Nickel North Prepares 2026 Exploration Program to the HAWK Ridge Cu-Ni-PGE Sulfide Project
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NICKEL NORTH PREPARES 2026 EXPLORATION PROGRAM TO
THE HAWK RIDGE CU-NI-PGE SULFIDE PROJECT
June 18, 2026
Vancouver, June 18th, 2026 - Nickel North Exploration Corp. (” Nickel North” or the
“Company”) (TSX-V:NNX) is pleased to announce that the Company has prepared 2026
summer exploration program to the Company’s 100% owned Hawk Ridge Cu-Ni-PGE Sulfide
Project in North Quebec. The Company owns total 411 mineral claims covering the area of
179.67Km for the Hawk Ridge project (Figure 1). All the claims are within or close the major
mineralization zones areas.
Nickel North will focus on the following programs in 2026 exploration campaign:
1, Soil and rock sampling in two new areas between Falco 7 and Hope Advance North Zones
and Gamma Zone South to define the new anomalies (Figure 1)
2, Seismic frequency resonance technology (SFRT) survey at the area between Hope Advance
Main and Advance North Zone (Figure 2) and Gamma Zone to test the structure depth and
mineralization scale (Figure 3)
3, Historical drilling core re-logging and re-sampling to verify the historical assay data and
collecting samples for the metallurgical study (Figures 4-5)
"Our previous mapping, sampling and drilling efforts in the major mineralization zones of the
Hawk Ridge Cu-Ni-PGE project have discovered many high-grade massive sulfide
mineralization “Potato” and several new drill ready targets including Falco 7 northwest zone,
Hope advance north zone, Gamma zone and Pio zone," commented Tony Guo, President and
CEO of Nickel North Exploration. We are now preparing the further soil and rock sampling in the
new areas, historical drilling core re-logging and sampling and SFRT survey in 2026 and
planning for next year’s drilling program on the Hawk Ridge Project "
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Figure 1, Soil and rock sampling areas in Hawk Ridge Project in 2026
Figure 2 Outcrops of Hope Advance Main and North Zone
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Figure 3, Gamma Zone Mineralization Outcrops
Figure 4, Piles of Core Boxes for Historical Drilling Cores
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Figure 5, Well Preserved Historical Drilling Cores
Qualified Person
The technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by John Guo,
P.Geo., an independent consulting Geologist in Quebec, Canada, who is a Qualified Person as
defined by National Instrument 43-101.
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. The project is located near tidewater. 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.
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.
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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]
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