 767,000 12,000 4,000 250,000 534,000 67,000 50,000 118,000 
          return of capital from ambler metals llc
              12,500,000                                             
          total cash (used in)/flows from investing activities
                                                            
          cash – beginning of the year
                                                          
          cash – end of the year
                                                            
          total cash flows from investing activities
              12,500,000                                            
          unpaid interest earned
                                                            
          gain on disposal of mineral property
                                                           
          write off mineral properties
                      -58,000                                     
          issuance of common shares, net of share issue cost
                                                          
          proceeds from disposition of mineral property
                                                           
          cash and cash equivalents – beginning of the period
               2,590,000                                           
          cash and cash equivalents – end of the period
               11,716,000 12,010,000 2,012,000      -364,000 -1,350,000 4,847,000  -1,618,000 -1,182,000 9,631,000                               
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash flows in operating activities
                                                            
          decrease in cash
                 -579,000    -885,000                                       
          increase in cash
                  -459,000 -1,117,000                                         
          professional fees settled by common shares
                   30,000 35,000 21,000                                       
          increase in deposits and prepaid amounts
                       139,000                            133,000         
          earnings for the year
                                                            
          loss on working capital written-off upon joint venture formation
                              18,000                           
          mineral claims
                                                           
          decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                       -358,000 -1,351,000 -1,462,000                                   
          effect of exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents
                       -6,000 1,000 1,000 4,000 -4,000 4,000 -1,000 -32,000 32,000 1,000 -16,000 2,000 5,000 -3,000 -5,000  -12,000 -14,000 25,000 -43,000                  
          cash and cash equivalents – beginning of period
                       6,308,000    11,125,000  19,174,000  22,991,000  5,391,000  7,340,000  -1,678,000 -1,461,000 16,139,000 5,074,000 6,484,000 6,557,000 -3,052,000 -3,505,000 22,244,000 -38,695,000 38,400,000 295,000 1,000 
          ​
                        -1,387,000 -1,480,000                                   
          cash flows used in operating activities
                                                            
          adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flows in operating activities
                                                            
          decrease (increase) in deposits and prepaid amounts
                         43,000   -485,000 -33,000   -173,000 419,000    -280,000            175,000           
          gain on derecognition of assets
                              -175,770,000                           
          proceeds from exercise of warrants
                                                           
          cash flows from financing activities - sum
                                  208,000    14,000      -90,000              1,602,000 
          acquisition of plant & equipment
                                  -151,000    6,000 -7,000 -6,000 -91,000 -193,000                 
          mineral properties funding
                                  10,200,000 800,000 9,635,000 365,000                 
          cash and cash equivalents – beginning of year
                                                          
          cash and cash equivalents – end of the year
                                                            
          earnings for the period
                           -7,664,000 -3,413,000 -4,516,000  -3,184,000 -3,002,000 171,179,000                           
          decrease in cash from operating activities
                           -1,614,000 -1,186,000 -1,493,000                               
          decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
                            5,000 105,000        -6,000            8,000   208,000        
          (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                            356,000 -337,000               693,000 -172,000               
          right of use asset amortization and lease accretion
                             38,000                               
          office lease payments
                             -49,000                               
          loss on held for trading investments
                                                           
          proceeds from bought deal financing
                                                          
          share issuance costs
                                                            
          proceeds from the sale of investments, net of fees
                                      217,000 648,000 1,432,000 1,299,000 1,299,000 242,000 639,000               
          increase in cash and cash equivalents
                              -1,623,000 405,000 -2,875,000 -3,941,000 -7,680,000 1,041,000 -4,146,000 6,969,000 -7,478,000 -6,989,000 25,337,000 6,730,000 -4,771,000 -4,375,000 8,082,000 -893,000             38,105,000 295,000 
          cash and cash equivalents – end of year
                                                            
          items not affecting cash
                                                            
          right of use asset amortization
                               38,000 26,000 60,000                           
          operating lease payments
                               -45,000 -43,000 -54,000                           
          cash and cash equivalents – end of period
                               437,000 -2,874,000 15,217,000  1,046,000 -4,149,000 29,955,000  -7,001,000 25,323,000 12,146,000  -4,324,000 8,082,000 6,447,000  -3,698,000 -1,678,000 14,678,000 3,988,000 4,364,000 -2,956,000 -6,247,000 -3,051,000 18,738,000 -6,857,000 -9,595,000 38,400,000 296,000 
          loss on equity investment in ambler metals llc.
                                561,000 178,000                           
          increase in accounts receivable
                                -281,000 -154,000                           
          1)
                                                            
