Key facts
| Company | Nickel North Exploration Corp. (TSXV: NNX) |
|---|---|
| Commodity | Nickel |
| Location | Canada |
| Stage | Early exploration |
About Hawk Ridge Project
Nickel North is a Canadian based explorer focused on defining a Ni-Cu-PGE resource at our Hawk Ridge Project in Quebec.
News releases45 on file
Nickel North Starts Exploration Program at Hawk Ridge
The 2026 summer field program began in the first week of July at the 100%-owned Hawk Ridge Cu-Ni-Co-PGE sulfide project in Northern Quebec, covering 411 claims over 179.67 km² along a 50 km magmatic sulfide belt. Work to date includes 100 surface soil samples, 35 mineralized rock samples, relogging and sampling of 106 core samples plus 60 m of unsampled core from four historical holes, and four pa
Drill resultsNickel North prepares 2026 exploration program to the Hawk Ridge Cu-Ni-PGE Sulfide Project,
A 2026 summer exploration program has been prepared for the 100%-owned Hawk Ridge Cu-Ni-PGE Sulfide Project in North Quebec, covering 411 mineral claims over 179.67 km². Work will include soil and rock sampling in two new areas between the Falco 7 and Hope Advance North zones and Gamma Zone South, a seismic frequency resonance technology survey, and re-logging and re-sampling of historical drill c
Drill resultsNickel North Resignation of Director
Jingbin Wang has resigned from the Board of Directors of Nickel North Exploration Corp., and the Board has accepted the resignation. Mr. Wang will continue with the company as Senior Advisor, providing strategic guidance and supporting the leadership team. Nickel North is focused on defining a Cu-Ni-Co-PGE resource at its Hawk Ridge Project in Northern Quebec, covering a 50 km long belt over 179.6
ManagementNickel North Announces Closing of $3M Non-Brokered Private Placement
A non-brokered private placement of 60,000,000 units at $0.05 per unit closed for gross proceeds of $3,000,000, issuing 60,000,000 common shares and 30,000,000 warrants, each whole warrant exercisable at $0.08 for two years. Securities are subject to a four month and a day hold period, and no finders fees were paid. Proceeds will fund field exploration at the Hawk Ridge Ni-Cu-PGE-Co project in Nor
FinancingNickel North Announces Closing of Flow-Though Non-Brokered Private Placement
A flow-through non-brokered private placement closed on March 13, 2026, with 9,090,910 common shares issued at $0.055 per share for gross proceeds of $500,000. Proceeds will fund Canadian Exploration Expenses at the Hawk Ridge Ni-Cu-PGE-Co project in Northern Quebec, with the CEE renounced to subscribers effective no later than December 31, 2026. A finder received shares equal to 6% of the FT Shar
FinancingNickel North Announces Flow-Through Non-Brokered Private Placement
A non-brokered flow-through private placement of up to 9,090,909 common shares at $0.055 per share for gross proceeds of up to $500,000 has been launched, adding to the $3,000,000 private placement announced January 30, 2026. Proceeds will fund Canadian Exploration Expenses on the Hawk Ridge Ni-Cu-PGE-Co project in Northern Quebec, with the CEE renounced to subscribers effective no later than Dece
FinancingNickel North Announces $3 Million Non-Brokered Private Placement Financing
A non-brokered private placement of up to 60,000,000 Units at $0.05 per Unit for gross proceeds of up to $3,000,000 has been launched, with each Unit comprising one common share and one half warrant exercisable at $0.08 for two years after closing. Proceeds will fund field exploration at the Hawk Ridge Ni-Cu-PGE-Co project in Northern Quebec, general working capital and potential asset acquisition
FinancingNickel North Discovers Strong Scandium (SC) Anomalies in the Soil Samples at Hawk Ridge CU-NI-PGE Project
Soil sampling at the Hawk Ridge Cu-Ni-PGE project in Northern Québec returned scandium values up to 55.5 g/t, with most above 30 ppm, alongside vanadium up to 378 g/t; earlier rock samples assayed in 2023 returned up to 61 g/t Sc and historical core samples up to 83 g/t Sc, with a positive Sc-V correlation. The 2025 assays by AGAT Laboratories also identified Pd, Pt and Au anomalies not quantified
