About Nord Resources

Nord Resources Corporation (NRD:TSX and NRDS:OTC Bulletin Board) is a public company in the business of exploring for, developing and operating mineral properties. The Company’s primary asset is the Johnson Camp Mine located approximately 65 miles east of Tucson, Arizona. The reactivation of the Johnson Camp Mine commenced in June 2007. Residual leaching operations commenced in November 2007. Cathode production from residual leaching commenced in late January 2008. In February 2009, the Company commenced the mining of new ore and achieved commercial production on April 1, 2010. The company believes it will reach the production target of 25 million pounds of copper per annum when its new leach pad scheduled to be completed by late first-quarter 2011 becomes operational.