Ownership Submission
FORM 5
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
Form 3 Holdings Reported
Form 4 Transactions Reported
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Perry John Thomas
 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NORD RESOURCES CORP [NRDS.PK] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Sr. VP, CFO,Treaurer,Secretary
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)

3028 NORTH DASH SEVEN ROAD		 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2005
(Street)


DRAGOON, AZ 85609-0384		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(check applicable line)

_X_ Form Filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
Shares of Common Stock     3(1)(3)         D  
Shares of Common Stock 04/30/2005   J4(2)(3) 20,000 A $ (3) 270,000 D  
Shares of Common Stock 05/31/2005   J4(2)(3) 20,000 A $ (3) 290,000 D  
Shares of Common Stock 06/30/2005   J4(2)(3) 20,000 A $ (3) 310,000 D  
Shares of Common Stock 07/30/2005   J4(2)(3) 20,000 A $ (3) 330,000 D  
Shares of Common Stock 08/31/2005   J4(2)(3) 20,000 A $ (3) 350,000 D  
Shares of Common Stock 09/30/2005   J4(2)(3) 20,000 A $ (3) 370,000 D  
Shares of Common Stock 10/31/2005   J4(2)(3) 20,000 A $ (3) 390,000 D  
Shares of Common Stock 09/30/2005   P4(2)(5) 142,857 A $ 0.35 532,857 D  
Shares of Common Stock 11/30/2005   J4(2)(3) 20,000 A $ (3) 552,857 D  
Shares of Common Stock 12/31/2005   J4(2)(3) 20,000 A $ (3) 572,857 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
(A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive stock options $ 0.3     3(1)(4)     04/01/2005 04/01/2010 Common shares
200,000
  200,000
D
 
Incentive stock options $ 0.4     3(1)(4)     04/02/2005 04/02/2010 Common shares
100,000
  300,000
D
 
Incentive stock options $ 0.5     3(1)(4)     04/03/2005 04/03/2010 Common shares
100,000
  400,000
D
 
Incentive stock options $ 0.6     3(1)(4)     04/04/2005 04/04/2010 Common shares
100,000
  500,000
D
 
Common share purchase warrants $ 0.4 09/30/2005   P4 (2)(5) 142,857   10/31/2005 10/31/2008 Common shares
142,857
$ 0 642,857
D
 

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Perry John Thomas
3028 NORTH DASH SEVEN ROAD
DRAGOON, AZ 85609-0384		       Sr. VP, CFO,Treaurer,Secretary  

Signatures

John T. Perry 02/02/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The reporting of these transactions on Form 3 was not "timely filed" due to an administrative oversight.
(2) The reporting of these transactions on Form 4 were not "timely filed" due to an administrative oversight.
(3) These share issuances to the Reporting Person were made to him under an executive employment agreement (the Employment Agreement) effective April 1, 2005 between the Reporting Person and the Issuer under which the Reporting Person provides his services to the Issuer as senior vice president and chief financial officer. The Reporting Person was issued 250,000 at the time of entering the Employment Agreement, and the Employment Agreement provides for the issuance to the Reporting Person of 20,000 common shares per month until the time that the Issuer completes a funding of at least $10,000,000.
(4) These options were issued to the Reporting Person under the Employment Agreement and are not issued under any option plan of the Issuer.
(5) These common shares and common share purchase warrants were acquired under an offering of units at a price of $0.35 per unit, each unit comprised of one common share and one share purchase warrant exercisable to acquire one common share at an exercise price of $0.40 for a period of three years from closing. The offering was made to accredited investors in reliance on Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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