Noront Resources Announces the Hiring of Ryan Weston as V.P. Exploration and the Closing of a Private Placement of Flow-Through Shares

TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - May 12, 2016) - Noront Resources Ltd. ("Noront" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: NOT) is pleased to announce the addition of Ryan Weston, P. Geo, to its senior management team in the role of Vice President, Exploration.

Ryan has a broad background in base and precious metal exploration and has filled numerous senior roles, most recently as Chief Geologist for Carlisle Goldfields and as Senior Geologist for Cliffs Natural Resources working on the Ring of Fire chromite properties.

Ryan has an Honours degree in Geology from the University of Toronto, a Master's degree in Economic Geology from Laurentian University and is a Queen's MBA graduate.

The Company also announced today, the closing of a private placement of 1,162,500 flow-through shares at a price of $0.40 per flow-through share for gross proceeds of $465,000. The Company intends to use the proceeds for its exploration program in the Ring of Fire.

The flow-through shares will be "flow-through" shares pursuant to the Income Tax Act (Canada). The flow-through shares are subject to a statutory hold period of four months plus one day which will expire on September 13, 2016.

In connection with the offering, Secutor Capital received a cash finder's fee equal to 5% of the gross proceeds of the Flow-Through Unit Offering.

About Noront Resources

Noront Resources Ltd. is focused on development of the high-grade Eagle's Nest nickel, copper, platinum and palladium deposit and the high-grade chromite deposits including Blackbird, Black Thor, and Big Daddy, all 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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