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Québec Nickel Completes 2023 Exploration Programs at Its Ducros Nickel-Copper-PGE Project

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Québec Nickel Corp. ( CSE: QNI ; FSE: 7lB ; OTCQB: QNICF) (“QNI” or the “Company”) reports the completion of its 2023 exploration programs at its 100% owned Ducros Property, located 85 kilometers northeast of Val-d’Or, Québec.

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  • Québec Nickel Corp. ( CSE: QNI ; FSE: 7lB ; OTCQB: QNICF) (“QNI” or the “Company”) reports the completion of its 2023 exploration programs at its 100% owned Ducros Property, located 85 kilometers northeast of Val-d’Or, Québec.
  • (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Summary of 2023 Work Programs & Results:
    David Patterson, QNI’s CEO and Chairman, comments “I want to congratulate and thank the Ducros project team for accomplishing so much work during the year.
  • In parallel with the AI targeting project, ALS GoldSpot also completed a litho-structural reinterpretation of the Ducros Property.
  • In March 2023, Québec Nickel commissioned BluMetric Environmental, of St-Laurent Québec, to complete a baseline description of the hydrological and biological characteristics of QNI’s Ducros property and surrounding lands.

AI Technology Identifies Multiple Nickel-Copper-PGE Sulphide Targets at QNI's Ducros Project

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

The objectives of the study were two-fold: firstly, to generate meaningful nickel-sulphide-focused targets across the property using its proprietary SmartTARGETTM AI technology, and secondly, to use the new exploration data to reinterpret the geology underlying the Ducros claims.

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  • The objectives of the study were two-fold: firstly, to generate meaningful nickel-sulphide-focused targets across the property using its proprietary SmartTARGETTM AI technology, and secondly, to use the new exploration data to reinterpret the geology underlying the Ducros claims.
  • ALS GoldSpot used its Supervised Learning (“SL”) and Semisupervised Learning (“SSL”) algorithms on 25-metre and 10-metre datastacks during its study.
  • More than a dozen new nickel-sulphide targets have been generated by the study, the locations of which can be seen in Figure 1.
  • In parallel with the AI targeting project, ALS GoldSpot also completed a litho-structural reinterpretation of the Ducros Property.

Québec Nickel Discovers New Large Nickel + Cobalt-Bearing Ultramafic Intrusion at Ducros

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Results discussed herein come from multiple drill holes completed at the southern margin of the large 25 square kilometer Ducros Gabbro target this spring.

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  • Results discussed herein come from multiple drill holes completed at the southern margin of the large 25 square kilometer Ducros Gabbro target this spring.
  • The newly discovered nickel and cobalt-bearing ultramafic intrusion, now referred to as the “Q-Zone”, has a surface geophysical footprint of approximately two square kilometers.
  • Geology map of Québec Nickel’s Ducros property (red outline), along with the locations of the current Ni-Cu-Co-PGE target areas.
  • Richard Dufresne, QNI’s interim CEO and director, comments “…this is the second discovery of a large nickel + cobalt-bearing ultramafic intrusion at Ducros made by our exploration team during the first half of this year.

Québec Nickel Grants Stock Options

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Thursday, August 10, 2023

Québec Nickel Corp. ( CSE: QNI ; FSE: 7IB ; OTCQB: QNICF) (“QNI” or the “Company”) has granted an aggregate of 4,000,000 incentive stock options in accordance with the Company's Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") to eligible officers, directors, employees and consultants of Québec Nickel Corp.

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  • Québec Nickel Corp. ( CSE: QNI ; FSE: 7IB ; OTCQB: QNICF) (“QNI” or the “Company”) has granted an aggregate of 4,000,000 incentive stock options in accordance with the Company's Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") to eligible officers, directors, employees and consultants of Québec Nickel Corp.
  • The stock options have an exercise price of $0.05 per share for a period of two years.
  • All Options were granted pursuant to the Company's 10% rolling Stock Option Plan and are subject to the terms of the Plan, the applicable grant agreement and the requirements of the CSE.

Québec Nickel Resumes Drilling at Fortin Sill Nickel-Copper-PGE Zone

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Québec Nickel Corp. ( CSE: QNI ; FSE: 7lB ; OTCQB: QNICF) (“QNI” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the Company has resumed exploration at its Ducros Ni-Co-Cu-PGE project, located 85 kilometers northeast of Val-d’Or, Québec, including the start of drilling at the Fortin Sill Ni-Cu-PGE Zone.

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  • Québec Nickel Corp. ( CSE: QNI ; FSE: 7lB ; OTCQB: QNICF) (“QNI” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the Company has resumed exploration at its Ducros Ni-Co-Cu-PGE project, located 85 kilometers northeast of Val-d’Or, Québec, including the start of drilling at the Fortin Sill Ni-Cu-PGE Zone.
  • Now that the fire related work restrictions have been lifted, exploration has resumed at the highly prospective Fortin Sill Zone where ground conditions allow for year-round access.
  • The new drilling at Fortin Sill is focused on exploring for additional Ni-Cu-PGE sulphides down plunge and along strike of the main outcropping mineralized zone.
  • Up to 5,000 metres of drilling is planned, which will span more than two kilometers of the strike length of the prospective geology.

Québec Nickel Intersects 152 Metres of 0.21% Nickel + 114 ppm Cobalt at Ducros Sill

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Geology map of Québec Nickel’s Ducros property (red outline) showing the individual mining claims that comprise the Ducros property land package, along with the locations of the Ni-Co-Cu-PGE target areas.

