ASX/MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT

3 December 2012

Norton makes new appointments and moves to new offices

Norton Gold Fields Limited (ASX: NGF) ("Norton" or "the Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Steven Thanh Phan as Chief Financial Officer.
Mr Phan has more than 10 years of experience in financial management, reporting and advisory for Canadian and US publicly listed corporations, particularly in the mining sector. He previously held positions with professional services firms Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and KPMG in Canada and China, respectively. Prior to joining Norton Gold Fields Limited, he worked in a management role for Eldorado Gold Corporation, China region and was involved in the management of financial reporting, integration and implementation upon Eldorado's acquisition of Sino Gold Mining Limited.
Mr Phan's appointment takes effect immediately.
The Board of Norton wishes to acknowledge Ms Dané van Heerden for her contributions as
Acting Chief Financial Officer.
Norton is also pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Richard Jones as General Counsel and joint Company Secretary.
Mr Jones has held legal and company secretarial roles in his career, having worked in both private practice and in house on a range of corporate governance, transactional and operational matters.
Mr Jones' appointment takes effect immediately.
Dr Dianmin Chen commented: "We are delighted to have welcome Steven and Richard to
Norton, and look forward to working with them as we grow the Company."
Ms Leni Stanley will remain as joint Company Secretary.
Norton advises that it has moved its principal place of business to Level 2, 16 Altona Street, West Perth, WA 6005.
Norton Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dr Dianmin Chen commented that moving its principal place of business would bring the corporate office closer to the Company's Paddington operations near Kalgoorlie.
"Having an office in Perth provides greater proximity to our primary operation, and eliminates any logistical aspects previously encountered when acting across different time zones."
The West Perth offices are temporary, as Norton is securing an office in the Perth CBD.

For further information please contact:

Leni Stanley 61 (0) 7 3221 6022

Richard Jones 61 (0) 8 9263 9724

Company Secretary (joint) Norton Gold Fields Limited

Norton Gold Fields Limited