Canada Nickel Announces Property Transactions

Canada Nickel (OTCQX: CNIKF) signed a binding letter of intent on July 13, 2026 to sell its Lucas Gold Project to Noble Mineral Exploration.

Rhea-AI Summary

Canada Nickel (OTCQX: CNIKF) signed a binding letter of intent on July 13, 2026 to sell its Lucas Gold Project to Noble Mineral Exploration. Noble will issue 5,000,000 units valued at $0.06 per unit, each unit comprising one common share and one-half non-transferable warrant, with whole warrants exercisable at $0.15 for two years.

Canada Nickel will retain a 25% back-in right, exercisable from the “Trigger Date” by paying Noble four times its exploration and maintenance expenditures, with the Trigger Date tied to time, spending or corporate-transaction milestones. The deal remains subject to a definitive agreement and TSX Venture Exchange requirements.

Separately, Canada Nickel acquired a 100% interest in mining claims in Lucas Township within its proposed Crawford project footprint by issuing 60,000 shares (four‑month hold) and granting a 1.5% NSR, half of which can be bought down for $500,000.

Positive

• 5,000,000 Noble units valued at $0.06 each as consideration for Lucas Gold Project
• Equity-linked upside via Noble warrants exercisable at $0.15 for two years
• 25% back-in right tied to future exploration spend or transaction milestones
• 100% interest acquired in Lucas Township claims within Crawford footprint
• Low share consideration of 60,000 Canada Nickel shares plus NSR for new claims

Negative

• Lucas Gold Project sale remains at letter of intent stage, subject to definitive agreement and approvals
• 1.5% NSR royalty granted on newly acquired Lucas Township claims, only 50% buy-down available

News Explained

The claims acquisition brings a 60,000-share issuance that dilutes existing holders; the Lucas sale is still awaiting definitive documentation and approvals.

On July 13, 2026, Canada Nickel signed a binding letter of intent to sell the Lucas Gold Project to Noble; the sale remains subject to a definitive agreement, legal requirements and TSX Venture Exchange requirements, so it is not yet a completed sale. If that structure proceeds, Noble would issue Canada Nickel 5,000,000 Noble units, while Canada Nickel’s separate acquisition of Lucas Township claims is stated as completed and includes issuance of 60,000 Canada Nickel common shares and a 1.5% NSR.

Each Noble unit consists of one Noble common share and one-half of a non-transferable warrant; each whole warrant would be exercisable at $0.15 per share for two years. Canada Nickel would also have a back-in right to purchase a 25% interest in the property by paying Noble four times its exploration and maintenance expenditures once specified trigger conditions occur.

The 60,000-share issuance increases the total share count and therefore reduces an existing holder’s percentage ownership absent offsetting changes; the NSR could be reduced to 0.75% by paying $500,000 for the stated buy-down.

The next concrete milestones are execution of the definitive agreement, compliance with legal and TSX Venture Exchange requirements, and any further transaction details announced as the work proceeds.

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News Market Reaction – CNIKF

In the Jul 13 session, CNIKF declined 4.20%, reflecting a moderate negative market reaction.

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Market Context

This announcement restructures Canada Nickel’s portfolio by selling the Lucas Gold Project for 5,000...

Analysis

This announcement restructures Canada Nickel’s portfolio by selling the Lucas Gold Project for 5,000,000 Noble units and acquiring 100% of nearby claims, with a Back-in Right and NSR attached. The key watchpoints are completion of a definitive agreement, exploration spending milestones, and how royalty terms affect future economics.