Drill resultsNickel North Announces Grant of Options
A total of 8,600,000 stock options have been granted to directors, officers, employees and consultants under Nickel North Exploration's Stock Option Plan (2025). Of these, 8,100,000 vested immediately and expire five years from the grant date, while 500,000 granted to an investor relations consultant vest 25% every three months over twelve months. The company is focused on Cu-Ni-Co-PGE exploration
CorporateNickel North Announces Soil Assay Results Confirming Cu-Ni-PGE-Au Anomalies at Hawk Ridge Project
Laboratory assays from 205 soil samples at the 100%-owned Hawk Ridge Cu-Ni-PGE-Au project in Northern Québec returned values up to 0.644 g/t palladium, 0.391 g/t gold, 0.300 g/t platinum, 3,460 ppm copper (0.35%) and 725 ppm nickel, confirming earlier handheld XRF results. The samples, collected in 2022 across an approximate 25 km² area over five zones, were analyzed by AGAT Laboratories. Copper a
Drill resultsNickel North will assay 205 soil samples from the Hawk Ridge Cu-Ni nickel project, which had a discovery of strong cobalt, nickel, and copper anomalies by XRF analysis previously.
205 soil samples recovered from the 381 collected during the 2022 field program at the Hawk Ridge Ni-Cu-Co-PGE project in northern Québec will be assayed by ICP-MS at AGAT Laboratories in Canada. Prior handheld XRF testing returned nickel up to 1731 ppm (0.17% Ni), copper up to 10429 ppm (1.05% Cu) in the Falco 7 zone, and cobalt of 570 to 1669 ppm at Lucille and 187 to 305 ppm at Falco 7 northwes
Drill resultsNickel North Closes Financing
A non-brokered private placement of 60,000,000 units at $0.025 per unit has closed for gross proceeds of $1,500,000, with each unit comprising one common share and one half warrant exercisable at $0.05 for 24 months, subject to acceleration provisions. Proceeds will fund field exploration at the Hawk Ridge Ni-Cu-PGE-Co project in Northern Quebec, an update of the previous NI 43-101 resource estima
FinancingNickel North Closes Unit Private Placement
A non-brokered private placement of 60,000,000 units at $0.025 per unit closed for gross proceeds of $1,500,000. Each unit comprises one common share and one-half warrant exercisable at $0.05 for 24 months, subject to acceleration if shares trade at or above $0.08 or $0.16 for one month. Proceeds will fund field exploration at the Hawk Ridge Ni-Cu-PGE-Co project in Northern Quebec, an updated NI 4
FinancingNickel North Announces Corporate Update of the Option with 1844 Resources Inc
The option agreement dated Dec. 10, 2024, between Nickel North Exploration and 1844 Resources Inc. has been terminated, though both parties have expressed interest in continuing discussions and may negotiate a new option agreement. 1844 has filed the updated National Instrument 43-101 on the Hawkridge property with the TSX Venture Exchange. Nickel North's Hawk Ridge project in Northern Quebec cove
CorporateNickel North Announces $1.5-million Non Brokered Private Placement
A non-brokered private placement of up to 60 million units at 2.5 cents per unit has been arranged for gross proceeds of up to $1.5-million, with each unit comprising one common share and one-half warrant exercisable at five cents for two years, subject to acceleration provisions at eight cents and 16 cents. Proceeds will fund field exploration at the Hawk Ridge Ni-Cu-PGE-Co project in Northern Qu
FinancingNickel North Announces Extension of Option Agreement with 1844 Resources
The Outside Date under the option agreement between Nickel North Exploration and 1844 Resources Inc. has been extended from June 20, 2025 to July 31, 2025. The Option Agreement remains subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval. Nickel North is focused on a Cu-Ni-Co-PGE resource at its Hawk Ridge Project in Northern Quebec, covering 179.67 km2 along a 50 km belt.
