Northern Shield and Discovery Harbour Announce New Cu-Zn-Ag Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Discovery at Wabassi, N.W. Ontario Up to 9% Copper, 25% Zinc and 217 g/t Silver

Ottawa (April 14 , 2011) – Northern Shield Resources Inc. ("Northern Shield") (TSX-V: NRN) and its partner Discovery Harbour Resources Corp. (“Discovery Harbour”) are very pleased to announce the discovery of significant new copper- zinc-silver-(gold) mineralization at the Wabassi property in northern Ontario after receiving partial assay results from four of the seven holes completed during the winter 2011 exploration program.