First Atlantic Nickel Corp. 

A Canadian mineral exploration company developing the 100%-owned Atlantic Nickel Project, a large-scale nickel project strategically located near existing infrastructure in Newfoundland, Canada. The Project’s nickel occurs as awaruite, a natural nickel-iron alloy containing approximately 75% nickel with no-sulfur and no-sulfides.  Awaruite (Ni3Fe) is one of the highest-grade nickel minerals on Earth and the only one that occurs naturally as a magnetic metal alloy. Nickel and Cobalt Exploration


 

First Atlantic Nickel Drills Second Large-Scale Awaruite (Ni-Fe-Co Alloy) Discovery at Alloy Max North, Pipestone XL Project, 5.2 km North of RPM Zone – Visible Awaruite Over 414-Meter Drill Hole Ending in Open Mineralization

GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR, Newfoundland and Labrador, June 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Atlantic Nickel & Cobalt Corp. (TSXV: FAN | OTCQB: FANCF | FSE: P21) (the “Company” or “First Atlantic”) is pleased to announce the visual results of the first drill hole at the Alloy Max Zone, the Company’s second large-scale awaruite (Ni₃Fe) nickel-cobalt alloy discovery. The Alloy Max Zone is located approximately 7 km north of the discovery at the RPM…

Continue ReadingFirst Atlantic Nickel Drills Second Large-Scale Awaruite (Ni-Fe-Co Alloy) Discovery at Alloy Max North, Pipestone XL Project, 5.2 km North of RPM Zone – Visible Awaruite Over 414-Meter Drill Hole Ending in Open Mineralization

First Atlantic Nickel Highlights U.S. Dominance Act Passed by House: New Critical Minerals Bill Authorizes Equity Investment, Co-Financing, and U.S.-Priority Offtake for Allied Projects and Defines “Processed” as “A Metal, Metal Powder, or a Master Alloy”

GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR, Newfoundland and Labrador, June 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Atlantic Nickel & Cobalt Corp. (TSXV: FAN) (OTCQB: FANCF) (FSE: P21) ("First Atlantic" or the "Company") today commented on the passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of H.R. 7037, the Developing Overseas Mineral Investments and New Allied Networks for Critical Energies Act, also known as the DOMINANCE Act1. The bill passed the House on June 8, 2026. The bipartisan legislation…

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Vema Hydrogen and First Atlantic Nickel Sign LOI to Develop Engineered Mineral Hydrogen at Pipestone XL Awaruite Project in Newfoundland

GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR, Newfoundland, June 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vema Hydrogen (“Vema”) today announced that it has entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent (LOI) with First Atlantic Nickel & Cobalt Corp (TSXV: FAN | OTCQB: FANCF | FSE: P21) (“First Atlantic”), to jointly develop Engineered Mineral Hydrogen (EMH) at the Pipestone XL project, a 30-kilometer ultramafic belt in central Newfoundland. Under the LOI, the parties intend to establish a 50/50 joint venture to…

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First Atlantic Nickel Receives Supplemental Exploration Permit Authorizing Drilling and In-Ground Wellbore Injection to Advance Stimulated Geologic Hydrogen Initiative at the Pipestone XL Nickel-Cobalt Alloy Awaruite Project in Newfoundland

GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR, Newfoundland and Labrador, May 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Atlantic Nickel & Cobalt Corp. (TSXV: FAN) (OTCQB: FANCF) (FSE: P21) ("First Atlantic" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received a supplemental exploration permit from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Industry, Energy and Technology, Mineral Lands Division, supplementing its existing drilling programs. The supplemental permit authorizes wellbore water injection with additional drilling for…

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First Atlantic Nickel & Cobalt Reports Electron Microprobe Analysis Returning 77.62% Nickel and 1.69% Cobalt in Awaruite at the RPM Zone, Pipestone XL Project

GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR, Newfoundland and Labrador, May 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Atlantic Nickel & Cobalt Corp. (TSXV: FAN | OTCQB: FANCF | FSE: P21) (the "Company" or "First Atlantic") is pleased to announce that electron microprobe analysis conducted by SGS Canada in Lakefield, Ontario, as part of the Company's ongoing metallurgical program, has confirmed the high-grade nickel and cobalt content of the awaruite mineralization (Ni-Fe-Co Alloy) in the RPM Zone at…

Continue ReadingFirst Atlantic Nickel & Cobalt Reports Electron Microprobe Analysis Returning 77.62% Nickel and 1.69% Cobalt in Awaruite at the RPM Zone, Pipestone XL Project

First Atlantic Nickel Welcomes Dr. Douglas Wicks, Former Program Director for the U.S. Department of Energy’s ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy) Miner Program and Geologic Hydrogen Portfolio, as Strategic Advisor

GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR, Newfoundland and Labrador, April 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Atlantic Nickel & Cobalt Corp. (TSXV: FAN | OTCQB: FANCF | FSE: P21) (the "Company" or "First Atlantic") is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Douglas Wicks as a Strategic Advisor to the Company. Dr. Wicks is a globally recognized expert in critical minerals processing and geologic (natural) hydrogen, with more than 25 years of senior leadership experience across the United States government,…

Continue ReadingFirst Atlantic Nickel Welcomes Dr. Douglas Wicks, Former Program Director for the U.S. Department of Energy’s ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy) Miner Program and Geologic Hydrogen Portfolio, as Strategic Advisor

First Atlantic Nickel Announces Name Change to First Atlantic Nickel & Cobalt Ahead of the Washington DC Safe Summit, Reinforcing the Natural Cobalt Content of Awaruite – a Rare, Naturally Magnetic (Ni-Fe-Co) Alloy That Is Sulfur-Free and Can Bypass Midst

GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR, Newfoundland and Labrador, April 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Atlantic Nickel Corp. (TSXV: FAN | OTCQB: FANCF) (the "Company" or "First Atlantic") is pleased to announce that it will change its name to First Atlantic Nickel & Cobalt Corp. (the "Name Change"), effective April 29, 2026, to reinforce the natural cobalt content of awaruite. Awaruite (Ni₃Fe) is a rare, naturally magnetic nickel-iron-cobalt (Ni-Fe-Co) alloy mineral with a high grade of nickel…

Continue ReadingFirst Atlantic Nickel Announces Name Change to First Atlantic Nickel & Cobalt Ahead of the Washington DC Safe Summit, Reinforcing the Natural Cobalt Content of Awaruite – a Rare, Naturally Magnetic (Ni-Fe-Co) Alloy That Is Sulfur-Free and Can Bypass Midst

First Atlantic Nickel Closes $16 Million Two-Stage Earn-In Agreement with Core Critical Metals on Lucky Mike Copper-Silver-Tungsten Project – Retains 20% Carried Interest to Feasibility and Rights to Mining Royalty

GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR, Newfoundland and Labrador, April 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Atlantic Nickel Corp. (TSXV: FAN | OTCQB: FANCF) (the "Company" or "First Atlantic") is pleased to announce the initial closing of an arm’s length option agreement dated February 18, 2026 (the “Option Agreement”) with Core Critical Metals Corp. (“CCMC”) (TSXV:CCMC), pursuant to which CCMC may earn up to an eighty percent (80%) interest in the Lucky Mike Copper-Silver-Tungsten property (the “Property” or “Lucky Mike”). The…

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First Atlantic Nickel Has Commenced Drilling at New Alloy Max Zone Discovery, 7 Km North of RPM Zone, at the Pipestone XL Nickel-Cobalt Alloy Project

GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR, Newfoundland and Labrador, April 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Atlantic Nickel Corp. (TSXV: FAN) (OTCQB: FANCF) (FSE: P21) ("First Atlantic" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that drilling has commenced at the Alloy Max Zone, a new large-scale awaruite (Ni₃Fe) nickel-cobalt alloy discovery located 7 kilometers (km) north of the RPM Zone. The Alloy Max Zone represents the Company's second major target area within the 30 km Pipestone…

