Northern Shield Resources to drill Ni-Cu-PGE targets at Wabassi, northern Ontario

	    OTTAWA, March 1 /CNW Telbec/ - Northern Shield Resources Inc. ("Northern
Shield") (TSX-V: NRN) is pleased to announce that it will drill six Ni-Cu-PGE
targets on its 100% owned Wabassi property in northern Ontario. The 1300 meter
drill program is planned to start early next month. The drilling will test
five moderate to very strong VTEM conductors for Ni-Cu-(PGEs) hosted in
massive sulphides and a layer within the Wabassi layered intrusion that can be
traced on airborne magnetics for 8 kilometers and is being targeted for
reef-hosted PGEs and chromite.
	    One cluster of anomalies on the property can be traced intermittently for
2000 meters and is open at one end. The EM anomalies correlate with strong
magnetic signatures suggesting the presence of pyrrhotite, which is both
magnetic and conductive. Pyrrhotite is usually the dominant mineral in
Ni-Cu-PGE deposits. The shape and location of this anomaly suggest it may be a
feeder conduit into the Wabassi layered intrusion, which was discovered by
Northern Shield in 2007. A single drill-hole completed in 2008 intersected
primary blebs of pyrrhotite with chalcopyrite (copper) and pentlandite (nickel
sulphide) on the edge of the strongest conductor.
	    "We are very optimistic about these targets," explains President and CEO
Ian Bliss, "to have such strong conductors adjacent to known nickel and copper
mineralization is very encouraging."
	    The drill program will be overseen by Christine Vaillancourt, Chief
Geologist for Northern Shield and a Qualified Person under National Instrument
43-101. The drilling will be conducted by Morecore Diamond Drilling Ltd of
Kelowna, British Columbia.

	    Northern Shield is an innovative, results-driven Canadian company focused
on Platinum Group Element (PGE) exploration in Ontario and Quebec. Its mission
is to create a successful mineral exploration company through technical
excellence and efficient management, where success is measured by the
identification and development of high-quality mineral exploration projects,
which may ultimately be optioned, sold or developed for maximum return on
investment.

	    Forward-Looking Statements Advisory

	    This news release contains statements concerning the drilling plans,
potential for Ni-Cu-PGE mineralization at the Wabassi property, geological,
geophysical and/or geometrical analyses of the Wabassi property, and other
expectations, plans, goals, objectives, assumptions, information or statements
about future events, conditions, results of exploration or performance that
may constitute forward-looking statements or information under applicable
securities legislation. Such forward-looking statements or information are
based on a number of assumptions which may prove to be incorrect.
	    Although Northern Shield believes that the expectations reflected in such
forward-looking statements or information are reasonable, undue reliance
should not be placed on forward-looking statements because Northern Shield can
give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct.
Forward-looking statements or information are based on current expectations,
estimates and projections that involve a number of risks and uncertainties
which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated
by Northern Shield and described in the forward-looking statements or
information. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to,
risks associated with geological, geometrical and geophysical interpretation
and analysis, the ability of Northern Shield to obtain financing, equipment,
supplies and qualified personnel necessary to carry on exploration and the
general risks and uncertainties involved in mineral exploration.
	    The forward-looking statements or information contained in this news
release are made as of the date hereof and Northern Shield undertakes no
obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or
information, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise, unless so required by applicable securities laws
	    No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority
has approved or disapproved the information contained herein.






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	    /For further information: on Northern Shield and its properties, please
visit our website at www.northern-shield.com or contact: Northern Shield
Resources Inc., Ian Bliss, President and CEO, Tel.: (613) 232-0459, Fax: (613)
232-0760, info@northern-shield.com/