Noront Resources Concludes Freewest Offer

TORONTO, December 14 -

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

Noront Resources Ltd. ("Noront" or the "Company") (TSX Venture: NOT)
announces its offer to acquire all the common shares of Freewest Resources
Canada Inc. ("Freewest") expired as of 11:59 p.m. (Toronto time) on
December 11, 2009 and was not extended. Noront, in accordance with the terms
of its offer, has taken up and will pay for the 11,755,018 Freewest shares
that were properly tendered and deposited with the Company's depositary,
Equity Transfer & Trust Company. As a result, Noront will own 4.5% of
Freewest on a fully diluted basis. Noront intends to issue an aggregate of
approximately 3,358,576 Noront common shares and 1,679,288 Noront common
share purchase warrants to Freewest shareholders who tendered to the
Offer.

Wes Hanson, President and CEO of Noront stated, "We realized from the
onset that the successful takeover of Freewest would be a challenge, but it
offered significant potential value to all shareholders, thereby justifying
the effort. Although our bid was unsuccessful, we welcome those Freewest
shareholders who tendered their shares to our Offer. You are joining a
company with demonstrated exploration capability. Our focus in the coming
months will be directed at increasing shareholder value through continued
exploration at Eagle's Nest, the evaluation of other targets within our land
package and determining the initial development plan and schedule for the
Eagle's Nest - Blackbird Complex."

Noront management continues to focus on aggressively developing its Ring
of Fire assets including, the Eagle's Nest nickel-copper-PGE deposit, the
Blackbird chromite deposit, the AT12 nickel-copper-PGE deposit and the Triple
J gold zone - all located in the Ring of Fire mineralization district.

About Noront

Noront Resources Ltd. is focused on its significant and multiple,
high-grade nickel-copper-platinum-palladium, chromite, gold and vanadium
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 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

President & Chief Executive Officer

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
applicable Canadian securities legislation, including predictions,
projections and forecasts. Forward-looking statements include, but are not
limited to, statements that address activities, events or developments that
the Company expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future,
including such things as future business strategy, competitive strengths,
goals, expansion, growth of the Company's businesses, operations, plans and
with respect to exploration results, the timing and success of exploration
activities generally, permitting time lines, government regulation of
exploration and mining operations, environmental risks, title disputes or
claims, limitations on insurance coverage, timing and possible outcome of any
pending litigation and timing and results of future resource estimates or
future economic studies.

Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by
the use of words such as "plans", "planning", "planned", "expects" or
"looking forward", "does not expect", "continues", "scheduled", "estimates",
"forecasts", "intends", "potential", "anticipates", "does not anticipate", or
"belief", or describes a "goal", or variation of such words and phrases or
state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would",
"might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved.

Forward-looking statements are based on a number of material factors and
assumptions, including, the result of drilling and exploration activities,
that contracted parties provide goods and/or services on the agreed
timeframes, that equipment necessary for exploration is available as
scheduled and does not incur unforeseen break downs, that no labour
shortages or delays are incurred, that plant and equipment function as
specified, that no unusual geological or technical problems occur, and that
laboratory and other related services are available and perform as
contracted. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
future events, conditions, uncertainties and other factors which may cause
the actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different
from any future results, prediction, projection, forecast, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such
factors include, among others, the interpretation and actual results of
current exploration activities; changes in project parameters as plans
continue to be refined; future prices of gold; possible variations in grade
or recovery rates; failure of equipment or processes to operate as
anticipated; the failure of contracted parties to perform; labour disputes
and other risks of the mining industry; delays in obtaining governmental
approvals or financing or in the completion of exploration, as well as those
factors disclosed in the company's publicly filed documents. Although Noront
has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions,
events or results to differ materially from those described in
forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions,
events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can
be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate,
as actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue
reliance on forward-looking statements.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as
that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

For further information: regarding this Offer, please contact Wes Hanson,
President and Chief Executive Officer or Joanne Jobin, Vice President
Corporate Communications at +1(416)367-1444, or visit Noront's website at:
www.norontresources.com.

For further information: regarding this Offer, please contact Wes Hanson, President and Chief Executive Officer or Joanne Jobin, Vice President Corporate Communications at +1(416)367-1444, or visit Noront's website at: www.norontresources.com.