Nickel North Announces Result of 2017 AGM with Election of New Directors
Nickel North Exploration Corp.
NNX | TSX Venture Exchange
www.nickelnorthexploration.com
Suite 700, 1055 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 3P3, Canada
Telephone: 604.609.6182 | Facsimile: 604.899.1240
NEWS RELEASE
Nickel North Announces Result of 2017 AGM with Election of New Directors
For Immediate Release
June 20, 2017
Nickel North Exploration Corp. (NNX - TSX-Venture Exchange) (the “Company” or “Nickel North”)
announces that following the Annual General Meet ing held on June 16, 2017, Ge (Anna) Mao and
Walter Coles, Jr. retired from the board of the Co mpany as they did not stand for re-election. The
Company wishes to sincerely thank Ms. Mao and Mr. Coles for their tremendous contribution over the
years. The Company also is pleased to announce that Mr. Zhijun He and Nick Watters were elected as
new directors of the Company at the Annual General Meeting to replace Ms. Mao and Mr. Coles.
Dr. Zhijun He is a professional geologist with over 20 years of experience in ge ological research, mineral
exploration and geological service. He holds a Ph D degree in Petrology an d Economic Geology from
China University of Geosciences (B eijing) and is a member of AusIMM. Dr. He is the winner of the 11 th
Silver Hammer Prize in Geological Science awarded by Geological Society of China, and has won several
provincial and ministerial Technology Awards for mi neral exploration and scientific research, including
two First Prizes of the Prospecting Achievement Award from China Nonferrous Metals Industry
Association. He currently serves as Deputy General Ma nager of Sinotech Minerals Exploration Co., Ltd.
(“Sinotech”) and holds the positions as director or s upervisor for six major subs idiaries of Sinotech. Dr.
He has been guiding the exploration and has pioneered the market development of geological service in
China, Asia, Canada and Africa, and has led the discov eries of several large-sized multi-metallic deposits
for clients of Sinotech in Africa.
Mr. Watters is a co-founder of several successful mini ng enterprises. He has been an integral part of
raising nearly $260 million for various start-up and de velopment opportunities in his career and has
been part of a team that have brought several proj ects from initial discoveries to full development
situations. Beginning in the corporate communications field, he has worked with several public and
private companies in a wide variety of sectors including mining, high-tech and the biotech industries.
Mr. Watters helped create the corporate identities for a number of small start-ups as well as heading up
their corporate communications departments. Mr. Watters is currently the Director of Business
Development for East Africa Metals Inc. as well as serving as a director to other public companies. He
has been the President of his private investment company, Talisman Venture Partners, since 1999.
On behalf of Nickel North Exploration Corp.
“SIGNED”
Andrew Lee Smith, Interim President and CEO
About Nickel North Exploration Corp.
Nickel North Exploration is a Ca nada-based exploration company focused on defining a Cu-Ni-PGE
mineral resource at its Hawk Ridge Project in Northern Québec. The board of directors, advisor
committee and management team are experienced, succ essful mine finders. The property consists of a
50 km long belt of magmatic Cu -Ni-PGE occurrences covering 30,658 hectares. The project is located
near tidewater. Québec is a mining friendly jurisdiction. Nickel North Exploration is a conscientious
corporate citizen maintains good relations with loca l Inuit communities and is committed to sustainable
development. For more information on the company, please visit www.nickelnorthexploration.com.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Servic es Provider (as that term is defined in policies
of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.