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        Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd (the &#x201c;Company&#x201d;) is filing this Amendment No. 1 (the &#x201c;Amendment No. 1&#x201d;) to its original Annual Report on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the &#x201c;Original 2025 Annual Report&#x201d;) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#x201c;SEC&#x201d;) on March 31, 2026, in order to provide (i) an updated consent of Deloitte LLP to include reference to the registration statement on Form F-10 (File No. 333-288224), as amended, which reference was inadvertently omitted in the consent of Deloitte LLP filed with the Original 2025 Annual Report, (ii) updated certifications of the Company&#x2019;s Chief Executive Officer (&#x201c;CEO&#x201d;) and Chief Financial Officer (&#x201c;CFO&#x201d;) pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and (iii) the Policy for the Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Incentive-Based Compensation (the &#x201c;Compensation Clawback Policy&#x201d;). The updated consent of Deloitte LLP is filed as Exhibit 99.8 to this Amendment No. 1. The updated CEO and CFO certifications are filed as Exhibits 99.4 and 99.5 to this Amendment No. 1. The Compensation Clawback Policy is filed as Exhibit 97.1 to this Amendment No. 1.
        This Amendment No. 1 consists of a cover page, this explanatory note, the signature page, the exhibit index, the updated consent of Deloitte LLP filed as Exhibit 99.8, the updated CEO and CFO certifications filed as Exhibits 99.4 and 99.5, and the Compensation Clawback Policy as Exhibit 97.1.
        Other than expressly set forth herein, this Amendment No. 1 does not, and does not purport to, amend or restate any other information contained in the Original 2025 Annual Report nor does this Amendment No. 1 reflect any events that have occurred after the Original 2025 Annual Report was filed.
      
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