Ottawa (December 5, 2011) – Northern Shield Resources Inc. ("Northern Shield") (TSX-V: NRN) is pleased to announce the discovery of VMS-type mineralization at Northern Shield’s 100% owned Tempest property in Northern Ontario including the intersection of 19 g/t Ag over 104.2 meters in drill-hole 11TP-02. The silver mineralization is associated with stringer, semi-massive and massive sulphides dominated by pyrite and pyrrhotite and hosted by intensely altered volcanic rocks commonly observed on the flanks of or capping copper-zinc VMS deposits. The top portion of the target appears to have undergone supergene enrichment, a beneficial weathering process not often observed in Canada. (see Northern’s website)