Vancouver, April 3, 2023 – FPX Nickel Corp. (TSX-V: FPX, OTCQB: FPOCF) (“FPX” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Global Generative Exploration Alliance (the “Generative Alliance”) with Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (“JOGMEC”). The purpose of the Generative Alliance, which will be solely funded by JOGMEC, is to carry out worldwide mineral exploration activities for the identification and acquisition of high-quality properties which are prospective for the same style of awaruite nickel mineralization as contained at the Company’s flagship Baptiste Nickel Project (“Baptiste”) in central British Columbia.
FPX Nickel Announces Inclusion in New Sprott Asset Management Nickel Miners ETF
Vancouver, March 23, 2023 – FPX Nickel Corp. (TSX-V: FPX, OTCQB: FPOCF) (“FPX” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has been included in the newly launched Sprott Asset Management LP Nickel Miners ETF (“NIKL”), a U.S.-listed ETF focused on nickel companies that are providing a critical mineral necessary for the clean energy transition.
FPX Nickel Receives Funding from Government of Canada to Scale Up Production of Nickel and Cobalt for EV Battery Supply Chain
Vancouver, March 8, 2023 – FPX Nickel Corp. (TSX-V: FPX, OTCQB: FPOCF) (“FPX” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has received funding from the Government of Canada to accelerate demonstration of the technical and commercial viability to produce nickel sulphate and cobalt hydroxide for the electric vehicle (“EV”) battery supply chain from the Company’s Baptiste Nickel Project (“Baptiste” or the “Project”) in central British Columbia. On completion of a competitive application process, FPX has been awarded $725,000 by Natural Resources Canada (“NRCan”) under the Government of Canada’s Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration (“CMRDD”) program, designed to assist the development of critical minerals supply chains to contribute to Canada’s goal of being a net-zero carbon emitter.
FPX Nickel Reports on Large-Scale Pilot Testwork, With Results Validating Baptiste Flowsheet and Overall Recovery Basis
Vancouver, January 24, 2023 – FPX Nickel Corp. (TSX-V: FPX, OTCQB: FPOCF) (“FPX” or the “Company”) is pleased to present results from recently completed large-scale pilot testwork, with results validating both the flowsheet and the 85% Davis Tube Recoverable (“DTR”) nickel recovery assumed in the 2020 Preliminary Economic Assessment (“2020 PEA”) for the Baptiste Nickel Project (“Baptiste” or the “Project”) at the Decar Nickel District in central British Columbia. The Company’s current large-scale, three-phase metallurgical testwork program, which has been ongoing since mid-2021, will conclude in the second quarter of 2023 and the resulting dataset will support the completion of the Baptiste Preliminary Feasibility Study (“PFS”).
FPX Nickel Commences Preliminary Feasibility Study on the Baptiste Nickel Project
Vancouver, January 17, 2023 – FPX Nickel Corp. (TSX-V: FPX, OTCQB: FPOCF) (“FPX” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the commencement of a preliminary feasibility study (“PFS”) for the Baptiste Nickel Project (“Baptiste” or “the Project”) in central British Columbia. The PFS will mark the culmination of the extensive de-risking and optimization program that has been undertaken since the issuance of the 2020 preliminary economic assessment (“2020 PEA”). The PFS is expected to be completed in September 2023.