SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of June 2006

Commission File Number 1-31927

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NORTHERN ORION RESOURCES INC.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Suite 250 - 1075 West Georgia Street

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6E 3C9

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F Form 40-F X

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes No X

Suite 250, 1075 West Georgia Street

Vancouver, BC, Canada V6E 3C9

www.northernorion.com

~~NEWS~~REPORT ~~RELEASE~~OF VOTING RESULTS

~~June~~British 2Columbia Securities Commission Alberta Securities Commission Saskatchewan Securities Commission Manitoba Securities Commission Ontario Securities Commission Autorité des marchés financiers du Québec Nova Scotia Securities Commission New Brunswick Office of the Administrator of Securities PEI Provincial Affairs & Attorney General Department of Government Services and Lands, ~~2006~~Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Yukon Registrar of Securities Securities Registries Department of Justice, Northwest Territories Government of Nunavut The Toronto Stock Exchange

~~NNO~~Dear ~~– TSX~~ Sirs:

~~NTO – AMEX~~ RE:

~~NORTHERN~~2006 ~~ORION~~Annual ~~GRANTS~~General ~~OPTIONS~~Meeting

~~Northern~~At ~~Orion~~the ~~has~~Annual ~~granted~~General ~~incentive~~Meeting ~~stock~~of ~~options~~the toshareholders ~~directors,~~of ~~officers,~~Northern ~~employees~~Orion ~~and~~Resources ~~consultants~~Inc. ~~for~~held ~~the~~on ~~purchase~~June of13, ~~a total of 5~~2006,~~340,000~~ ~~common~~and ~~shares~~pursuant into ~~its~~section ~~capital~~11. ~~The~~3 ~~options~~of ~~are~~National ~~exercisable~~Instrument on51-102 or– ~~before~~Continuous ~~May~~Disclosure 19Obligations, ~~2013~~the atvoting aresults ~~price~~were ofas ~~Cdn.$5.34 per share.~~follows:

~~Northern Orion is a mid-tier copper and gold producer focused on the development of its Agua Rica project and engaged in the exploration for copper and associated by-product metals in Argentina~~1.

~~“David~~The ~~Cohen”~~number of directors was fixed at five (6).

~~David Cohen, President and CEO~~2.

~~For~~The ~~further~~following ~~information,~~nominees ~~please~~were ~~contact~~elected as directors:

~~Investor~~Michael ~~Relations~~Beckett John K. Burns David Cohen Robert Cross Robert Gayton

~~1-866-608-9970~~Richard Knight

~~Email: info@northernorion~~3.~~com~~

lDeloitte Touche LLP were appointed as auditors of the Company for the ensuing year.

The directors were authorized to fix the remuneration to be paid to the auditors.

All votes were by show of hands.

DATED at Vancouver, British Columbia, this 13th day of June, 2006.

Northern Orion Resources Inc.

Per:

“ signed”

David Cohen,
Chief Executive Officer

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

NORTHERN ORION RESOURCES INC.

(Registrant)

Date:

June 213, 2006

By:

/s/David W. Cohen

David W. Cohen
President and Chief Executive Officer

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