Key Figures

Consideration units: 5,000,000 units Unit value: $0.06 per Unit Warrant exercise price: $0.15 per share +5 more

Consideration units

5,000,000 units

Units in Noble issued as consideration under Lucas Gold Project transaction

Unit value

$0.06 per Unit

Valuation of Noble units issued to Canada Nickel

Warrant exercise price

$0.15 per share

Common Share Purchase Warrant exercise price under Lucas transaction

Warrant term

2 years

Exercise period for Noble Common Share Purchase Warrants

Trigger period

36 months

Time from closing used to define Back-in Right Trigger Date

Exploration spend threshold

$5 million

Exploration Expenditures threshold for Back-in Right Trigger Date

Interest acquired

100% interest

Mining claims in Lucas Township within Crawford project footprint

NSR buy-down

$500,000

Cost to buy down 50% of 1.5% Net Smelter Return to 0.75%

Historical Context

5 past events · Latest: Jul 06

5 events

1. Jul 06

   strategic MOU

   24h Move

   +3.5%

   MOU with RWE Supply & Trading to commercialize low‑carbon steel products.

2. Jun 24

   financing mandate

   24h Move

   +0.5%

   Exclusive mandate to arrange up to US$600 million investment tax credit loan.

3. May 21

   private placement

   24h Move

   +0.9%

   Announcement of C$4.97 million private placement of flow-through shares.

4. May 20

   technology MOU

   24h Move

   -1.3%

   MOU with GeoRedox for first stimulated geologic hydrogen well at Crawford.

5. May 12

   corporate update

   24h Move

   +0.9%

   Update on warrants tied to extension of US$32 million loan facility.

24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.

Key Terms

binding letter of intent, common share purchase warrant, net smelter return (nsr), qualified person, +1 more

5 terms

binding letter of intent financial

"it has entered into a Binding Letter of Intent with Noble Mineral Exploration"

A binding letter of intent is a short written agreement in which parties formally commit to the main terms of a proposed transaction — such as price, timeline and key conditions — before the full contract is completed. It matters to investors because it raises the chance the deal will actually happen and can change a company’s value and risk profile, much like a signed down-payment that holds buyers and sellers to core promises while final paperwork is finished.

common share purchase warrant financial

"One Common Share Purchase Warrant will be exercisable allows at $0.15 per share"

A common share purchase warrant is a tradable contract that gives its holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy a company’s common stock at a specified price within a set period. Think of it like a coupon for future shares: if the stock rises above the coupon price it can boost returns for the holder, but when used it increases the number of outstanding shares and can reduce each existing shareholder’s ownership and affect the company’s cash position.

net smelter return (nsr) financial

"and a Net Smelter Return (NSR) of 1.5%, 50% of which can be bought down"

A net smelter return (NSR) is a royalty payment equal to a fixed percentage of the money received from selling mined metals after they have been processed and refined; it’s calculated on the final proceeds rather than on the raw ore. For investors, NSRs matter because they create a predictable, passive revenue stream tied to metal sales—like receiving a slice of the final sale price after a craftsman turns raw material into a finished product—affecting valuation, cash flow and risk exposure to production and metal prices.

qualified person regulatory

"and a "Qualified Person" as such term is defined by National Instrument 43-101"

A qualified person is someone with specialized knowledge, experience, and training in a particular field, allowing them to accurately assess and verify information or work. Their expertise helps ensure that reports, evaluations, or decisions are trustworthy and meet required standards. For investors, a qualified person provides confidence that the information they rely on is credible and properly validated.

national instrument 43-101 regulatory

"as such term is defined by National Instrument 43-101, has verified the data"

National Instrument 43-101 is a set of rules and guidelines that govern how mineral exploration and mining companies must report information about their projects. It ensures that the details shared with investors are accurate, consistent, and reliable—similar to how a detailed, verified blueprint ensures a building’s safety. This helps investors make informed decisions based on trustworthy information about a company's mineral resources.

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TORONTO, July 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Canada Nickel Company Inc. ("Canada Nickel" or the "Company") (TSXV: CNC) (OTCQX: CNIKF) is pleased to announce it has entered into a Binding Letter of Intent with Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. ("Noble") (TSX-V:NOB, FRANKFURT: NB7, OTCQB:NLPXF) signed on July 13, 2026 to sell the Lucas Gold Project to Noble and has acquired property within the Crawford Nickel Project overall footprint. 

