"We are extremely excited about the thickness and world-class grades that we are encountering in our Blackbird drilling," said Paul Parisotto, Interim Co-CEO of Noront. "The Blackbird discoveries are starting to show continuity as we move towards defining a resource base for these unique deposits. Further drilling, in conjunction with metallurgical studies that should be completed in the first quarter, may allow Noront to be in a position to communicate the significance of these deposits to the markets before the middle of the year."

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