Ottawa, Ontario (September 14, 2012) - Northern Shield Resources Inc. ("Northern Shield") [TSXV: NRN] is pleased to announce the results from the first phase of its northern Quebec platinum group element (PGE) exploration program that was funded under the terms of the option agreement with Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. (“Impala”). A total of 475 rock samples were collected during first phase of exploration from the Idefix property and surrounding region. A second follow-up phase of the program has just been completed and a further 166 channel and 106 grab samples have been submitted for analysis. Significant PGE (Pt+Pd) mineralization was discovered during the first phase including 16.2 g/t Pt+Pd+Au over 1 meter at Idefix and the discovery of three other PGE occurrences in the region, all of which prompted the immediate follow-up phase.