Noront Announces Change in Year End and Grant of Stock Options

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Dec 11, 2013) - Noront Resources Ltd. ("Noront" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:NOT) reports that the company has changed its fiscal year end from April 30 to December 31, effective as of December 31, 2013. Accordingly, for the new fiscal 2013 period, the Company will report its annual consolidated financial statements for the eight month period ending December 31, 2013 compared to the twelve month period ended April 30, 2013. The Company changed its year end in order to bring its financial year end in line with the majority of producing mining companies. In accordance with the change in year-end the Company's Board of Directors has changed its annual review period to align with the new year-end.

In addition, the Company's Board of Directors has granted options to acquire an aggregate of 3,620,000 common shares of Noront ("Common Shares") to directors, officers and employees, with an exercise price of $0.17 per Common Share, the closing market price on the date of grant December 10, 2013, exercisable for a period of five years. The options were granted pursuant to Noront's stock option plan and are subject to all applicable regulatory and exchange approvals.

About Noront: Noront Resources Ltd. is focused on development of the high-grade Eagle's Nest nickel, copper, platinum and palladium deposit and the high-grade Blackbird chromite deposit, both of which are located in the James Bay Lowlands of Ontario in an emerging metals camp known as the Ring of Fire.

For further information please visit Noront's website at www.norontresources.com or search the Company's publically filed documents on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

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.

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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.

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