Step-Out Drilling Extends Spotty Hill Mineralization:
NORTH AMERICAN NICKEL INC.
2200-1055 W. Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
V6E 2E9
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STEP-OUT DRILLING EXTENDS SPOTTY HILL MINERALIZATION:
5.00m @ 1.69% Ni, 0.33% Cu and 2.71 g/t Pt+Pd+Au
Vancouver, British Columbia, October 19, 2017 – North American Nickel Inc. (TSX VENTURE: NAN)
(OTCBB: WSCRF) (CUSIP: 65704T 108) (the "Company") is pleased to report that assays have been
received from two 2017 drill holes completed to test the Spotty Hill target at the Imiak Hill Complex (IHC)
on the Company’s 100% owned Maniitsoq nickel-copper-cobalt-PGM sulphide project in southwest
Greenland. This drilling extends the known mineralization and indicates further potential at depth. The 2017
exploration program was concluded in late September and included 23 drill holes totaling 8,767 metres.
Highlights include:
MQ-17-143 returns 7.8m @ 1.35% Ni, 0.26% Cu, 0.04% Co & 1.85 Pt+Pd+Au
o Including a higher grade zone of:
5.0m @ 1.69% Ni, 0.33% Cu and 2.71 g/t Pt+Pd+Au
o MQ-17-143 extends Spotty Hill Ni-Cu-PGM sulphide mineralization 95 metres to the east-
southeast of the deepest previous hole, MQ-16-121, and the zone is open at depth.
Cluster of untested borehole electromagnetic (BHEM) anomalies indicating potential change in
orientation of Spotty Hill conductive trend at depth.
NAN CEO, Keith Morrison, commented: “The drilling and BHEM completed this year at Spotty Hill have
resulted in the step-out intersection of additional mineralization and provided new information regarding the
geometry of the zone at depth. These results will be used in conjunction with the new surface 3D IP survey
to plan more systematic future drilling at Spotty Hill. We are looking forward to reporting results from the
Fossilik and P-013 SE areas in the coming weeks.”
The 2017 exploration program was focussed on step-out drilling at the Imiak Hill Complex, Fossilik and P-
013SE areas. The program also included borehole electromagnetic (BHEM), optical televiewer and physical
property surveys, surface electromagnetic and induced polarization geophysical surveys, mapping,
structural geological studies and 3D modeling. Three drill rigs were in operation during September, including
a rig sourced from a second drilling contractor in order to increase drilling production. The drilling program
was concluded in late September with a total of 8,767 metres completed in 23 holes. Table 1 gives a listing
of the drilling completed at each target area.
This release summarizes the results received for two holes totalling 966 metres completed at the Spotty
Hill target located at the Imiak Hill Complex in the central portion of the Greenland Norite Belt (Figure 1).
Drill collar information and a summary o f assays are provided in Tables 2 and 3, respectively. A drill plan
map is provided in Figure 2 and an inclined longitudinal section is shown in Figure 3. Figures may be viewed
using the link provided with this release.
Further details of the drilling completed at Spotty Hill are given below.
Table 1: Listing of 2017 Maniitsoq Drill Holes by Target Area
Target Area Hole Number Length (m) Comments
P-013 SE
MQ-17-134 149.4 Lost hole
MQ-17-136 8.0 Lost hole
MQ-17-137 101.0 Lost hole
MQ-17-138 326.0
MQ-17-140 299.0
MQ-17-142 448.0
Imiak Hill Complex:
Mikissoq
MQ-17-135 783.0
MQ-17-139 386.0
Spotty Hill MQ-17-141 534.2
MQ-17-143 432.0
Other MQ-17-147 754.0
MQ-17-149 170.6
MQ-17-150 423.0
MQ-17-154 465.4
Fossilik:
P-058 MQ-17-144 528.0
MQ-17-145 7.5 Lost hole
MQ-17-146 512.0
MQ-17-148 658.0
MQ-17-151 229.8 Stopped, re-aligned
re-drilled as MQ-17-152
MQ-17-152 686.0
P-004 MQ-17-153 437.0
Fossilik I MQ-17-155 292.05
P-246 MQ-17-156 137.0
TOTAL: 8,766.95
Table 2: Drill Collar Information, Spotty Hill
Hole Number UTM
East
UTM
North
Elevation
(m)
Length
(m) Azimuth Dip
MQ-17-141 478874 7256937 594 534.20 41 -68
MQ-17-143 478874 7256937 594 432.00 45 -49
Note: Collar coordinates in UTM WGS84 Zone 22N
Table 3: Assay Results, Spotty Hill
Hole
Number
From
(m)
To
(m)
Core
Length
(m)
Ni
%
Cu
%
Co
%
S
%
Pt
g/t
Pd
g/t
Au
g/t
MQ-17-141 NSA
MQ-17-143 342.00 381.00 39.00 0.13 0.03 0.01 0.38 0.02 0.02 0.01
381.00 388.80 7.80 1.35 0.26 0.04 5.42 0.25 0.28 1.32
incl. 381.00 386.00 5.00 1.69 0.33 0.05 6.89 0.33 0.34 2.04
incl. 381.00 382.00 1.00 1.62 0.93 0.04 6.15 0.34 0.37 10.00*
Note: Intervals represent core lengths, not necessarily true widths.
NSA – No Significant Assays
* Sample returned > 10 g/t and was cut to 10 g/t.