AcquisitionNickel North Updates Haw Ridge Property Transaction Outside Date
The outside date under the option agreement with 1844 Resources Inc. for the purchase of the Hawk Ridge mineral property in Quebec has been extended to June 20, 2025, unless mutually agreed otherwise, via an amending agreement to the original agreement dated Aug. 13, 2024, previously amended Jan. 27, March 3 and April 1, 2025. A special meeting resolution is to be obtained before Aug. 31, 2025. Th
AcquisitionNickel North Announces Extension to Complete Private Placement
The TSX Venture Exchange has granted Nickel North Exploration Corp. (TSX-V: NNX) an extension to close its unit private placement, moving the deadline from January 25, 2025 to February 25, 2025. The company is focused on defining a Cu-Ni-Co-PGE mineral resource at its Hawk Ridge Project in Northern Quebec, a 50 km long belt covering 179.67 km2.
FinancingNickel North, 1844 Resources extend Hawk Ridge option
The outside date of the option agreement with 1844 Resources Inc. for the Hawk Ridge nickel-copper project in northeastern Quebec has been extended from Jan. 25, 2025, to Feb. 28, 2025, under an amending agreement. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. The amended option agreement remains subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval.
AcquisitionNickel North Enters Into An Agreement to Option Up to 100% Interest In the High-Grade Hawkridge Copper/Nickel Project in Quebec
An option agreement with 1844 Resources Inc. allows 1844 to earn up to 100% of the Hawk Ridge copper-nickel property in Quebec, subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval. The first option, for 80%, requires $1,512,000 in cash payments, 21,000,000 1844 shares and $6,000,000 in exploration expenditures over five anniversaries, with $12,000 already received and $200,000 plus 5,000,000 shares due after
AcquisitionNickel North Announces Change of Non-Brokered Private Placement of Convertible Debenture to Units
A previously announced non-brokered private placement of unsecured convertible debentures has been changed to an offering of up to 6,250,000 units at $0.04 per unit for aggregate proceeds of $250,000. Each unit comprises one common share and one warrant exercisable at $0.05 for two years from issuance. Proceeds will fund general working capital, with insiders potentially participating; closing is
FinancingNickel North Announces Result of AGM and Provides Further Information on Letter of Intent with 1844 Resources Inc.
Shareholders approved all items of business at the August 15, 2024 annual meeting, electing Dr. Jingbin Wang, Andrew Lee Smith, Yingting (Tony) Guo and Julie Lemieux as directors, appointing MNP LLP as auditor, and approving the Stock Option Plan. The company also clarified that its letter of intent with 1844 Resources Inc., announced August 13, 2024, replaces the March 6, 2023 option agreement te
CorporateNickel North Extends Outside Date of Option Agreement with 1844 to Sell up to 100% Interest in Hawk Ridge
The outside date of the amended and restated option agreement with 1844 Resources Inc. has been extended to February 29, 2024 from January 31, 2024. Under the agreement, first announced and amended as disclosed on December 1, 2023, Nickel North would sell a 100% undivided interest in the Hawk Ridge nickel-copper project, comprising 411 mineral claims over 179 km2 in Ungava Bay, Quebec. The effecti
AcquisitionNickel North Provides Update on Option Agreement to Sell up to 100% Interest in Hawk Ridge
An amended and restated option agreement has been signed with 1844 Resources Inc. covering the sale of up to 100% of the Hawk Ridge nickel-copper project, comprising 411 mineral claims over 179 km2 in Ungava Bay, Quebec, with revised payment terms. Nickel North received a non-refundable $15,000 cash deposit and, on TSX Venture approval, will receive $335,000 cash and 5,000,000 1844 shares. Staged
AcquisitionNickel North Provides Update on Option Agreement to Sell up to 100% Interest in Hawk Ridge
Payment terms of the option agreement with 1844 Resources Inc. covering the Hawk Ridge nickel-copper project in Ungava Bay, Quebec (411 mineral claims, 179 km2) have been amended. Under the first option, 1844 can acquire a 10% undivided interest two business days after TSX Venture Exchange approval by paying $325,000 and issuing 5,000,000 Units (valued at $175,000, at $0.035 per Unit with warrants
AcquisitionNickel North Provides Update on Option Agreement to Sell up to 100% Interest in Hawk Ridge
TSX Venture Exchange conditional approval and shareholder approval have been received for the previously announced option agreement with 1844 Resources Inc. to sell a 100% undivided interest in the Hawk Ridge nickel-copper project, comprising 411 mineral claims covering 179 km2 in Ungava Bay, Quebec. Nickel North is working with 1844 toward completion of the First Option under the agreement.