          loss on disposal of equipment
                                                           
          foreign exchange loss
                                                            
          increase in accounts payable, accrued liabilities and due to related parties
                                                            
          settlement of restricted share units
                                          -90,000               
          cash flows from investing activities - sum
                                  -151,000 -494,000   1,023,000 641,000 11,061,000 1,573,000 1,106,000 10,226,000 639,000               
          share issuance cost
                                       14,000                     
          5
                                                            
          gain on sale of sunward investments ltd.
                                                            
          net cash outflow from the disposition of sunward investments ltd.
                                                            
          unrealized gain on held for trading investments
                                                            
          realized foreign exchange loss
                                                            
          realized loss on sale of investments
                                                            
          unrealized loss on held for trading investments
                                         -639,000 393,000 83,000 -70,000 1,239,000               
          loss on sale of investments
                                         774,000                   
          loss on sale of investments, net of foreign exchange
                                                            
          proceeds received on exercise of sunward arrangement options
                                                            
          proceeds from disposition of equipment
                                                            
          cash acquired through sunward arrangement
                                                            
          less cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations – end of year
                                                            
          cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations – end of year
                                                            
          non-cash investing and financing activities
                                                            
          acquisition of investments from the sale of sunward investments ltd.
                                                            
          issuance of common shares and arrangement options on acquisition of sunward
                                                            
          loss on sale of held for trading investments
                                                            
          less cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations – end of period
                                                            
          cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations – end of period
                                           -4,324,000 8,082,000 6,447,000               
          gain on sale of investments
                                             -3,000               
          proceeds from private placement
                                                            
          proceeds received on exercise of options
                                                   17,000         
          proceeds from the sale of investments
                                                            
          (increase) in accounts receivable
                                                            
          cash flows used in investing activities
                                                            
          acquisition of plant and equipment
                                                            
          1
                                                            
          british columbia, canada
                                                            
          furniture and equipment
                                                 46,000           
          leasehold improvements
                                                 32,000           
          computer hardware and software
                                                 93,000           
          alaska, usa
                                                            
          machinery, and equipment
                                                 2,877,000           
          vehicles
                                                 275,000           
          antioquia, colombia
                                                            
          machinery and equipment
                                                 206,000           
          accretion
                                                            
          issuance of shares as compensation
                                                            
          increase in accounts payable, accrued liabilities
                                                            
          proceeds received on exercise of stock options
                                                            
          funding provided by novagold on the completion of the plan of arrangement
                                                            
          funding provided and expenses paid by novagold
                                                            
          repayment of notes payable
                                                            
          acquisition of mineral properties
                                                            
          issuance of common shares to novagold to acquire novacopper us inc.
                                                            
          notes payable assumed on acquisition of ambler lands
                                                            
          issuance of common shares by novagold to acquire ambler lands
                                                            
          unrealized foreign exchange
                                                     -1,000       
          i.
                                                            
          ii.
                                                            
          iii.
                                                            
          increasein accounts payable, accrued liabilities and due to related parties
                                                   23,000         
          expenditures on mineral properties
                                                            
          share capital
                                                            
          balance – beginning of period
                                                            
          issued pursuant to plan of arrangement
                                                            
          issued pursuant to an employment agreement
                                                            
          issued on novagold arrangement options
                                                            
          balance – end of period
                                                            
          contributed surplus
                                                            
          funding provided and expenses paid by novagold resources inc.
                                                            
          transfer to share capital on completion of plan of arrangement
                                                            
          transfer to contributed surplus – stock-based compensation
                                                            
          contributed surplus – stock-based compensation
                                                            
          transfer from contributed surplus on completion of plan of arrangement
                                                            
          exercise of novagold arrangement options
                                                            
          deficit
                                                            
          total shareholders’ equity
                                                            
          notes payable assumed on acquisition of ambler
                                                            
          issuance of common shares by novagold to acquire ambler
                                                            
          issuance of shares as
                                                            
          compensation
                                                            
          net change in non-cash working
                                                            
          capital
                                                            
          funding provided by novagold
                                                           1,602,000 
          acquisition of property, plant & equipment