Power Nickel Hole PN-24-095a Delivers 10.60% CuEq1 over 5.35 Metres Within 3.61% CuEq1 over 19.40 Metres

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Power Nickel (TSXV: PNPN, OTCBB: PNPNF) has announced results from 5 holes of their fall campaign at the Lion zone. Hole PN-24-095a delivered significant results with 10.60% CuEq over 5.35 metres within a broader intersection of 3.61% CuEq over 19.40 metres.

Holes PN-24-082 to PN-24-085 were drilled 100-200m west of known mineralization, returning only weak platinum and palladium values. These holes will undergo borehole EM (BHEM) surveys with an expected 'look' radius of 150-200 meters. Hole PN-24-88, testing between Lion and Lion East discovery, showed minor gold and copper values.

The company has added a second drill at the site, with a third drill planned for mid-February. This increased capacity aims to accelerate resource definition. Ongoing EM survey interpretations are expected to identify multiple conductive targets for exploration along several kilometers of strike on the mineralized structures.

Positive

• High-grade intersection in Hole PN-24-095a: 10.60% CuEq over 5.35 metres
• Expansion of drilling capacity with addition of second and third drills
• BHEM surveys showing potential for additional mineralization discovery
• Continued extension of the Lion Zone mineralization

Negative

• Holes PN-24-082 to PN-24-085 returned only weak mineralization
• Hole PN-24-88 showed only minor sporadic Au and Cu values

TORONTO, Feb. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - Power Nickel Inc. (the "Company" or "Power Nickel") (TSXV: PNPN) (OTCBB: PNPNF) (Frankfurt: IVV) is pleased to announce the return of the 5 holes of the fall campaign. These holes were testing multiple targets in the Lion zone area.

Hole PN-24-095a tested the interpreted plunge of the Lion zone below previous drill holes. Power Nickel previously released photos of mineralized core from hole PN-24-095a (news release January 21, 2025), and assays have now confirmed that extension of the high-grade zone (Table 1).  

Drill holes PN-24-082 to PN-24-085 inclusive, were designed to intersect the target horizon 100-200m west of known mineralization at depths below the ground and airborne EM signals (Figure 1 and 2), therefore they were testing unknown locations along the target horizon. Although the holes passed through the target horizon they only returned weakly geochemically anomalous Pt and Pd (up to 0.14g/t combined). These holes were specifically located to provide platforms for borehole EM (BHEM) surveys, which will be carried out this month. The BHEM should give a 'look' radius of 150-200 meters around the hole for any off-hole conductors indicative of mineralization.

Hole PN-24-88 was drilled to test a weak airborne EM anomaly halfway (Figure 1 and 2) between Lion and the Lion East discovery hole PN-24-094 located approximately 700m east of Lion (see news release January 27, 2025). PN-24-88 contained minor sporadic Au and Cu values (up to 0.09 g/t and 0.17% respectively). The location of the drill hole was significantly below the interpreted airborne EM anomaly. A partial BHEM survey (obstruction prevented a full survey) was re-evaluated by Power Nickel's geophysicist and indicated a potential off-hole anomaly that will be tested in the coming weeks. It is not known what causes this anomaly, but based on previous experience at Lion there is reasonable expectation that a sulphide concentration is causing the conductor.  

"Borehole EM has become a primary tool for discovery. Predicting the location of the Lion East discovery was a true acid test of the method, identified conductors have a very good chance to be sulphides. and we are excited to test the partial off-hole conductor found in hole PN-24-088 and to begin testing holes PN-24-082 to 085. Additional targets are expected along the trend between and the Nisk and Lion deposits, providing more drill targets for our Winter 2025 program" commented Joe Campbell Power Nickel's VP Exploration.

The Lion Zone continues to provide excellent intersections and grades, conforming to interpreted geological modeling, and extending the mineralized area of the high-grade copper, gold, silver, and platinum group metals within the Lion zone. Visual logging of the first hole of the 2025 campaign, hole PN-25-96 (assays pending) suggests the high-grade trend will extend to depth and along strike from hole PN-24-95a reported in this news release.

