Ownership Submission
FORM 5
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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 *
Beaty Ross J
 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NORD RESOURCES CORP [NRD] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)

1550 - 625 HOWE STREET		 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2012
(Street)


VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, A1 V6C 2T6		 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

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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
Purchase warrant $ 0.38 06/05/2012   J(1)   34,250,000 11/13/2009 06/05/2012 Common
34,250,000
$ 13,015,000 0 (2)
I
By 864930 B.C. Ltd.
15% convertible note $ 0.04 07/24/2012   A 625,000   07/24/2012 06/30/2013 Common
625,000
$ 25,000 625,000
I
By 864930 B.C. Ltd.
15% convertible note $ 0.04 07/24/2012   J(3) 68,835   04/17/2013 06/30/2013 Common
68,835
$ 2,753.42 693,835
I
By 864930 B.C. Ltd.

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Beaty Ross J
1550 - 625 HOWE STREET
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, A1 V6C 2T6		     X    

Signatures

/s/ Ross J. Beaty 04/18/2013
**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 expiration of 34,250,000 common stock purchase warrants held by Mr. Beaty, each with an exercise price of $0.38 per share of common stock.
(2) This figure corresponds to the expiration of Mr. Beaty's 34,250,000 common stock purchase warrants.
(3) This figure corresponds to the accrued interest on the 15% convertible note as of April 17, 2013, which is convertible into common stock on identical terms to the 15% convertible note.

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