Canada Nickel is advancing the next generation of high quality, high potential nickel projects to deliver the metals needed to power the electric vehicle revolution and feed the high growth stainless steel market.

The Company possesses industry leading nickel expertise and is focused on low risk well-established mining jurisdictions.
CRAWFORD
PROJECT 
Canada Nickel Company Inc. is advancing the next generation of nickel-sulphide projects to responsibly deliver materials required to feed the high growth electric vehicle and stainless steel markets.

Canada Nickel is currently anchored by its 100% owned flagship Crawford Nickel-Sulphide Project in the heart of the emerging Timmins Nickel District and is adjacent to major infrastructure.

Project

Along with our flagship Crawford Nickel Project, Canada Nickel has acquired multiple properties in the region.
Unlocking the potential for a Timmins Zero Carbon Nickel District with the consolidation of twenty plus nickel targets.

Eleven of those target properties have a larger footprint than Crawford and are confirmed to contain the same host mineralization as Crawford.

All targets are located in close proximity to existing infrastructure to help minimize carbon footprint.

Highlights

Large bulk tonnage opportunity. Second largest nickel deposit globally

Multiple discoveries in Timmins Nickel District. Sole North American source of Chromium

Easy access to infrastructure (Highway 655, rail, grid power, water, and mining communities in
Timmins and Cochrane)

Carbon Storage – IPT Carbonation process enabling 1.5 million tonnes of carbon storage annually

Originate and supply materials to responsibly power the energy transition.

NETZERO METALS

Canada Nickel has launched wholly-owned NetZero Metals Inc. to develop zero-carbon production of Nickel, Cobalt and Iron and holds trademarks for NetZero NickelTM, NetZero CobaltTM and NetZero IronTM across several jurisdictions

About the Nickel Processing Facility

Over three phases, the nickel processing plant is expected to reach a capacity of more than 80,000 tonnes of nickel annually, which is expected to make it the largest nickel processing facility in North America. Subject to permitting approvals, the plant plans to begin production by the start of 2027 utilizing third party feeds. The facility is expected to be further expanded with the startup and expansion of Canada Nickel’s Crawford project. This plant is expected to utilize proven, low environmental footprint technology to produce high-quality nickel products, catering to the needs of both the stainless-steel/superalloy and the electric vehicle markets.

 

About the Stainless-Steel and Alloy Processing Facility

In addition to the nickel processing plant, a stainless steel and alloy production facility is expected to be established to process the nickel-chromium (NiCr) magnetite concentrate from the Crawford Nickel project and other feeds to be transformed into more than 1 million tonnes of alloy products, including more than 500,000 tonnes of 304-grade stainless-steel annually. The facility is expected to grow along with the expansion at Crawford Nickel project and would become the largest stainless-steel production facility in Canada.

 

Production is planned to begin in the latter half of 2027, aligning with the planned start-up of the Crawford mine, subject to permitting approvals. Discussions are currently underway with leading global ferroalloy and stainless producers to partner on this project.

 

About Zero-Carbon Nickel & Stainless-Steel Production

A cornerstone of this venture, and all of Canada Nickel’s work, is its environmental stewardship. All carbon emissions from both plants are expected to be captured and stored in the tailings of the planned Crawford mine. This approach positions both NetZero Metals plants as zero carbon emitters and pioneers in the green steel industry on a global scale.

NetZero Metals Management Team:

Mike Cox -

Mr. Cox has 35 years of experience in base metal operations with Inco Ltd and Vale SA. He has held a number of senior leadership positions in Europe, Canada and Asia including the oversight of operations which have delivered nickel products to...

Myung Bae Kim

Mr. Kim has more than 33 years’ experience in project, procurement and production management in non-ferrous material processing, metal smelting/refining and oil & gas refining. He has held senior roles in large projects in Korea, Oman, Turkmenistan and Saudi Arabia, and most...

Keiji Okamoto

Mr. Okamoto has 25 years of experience in the fields of base metals processing and project management. He was Head of Research and Development at Vale’s Matsusaka nickel refinery in Japan before becoming the General Manager of the company’s utility nickel smelter...

IPT CARBONATION PROCESS

Canada Nickel’s Crawford Project is hosted in ultramafic rock, which naturally absorbs and sequesters CO2. Canada Nickel has developed the novel IPT Carbonation process which involves injecting a concentrated source of CO2 into tailings generated by the milling process for a brief period of time. This simple process captures CO2 geologically in the tailings while they are still in the processing circuit, rather than after they have been finally deposited.

