Canada Nickel Makes New Discovery at Newmarket Property, Achieves Best Drill Results at Reid to Date and Announces Grant of Options and RSUs
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Canada Nickel Makes New Discovery at Newmarket Property,
Achieves Best Drill Results at Reid to Date and
Announces Grant of Options and RSUs
Highlights
• First two holes at Newmarket successfully intersect target mineralization including 373 metres
of 0.24% nickel in NEW24-01
• Best interval to date at first hole at Reid - 675 metres of 0.25% nickel including 142 metres of
0.32% nickel and 24 metres of 0.40% nickel in REI24-17
• First five holes at Reid each intersect over 650 metres of target mineralization within an 800-
metre-thick ultramafic sequence – approximately 2 times thicker than Crawford’s Main zone
TORONTO, March 18, 2024 – Canada Nickel Company Inc. ("Canada Nickel" or the "Company")
(TSXV: CNC) (OTCQX: CNIKF) is pleased to announce positive initial assay results from its 2024
exploration program including the first two holes at the Company’s Newmarket property and results from
the first hole from its Reid property , which delivered the best drill results to date from Reid .
A total of six holes have been completed at Reid and seventeen holes have also been completed at
Crawford as part of a program to delineate an initial palladium-platinum (PGM) resource for which assays
are pending. Four drill rigs are currently operating, and a fifth drill rig is expected to begin on April 1st. As
outlined in a conference call held on February 23, 2024 , t he Company’s 2024 exploration program is
targeting delivery of seven additional resources by Q2-2025 and six further discoveries.
Mark Selby, CEO of Canada Nickel said, “Our 2024 exploration program has started very strongly with the
best drill interval to date at Reid and a new discovery at Newmarket. The long drill interval of higher-grade
material at Reid is very encouraging and the first section delineating an over 800 metre width of target
ultramafic sequence - nearly 2 times thicker than Crawford - highlights the very large-scale potential of
this property”.
“The initial Newmarket results are also very encouraging, despite the fact we were only able to drill at the
least attractive geophysical target due to seasonal logistical constraints. This initial drilling occurred on
the edge of the eastern end of the 7-km long Newmarket target, which is contiguous with the Mann
Southeast target and is part of an overall geophysical target more than three times larger than Crawford,”
Selby continued.
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Reid Property
The Reid Property is located just 16 km southwest of Crawford and contains a geophysical target of 3.9
km2 nearly 2.4 times larger than Crawford (see Figure 1). The Company currently has an ongoing drilling
program, with all six initial drillholes intersecting long intervals of dunite and five holes ending in
mineralization. Complete assays for hole REI24-17 are disclosed in this release and five holes have assays
pending. Hole REI24-17 was collared near the west border of the target and drilled north toward the
center of the intrusion. The full interval of 675 metres, beginning at 27 metres downhole, assayed 0.25%
nickel including 142.5 metres of 0.32% nickel and 24 metres of 0.4% nickel. In this area the ultramafic
sequence is more than 800 metres thick, nearly twice that of Crawford’s main zone (Figure 2).
The Company aims to complete an initial resource at Reid by Q4 2024.
Figure 1 – Reid – CNC Drillholes Over Total Magnetic Intensity.
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Table 1 – Reid drilling downhole composite.
Hole ID From (m) To (m) Length (m)* Ni % Co % Pd g/t Pt g/t Cr % Fe % S %
REI24-17 27.0 702.0 675.0 0.25 0.012 0.010 0.007 0.69 5.99 0.07
including 304.5 447 142.5 0.32 0.013 0.024 0.012 0.71 5.73 1.27
Including 385.5 409.5 24.0 0.40 0.014 0.027 0.011 0.70 5.89 1.50
*True width undetermined. All lengths are drillhole lengths.
Figure 2 – Reid – Cross Section looking East.
Table 2: Drillhole Orientation
Hole ID Easting (mE) Northing (mN) Azimuth (⁰) Dip (⁰) Length (m)
REI24-17 456365 5403800 0 -60 702
REI24-18 456760 5404150 180 -60 720
REI24-19 456960 5404305 180 -60 726
REI24-20 456565 5404100 180 -60 702
REI24-21 456565 5404300 180 -60 702
REI24-22 456565 5404300 0 -60 492
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Newmarket Property
The Newmarket Property is located 35 kilometres east of Crawford, 28 kilometres south of Cochrane, and
50 kilometres northeast of Timmins , covering the southwest corner of Newmarket Township. The
property contains one large, elongated ultramafic body, that connects to the northwest to the Mann
Southeast property (Figures 3-4). Newmarket has a target geophysical footprint of 2.2 km 2, larger than
Crawford at 1.6 km 2 and connects to Mann S outheast property which has a target footprint of 4.1 km2
where historical drilling had five drillholes with isolated samples of 0.25-0.33% nickel.
The following summarizes drill results from the first two holes drilled at Newmarket completed during
January, 2024 which were drilled off the edge of the eastern tail of the property on least geophysically
prospective end of this target due to seasonal logistical constraints . More drilling is planned for the
summer 2024 campaign which will also target Mann Southeast.
The initial two holes intersected mineralized and well serpentinized peridotite and dunite and ended in
mineralization. Mineralization was delineated along a 0.8 kilometre strike length along the eastern margin
within the 7.0 kilometre total distance of the geophysical target. The target remains open to the west for
6.2 kilometres where it connects to the Mann Southeast ultramafic target (See figure 4)
Table 3 – Newmarket drilling downhole composites.
