Filed by Automated Filing Services Inc. (604) 609-0244 - Nord Resources Corporation - Exhibit 10.9







	NORD RESOURCES CORPORATION 
	3048 N. Seven Dash Road, P.O. Box 384 
	Dragoon, AZ 85609 
	(520) 588-2241 - Fax (520) 588-7020 
	www.nordresources.com
  
	 


February 15, 2006 

Mr. Nicholas Tintor 
1466 Crescent Road 
Mississauga, ON
L5H 1P6 
Canada

VIA EMAIL ONLY: nicktintor@yahoo.ca

Dear Nick:

The Directors of Nord Resources Corporation (the “Company”) are
pleased to offer you the position of Chief Executive Officer and President. Your
strong Canadian mining industry background, your honesty, integrity and
reputation have led to our decision. We are confident you will make an important
contribution to Nord Resources.

Your initial salary will be $6,000 per month and will increase
to $200,000 per annum contingent and effective upon the Company receiving
funding of at least $25 million dollars. Your salary of $6,000 per month will be
accrued but will remain unpaid during the interim period between your acceptance
of this offer and the date (the “Funding Date”) on which the Company receives
such funding, and such accrued salary will become due and payable to you no
later than the fifth business day following the Funding Date. Thereafter, your
annual salary will be paid in equal biweekly instalments pursuant to Company
practice. In addition, your salary will be subject to annual review. You agree
that: (a) you will report to the Executive Committee of the Company’s Board of
Directors; and (b) in the event that the Funding Date does not occur on or
before August 31, 2006, you will voluntarily resign as Chief Executive Officer
and President as of that date without any right or entitlement to receive any
payments or other benefits in respect of severance or termination of your
employment.

Subject to your written acceptance of this offer, the Company
will pay you a signing bonus of $150,000, payable as to $75,000 as soon as
practicable following the date of your acceptance upon adoption of a formal
stock incentive plan (the “Plan”) by the Board of Directors, and as to $75,000
on the one year anniversary of your acceptance. The bonus will be payable in
common shares (the “Bonus Shares”), to be issued pursuant to the Plan as fully
paid and non-assessable at a deemed issue price per share equal to the market
price of Nord Resources’ common stock, subject to a 15% discount to reflect
their status as “restricted securities” within the meaning assigned in Rule 144
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, if such discount is
permissible under the rules of all stock exchanges (if any) on which the common
stock of the Company is listed at the time of issuance of the Bonus Shares.




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In addition, you will be granted 500,000 common stock share
purchase options with a term of three years, to be issued to you upon adoption
of a formal incentive plan (the “Plan”) by the board of directors. Vesting of
the options will be subject to shareholder approval of the Plan at the next
annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company, which we anticipate will take
place in the first or second quarter of 2006.

You will also receive all normal Company benefits and be
eligible for participation in future Company stock option and executive bonus
plans as implemented by the Board of Directors.

Within thirty days after the date that you have signed this
offer, and as a condition to your employment with the Company, you and the
Company shall enter into a definitive Executive Employment Agreement stating the
terms of your employment for a period of at least three years, as well as such
other standard terms and conditions as the Company may reasonably require,
consistent with out internal employment guidelines and policies.

All references in this letter to dollar amounts are to be the
lawful currency of the United States of America.

Nord Resources has the asset base to build a strong and
profitable company with the goal of creating substantial shareholder value over
time. We are excited about our prospects and the addition of you to the Nord
management team will help ensure the achievement of our common goals.

We look forward to your long and successful career with us.


On behalf of the Board, 

/s/ Erland A. Anderson

Erland A. Anderson 
Director

	cc: 	
      Mr. Ron Hirsch 
Mr. Steve Seymour 
Mr. Wade Nesmith
      
Mr. John Cook 
Mr. Doug Hamilton 
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Accepted:

	/s/
      Nicholas Tintor 	 
	Nicholas Tintor 	 
	 	 
	Feb
      17, 2006 	 
	Date