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Canada Nickel Completes Upsized Non-Brokered Private Placement of Flow-Through Shares and Provides Corporate Update

Canada Nickel upsized its flow-through financing to $6.2m as the Crawford project permitting nears a decision, with the Auramet loan rate adjusted to 15%.

Executive Summary
  • Canada Nickel completed an upsized non-brokered private placement of 3,000,000 flow-through shares at C$2.07 per share, raising C$6.21 million in gross proceeds.
  • The offering was initially announced on May 21, 2026, for up to 2.4 million shares at the same price; the company successfully upsized the transaction by 600,000 shares.
  • Proceeds are earmarked for eligible Canadian and Ontario exploration and mining expenditures, with qualifying costs to be incurred by December 31, 2027 and renounced to investors by December 31, 2026.
  • The company also disclosed an amendment to its existing US$32 million Auramet loan facility, adjusting the interest rate to 15% per annum.
  • The offering is subject to final TSX Venture Exchange approval and carries a standard four-month hold period.
Material Impact
  • The financing is a routine follow-up to the May 21 announcement, confirming market demand for the company's flow-through shares at the $2.07 price point.
  • The upsizing indicates continued investor appetite, providing essential liquidity to fund the Timmins Nickel District exploration program and support the Crawford project's permitting timeline.
  • The adjustment of the Auramet loan interest rate to 15% per annum increases the cost of debt servicing. While this is a negative cost factor, it is a standard renegotiation term for bridge financing extensions and does not threaten the company's liquidity position given the fresh equity capital raised.
  • Overall, the news is incremental and expected, providing necessary working capital without altering the fundamental development thesis or triggering a material re-rating.
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Company Overview
  • Canada Nickel Company Inc. is a Canadian mining company focused on the development of the Crawford Nickel-Cobalt Sulphide Project in the Timmins Nickel District, Ontario.
  • The Crawford project is in the advanced development stage, having completed a Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) and Front-End Engineering Design (FEED).
  • The project targets a 25-year mine life (potentially 40+ years) with peak production of 48,000 tonnes per annum of nickel.
  • It is positioned as a low-cost, low-carbon operation, utilizing proprietary In-Process Tailings (IPT) Carbonation technology to store up to 1.5 million tonnes of CO2 annually.
  • The broader Timmins Nickel District hosts multiple high-grade nickel-cobalt-chromium deposits, with over 10 billion tonnes of combined Measured, Indicated, and Inferred resources.
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