Hole ID From (m) To (m) Length (m)* Ni % Co % Pd g/t Pt g/t Cr % Fe % S %
NEW24-01 45.0 418.0 373.0 0.24 0.010 0.003 0.004 0.45 6.25 0.04
NEW24-02A 75.7 417.0 341.3 0.17 0.013 0.003 0.005 0.33 7.94 0.03
Including 294.5 417.0 122.5 0.24 0.011 0.003 0.004 0.27 8.83 0.04
*True width undetermined. All lengths are drillhole lengths.
Table 4: Drillhole Orientation
Hole ID Easting (mE) Northing (mN) Azimuth (⁰) Dip (⁰) Length (m)
NEW24-01 510729 5404260 50 -50 418
NEW24-02A 510007 5404669 40 -50 417
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Figure 3 – Newmarket – CNC Drillholes Over Total Magnetic Intensity.
Figure 4 – Newmarket – Mann Southeast targets
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Grant of Options and RSUs
The Company also announced today that, effective March 11, 2024, it granted to certain officers, directors
and/or employees of the Corporation (i) an aggregate of 3,830,000 options to acquire common shares of
the Corporation (the "Options") and (ii) an aggregate of 2,000,130 restricted share units of the
Corporation (the "RSUs"). The Options have an exercise price of $1.47 per common share, a five-year term
from the date of grant and vest annually in equal thirds beginning on the first anniversary of the date of
grant. The RSUs vest annually in equal thirds beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
Statement Regarding TSX Venture
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of
the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Quality Assurance and Control, Drilling and Assaying
Edwin Escarraga, MSc, P.Geo., a "qualified person" as defined by National Instrument 43 -101, is
responsible for the on-going drilling and sampling program, including quality assurance (QA) and quality
control (QC). The core is collected from the drill in s ealed core trays and transported to the core logging
facility. The core is marked and sampled at 1.5 metre lengths and cut with a diamond blade saw. One set
of samples is transported in secured bags directly from the Canada Nickel core shack to Actlabs Timmins,
while a second set of samples is securely shipped to SGS Lakefield for preparation, with analysis performed
at SGS Burnaby or SGS Callao (Peru). All are ISO/IEC 17025 accredited labs. Analysis for precious metals
(gold, platinum and palladium) are completed by Fire Assay while analysis for nickel, cobalt, sulphur and
other elements are performed using a peroxide fusion and ICP -OES analysis. Certified standards and
blanks are inserted at a rate of 3 QA/QC samples per 20 core samples making a batch of 6 0 samples that
are submitted for analysis.
Qualified Person and Data Verification
Stephen J. Balch P.Geo. (ON), VP Exploration of Canada Nickel and a "qualified person" as such term is
defined by National Instrument 43 -101, has verified the data disclosed in this news release, and has
otherwise reviewed and approved the technical inform ation in this news release on behalf of Canada
Nickel Company Inc.
About Canada Nickel Company
Canada Nickel Company Inc. is advancing the next generation of nickel-sulphide projects to deliver nickel
required to feed the high growth electric vehicle and stainless steel markets. Canada Nickel Company has
applied in multiple jurisdictions to trademark the terms NetZero Nickel TM, NetZero Cobalt TM, NetZero
IronTM and is pursuing the development of processes to allow the production of net zero carbon nickel,
cobalt, and iron products. Canada Nickel provides investors with leverage to nickel in low politi cal risk
jurisdictions. Canada Nickel is currently anchored by its 100% owned flagship Crawford Nickel -Cobalt
Sulphide Project in the heart of the prolific Timmins-Cochrane mining camp. For more information, please
visit www.canadanickel.com.
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For further information, please contact:
Mark Selby
CEO
Phone: 647-256-1954
Email: [email protected]
Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain information that may constitute "forward-looking information" under
applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward looking information includes, but is not limited to, drill
and exploration results relating to the target properties described herein (the "Properties"), the
significance of drill results, the ability to continue drilling, the impact of drilling on the definition of any
resource, the potential of the Crawford Nickel Sulphide Project and the Properties, timing and completion
(if at all) of mineral resource estimates, the ability to sell marketable materials, strategic plans, including
future exploration and development plans and results, and corporate and technical objectives. Forward-
looking information is necessarily based upon several assumptions that, while considered reasonable, are
subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results
and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward -looking
information. Factors that could affect the outcome include, among others: future prices and the supply
of metals, the future demand for metals, the results of drilling, inability to raise the money necessary to
incur the expenditures required to retain and advance the property, environmental liabilities (known and
unknown), general business, economic, competitive, politic al and social uncertainties, results of
exploration programs, risks of the mining industry, delays in obtaining governmental approvals, failure to
obtain regulatory or shareholder approvals, and the impact of COVID-19 related disruptions in relation to
the Company's business operations including upon its employees, suppliers, facilities and other
stakeholders. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results
and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Accordingly, readers
should not place undue reliance on forward -looking information. All forward -looking information
contained in this press release is given as of the date hereof and is based upon the opinions and estimates
of management and information available to management as at the date hereof. Canada Nickel disclaims
any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether because of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.