Ottawa (January 11, 2010) – Northern Shield Resources Inc. ("Northern Shield") (TSX-V: NRN) is pleased to announce that it has staked a new PGE prospect in Quebec. The property, which is located approximately 100 kilometers southeast of the town of Radisson, covers a 7 kilometer stretch of a peridotite dyke that has a total strike length of about 20 kilometers. The claims were strategically acquired in the middle portion of the dyke where the body widens and the rocks are zoned from a peridotite core to a gabbroic margin. Confirmation of claim registration is pending from the Quebec Ministry of Natural Resources and Wildlife.

Very little known exploration for PGEs has been conducted on this portion of the dyke. An EM (electro-magnetic) survey is being planned for later in the winter.