2020 NG crossword

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Across
  1. 3. NG staff who has a twin sibling named Michael
  2. 7. Faithfulness to a person, cause or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support. Also the name of NG's 2nd largest shareholder.
  3. 8. World's oldest currency
  4. 9. Name of big-cat conservation charity
  5. 11. Metaphor that describes an event that comes as a surprise. Also name of a thriller movie starring Natalie Portman.
  6. 12. NG's former corporate name in 1985 before it was changed to NOVAGOLD in 1987.
  7. 13. Professional stage name of Canadian singer songwriter and best selling female country artist in country music history with over 100 million records sold
  8. 15. America's most populous city of 18 million. Also city with most COVID-19 deaths (1 in 701 people), and most COVID-19 cases (1 in 55) according to NY Times May 15, 2020.
  9. 16. One of the largest annual mining conventions in the world, also abbreviation for a type of pancreatic cancer (pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma)
Down
  1. 1. A steep rock face at the edge of the sea and name of NG's Qualified Person on its technical reports
  2. 2. Choice words to describe Donlin Gold
  3. 4. The world's largest airline by revenue and market cap.
  4. 5. In card game of bridge, this card is the most powerful card in a particular round and defeats all the others. Also last name of TV personality and billionaire born and raised in Queens, currently 45th American president.
  5. 6. Last name of Barrick's CEO
  6. 8. Country with world's 2nd largest hoard of gold 3,366 tons (USA 8,133 tons), 65% of its highways have no speed limits, and most taxis are Mercedes.
  7. 10. The largest (yet most sparsely populated) US State with 85% of its state budget supplied by oil & gas revenues.
  8. 11. A mysterious, controversial digital currency created in 2009 following the housing market crash with a fluctuating value currently pegged at USD$9-10K per unit.
  9. 14. World's 2nd largest gold mining company