Noront Announces Appointment of Colin Webster

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 5, 2014) - Noront Resources Ltd. ("Noront") (TSX VENTURE:NOT) is pleased to announce that Colin Webster, P. Eng., has joined our Management team as Vice President, Sustainability.

Previously, Colin Webster was with Goldcorp Inc. as the Director of Aboriginal, Government and Community Relations, for the Canada & USA Region from October of 2009 until April 2014. Prior to joining Goldcorp, Mr. Webster was a founding partner at Blue Heron Solutions for Environmental Management, an environmental consultancy in northern Ontario, providing technical and professional services to the resource development industry. He has a degree in Mining Engineering from Queen's University, a diploma in Environmental Technology from Fanshawe College and over 20 years of experience within industry and consulting. Over his career Mr. Webster has gained wide ranging experience and insights into environmental management, government relations and corporate social responsibility.

In addition, the Company's Board of Directors has granted an officer of the Company options to acquire an aggregate of 250,000 common shares of Noront with an exercise price of $0.59 per common share, the closing market price on the date of grant May 5, 2014, 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.

The Company also announces that pursuant to the loan agreement entered into between Noront and Resource Capital Funds V L.P. ("RCF") on February 26, 2013, it has satisfied the payment of interest for the fourth quarter of 2013 and the first quarter of 2014 by delivery of 2,104,398 and 871,434 common shares respectively of the Company (the "Interest Shares") to RCF, at an effective price of $0.1893 and $0.4305 per interest share. The interest shares are subject to a four month hold period which will expire on May 14,2014 and August 12, 2014 respectively.

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. www.norontresources.com

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