Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2013
Trading Symbol	nrds
Entity Registrant Name	NORD RESOURCES CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000072316
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	113,279,325
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3