Oct 2 (Reuters) - NovaGold Resources Inc NG.TO :
* NOVAGOLD REPORTS THIRD QUARTER RESULTS: DONLIN GOLD RECEIVES RECORD OF DECISION & KEY FEDERAL AND STATE PERMITS & NOVAGOLD SELLS ITS 50% SHARE OF GALORE CREEK TO NEWMONT
* NOVAGOLD RESOURCES - QTRLY NET LOSS PER SHARE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS $0.02
* NOVAGOLD RESOURCES - NOW EXPECTS TO SPEND ABOUT $23.5 MILLION IN 2018, $4.5 MILLION LESS THAN WHAT WAS ANTICIPATED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR