August 30, 2011
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

NORD RESOURCES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Effective August 30, 2011 (the "Effective Date"), the Company and Wayne Morrison have entered into an Addendum (the "Addendum") to Mr. Morrison's Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement dated January 19, 2011 (the "Executive Employment Agreement"). Mr. Morrison serves as the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer.

A copy of the Executive Employment Agreement was filed as an exhibit to the Company's amended current report on Form 8-K/A dated November 30, 2010 and filed with the SEC on January 25, 2011.

Pursuant to the terms of the Addendum, the following changes have been made to Mr. Morrison's Executive Employment Agreement:

• Additional Bonus. The Company shall pay Mr. Morrison an additional bonus in the amount of $300,000 at the same time and under the same terms and conditions as provided in that Section 4(e) of the Executive Employment Agreement. Section 4(e) of the Executive Employment Agreement provides that, among other things, Mr. Morrison is entitled to a bonus under the Company's 2010/2011 Bonus Program equal to 50% of his base salary upon the receipt by the Company of sufficient funds to (i) restructure the Company's existing debt under the secured term-loan credit facility provided by Nedbank, and under the Copper Hedge Agreement with Nedbank Capital, and (ii) construct Leach Pad 5.
• Health Insurance and Benefits. If Mr. Morrison elects not to participate in the Company's health insurance plan, the Company shall pay to Mr. Morrison, on a monthly basis, an amount equal to the monthly premium payment the Company would pay to provide health insurance for Mr. Morrison and his family under the Company's health insurance plan. Such amount shall be paid in accordance with the Company's usual payroll.

In addition, the Addendum provides that the Company shall grant to Mr. Morrison that number of additional non-qualified common stock share purchase options (the "Additional Options"), having a value of $100,000 as of the Effective Date, as determined in accordance with the Black-Scholes method of valuation, with a duration of five (5) years, pursuant to the Company's 2006 Stock Incentive Plan. The Company has issued a total of 1,194,743 Additional Options, each exercisable at an exercise price of $0.12 per share. One-third (⅓) of the Additional Options shall vest as of the Effective Date, one-third (⅓) of the Additional Options shall vest on the first anniversary of the Effective Date, and the final one-third (⅓) of the Additional Options shall vest on the second anniversary of the Effective Date.

The foregoing summary of the Addendum does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Addendum, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

In accordance with British Columbia Instrument 51-509, the Company has filed a "Notice of OTC Issuer Ceasing to be an OTC Reporting Issuer" on BC Form 51-509F1 with the British Columbia Securities Commission. The Company remains a reporting issuer in British Columbia and Ontario.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.