Nord Receives Advanced Application and Procedure for Recovery Permit
Nord Receives Advanced Application and Procedure for Recovery Permit
June 2, 2025 - Nord Precious Metals Mining Inc. (TSX-V: NTH | OTCQB: CCWOF | FRANKFURT: 4T9B) ("Nord" or
the "Company") is pleased to report that the Ontario Ministry of Mines has delivered an advanced template and
80-day fast-track pathway for the Company's Recovery Permit Application. Formal submission is scheduled for
July 1, 2025, and ministry officials have invited Nord to begin pre-filing meetings to ensure a smooth review. This
step builds on years of metallurgical validation work confirming high -grade silver tailings and battery -metal
recoveries at Castle and Beaver, and it signals the first move in a staged district program based on the Company's
gravity concentration and hydrometallurgical recovery methods, with full technical specifications to follow as
each operational phase commences.
Frank J. Basa, B.Eng., President & CEO, remarked , "The ministry's streamlined framework aligns with our
disciplined plan to convert dormant resources into near -term cash flow while reinforcing our commitment to
responsible mining. Our extensive pilot work and infrastructure investments position Nord to move quickly once
permits are in hand."
Key Permit Inclusions
- Legacy tailings reprocessing at Castle and Beaver sites, targeting both silver and critical metals recovery
- Retrieval of broken ore from Level 1 stopes prior to back-fill
- Back-fill with reprocessed tailings to stabilise crown pillars
Scope of the Upcoming Application
Many permit elements are optional at the district level. Nord will therefore apply to recover legacy tailings at the
Castle and Beaver sites, including material that migrated onto Castle from an adjoining property, and to address
waste rock stored in open stopes. These steps mirror the Company's previously disclosed Phase 1: material
recovery and Phase 2: tailings back-fill strategy and require no Closure Plan under Ontario's amended Mining Act
section 152.1. The filing will also reference, in principle, a modular, closed -loop processing circuit that can be
deployed promptly once approvals are in hand, ensuring a seamless transition from permit to processing.
Processed tailings will be returned underground as engineered back -fill, stabilising the workings and enabling
future mining. The first-level adit has already been refurbished and converted to trackless haulage, during which
crews identified broken high-grade material left behind in the stopes by earlier operations. Nord plans to treat
that high grade material at the Temiskaming Testing Labs gravity plant, building on the Company's successful
production of a 1,000-ounce silver bar and battery-grade cobalt sulfate from similar material.
Value Creation and Next Steps
Nord Precious Metals Mining Inc.
3028 Quadra Court
Coquitlam, B.C., V3B 5X6
www.nordpreciousmetals.com.
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Nord's integrated hub-and-spoke model aims to unlock three concurrent revenue streams: underground broken
ore, surface stockpiles, and historic tailings. The Company's approach integrates gravity separation for silver
recovery with advanced hydrometallurgical processing for critical metals, i ncluding cobalt, nickel, and
manganese.
The Company will meet with ministry officials in June and will issue a further update once the application is
formally accepted. Additional announcements, including a district development timeline, are planned following
permit acceptance.
About Nord's Processing Infrastructure
Nord operates the only permitted mineral processing and analytical facility in the Cobalt -Gowganda Camp
through its Temiskaming Testing Labs (TTL) facility. The Company has invested significantly in gravity
concentration equipment and metallurgical experti se, positioning it as the district's central processing hub for
both newly mined material and historic tailings.
Qualified person
The technical information in this news release was approved and prepared under the supervision of Mr. Frank J.
Basa, B.Eng., (PEO), director of Nord Precious Metals, a qualified person in accordance with National Instrument
43-101.
About Nord Precious Metals Mining Inc.
Nord Precious Metals Mining Inc. operates the only permitted high -grade milling facility in the historic Cobalt
Camp of Ontario, where the Company has established a unique position integrating high -grade silver discovery
with strategic metals recovery operations. The Company's flagship Castle property encompasses 63 sq. km of
exploration ground and the past -producing Castle Mine, complemented by the Castle East discovery where
drilling has delineated 7.56 million ounces of silver in Inferred resources grading an average of 8,582 g/t Ag (250.2
oz/ton) in 27,400 tonnes of material from two sections (1A and 1B) of the Castle East Robinson Zone, beginning
at a vertical depth of approximately 400 meters. Note that mineral resources that are not mineral reserves and
do not have demonstrated economic via bility. Please refer to the Nord Precious Metals Press Release May 28,
2020, for the resource estimate.
Nord's integrated processing strategy leverages the synergistic value of multiple metals. High -grade silver
recovery supports the economics of extracting critical minerals including cobalt, nickel, and other battery metals,
while the company's proprietary Re-2Ox hydrometallurgical process enables production of technical -grade
cobalt sulphate and nickel -manganese-cobalt (NMC) formulations. This multi -metal approach, combined with
established infrastructure including TTL Laboratories and underground mine access, positions Nord to capitalize
on both precious metals markets and the growing demand for battery materials.
The Company maintains a strategic portfolio of battery metals properties in Northern Quebec through its 35%
ownership in Coniagas Battery Metals Inc. (TSXV: COS) as well as the St. Denis-Sangster lithium project comprising
260 square kilometers of prospective ground near Cochrane, Ontario.
More information is available at www.nordpreciousmetals.com.
“Frank J. Basa”
Frank J. Basa, P. Eng.
Chief Executive Officer
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For further information, contact:
Frank J. Basa, P.Eng.
Chief Executive Officer
416-625-2342
or:
Wayne Cheveldayoff,
Corporate Communications
P: 416-710-2410
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This news release may contain forward-looking statements which include, but are not limited to, comments that
involve future events and conditions, which are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Except for statements
of historical facts, comments th at address resource potential, upcoming work programs, geological
interpretations, receipt and security of mineral property titles, availability of funds, and others are forward -
looking. Forward -looking statements are not guarantees of future performance a nd actual results may vary
materially from those statements. General business conditions are factors that could cause actual results to vary
materially from forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update any forward -looking
information in this news release or other communications unless required by law.