NexMetals Appoints David Eichenberg as Vice President, Geology and Grants Equity Incentive Awards
NexMetals Appoints David Eichenberg as Vice
President, Geology and Grants Equity
Incentive Awards
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 2, 2026) -
NexMetals Mining Corp. (TSXV:
NEXM) (NASDAQ: NEXM)
("
NEXM
" or the "
Company
") is pleased to announce that it has appointed
Mr. David Eichenberg as Vice President, Geology, effective immediately. The Company also announces
that it has granted equity incentive awards to certain officers, employees and consultants pursuant to the
Company's Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the "
Plan
").
Mr. Eichenberg is a veteran Geoscientist and leader with 28 years of global experience in mining, study-
level projects, exploration and project generative roles. He began his career with DeBeers and held
senior technical leadership roles with Rio Tinto. Most notably, he served as Chief Geoscientist and
Qualified Person at the Diavik Mine, where he led technical operations with care and controlled the
resource through multiple open-pit and underground mine developments. David's extensive international
portfolio spans Canada, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa,
and Madagascar, where he generated targets and led exploration projects focused on copper, nickel,
diamonds, uranium, heavy minerals, and iron ore.
He is recognized for building high performing technical
teams to deliver the critical data needed to advance projects and support mine operations. Throughout
his career, David has remained committed to technical and safe operational excellence while delivering
the quality data and clarity needed for organizations to make next-step decisions.
Sean Whiteford, CEO of the Company, commented:
"David brings deep technical expertise and
operational experience across both exploration and producing assets. His track record of building
disciplined geological teams and advancing projects with high quality data aligns directly with our
strategy as we continue to derisk these assets. We are very pleased to welcome him to NexMetals."
Equity Incentive Grants
The Board of Directors has approved the grant of restricted share units ("
RSUs
") representing an
aggregate of 134,300 common shares to certain officers, employees and consultants. Of this amount,
47,800 RSUs will vest on the first anniversary of the date of grant. The remaining 86,500 RSUs will vest
as to one half on the second anniversary of the date of grant and one half on the third anniversary of the
date of grant. The RSUs were granted at a deemed price of $5.80, representing the 10-Day volume
weighted average price of the Company's shares on the TSX Venture Exchange as of January 27, 2026.
The Company has also granted 50,000 stock options of the Company ("
Options
") to certain consultants
pursuant to the Plan. The Options have an exercise price of C$8.00 per share, vest immediately, and
have a two-year term from the date of grant.
About NexMetals Mining Corp.
NexMetals Mining Corp. is a TSX.V and NASDAQ listed mineral exploration and development company
focused on redeveloping the past-producing Selebi and Selkirk copper-nickel-cobalt-platinum group
element mines in Botswana. NexMetals has confirmed the scale of mineralization is larger than historical
estimates, supported by NI 43-101-compliant resource estimates, with ongoing down-hole geophysics,
drilling, and metallurgical programs aimed at expanding resources and supporting future economic
studies. The Company is led by an experienced management and technical team with a proven track
record in global mineral projects, emphasizing disciplined execution, transparent governance, and long-
term stakeholder value creation.
For further information about NexMetals Mining Corp., please contact:
Sean Whiteford
CEO
Jaclyn Ruptash
V.P., Communications and Investor Relations
1-833-770-4334
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