AcquisitionNickel North Receives $100,000 Loan from Major Shareholder
A $100,000 unsecured loan has been arranged with SinoTech (Hong Kong) Corporation Limited for a one-year term, bearing fixed interest of 10 per cent per annum, with no bonus paid to the lender. SinoTech holds approximately 50.253 per cent of Nickel North's issued common shares, making the loan a related party transaction under MI 61-101, exempt from formal valuation and minority approval requireme
FinancingNickel North Announces Conditional Approval of Option Agreement with 1844 Resources
Conditional TSX Venture Exchange approval has been received for the option agreement with 1844 Resources Inc. (TSXV: EFF) covering the Hawk Ridge nickel/copper project in northeastern Quebec, first disclosed March 6, 2023. Nickel North would sell a 100% undivided interest to 1844 for cash payments, share issuances and exploration expenditure funding across five phases, with all previously disclose
AcquisitionNickel North Enters into Option Agreement with 1844 Resources to Sell a 100% Interest in the High-Grade Hawk Ridge Nickel-Copper-PGM Project in Quebec to 1844 Resources
An option agreement has been signed to sell a 100% undivided interest in the Hawk Ridge nickel-copper-PGM project in northeastern Quebec to 1844 Resources, in five phases totalling $6,000,000 in cash payments, 10,000,000 1844 common shares and $3,000,000 of exploration expenditures over four years. Hawk Ridge covers 411 claims over 179 km² along a 50 km belt north of Kuujjuaq. Completion requires
AcquisitionNickel North Invites Shareholders & Investment Community to Visit Company at Booth #2704 at PDAC 2022 Toronto, March 5-8, 2023
Nickel North Exploration will exhibit at Booth #2704 at the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada Convention at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre from March 5 to March 8, 2023, and invited shareholders and stakeholders to visit. The release restates the July 5, 2022 resource update at the Hawk Ridge nickel-cobalt-PGE project in northern Québec, a 76.6% increase to 34.66 million tonnes i
CorporateNickel North Discovers High-Grade Ni-Cu Sulfide Mineralization at Hawk Ridge Project up to 3.12% Nickel and 4.63% Copper, Announces Participation at AME Roundup 2023
Assay results from 57 rock samples, including two 2-metre backpack drill cores, collected during the 2022 summer program at the Hawk Ridge Ni-Cu-Co-PGE project in Northern Quebec returned Ni-Cu sulphide mineralization across four target zones. Gamma Zone hole GABH-22-01 returned 3.12% Ni, 4.63% Cu, 0.14% Co and 0.88 g/t Pd; Hope Advance North samples returned up to 1.85% Ni, 1.72% Cu, 0.13% Co and
Drill resultsNickel North Announces New Flow Through Private Placement
A non-brokered flow-through private placement of up to 10,000,000 flow-through units at $0.05 per unit for gross proceeds of up to $500,000 has been launched. Each unit comprises one share and one warrant exercisable at $0.075 for two years, callable if the volume-weighted average price equals or exceeds $0.20 for five consecutive trading days. Proceeds will fund field exploration at the Hawk Ridg
FinancingNickel North Confirms High-Grade Ni-Cu Sulfide Mineralization up to 400m Long at Gamma Zone and Grants Stock Options
Surface rock sampling and backpack drilling in September 2022 at the Gamma Zone of the Hawk Ridge Project in Northern Quebec confirmed a high-grade, up to 400m-long Ni-Cu sulphide body. Outcrop samples returned up to 1.65% Ni, 4.11% Cu and 526 ppm Co, and two 2-metre backpack holes returned 1.05% Ni, 2.00% Cu and 0.38% Ni, 0.93% Cu, all by portable XRF. The company also granted 5,600,000 stock opt