Mark Selby, CEO of Canada Nickel said, "We are pleased to position the Company to generate value from a non-core property with Noble Mineral Exploration and wish them well with their exploration activities."

Lucas Transaction Structure

• Noble will issue 5,000,000 units in the capital of Noble (the "Units"), with the Units being valued at $0.06 per Unit. Each Unit will consist of one Common Share and one half non-transferable Common Share Purchase Warrant. One Common Share Purchase Warrant will be exercisable allows at $0.15 per share for a period of two (2) years;
• Canada Nickel will be granted the right (the "Back-in Right") to purchase from Noble a 25% interest in the Property, at any time beginning on the Trigger Date (as defined below), by making a payment to Noble equal to four (4) times the expenditures incurred by Noble for the exploration and maintenance of the Property (including any costs of geological, scientific and other analyses and reports) ("Exploration Expenditures").  The "Trigger Date" will be the date that is the earlier of: (1) 36 months from the closing of the transaction; (2) the date when at least $5 Million of Exploration Expenditures have been incurred on or with respect to the Property (including any adjacent properties); and (3) the date when Noble enters into a binding agreement for the sale of the Property, or the date when a change of control occurs with respect to Noble, unless the Back-in Right is not affected by such transaction.

The transactions under the letter of intent remain subject to the parties negotiating a definitive agreement, as well as to compliance with legal requirements and any requirements of the TSX Venture Exchange.  As such, Canada Nickel and Noble will announce further details as work on the transaction proceeds.

Other Property Acquisitions

Canada Nickel has acquired a 100% interest in a set of mining claims in Lucas Township and are within the Company's proposed Crawford project overall footprint. The purchase includes the issuance of 60,000 Canada Nickel common shares (subject to a 4 month hold) and a Net Smelter Return (NSR) of 1.5%, 50% of which can be bought down for $500,000 (thus reducing the NSR to 0.75%).

Qualified Person and Data Verification

Stephen J. Balch P.Geo. (ON), VP Exploration of Canada Nickel and a "Qualified Person" as such term is defined by National Instrument 43-101, has verified the data disclosed in this news release, and has otherwise reviewed and approved the technical information in this news release on behalf of Canada Nickel Company Inc.

About Noble Mineral Exploration Inc.

Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. is a Canadian-based junior exploration company, which has holdings of securities in Canada Nickel Company Inc., Homeland Nickel Inc., East Timmins Nickel Inc. (20%), and its interest in the Holdsworth gold exploration property in the area of Wawa, Ontario.

Noble holds mineral and/or exploration rights in ~70,000ha in Northern Ontario and ~25,000 ha elsewhere in Quebec upon which it plans to generate option/joint venture exploration programs.  Among those are included Noble 's mineral rights and/or exploration rights in 18,000 hectares in the Timmins-Cochrane areas of Northern Ontario known as Project 81, ~2,215 hectares in Thomas Twp/Timmins, and an additional 20% interest in ~38,700 hectares in the Timmins area held by ETN.  Project 81 hosts diversified drill-ready gold, nickel-cobalt and base metal exploration targets at various stages of exploration.  Noble's holdings in Ontario also include:  ~4,600 hectares in the Nagagami Carbonatite Complex; and ~3,200 hectares in the Boulder Project; both near Hearst, Ontario.  In Quebec, it holds: ~3,700 hectares in the Buckingham Graphite Property; ~10,152 hectares in the Havre St Pierre Nickel, Copper, PGM property; ~1,573 hectares in the Cere-Villebon Nickel, Copper, PGM property; ~569 hectare Uranium/Rare Earth property (Chateau); ~461 hectare Uranium/Molybdenum property (Taser North); ~4,465 hectares REE Mehmet Property; the ~3,300 hectare Gull Lake REE Property; and the ~1,232 hectare Opawica Scandium and REE Property.  In Newfoundland and Labrador, it holds the~ 647 hectare Chapiteau REE property.

https://www.noblemineralexploration.com  Noble's common shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "NOB".

