Ottawa (September 16, 2008) – Northern Shield Resources Inc. ("Northern Shield") (TSX-V: NRN) is pleased to announce an encouraging update regarding its 100% owned Eastbank Property in the James Bay Lowlands of northwestern Ontario. Microprobe analysis of 15 chromite grains recovered from a previously completed till sampling program at Eastbank (see press release dated April 29, 2008) show four of these grains to have high chrome content and exceptionally high chrome to iron ratios. Chrome grades range from 35 to 53.6% Cr2O3 with Cr:Fe ratios ranging from 1.2:1 to 3.6:1.

The grades and ratios of all 15 grains are not only indicative of chromite sourced from mafic-ultramafic layered intrusions but the very high Cr:Fe ratios suggest some of the chromite is coming from reefs in the lowermost or outer levels of a layered intrusion. This is supported by the identification of several serpentinized peridotite fragments in the same samples from which the chromite grains were recovered. Chromite reefs with Cr:Fe ratios greater than 1.8 : 1 are sought after for their chrome metal potential. Chromite reefs are also a strong indicator of the PGE potential of a layered intrusion.