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Northern Iron Corp. (TSX VENTURE:NFE) ("Northern Iron", or the "Company") today
released assay results for the first 3 drill holes on the Karas property.


To date, 15 drill holes have been completed of the planned 30 drill holes
(approximately 10,000 metre program) on Northern Iron's 100% owned Karas
property located 15km northeast of the town of Ear Falls, Red Lake mining
district, Ontario. The 10,000 metre drill program is being completed to define a
mineral resource on the property by the end of 2011.


"We are extremely pleased with the results of the first three drill holes on the
Karas property, which gives management an indication that the resource is open
at depth. The management team is delighted with all the hard work the
exploration crews completed in the 2010 season to define the potential of a
significant resource on the Karas property and we eagerly await further
results," said Basil Botha, President & CEO.


Highlights of the first three holes are summarized in the table below. 



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Hole KA-11-01                                                               
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                                          From        To  Interval   Fe2O3 %
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                                            35     84.23     52.85     33.01
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including                                   35        53        18     35.32
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including                                   65     84.23     19.23      35.8
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and                                                                         
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                                         137.3    214.78      77.5     30.93
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including                                137.3       154     16.72     36.97
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                                           203    214.78     11.78     35.51
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Hole KA-11-02                                                               
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                                          From        To  Interval   Fe2O3 %
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                                             5        38        33     34.61
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including                                   14        37        23     36.74
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and                                                                         
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                                           102    167.45        61     32.87
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including                                  104       128        24     35.82
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                                         145.5    167.45        22     33.83
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and                                                                         
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                                         170.3       245     66.75     32.15
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including                                170.3       188     17.75     34.38
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including                                  205       214         9      43.3
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and                                                                         
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                                           250     276.5      26.5     32.07
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and                                                                         
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                                           301       312        11     30.72
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Hole KA-11-03                                                               
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                                          From        To  Interval   Fe2O3 %
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                                            32     128.5      90.5     29.64
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including                                   43        64        21     36.63
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including                                   67        76         9     35.83
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including                                   86     94.62      8.62     38.47
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and                                                                         
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                                           137     178.2      41.2     37.78
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including                                  140       152        12     47.57
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including                                  140       143         3      50.9
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and                                                                         
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                                           195     246.5      51.5     29.18
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A promising tightly folded iron formation of the Algoma type
(Magnetite-Taconite) was interpreted from historic airborne geophysics
(magnetometer) in the vicinity of Emarton Lake, immediately west of the South
Bay road. A detailed ground magnetometer survey was completed by Northern Iron
during the summer of 2010 and tested by one single drill hole during the fall of
the same year.


The extensive airborne magnetic anomaly was better defined by the interpretation
of the information gathered during the ground magnetic surveys, and produced a
target of about 500x500m indicating a tight isoclinally folded banded iron
formation (BIF), the same iron formation that was mined at the Griffith Mine
only 16km to the West.


The size and the geometry of the iron formation, combined with the results
obtained during the 2010 drill program indicate the potential of a minable ore
body within the Karas property.


The drill program follows fences of drill holes collared 160 degrees
(perpendicular to the fold axes that strike NE-SW with a northerly dip), spaced
50m along the drill sections. 


Karas Property QA/QC

All 2011 drill holes were surveyed using a Reflex Maxibor II probe to monitor
drill hole deviations in magnetic disturbed environments. Northern Iron's
personnel were trained "on-site" by Reflex personnel to operate the instrument
and process the survey data. All collars are surveyed by Northern Iron's
personnel using an APS differential GPS with 3cm accuracy immediately after the
holes are completed. The QA/QC protocol system employed during the 2011
exploration program included procedures for monitoring the chain-of-custody of
samples and the insertion of blank samples in every batch of samples.
Cross-check analyses are planned to be conducted at a second external laboratory
from blind duplicate samples. Drill core samples are being prepared at SGS
Canada Inc. in Red Lake, Ontario and assayed at SGS Canada Inc., in Lakeview,
Ontario.


Raul Sanabria, P. Geo., is the Qualified Person for the purposes of National
Instrument 43-101 for the Karas Exploration Project. Mr. Sanabria has verified
and approved the contents of this news release.


About Northern Iron Corp.

The Company is a mineral resource company engaged in the exploration of high
quality iron ore in the Red Lake mining division, district of Kenora, Ontario,
Canada. The Company holds 100% interest in minerals claims covering
approximately 14,672 hectares, comprised of the El Sol Property, the Griffith
Property, the Karas Property, the Papaonga Property and the Whitemud-Slate
Property.


Cautionary Statement

The foregoing information may contain forward-looking statements relating to the
future performance of the Company. Forward-looking statements, specifically
those concerning future performance, are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from the Company's plans
and expectations. These plans, expectations, risks and uncertainties are
detailed herein and from time to time in the filings made by the Company with
the TSX Venture Exchange and securities regulators. The Company does not assume
any obligation to update or revise its forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.


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