Continue ReadingFirst Atlantic Nickel Has Commenced Drilling at New Alloy Max Zone Discovery, 7 Km North of RPM Zone, at the Pipestone XL Nickel-Cobalt Alloy Project

First Atlantic Nickel Announces Acceptance Into Defense Industrial Base Consortium (DIBC) – Pipestone XL Smelter-Free Nickel-Cobalt Alloy Project Addresses Midstream Smelting Bottleneck in U.S. Defense Supply Chain

GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR, Newfoundland and Labrador, March 31, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Atlantic Nickel Corp. (TSXV: FAN | OTCQB: FANCF | FSE: P21) (the "Company" or "First Atlantic") is pleased to announce that it has been accepted as a member of the U.S. Defense Industrial Base Consortium (the “DIBC”). The DIBC operates as a consortium-based contracting vehicle under the Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Base Policy, which manages key industrial…

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First Atlantic Nickel Announces New Alloy Max Zone Discovery – A Second Large-Scale Awaruite (Ni₃Fe) Target Area Extending 7 km North from the RPM Zone at the Pipestone XL Nickel-Cobalt Alloy Project

GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR, Newfoundland and Labrador, March 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Atlantic Nickel Corp. (TSXV: FAN) (OTCQB: FANCF) (FSE: P21) ("First Atlantic" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the discovery of a second large-scale awaruite (Ni₃Fe) nickel-cobalt alloy target area, designated Alloy Max, extending 7 kilometers (km) north of the existing RPM Zone (see Figure 1) within the 30 km Pipestone Ophiolite Complex at its Pipestone XL Nickel-Cobalt Alloy Project…

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First Atlantic Nickel Closes No-Warrant Non-Brokered Private Placement Financing to Advance Pipestone XL Atlantic Canada Nickel-Cobalt Alloy (Awaruite) Project

GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR, Newfoundland and Labrador, March 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Atlantic Nickel Corp. (TSXV: FAN) (OTCQB: FANCF) (FSE: P21) (“FAN” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has closed a non-brokered private placement (the “Offering”) of flow-through common shares only, without warrants, for aggregate gross proceeds of $1,300,000.32 from the sale of 4,814,816 flow-through common shares of the Company (each, a “FT Share”) issued at a price of…

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First Atlantic Nickel Closes Second and Final Tranche of Life Offering for Total Gross Proceeds of $3.9 Million; Strategic Investor Exercises Top-Up Right to Maintain 9.9% Ownership

GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR, Newfoundland and Labrador, March 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Atlantic Nickel Corp. (TSXV: FAN | OTCQB: FANCF) (the "Company" or "First Atlantic") is pleased to announce that it has closed the final tranche of its previously announced non-brokered, no warrant private placement (the "LIFE Offering") of 21,666,667 common shares in the capital of the Company (the "Common Shares"), as described in the Company’s press release dated February 12, 2026.…

Continue ReadingFirst Atlantic Nickel Closes Second and Final Tranche of Life Offering for Total Gross Proceeds of $3.9 Million; Strategic Investor Exercises Top-Up Right to Maintain 9.9% Ownership

First Atlantic Nickel Announces $16 Million Two-Stage Earn-in Agreement With Core Critical Metals on Lucky Mike Copper-Silver-Tungsten Project, British Columbia – Retains 20% Carried Interest to Feasibility and Rights to Mining Royalty

GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR, Newfoundland and Labrador, Feb. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Atlantic Nickel Corp. (TSXV: FAN | OTCQB: FANCF) (the "Company" or "First Atlantic") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an arm’s length option agreement dated February 18, 2026 (the “Option Agreement”) with Core Critical Metals Corp. (“CCMC”) (TSXV:CCMC), pursuant to which CCMC may earn up to may earn up to an eighty percent (80%) interest in the Lucky Mike…

Continue ReadingFirst Atlantic Nickel Announces $16 Million Two-Stage Earn-in Agreement With Core Critical Metals on Lucky Mike Copper-Silver-Tungsten Project, British Columbia – Retains 20% Carried Interest to Feasibility and Rights to Mining Royalty

First Atlantic Nickel Closes First Tranche of No Warrant Life Financing; CEO Participates with 1,000,000-Share Subscription

GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR, Newfoundland and Labrador, Feb. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Atlantic Nickel Corp. (TSXV: FAN | OTCQB: FANCF) (the "Company" or "First Atlantic") is pleased to announce that it has closed the first tranche of its previously announced non-brokered, no warrant private placement (the “LIFE Offering”) of up to 21,666,667 common shares in the capital of the Company (the “Common Shares”), as described in the Company’s press release dated February…

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First Atlantic Nickel Announces Upsize of LIFE Offering

Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador--(Newsfile Corp. - February 12, 2026) - First Atlantic Nickel Corp. (TSXV: FAN) (OTCQB: FANCF) (the "Company" or "First Atlantic") is pleased to announce that, following notice from a strategic investor of its anticipated participation pursuant to its top-up rights under an Investor Rights Agreement and as a result of strong investor demand, it has increased the size of its previously announced non-brokered private placement pursuant to Part…

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First Atlantic Nickel Reports $1,977,600 in Warrant Exercise Proceeds; All $0.20 Warrants Now Expired

Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador--(Newsfile Corp. - February 3, 2026) - First Atlantic Nickel Corp. (TSXV: FAN) (OTCQB: FANCF) (the "Company" or "First Atlantic") is pleased to announce that it has received total gross proceeds of $1,977,600 from the exercise of $0.20 per share warrants ("Warrants") and finder's units ("Finder's Units") issued in connection with its February 2023 financing, prior to the acquisition of the Pipestone XL Nickel-Cobalt Alloy Project. All unexercised warrants…

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First Atlantic Nickel Increases RPM Zone Strike Length 50% to Over 1.2 km and Width to Over 800 m from Phase 2x Drilling at Pipestone XL Magnetic Nickel-Cobalt Alloy Project

GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR, Newfoundland and Labrador, Jan. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Atlantic Nickel Corp. (TSXV: FAN) (OTCQB: FANCF) (FSE: P21) ("First Atlantic" or the "Company") is pleased to announce positive assays and Davis Tube Recovery ("DTR") metallurgical results from the final four drill holes (AN-25-11 to AN-25-14) of the RPM Zone Phase 2X drilling program at its Pipestone XL Nickel-Cobalt Alloy Project in central Newfoundland. Results have increased the RPM Zone…

Continue ReadingFirst Atlantic Nickel Increases RPM Zone Strike Length 50% to Over 1.2 km and Width to Over 800 m from Phase 2x Drilling at Pipestone XL Magnetic Nickel-Cobalt Alloy Project

First Atlantic Nickel Highlights Relevance of Pipestone XL Awaruite Nickel-Cobalt Alloy Discovery to Address U.S. Critical Mineral Supply Chain Vulnerabilities Identified in January 14, 2026 White House Proclamation

Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador--(Newsfile Corp. - January 15, 2026) - First Atlantic Nickel Corp. (TSXV: FAN) (OTCQB: FANCF) (the "Company" or "First Atlantic") notes that its Pipestone XL discovery of awaruite, a rare, naturally occurring nickel-iron-cobalt alloy, is relevant to critical mineral supply chain vulnerabilities outlined in the White House proclamation published January 14, 2026. The proclamation, titled "Adjusting Imports of Processed Critical Minerals and Their Derivative Products into the United States" states…

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First Atlantic Nickel Closes No-Warrant Private Placement Financing as Strategic Investor Exercises 9.9% Top-Up Right Under Investor Rights Agreement

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Atlantic Nickel Corp. (TSXV: FAN) (OTCQB: FANCF) (FSE: P21) (“FAN” or the “Company”) announces that it has closed its non-brokered private placement (the “Offering”) of flow-through common shares, issued without warrants, for aggregate gross proceeds of $2,619,316. In connection with the Offering, a strategic investor exercised its top-up rights under an Investor Rights Agreement, which entitles it to maintain an ownership interest…

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