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  • Geology map of Québec Nickel’s Ducros property (red outline) showing the individual mining claims that comprise the Ducros property land package, along with the locations of the Ni-Co-Cu-PGE target areas.
  • (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Hole QDG-23-503 was terminated at 450 metres depth in nickel + cobalt-bearing dunite, the last 118.30 metres of which returned 0.21% Ni + 117 ppm Co;
    Hole QDG-23-505 returned 293 metres at 0.19% Ni + 106 ppm Co, including a higher-grade subinterval of 152 metres @ 0.21% Ni + 114 ppm Co;
    Confirmation that the Ducros Sill is mineralized with nickel and cobalt across its entire ~300 metre width; the geophysical expression of the ultramafic body extends for seven kilometers along strike.
  • The Ducros Sill target lies at the southern half of the two-kilometer wide by fifteen-kilometer long Ducros Ultramafic Sill Complex (DUSC), in the south-central portion of QNI’s Ducros claims (Figure 1).
  • Notable results include hole 87-6 which returned greater than 0.22% nickel and 120 ppm cobalt over the last 20 metres of the 106.7 metre long BQ diameter hole.

Quebec Nickel Announces Participation in THE Mining Investment Event of the North, Canada's First Tier I Mining Conference, June 19-21 Quebec City

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Friday, June 16, 2023

Featuring Critical Metals Day on June 20, 2023

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  • Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 16, 2023) - Québec Nickel (CSE: QNI), a well funded junior exploration company focused on a high-grade critical metals discovery in Québec, is pleased to announce that it will be participating in THE Mining Investment Event of the North, June 19-21, 2023, (“THE Event”) at the Fairmont Chateau Frontenac and Voltigeurs de Quebec Armoury in Quebec City, Canada.
  • Management from Québec Nickel will be holding one-on-one investor meetings throughout the three-day conference.
  • Interested parties should contact Jennifer Choi at [email protected] to inquire about registering to attend.
  • Information regarding THE Event including investor registration details, a list of participating companies, panelists and keynote speakers and a preliminary agenda can be found here https://vidconferences.com/conferences-events/tier-1-mining-conference/ .

Québec Nickel Suspends Field Work at Ducros Due to Forest Fire Risk

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Monday, June 5, 2023

Québec Nickel Corp. ( CSE: QNI ; FSE: 7lB ; OTCQB: QNICF) (“QNI” or the "Company") announces that due to an emergency order from the Québec Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts (Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests) prohibiting access to lands in the province impacted by forest fires, all field-based exploration activities have been temporarily suspended at the Ducros Project.

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  • Québec Nickel Corp. ( CSE: QNI ; FSE: 7lB ; OTCQB: QNICF) (“QNI” or the "Company") announces that due to an emergency order from the Québec Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts (Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests) prohibiting access to lands in the province impacted by forest fires, all field-based exploration activities have been temporarily suspended at the Ducros Project.
  • In addition, all Ducros project personnel have safely relocated from the project’s base of operations in Lebel-sur-Quévillon to Val-d’Or upon receiving an evacuation notice on June 2.
  • The news release from the Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts (Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests) announcing the field work prohibition is linked below:
    “The safety of our workers, contractors and service providers is our top priority”, said Richard Dufresne, QNI’s interim CEO and Director, who continues “…we will resume our field-based exploration work at Ducros when it is safe to do so.
  • In the meantime, we have several technical studies and work programs already underway that don’t require field work to complete, so we are really looking forward to updating our investors with more news in the coming weeks.”

Québec Nickel Initiates Metallurgical Test Program at Fortin Sill Zone

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

The objective of the metallurgical work program is to perform a preliminary evaluation of the amenability of the Fortin Sill Zone to produce saleable critical metals-bearing (Ni-Cu-Co-PGE+Au) concentrate.

Key Points: 
  • The objective of the metallurgical work program is to perform a preliminary evaluation of the amenability of the Fortin Sill Zone to produce saleable critical metals-bearing (Ni-Cu-Co-PGE+Au) concentrate.
  • Select photographs of some of the metallurgical test work program drill core provided to SGS Canada.
  • In April 2023, the Company completed several HQ diameter drill holes at the Fortin Sill Zone which will supply fresh material for the metallurgical test work program.
  • SGS has been contracted to complete a scoping level metallurgical test work program to evaluate the amenability of the Fortin Sill Zone to produce a saleable Critical Metals (Ni-Cu-Co-PGE+Au) concentrate(s).

Québec Nickel Drills Over 250m of Serpentinized Ultramafic Rock at Ducros Sill Target & Provides Corporate Update

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

The company also provides a corporate update as Richard Dufresne, nickel expert and current director of QNI takes the helm as interim CEO.

Key Points: 
  • The company also provides a corporate update as Richard Dufresne, nickel expert and current director of QNI takes the helm as interim CEO.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    QNI has drilled a fence of holes at the Ducros Sill target which cuts across a wide magnetic high feature representing the geophysical expression of the serpentinized portion of the ultramafic intrusion.
  • The Ducros Sill target lies in the southern half of the two-kilometer wide by ten-kilometer long Ducros Ultramafic Sill Complex, in the south-central portion of QNI’s Ducros property (Figure 1).
  • Historically, three widely spaced holes were drilled at the Ducros Sill target by Abitibi Resources Ltd. (“Abitibi”) in 1987 (Figure 2).