Noront Resources Appoints VP Aboriginal Affairs

TORONTO, December 2 -

    Symbol:               NOT:TSX-V
    Shares Outstanding:   163,631,957
    Fully Diluted:        173,461,957

Noront Resources Ltd. ("Noront" or the "Company") (TSX Venture: NOT)
is pleased announce that effective immediately Mr. Glenn Nolan, joins the
Company as Vice President Aboriginal Affairs.

Mr. Nolan, a Chief of the Missanabie Cree First Nation, is a strong
advocate for sharing information between the mining industry and Aboriginal
Communities in Canada and internationally. As Chief, Mr. Nolan attended
various conferences and state functions where he presented on the Canadian
Aboriginal experience in the mineral industry and most recently presented to
the Brazilian legislature at a special hearing on Indigenous people and
mining.

Mr. Nolan has also advised a number of exploration and mining companies
on Aboriginal concerns and has provided information to Aboriginal communities
on partnership development and opportunities related to resource development.
He is committed to continuing the creation of greater dialogue between
industry, government and Aboriginal communities through his organization
Learning Together Corporation, a nationally incorporated, non-profit company
with the objective of building greater awareness of Aboriginal issues for the
mining industry as well as supporting the greater participation of Aboriginal
people and Aboriginal communities in the mining industry.

Currently Mr. Nolan is the second Vice President of Prospectors and
Developers Association of Canada where he is the co-chair of the Aboriginal
Affairs committee and is also a director of a publicly traded Jr. mining
company.

Chief Nolan began his career in mining in the mid seventies, prospecting
throughout northern and western Canada working for a number of major mining
companies before starting his own contracting company, conducting geophysical
surveys, staking claims and camp management.

In addition to advocacy work, Chief Nolan was first elected as Chief of
the Missanabie Cree First Nation in July 2001, where he was instrumental in
negotiating a land claim for the community and in developing a number of
community-owned businesses.

Noront's President and CEO, Wes Hanson, states: "We are extremely pleased
to have Glenn join our management team as we begin the process of
transforming from junior exploration company to a mine developer. Glenn's
knowledge of northern communities, culture and the environment and his
well-known association with the Canadian exploration and mining industry will
help us meet the challenges of the future. Glenn will be invaluable in
effectively communicating our development plans in the Ring of Fire to the
local communities but more importantly he will be able to communicate
community concerns to Noront. Glenn will also give guidance and support to
our First Nation's Advisory Board in establishing new training programs for
Aboriginal youth in the James Bay Lowlands, aimed at preparing them for
future jobs and opportunities."

About Noront:

Noront Resources Ltd. is focused on its significant and multiple,
high-grade nickel-copper-platinum-palladium, chromite, vanadium and gold
discoveries in an area known as the "Ring of Fire", an emerging multi-metals
district located in the James Bay Lowlands of Ontario, Canada. Noront is the
dominant land holder at the Ring of Fire and continues to delineate and prove
up its discoveries with NI 43-101 technical and economic reports and an
aggressive and well financed drill plan for the remainder of 2009 and 2010.
All material information on Noront can be found on the Company's website at
www.norontresources.com or at SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

                                                          Wesley (Wes) Hanson
                                                      Chief Executive Officer

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For further information: please contact Joanne Jobin, Vice President
Corporate Communications at +1-416-367-1444 ext 126, or visit Noront's
website at: www.norontresources.com

For further information: please contact Joanne Jobin, Vice President Corporate Communications at +1-416-367-1444 ext 126