About Canada Nickel Company

Canada Nickel Company Inc. is advancing the next generation of nickel-sulphide projects to deliver nickel required to feed the high growth electric vehicle and stainless steel markets. Canada Nickel Company has applied in multiple jurisdictions to trademark the terms NetZero Nickel , NetZero Cobalt , NetZero Iron and is pursuing the development of processes to allow the production of net zero carbon nickel, cobalt, and iron products. Canada Nickel provides investors with leverage to nickel in low political risk jurisdictions. Canada Nickel is currently anchored by its 100% owned flagship Crawford Nickel-Cobalt Sulphide Project in the heart of the prolific Timmins-Cochrane nickel district. For more information, please visit www.canadanickel.com.

For further information, please contact:
Mark Selby CEO
Phone: 647-256-1954
Email: info@canadanickel.com

Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain information that may constitute "forward-looking information" under applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward looking information includes, but is not limited to, the potential and viability of carbon sequestration generally, the impact of drilling on the definition of any resource, timing and completion (if at all) of additional mineral resource estimates, the potential of the Timmins Nickel District, strategic plans, including future exploration and development plans and results, and corporate and technical objectives. Forward-looking information is necessarily based upon several assumptions that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward looking information. Factors that could affect the outcome include, among others: future prices and the supply of metals, the future demand for metals, the results of drilling, inability to raise the money necessary to incur 2 the expenditures required to retain and advance the property, environmental liabilities (known and unknown), general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties, results of exploration programs, risks of the mining industry, delays in obtaining governmental approvals, failure to obtain regulatory or shareholder approvals. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. All forward-looking information contained in this press release is given as of the date hereof and is based upon the opinions and estimates of management and information available to management as at the date hereof. Canada Nickel disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether because of new information. Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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SOURCE Canada Nickel Company Inc.

FAQ

What property transactions did Canada Nickel (OTCQX: CNIKF) announce on July 13, 2026?

Canada Nickel announced a binding letter of intent to sell the Lucas Gold Project to Noble Mineral Exploration and separately acquired 100% of certain Lucas Township mining claims. According to Canada Nickel, the new claims lie within its proposed Crawford Nickel Project overall footprint.

What are the terms of the Lucas Gold Project sale to Noble Mineral Exploration (TSXV: NOB)?

Under the letter of intent, Noble will issue 5,000,000 units valued at $0.06 per unit to acquire the Lucas Gold Project. Each unit includes one share and half a warrant, with whole warrants exercisable at $0.15 for two years, according to Canada Nickel.

How does Canada Nickel’s 25% back-in right on the Lucas Gold Project work?

Canada Nickel can repurchase a 25% interest from Noble any time from the Trigger Date by paying four times Noble’s exploration and maintenance expenditures. According to Canada Nickel, the Trigger Date is based on time elapsed, $5 million of spending, or specified corporate transactions.

What did Canada Nickel pay to acquire the Lucas Township mining claims near the Crawford project?

Canada Nickel acquired a 100% interest in certain Lucas Township mining claims by issuing 60,000 common shares subject to a four-month hold. According to Canada Nickel, the seller also retains a 1.5% net smelter return royalty, half buyable for $500,000.

Is the Canada Nickel and Noble Lucas Gold Project transaction final?

The Lucas Gold Project sale is not yet final and remains at the binding letter of intent stage. According to Canada Nickel, completion depends on negotiating a definitive agreement, satisfying legal requirements and meeting any TSX Venture Exchange conditions.

What is the Trigger Date for Canada Nickel’s Lucas Gold Project back-in right with Noble?

The Trigger Date is the earliest of 36 months from closing, when at least $5 million of exploration expenditures are incurred, or when Noble signs a binding sale agreement or undergoes a change of control, according to Canada Nickel’s description of the back-in terms.