Noront Resources Ltd. (Noront) is a Canada-based resource exploration company. Noront is engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of properties prospective in base metals, including copper, nickel, platinum group metals, vanadium and chromite. The Company’s focus is its McFaulds Lake Project at McFaulds Lake (the McFaulds Lake Project), in the James Bay Lowlands, Ontario. The Company owns a 100% interest in three nickel-copper-platinum group metals discoveries known as Eagle One Eagle Two and AT-12, two chromite discoveries known as Blackbird One and Blackbird Two, and a vanadium discovery known as Thunderbird. Noront controls land claims, held directly or indirectly, through joint ventures, optioned claims and earn-in programs of approximately 120,000 hectares (300,000 acres). Noront also had an exploration project located in the Abitibi region of Quebec, Canada known as Windfall Lake.