Noront Resources Limited is pleased to announce results from two additional drill holes at the newly discovered Thunderbird vanadium occurrence, where significant concentrations of vanadium, titanium, and iron were reported in Noront's April 30th 2009 press release. The Thunderbird anomaly is located in the McFaulds Lake area of the James Bay lowlands within the Ring of Fire mineral district. Highlights are as follows:

1. Drilling extends vanadium and titanium mineralization over a 900 meter strike length

2. Drilling confirms significant width component

3. Hole 2G24 intersected 164.9 meters of 0.36% vanadium oxide including 45.9 meters 0.51% vanadium oxide and 113.7 meters of 0.33% vanadium oxide including 20.9 meters of 0.47% vanadium oxide

4. Hole 2G25 intersected 241.4 meters of 0.37% vanadium oxide which included 59.8 meters averaging 0.54% vanadium oxide

Mr Wes Hanson president & CEO of Noront said that "The extensive vanadium mineralization at Thunderbird is further evidence of the robust potential of the Ring of Fire. Thunderbird is the third intriguing target discovered on our claims in the Ring of Fire. Recent developments at the Eagle One and the pending resource estimate for the Blackbird chromite deposits will continue to be our primary focus for the foreseeable future."

The Thunderbird anomaly was identified by ground magnetometer and gravity surveys completed during the fall and winter of 2009. This data, combined with existing airborne electromagnetic and magnetometer surveys, identified the Thunderbird anomaly which was targeted for follow up drilling.