STEP ONE

Minerals, including brucite, olivine, and serpentine, are extracted from the open pit and transported to the processing facility

STEP THREE

As part of mineral processing, tailings are conditioned with a concentrated CO2 stream, at which time the injected CO2 is permanently captured.

STEP TWO

Mineral processing separates the valuable minerals (into a concentrate) from the waste minerals (including brucite, a component of the tailings)

STEP THREE

As part of mineral processing, tailings are conditioned with a concentrated CO2 stream, at which time the injected CO2 is permanently captured.

STEP TWO

Mineral processing separates the valuable minerals (into a concentrate) from the waste minerals (including brucite, a component of the tailings)

STEP FOUR

Tailings are deposited directly into the TMF, where they react with atmospheric CO2 brucite reacts with atmospheric CO2 to form a magnesium carbonate

Designed to become one of Canada’s largest carbon storage facilities with 1.5 Mtpa carbon captured and stored during peak period. More than 34 tonnes of carbon captured and stored per tonne of nickel over project life. After reducing Crawford’s minimal carbon footprint to net zero, there will be in excess of 30 tonnes storage capacity per tonne of nickel produced that can be sold.

NETZERO CONCENTRATE PROCESSING

  • Existing pyrometallurgical processes such as roasting, sulphation roasting, and reduction using electric arc furnaces (utilizing natural gas rather than coke or coal as a reductant) with the off gases captured and re-routed to allow the CO2 to be captured by the waste rock and tailings.
  • Existing hydrometallurgical processes such as the Albion or other similar processes to produce products which generate minimal off-gases. The off-gases will again be captured and treated to ensure CO2 and SO2 emissions are minimized.
  • Production of iron products utilizing existing direct reduced iron (DRI) processes or reduction in electric arc furnaces utilizing natural gas.

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OUR TEAM

Our experienced team is led by globally recognized nickel industry expert, Mark Selby

Mark Selby

CEO & Director
Mark was formerly President & CEO of RNC Minerals (Royal Nickel Corporation) where he led a team that successfully raised over $100 million and advanced the Dumont nickel-cobalt project from initial resource to a fully permitted, construction ready project. He has held...

Wendy Kaufman

Chief Financial Officer
Wendy brings more than twenty-five years of experience leading junior and mid-tier publicly-listed mining companies in project financing, capital structuring, capital markets, accounting and internal controls, tax, and financial reporting and public disclosure. Her skills and experience include the completion of a...

Steve Balch

VP Exploration
Steve is an Ontario registered geoscientist with 32 years experience in geophysics, specializing in the magnetic and electromagnetic methods, but also with experience in large exploration compilations. After working at Inco for six years in the Sudbury Basin and at Voisey’s Bay,...

Pierre-Philippe Dupont

VP Sustainability
Pierre-Philippe has over fifteen years’ experience in leading efforts to successfully acquire environmental, community stakeholder and First Nation approvals for mining projects. For ten years he worked with RNC Minerals to successfully permit the large scale Dumont Nickel project with broad support...

Desmond Tranquilla

VP Projects
Prior to becoming Vice-President Projects, Desmond had been supporting the Crawford project on a part-time consulting basis through the feasibility study process since September 2021 and possesses hands-on knowledge of the Company’s projects. Desmond has more than 32 years of experience supporting...

Chris Chang

VP Corporate Development
Chris joins the Company as Vice-President Corporate Development, after supporting the Company’s Corporate Development activities on a part-time basis since 2022. Chris has had a 17-year career in Investment Banking and Capital Markets. From 2015 to 2021, he led the Institutional Equities...

David Smith

Chair
David assumed the role of Chairman of the Board in April 2023 and has served as a Board Member since 2019.  He has more than 35 years of experience in the mining industry.  He retired as Executive Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial...

Francisca Quinn, MSc

Director
Francisca Quinn is the Co-founder and President of Quinn & Partners Inc., a recognized advisory firm whose mission is to advance sustainability in business and capital markets. It supports organizations to design and execute sustainability / ESG leadership strategies to enhance organizational...

Jennifer Morais, BA, MBA CFA

Director
Jennifer Morais has over twenty years of experience as a senior executive in the global private equity and alternatives industry, complemented by a further decade of work experience in the global mining finance and management consulting fields. She is currently Co-Founder and...

Mike Cox

Director
Mike has over thirty years of experience in Base Metal operations with Inco Ltd and Vale SA. He has held a number of senior leadership positions in Europe, Canada and Asia including the oversight of operations which have delivered nickel products to...

