Northern Shield intersects 70 meters of Copper Mineralization at Wabassi, and up to 705 g/t silver
Ottawa (June 2, 2010) – Northern Shield Resources Inc. (“Northern Shield”) (TSX-V: NRN) and its partner Discovery Harbour Resources Corp. (“Discovery Harbour”) are pleased to announce that all assay results have been received from the last six holes of the expanded drill program at Northern Shield’s Wabassi property in northern Ontario. The drill program is being funded under the terms of the option agreement between Northern Shield and Discovery Harbour under which Discovery Harbour has the option to earn a 51% interest in the Wabassi property (see press release dated March 17, 2010).
Drill-hole 10WA-10 targeting the A1 anomaly intersected 69.74 meters grading 0.15% Cu and 5.7 g/t Ag including a higher grade interval of 0.23% Cu, 0.1% Ni and 12.3 g/t Ag over 29 meters. Drill-hole 10WA-12 located 75 meters north of 10WA-10, encountered two mineralized zones. The upper zone contained 0.48% Cu and 35.6 g/t Ag over 22 meters including a higher grade interval of 1.14% Cu and 97.4 g/t Ag over 6.93 meters and the lower zone graded 0.86% Cu and 6.4 g/t Ag over 8.5 meters.