NORSEMONT MINING APPOINTS IAN HUME TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Toronto, Ontario and Lima, Peru, March 10 2008 – Norsemont Mining Inc. (“the Company”) (TSX: NOM, BVL: NOM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Ian Hume to the Company’s Board of Directors.

Mr. Hume is a founding partner of The Sentient Group, a closed-end private equity fund specialising in the natural resources sector. Prior to founding The Sentient Group, Mr. Hume was a consultant to AMP Private Capital Division, focusing on international resources and telecommunications. He also managed a privately-controlled investment company, Devipo, and in the period 1985 – 1988 was a director of a Hong Kong listed international investment company, Impala Pacific.

In addition to the Sentient Group and Devipo, Mr. Hume is also a director of Apex Silver Mines Limited (AMEX: SIL), Andean Resources Limited (TSX: AND) and IMH Investment Pty Limited.

Commenting, Norsemont’s Chairman, George Bell, said: “We are very pleased to welcome Ian Hume to the Norsemont Board. The Sentient Group is a long-standing shareholder in Norsemont and has most recently increased its position through participation in a non-brokered private placement completed in February, 2008. Ian’s wide international experience in the natural resource sector will greatly benefit Norsemont Mining.”

About Norsemont Mining Norsemont Mining is a Canadian mineral exploration and development company focused on the Constancia Cu-Mo-Ag deposit in southern Peru. Norsemont currently controls an undivided 81% interest in the Constancia Project, which interest is set to increase to 100% by March 31, 2008 through a final option payment of US$8M to Rio Tinto.

The Constancia Project has a 43-101 compliant indicated resource of 70M tonnes at 0.53% Cu (0.8 Billion lbs Cu) and an inferred resource of 250.2M tonnes at 0.51% Cu (2.8 Billion lbs Cu). A recently completed scoping study anticipates a project producing in excess of 90,000 tonnes of copper annually. The study indicates the project has a net present value of $530 million and an internal rate of return of 25.3 percent. The following long-term commodity price assumptions were used in the study: copper $1.80 per pound, molybdenum $12 per pound and silver $11 per ounce. The full study, dated December 11, 2008, and titled “Preliminary Assessment of the Constancia Project, Department of Cusco, Peru” is available for viewing on SEDAR.

The technical information provided in this press release was reviewed and approved by Robert. W. Baxter (MAusIMM), the President and a director of the Company and a qualified person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101. For more information please contact:

Patrick Evans
Norsemont Mining
Phone: 416-670-5114
E-Mail: investors@norsemont.com
Web Site: www.norsemont.com