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Nova Minerals Limited.

NVA.US | Mining of other non-ferrous metal ores

Nova Minerals Limited is a mineral exploration company focused on gold exploration and development. The company's primary focus is the Estelle Gold Camp in Alaska, where it is exploring and developing several gold deposits. Nova Minerals is involved in activities such as drilling, resource estimatio...Show More

Ethical Profile

Mixed.

Nova Minerals Limited receives a mixed ethical rating. As a mineral exploration company operating in Alaska, its core business is inherently linked to potential land disturbance, habitat disruption, and carbon emissions, raising concerns for planet-friendly practices and respect for cultures and communities, particularly indigenous lands. Regarding fair pay and worker respect, a diversity policy was updated in 2024, but specific data on living wage coverage, pay equity, or safety incident rates is limited. Reports suggest CEO compensation of AU$436k in 2019 was above the median for comparable companies. The company has anti-bribery and corruption policies and a code of conduct, though quantitative evidence of their effectiveness is not available.

Value Scores

Better Health for All0
-100100
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity0
-100100
Fair Pay & Worker Respect40
-100100
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing0
-100100
Honest & Fair Business-40
-100100
Kind to Animals0
-100100
No War, No Weapons0
-100100
Planet-Friendly Business0
-100100
Respect for Cultures & Communities0
-100100
Safe & Smart Tech0
-100100
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products0
-100100

Better Health for All

0

No evidence available to assess Nova Minerals Limited on Better Health for All.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

0

No evidence available to assess Nova Minerals Limited on Fair Money & Economic Opportunity.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

40

The company's CEO to median employee pay ratio was approximately 1.12:1 in Q3 2024 (AU$430k / AU$384k).

1
The company updated its Employee Securities Ownership Plan in November 2025, allowing directors, officers, employees, and consultants to receive options, representing approximately 4.4% of the issued share capital.
2
There are no reported regulatory actions, violations, or fines in the past three years.
3

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

0

No evidence available to assess Nova Minerals Limited on Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing.

Honest & Fair Business

-40

Nova Minerals has a Whistle Blower Policy and a Code of Conduct, updated as recently as June 2024, which outlines a process for reporting breaches with a commitment to fair and confidential treatment.

1
The company also has an Anti-Bribery & Corruption Policy, adopted in January 2021 and updated in June 2024, which prohibits bribery, facilitation payments, secret commissions, fraud, and improper conduct, applying to all directors, employees, and contractors.
2
However, the provided articles do not contain specific quantitative data or detailed evidence regarding the effectiveness, training frequency, or outcomes of these policies, nor do they mention any regulatory fines, transparency index scores, financial restatements, audit coverage percentages, ESG controversy scores, complaint resolution times, board conflict-free percentages, or third-party verification of ethical claims.

Kind to Animals

0

No data relevant to Nova Minerals Limited's performance on 'Kind to Animals' could be extracted from the provided articles, as all URLs returned 404 errors, indicating the requested pages do not exist.

1

No War, No Weapons

0

No specific, concrete evidence was found in the provided articles to assess Nova Minerals Limited against any of the KPIs for the 'No War, No Weapons' ethical value. The articles discuss the company's mineral exploration activities, particularly for antimony, which is noted for its strategic importance in military applications.

1
One article mentions Nova Minerals is "discussing potential support from the U.S. Department of Defense for a starter antimony operation,"
2
but this is a forward-looking statement about potential discussions, not evidence of current revenue from defense contracts or specific actions. Another article outlines a conflict minerals policy but explicitly states that no quantitative data on the percentage of the supply chain certified conflict-free, frequency of human-rights due diligence, or war-related supply chain risk audits is provided.
3
Consequently, no KPIs could be scored based on the provided evidence.

Planet-Friendly Business

0

No evidence available to assess Nova Minerals Limited on Planet-Friendly Business.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

0

No evidence available to assess Nova Minerals Limited on Respect for Cultures & Communities.

Safe & Smart Tech

0

The company's privacy policy states that users can change and delete their information and preferences, indicating standard user data control.

1
It also explicitly states compliance with the Privacy Act 1988.
2

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

0

No specific, quantifiable evidence was found across the provided articles for any of the KPIs related to Zero Waste & Sustainable Products. The articles either explicitly state a lack of data for these metrics or describe intentions and investigations rather than implemented initiatives with measurable outcomes.

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