Nickel North Exploration Corporation (Nickel North or the Company) announced the 2022 Rock Sampling and Backpack Drilling program confirms the high-grade Ni-Cu Sulfide mineralization at Gamma Zone of the Hawk Ridge Project in Northern Quebec. The Gamma Zone occurs in the central part of the Hawk Ridge Project and is one of five predefined high-grade massive sulphide mineralization zones. On surface the mineralized horizon can be followed for >1000m along strike and expands in width from <10m to >30m.

Historical drilling has found a high-grade massive Ni-Cu-PGE sulphide body at the southern part of the Gamma Zone. Up to 7.01m mineralized intersection averaging 2.11% Ni, 2.73% Cu, 0.07% Co, 0.50 g/t Pd and 0.12 g/t Pt were reported at hole HR-2014-50 in 2014. These intersections are believed to be near true thicknesses.

There has been no follow up drilling since 2014. Surface outcrop rock samples and shallow backpack drilling holes were completed in September of 2022. The surface outcrop rock samples reported up to 1.65% Ni, 4.11% Cu and 526 ppm Co, tested with a portable XRF analyzer.

Two 2-meter backpack drilling holes from GABH-22-01 and GABH-22-02 returned 1.05% Ni, 2.00% Cu and 0.38% Ni, 0.93% Cu, respectively, tested with a portable XRF analyzer. These results confirm the high-grade, up to 400m-long Ni and Cu sulfide body. The strong Ni and Cu in soil anomalies tested with a portable XRF analyzer also reported in this high-grade massive sulphide mineralization area in the south section of the Gamma Zone.