Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. ("Northern Dynasty" or the "Company") (TSX: NDM; NYSE Amex: NAK) is pleased to announce that the Pebble Limited Partnership (the "Pebble Partnership" or "PLP") has appointed R�jean Carrier as Chief Operating Officer to lead the Pebble Project operations and technical program.

Mr. Carrier is a geological engineer with 35 years of global experience leading large-scale development and infrastructure projects from pre-development, engineering design, and permitting through to construction and operations.  His professional experience spans numerous multi-billion dollar development projects in nickel, aluminum, iron ore, concrete and power generation.

Most recently, Mr. Carrier was Site Director and Deputy Project Director for Konaimbo Nickel in New Caledonia, where he managed the construction of a $5 billion nickel operation including mine and mill-site development port infrastructure, and a 350 MW power plant. Prior to that, Mr. Carrier worked for SNC Lavalin as Senior Vice President of Operations, Construction Division and Project Manager for the Aluminum Division.  There his work included management of engineering procurement and construction for an aluminum smelter complex in Qatar, and the development of an aluminum smelter including port and power plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)..

Northern Dynasty President and CEO Ronald Thiessen commented, �R�jean has extensive experience working in northern climates similar to that of the Pebble Project, as well as in leading globally significant projects that combine significant mine-site development with corresponding infrastructure elements, such as power, port and road. His familiarity with North American permitting and regulatory requirements, and his proven ability to develop local contracting and workforce expertise, will help drive Pebble towards successful project completion, while maintaining its commitment to responsible mineral development.� 

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