Drill resultsNickel North 2022 Soil Samples Discover New Strong Cobalt Anomalies and Confirm Multiple Strong Ni-Cu Anomalies at Hawk Ridge Nickel-Copper-PGE Project
Handheld XRF testing of 381 soil samples from the 2022 field program at the Hawk Ridge Ni-Cu-Co-PGE project in Northern Québec confirmed strong Ni-Cu anomalies across all five previously defined mineralization targets over roughly 25 km2, with nickel up to 1,731 ppm (0.17% Ni) and copper up to 10,429 ppm (1.05% Cu). New cobalt anomalies were identified at Lucille, 570 to 1,669 ppm, and at Falco 7
Drill resultsNickel North Adds 15 New Mineral Claims to The Hawk Ridge Ni-Cu-PGE Sulfide Project and Announces Attendance at XPLORE 2022 in Montreal, Quebec
Fifteen new mineral claims have been acquired within the 100%-owned Hawk Ridge Ni-Cu-PGE sulfide project in North Quebec, bringing the total to 411 claims covering 179.67 km2, with all new claims within or close to major mineralization zones. Mapping and sampling identified additional massive sulfide mineralization and new drill-ready targets including Falco 7 northwest, Hope Advance north, Gamma
CorporateNickel North Updates 2022 Field Works at Hawk Ridge Nickel-Copper-PGE Project, Expands High-Grade Massive Sulfide Nickel-Copper Mineralization at Four Zones
Phase one of the 2022 field program at the Hawk Ridge Ni-Cu-Co-PGE Project in Northern Québec was completed September 10, 2022, comprising 400 soil samples, 110 rock samples and 25km² of prospecting and mapping along the 50km structure. Field XRF results from massive sulfide samples returned up to 26-29% Ni or 4-6% Ni and 5-10% Cu at Pio, 1.6% Ni and 4.1% Cu at Gamma, 0.69% Ni and 4.7% Cu at Hope
Drill resultsNickel North Commence 2022 Field Work at Hawk Ridge Nickel-Copper-PGE Sulphide Project
Field exploration work began on September 5, 2022 at the Hawk Ridge nickel-copper-cobalt-PGE sulphide project in Northern Québec, with crews mobilizing to Kuujjuaq alongside Fargo. The program includes backpack drilling of holes 5-9 totalling 50-80 metres at the Hope Advance, Gamma, Falco 7 and Pio zones, plus mapping and rock and soil sampling, with a focus on four intrusive feeder structures and
Drill resultsNickel North Files NI 43-101 Technical Report for the Hawk Ridge Nickel-Copper-PGE Sulphide Project
An NI 43-101 technical report and updated mineral resource estimate for the Hawk Ridge nickel-copper (PGE) property in Northern Québec has been filed on SEDAR, dated August 19, 2022 with an effective date of July 5, 2022. The resource results were previously disclosed in the July 6, 2022 news release, which reported resources increasing 76.6% to 34.66 Mt at 0.22% nickel and 0.56% copper. The repor
Study resultsNickel North Announces Update to Flow Through Private Placement
The price of the previously announced non-brokered flow-through private placement (first announced May 26, 2022) has been changed to $0.05 per flow-through unit, for up to 6,000,000 units and gross proceeds of up to $300,000. Each unit includes one share and one warrant exercisable at $0.075 for two years, callable if the volume-weighted average price reaches $0.20 for five consecutive trading day
FinancingNickel North Announces Significant Mineral Resource Update at Hawk Ridge Nickel-Copper-Cobalt-PGE Project, Resources Increase 76.6% to 34.66 Mt Nickel 0.22% Copper 0.56% and more
An updated NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate for the 100%-owned Hawk Ridge nickel-copper-cobalt-PGE project in Northern Québec puts total Inferred Mineral Resources at 34.66 Mt grading 0.22% Ni, 0.56% Cu, 0.013% Co, 0.19 g/t Pd, 0.05 g/t Pt and 0.025 g/t Au, a 76.6% increase from 19.63 Mt. This comprises 29.44 Mt pit-constrained at a CDN$35/t NSR cut-off and 5.22 Mt out-of-pit at a CDN$100/t cut
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