Nickel North Announces Appointment of a New Director
www.nnexploration.com
1188 West Georgia St. Suite 1488
Vancouver BC V6E 4A2
AC/14284887.1
January 23, 2026 Trading Symbol: "NNX: TSX.V"
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NEWS RELEASE
NICKEL NORTH ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF
A NEW DIRECTOR
Nickel North Exploration Corp. (the "Company") wishes to announce the Company's Board has
increased the number of directors of the Company from four (4) directors to a total of five (5)
directors and appointed Mr. Rujia (Edward) Gu as a director of the Company.
About Mr. Rujia (Edward) Gu:
Mr. Gu has been doing business of international trades of mineral products and mining industry
in Nigeria for ten yea rs, which include Lead, Zinc ore and concentrate, columbite -tantalite ore
and concentrate . He also has experience in lithium mine development and exploration and
made investments in separation plant. All of these involvements gave Mr. Gu priceless
experience about mining exploration, site development and management and processing plants.
Mr. Gu attended Michigan State University and received his Bachelor of Arts in Supply Chain
Management, specializing in international business.
About Nickel North Exploration
Nickel North Exploration is a Canada-based exploration company focused on defining a Cu -Ni-
Co-PGE mineral resource at its Hawk Ridge Project in Northern Quebec. The board of directors,
advisor committee and management team are experienced, successful mine finders. The
property consists of a 50 km long belt of strong magmatic Cu -Ni-Co-PGE occurrences covering
179.67 km2. Quebec is a mining-friendly jurisdiction. Nickel North Exploration is a conscientious
corporate citizen maintains good relations with local Inuit communities and is committed to
sustainable development. For more information on the company, please visit
www.nnexploration.com or follow Company on Twitter at https://twitter.com/nickelnorth.
Nickel North Exploration Corp. has been identified as a key player in the Critical and Strategic
Minerals value chain by Quebec's Ministry of Economics and Innovation (MEI) in 2021
(Quebec Plan for the Development of Critical and Strategic Minerals 2020 -2025 (quebec.ca),
which is part of Quebec's Plan for the Development of Critical and Strategic Metals (QPDCSM)
and aims to stimulate the exploration and mining of SCMs, their transformation and recycling.
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.
www.nnexploration.com
1188 West Georgia St. Suite 1488
Vancouver BC V6E 4A2
AC/14284887.1
Per: "Tony Guo"
Tony Guo
Nickel North Exploration Inc.
Tony Guo. P. Geo, Chief Executive Officer
(Tel: +1-778-877-5480)
E-mail: [email protected]
For further information please visit http://www.nnexploration.com
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