VANCOUVER, Nov. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Northern Iron Corp ("Northern") (TSX-V: NFE) (OTCQX: NHRIF) (Frankfurt: N8I) today announced that Northern's shares will commence trading on the OTCQX International Marketplace ("OTCQX") at market open today, November 11, 2011 under the symbol "NHRIF". "

The OTCQX gives Northern access to a large premium market in the United States with strong standards where many internationally respected companies trade," stated Basil Botha, President and CEO of Northern. "The OTCQX has a reputation of providing U.S. investors with improved liquidity, transparency and superior information through its U.S. regulated broker-dealers, and will provide U.S. investors with a mechanism to invest in a Canadian iron ore project that is projected to provide North American steel mills with a new source of value added raw material."

Northern has retained Merriman Capital Inc. ("Merriman") to serve as Principal American Liaison ("PAL") on the OTCQX, responsible for providing guidance on OTCQX requirements. Merriman Capital Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MERR) and is a member of FINRA (www.finra.org) and SIPC (www.sipc.org).

Spencer Grimes, Managing Director at Merriman, commented: "We are pleased to have assisted Northern with the launching of its trading on the OTCQX and look forward to extending our relationship with the Company as its PAL."

Investors will be able to find current financial disclosure, real-time Level 2 quotes for Northern's shares, and further information on the OTCQX by visiting the following websites: www.otcqx.com and www.otcmarkets.com.

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