Vancouver, June 10, 2024 – FPX Nickel Corp. (TSX-V: FPX, OTCQB: FPOCF) (“FPX” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the re-initiation of exploration activities at the Company’s Mich property (“Mich”), located 50 km southeast of Whitehorse in the Yukon. The Company has recently expanded its claims at Mich by over 350% and will conduct a wide-ranging surface sampling program over the summer of 2024 with the goal of advancing Mich to drill-ready status.
FPX Nickel Announces New Leadership for Carbon Capture and Storage Subsidiary
Vancouver, May 29, 2024 – FPX Nickel Corp. (TSX-V: FPX, OTCQB: FPOCF) (“FPX Nickel” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Larson as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of CO2 Lock Corp. (“CO2 Lock”), the Company’s majority-owned subsidiary specializing in carbon capture and storage (“CCS”) via permanent mineralization. Mr. Larson brings to CO2 Lock over 25 years of combined corporate finance, technology development and entrepreneurial experience.
FPX Nickel Publishes Inaugural Sustainability Report
Vancouver, May 16, 2024 – FPX Nickel Corp. (TSX-V: FPX, OTCQB: FPOCF) (“FPX Nickel” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the publication of its first and foundational Sustainability Report (the “Report”). The Report covers the period from 2021 to the present, a pivotal phase of Company growth and advancement of the flagship Baptiste Nickel Project (“Baptiste” or “the Project”). To align with escalating project development efforts during this period, FPX Nickel initiated an internal assessment of the Company’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) performance in early 2022. The Report reflects the results of this assessment and provides an introduction to the sustainability initiatives FPX Nickel has implemented to date, as well as the commitments the Company has made for 2024.
FPX Nickel Completes Confirmatory Large-Scale Mineral Processing Pilot Testwork with Funding Support from the Government of Canada
Vancouver, April 30, 2024 – FPX Nickel Corp. (TSX-V: FPX, OTCQB: FPOCF) (“FPX” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed a large-scale mineral processing pilot testing campaign for the Baptiste Nickel Project (“Baptiste” or the “Project”), the first significant component of the ongoing feasibility study (“FS”) metallurgical testwork campaign. Results from this testwork confirm the 2023 preliminary feasibility study (“PFS”) basis, thereby validating FPX’s processing strategy, flowsheet, and key metallurgical criteria, including estimated recoveries. The pilot testing campaign was funded in part by a $725,000 grant from Natural Resources Canada (“NRCan”) under the Government of Canada’s Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration (“CMRDD”) program, which is advancing the commercial readiness of processing technologies that will support the development Canada’s EV battery material supply chain.
FPX Nickel Announces Expansion to Generative Alliance with JOGMEC
Vancouver, April 18, 2024 – FPX Nickel Corp. (TSX-V: FPX, OTCQB: FPOCF) (“FPX” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce an expansion of the Company’s Global Generative Alliance (the “Generative Alliance”) program with Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (“JOGMEC”). Building on Year One progress and positive momentum achieved to-date, FPX and JOGMEC have agreed to an expanded Year Two budget. The program will remain focused on the global identification and acquisition of high-quality awaruite nickel properties similar in geological character to the Company’s flagship Baptiste Nickel Project (“Baptiste”) in central British Columbia.