The Spotty Hill zone is located 1.3 kilometres southeast of Mikissoq (see News Release dated October 10,
2017) and consists of both disseminated and blebby magmatic sulphides as well as remobilized semi -
massive to massive stringer, vein and breccia sulphid es. The m ineralization exhibit s high nickel tenors
(percent nickel re -calculated to 100% sulphides) of typically between 8.5 and 10.5% as well as elevated
PGM contents. The steeply southwest dipping and moderately southeast plunging zone is well defined over
a plunge extent of 300 metres based on drilling and BHEM surveys completed prior to 2016. Drilling
completed in 2016 and 2017 consisted of widely spaced deeper step-out holes and extended the
mineralization over a total plunge extent of 400 metres. BHEM surveys of the 2016 and 2017 holes define
anomalies which show a potential change in orientation of the conductive trend at depth.
Hole MQ -17-141 was designed to tes t 125 metres down plunge of previous hole MQ -16-121 which
intersected 4.75 metres of 1.59% nickel and 0.30% copper (see News Release dated November 16, 2016).
This new hole did not intersect significant mineralization but a BHEM survey of this hole, togeth er with
results from hole MQ -16-121, has confirmed the presence of untested moderate to high conductance
anomalies located between the two holes (Figure 3).
Hole MQ-17-143 was drilled to test an off -hole BHEM anomaly detected from previous hole MQ -16-119
and intersected a melanorite -hosted zone of breccia sulphides and sulphide stringers at the target depth .
This zone averaged 1.35% nickel, 0.26% copper and 1. 85 g/t Pt+Pd+Au over 7.8 metres from 381.0 to
388.8 metres down hole and included a higher grade interval of 1.69% nickel, 0.33% copper and 2. 71 g/t
Pt+Pd+Au over 5.0 metres. One individual sample returned a highly anomalous gold grade of 10 g/t over 1
metre from 381.0 to 382.0 metres down hole. A wide zone of weakly mineralized melanorite was intersected
in the immediate hanging wall to the high grade zone and returned 0.13% nickel over 39.0 metres from
342.0 to 381.0m down hole.
The sulphide zone in MQ -17-143 is visually very similar to the zone intersected at depth in MQ -16-121
consisting of a netw ork of remobilized sulphide stringers wrapping around norite creating a brecciated
appearance (Figure 4). The sulphide zone in MQ-17-143 is located approximately 95 metres east-southeast
(along strike and up-dip) of MQ-16-121. The orientation of interpreted BHEM plates suggests continuity in
the mineralization between these two holes and represents a marked change in orientation when compared
to the shallower southeast plunging conductive trend (Figure 3).
Quality Control
The drilling was completed by Cabo Drilling Corp (Canada) utilizing two Atlas Copco S2 diamond drill rigs.
Additionally, drilling completed in September included a Helí 1500 Marcotte drill rig sourced from Arctic
Core Drilling A/S (Greenland) and manned by a drill crew from Forage -M3 Drilling (Canada). Drill core
samples (36.5 mm BQ and 47.6 mm NQ) are cut in half by a diamond saw on site. Half of the core is
retained for reference purposes. Samples are generally 1.0 to 1.5 metre intervals or less at the discretion
of the site geologists. Sample preparation is completed at the GeoLAB Greenland ApS preparation lab in
Nuuk, Greenland. Sample pulps are sent by air to the MS Analytical laboratory in Langley, BC, Canada.
Blank samples and commercially prepared and certified Ni sulphide an alytical control standards with a
range of grades are inserted in every batch of 20 samples or a minimum of one per sample batch. Analyses
for Ni, Cu and Co are completed using a sodium peroxide fusion preparation and ICP-ES finish (PER-700).
Analyses for Pt, Pd, and Au are by fire assay (30 grams nominal sample weight) with an ICP -AES finish
(FAS-113).
Technical Information; Qualified Person
The Company is not aware of any legal, political, environmental or other risks that could materially affect
the potential development of the project other than those set out in its annual information form filed on
www.sedar.com. Please see below under the heading "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward -looking
Statements" for further details regarding risks facing the Company.
All technical information in this release has been reviewed and approved by Patricia Tirschmann, P.Geo,
who is the Qualified Person for the Company and Vice President Exploration, North American Nicke l Inc.
About North American Nickel
North American Nickel is a mineral exploration company with 100% owned properties in Maniitsoq,
Greenland and Sudbury, Ontario.
The Maniitsoq property in Greenland is a Camp scale project comprising 2,985 square km coveri ng
numerous high-grade nickel-copper sulphide occurrences associated with norite and other mafic-ultramafic
intrusions of the Greenland Norite Belt (GNB). The >75km -long belt is situated along, and near, the
southwest coast of Greenland accessible from the existing Seqi deep water port with an all year round
shipping season and abundant hydro-electric potential.
The Post Creek/Halcyon property in Sudbury is strategically located adjacent to the past producing
Podolsky copper-nickel-platinum group metal depo sit of KGHM International Ltd. The property lies along
the extension of the Whistle Offset dyke structure. Such geological structures host major Ni -Cu-PGM
deposits and producing mines within the Sudbury Camp.
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further information on the project, please see National Instrument 43 -101 (NI 43 -101) t echnical report
prepared by SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. (SRK) dated effective March 17th, 2017, titled “ Updated
Independent Technical Report for the Maniitsoq Nickel-Copper-Cobalt-PGM Project, Greenland”, available
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ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mark Fedikow
President
North American Nickel Inc.
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