SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(AMENDMENT NO.  )1

 

Nord Resources Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

 

 

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

 

655555100

(CUSIP Number)

 

November 5, 2009

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

 

 

Check the Appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this schedule is filed:

 

 o

Rule 13d-1(b)

 x

Rule 13d-1(c)

o

Rule 13d-1(d)

 

_________________________

1  The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 


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1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS

 

Riaz Shariff

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

(a) o
(b) o

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

United Kingdom

 

5

SOLE VOTING POWER

NUMBER OF

 

11,500,000

SHARES

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

BENEFICIALLY

 

0

OWNED BY

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

EACH

 

11,500,000

REPORTING

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

PERSON WITH

 

0

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

11,500,000

10

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*                        o

 

 

11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

 

9.9%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

 

IN


*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

 


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Item 1

(a).

Name of Issuer:

 

Nord Resources Corporation

 

Item 1

(b).

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

 

1 West Wetmore Road, Suite 203

Tucson, Arizona 85705

 

Item 2

(a).

Name of Person Filing:

 

Riaz Shariff

 

Item 2

(b).

Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

 

1704 Al Moosa Tower 1

Sheikh Zayed Road

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

 

Item 2

(c).

Citizenship:

 

United Kingdom

 

Item 2

(d).

Title of Class of Securities:

 

Common Stock

 

Item 2

(e).

CUSIP Number:

 

655555100

 

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

 

 

(a)

 o

Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act;

 

 

(b)

o

Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act;

 

 

(c)

o

Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act;

 

 

(d)

o

Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act;

 

 

(e)

o

Investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

 

 

(f)

o

Employee benefit plan or endowment plan in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

 

 

(g)

o

Parent holding company or control person, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

 

 

(h)

o

A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act;

 

 

(i)

o

A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940:

 

 

(j)

o

Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(j).

 

 

x 

If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check this box.

 


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Item 4.

Ownership.

 

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities identified in Item 1.

 

 

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:

 

11,500,000, including 5,750,000 shares of common stock which may be issued upon exercise of warrants exercisable until June 5, 2012 at a price of $0.38 per share.

 

 

(b)

Percent of class:

 

9.9%

 

 

(c)

Number of shares as to which such person has:

 

 

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote

 

11,500,000

 

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote

 

0

 

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

 

11,500,000

 

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

 

0

 

Instruction. For computations regarding securities which represent a right to acquire an underlying security, see Rule 13d-3(d)(1).

 

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

 

If the statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following   o .

 

N/A

 

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

 

N/A

 

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

 

N/A

 

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

 

N/A

 

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group.

 

N/A

 


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Item 10.

Certification.

 

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

 

SIGNATURE

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

 

 

November 15, 2009

 

(Date)

 

/s/ Riaz Shariff

 

Riaz Shariff

(Signature)