Kulvir Singh Gill

Director
Kulvir Singh Gill has twenty years of experience working with innovation and sustainability within the global mining industry. He works with the strategy firm Clareo to lead innovation and growth projects for international Fortune 500 clients across multiple industries in the mining, oil...

John Leddy

Senior Advisor, Legal and Strategic Matters
John serves as Senior Advisor, Legal and Strategic Matters at Karora Resources Inc. (formerly Royal Nickel Corporation). Mr. Leddy has over 20 years’ experience as a business lawyer and in private equity, specializing in M&A, capital raising and structuring, and other strategic...

Adam Schatzker

VP Corporate Development
Adam joined the team in October 2023 as Vice-President Corporate Development focused on unlocking the value of our IPT Carbonation process and the potential for a Zero Carbon Industrial Cluster in the Timmins-Cochrane region. Adam has had an almost 30-year career focused...

David Smith

Chair
David assumed the role of Chairman of the Board in April 2023 and has served as a Board Member since 2019.  He has more than 35 years of experience in the mining industry.  He retired as Executive Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial...

Francisca Quinn, MSc

Director
Francisca Quinn is the Co-founder and President of Quinn & Partners Inc., a recognized advisory firm whose mission is to advance sustainability in business and capital markets. It supports organizations to design and execute sustainability / ESG leadership strategies to enhance organizational...

Kulvir Singh Gill

Director
Kulvir Singh Gill has twenty years of experience working with innovation and sustainability within the global mining industry. He works with the strategy firm Clareo to lead innovation and growth projects for international Fortune 500 clients across multiple industries in the mining, oil...

Mark Selby

CEO & Director
Mark was formerly President & CEO of RNC Minerals (Royal Nickel Corporation) where he led a team that successfully raised over $100 million and advanced the Dumont nickel-cobalt project from initial resource to a fully permitted, construction ready project. He has held...

Jennifer Morais, BA, MBA CFA

Director
Jennifer Morais has over twenty years of experience as a senior executive in the global private equity and alternatives industry, complemented by a further decade of work experience in the global mining finance and management consulting fields. She is currently Co-Founder and...

Mike Cox

Director
Mike has over thirty years of experience in Base Metal operations with Inco Ltd and Vale SA. He has held a number of senior leadership positions in Europe, Canada and Asia including the oversight of operations which have delivered nickel products to...

Mark Selby

CEO & Director
Mark was formerly President & CEO of RNC Minerals (Royal Nickel Corporation) where he led a team that successfully raised over $100 million and advanced the Dumont nickel-cobalt project from initial resource to a fully permitted, construction ready project. He has held...

John Leddy

Senior Advisor, Legal and Strategic Matters
John serves as Senior Advisor, Legal and Strategic Matters at Karora Resources Inc. (formerly Royal Nickel Corporation). Mr. Leddy has over 20 years’ experience as a business lawyer and in private equity, specializing in M&A, capital raising and structuring, and other strategic...

Desmond Tranquilla

VP Projects
Prior to becoming Vice-President Projects, Desmond had been supporting the Crawford project on a part-time consulting basis through the feasibility study process since September 2021 and possesses hands-on knowledge of the Company’s projects. Desmond has more than 32 years of experience supporting...

Adam Schatzker

VP Corporate Development
Adam joined the team in October 2023 as Vice-President Corporate Development focused on unlocking the value of our IPT Carbonation process and the potential for a Zero Carbon Industrial Cluster in the Timmins-Cochrane region. Adam has had an almost 30-year career focused...

Wendy Kaufman

Chief Financial Officer
Wendy brings more than twenty-five years of experience leading junior and mid-tier publicly-listed mining companies in project financing, capital structuring, capital markets, accounting and internal controls, tax, and financial reporting and public disclosure. Her skills and experience include the completion of a...

Steve Balch

VP Exploration
Steve is an Ontario registered geoscientist with 32 years experience in geophysics, specializing in the magnetic and electromagnetic methods, but also with experience in large exploration compilations. After working at Inco for six years in the Sudbury Basin and at Voisey’s Bay,...

Pierre-Philippe Dupont

VP Sustainability
Pierre-Philippe has over fifteen years’ experience in leading efforts to successfully acquire environmental, community stakeholder and First Nation approvals for mining projects. For ten years he worked with RNC Minerals to successfully permit the large scale Dumont Nickel project with broad support...

Chris Chang

VP Corporate Development
Chris joins the Company as Vice-President Corporate Development, after supporting the Company’s Corporate Development activities on a part-time basis since 2022. Chris has had a 17-year career in Investment Banking and Capital Markets. From 2015 to 2021, he led the Institutional Equities...

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