Noront Resources Ltd. announced the appointment of Mr. Peter Mah and Mr. Yuanqing Xu to the board of directors of the company, subject to approval by the TSX Venture Exchange. Mr. Yuanqing Xu is the Head of the Americas Region for Baosteel Resources International Company Limited. Mr. Xu has held several senior positions within Baosteel Resources including Deputy Manager of Iron & Steel Resources Development and Trading, Director of the Operation Management Department and Deputy Director of Assets and Finance Department.

Mr. Peter Mah is a mining executive with over 23 years of practical underground and open pit mine experience spanning project studies, construction and operations management. Mr. Mah is currently the Vice-President of Operations for Luna Gold Corporation and is responsible for their project development and operations in Brazil. As Group Executive, Newmont Mining Corporation, he was responsible for the global studies of 20-40 million ounces of underground gold projects.

Mr. Joe Hamilton has resigned from the board to allow Mr. Peter Mah to join the board. Mr. Hamilton served in several different capacities during his time on the board from Interim Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the board and Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Compensation Committees. Mr. Yuanqing Xu replaces Mr. Lin as Baosteel's representative on the board.