John Pollesel Joins Northern Superior's Board of Directors

SUDBURY, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - July 2, 2013) - Northern Superior Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:SUP) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that John Pollesel, of Sudbury Ontario, has joined the Company's board of directors. Mr. Pollesel has more than 24 years of experience in the mining industry. He has been a member of several senior management and executive teams and has been responsible for strategic planning, developing governance models and leading organizational transformation. In his previous role of a Chief Operating Officer and Director for Vale's North Atlantic Operations, John was responsible for one of the largest mining and metallurgical operations in Canada. Prior to Vale, he was the Chief Financial Officer for a major mining company in Peru, responsible for executive management in one of the largest copper/zinc mining and milling operations in the world. He has chaired Finance, Audit and Advisory Committees in addition to holding Director positions with Not-for-Profit Foundations. He holds an Honours BA in Accounting and an MBA from the University of Waterloo and Laurentian University respectively. He is a Certified Management Accountant and a Fellow in the Society of Management Accountants of Canada.

Alan Moon, Chairman of the Company commented: "We are pleased to welcome Mr. Pollesel to the Company's Board of Directors. John's broad business experience will assist the Company in achieving value for our shareholders. In addition to his governance role his location in Sudbury will allow him to be a great resource to management. We look forward to his participation on the Board."

About Northern Superior Resources Inc.

Northern Superior is a well-funded junior exploration company exploring for gold in the Superior Province of the Canadian Shield. The Company is currently focused on exploring its Croteau Est property in Quebec. The Company has a number of 100% owned properties (see Company web site, www.nsuperior.com) in the Stull, Wunnumin and Chibougamau gold districts of Ontario and Québec.

Northern Superior is a reporting issuer in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec, and trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol SUP.

For Investors

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