Table 1 below presents the significant results of the current assays. Previously released results are included at the end of this news release (Table 2).

Table 1: Significant assay results from this news release - Lion zone

Hole	From (m)	To   (m)	Length (m)	Au (g/t)	Ag (g/t)	Cu (%)	Pd (g/t)	Pt (g/t)	Ni (%)	CuEq1 (%)
PN-24-095a	427.00	446.20	19.40	0.14	10.8	2.63	2.97	0.25	0.09	4.29
including	437.85	443.20	5.35	0.24	31.8	8.11	8.25	0.80	0.27	10.60
PN-24-082	Isolated individual assays
PN-24-083	Isolated individual assays
PN-24-084	Isolated individual assays
PN-24-085	Isolated individual assays
PN-24-088	Isolated individual assays

Note: Reported length is downhole distance; true width based on model projections is estimated as 85% of downhole length

¹Copper Equivalent Rec Calculation

CuEq Rec represents CuEq calculated based on the following metal prices (USD) : 2,360.15 $/oz Au, 27.98 $/oz Ag, 1,215.00 $/oz Pd, 1000.00 $/oz Pt, 4.00 $/lb Cu, 10.00 $/lb Ni and 22.50 $/lb Co., and a recovery grade of 80% for all commodities, consistent with comparable peers.

"Drilling results like this have become routine at the Lion Zone but anyone in the industry knows they are anything but routine. We remain thankful for our blessings and remain excited about the future at the Lion Zone and indeed with exploration at the entire Nisk project!  commented Power Nickel CEO Terry Lynch.

A second drill has arrived at site and will begin with drill holes around Lion East utilizing an improved interpretation of previous borehole EM surveys. This drill will then be used to carry out additional borehole surveys west of Lion in holes PN-24-082 to 085. By mid-February a third drill will be added. The increased drill capacity will allow for a much quicker turnaround of drill results, building the potential mineral resource in a shorter time.

In addition to the drilling program, ongoing expert interpretations of the 2024 EM ground and borehole surveys is expected to identify multiple conductive targets that will allow for a much greater expansion of the exploration effort. The EM is expected to identify extensions to the Lion zone as well as providing additional targets of similar zones along several kilometers of strike on the mineralized structures. The geophysical targets promise to keep the additional drills busy during this winter's drill campaign.

Qualified Person
Joseph Campbell, P.Geo, VP Exploration at Power Nickel, is the qualified person who has reviewed and approved the technical disclosure contained in this news release.

About Power Nickel Inc.

Power Nickel is a Canadian exploration company focusing on developing the High-Grade Nickel Copper PGM, Gold and Silver Nisk project into Canada's next poly metallic mine.

On February 1, 2021, Power Nickel (then called Chilean Metals) completed the acquisition of its option to acquire up to 80% of the Nisk project from Critical Elements Lithium Corp. (CRE: TSXV).

The NISK property comprises a large land position (20 kilometres of strike length) with numerous high-grade intercepts. Power Nickel is focused on expanding the high-grade nickel-copper PGM, Gold and Silver mineralization with a series of drill programs designed to evaluate the initial Nisk discovery zone, the Lion discovery zone and to explore the land package for adjacent potential poly metallic deposits.

In addition to the Nisk project, Power Nickel owns significant land packages in British Colombia and Chile. Power Nickel has reorganized these assets in a related public vehicle through a plan of arrangement.

For further information, readers are encouraged to contact:
Power Nickel Inc.
The Canadian Venture Building
82 Richmond St East, Suite 202
Toronto, ON

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Table 2: Significant Lion zone assays previously reported since Q3 2024
Hole	From	To	Length	Au	Ag	Cu	Pd	Pt	Ni	CuEq Rec*
	(m)	(m)	(m)	(g/t)	( g/t )	( %)	(g/t)	( g/t )	( %)	( %)
PN-24-063	428	433	5	0.48	24.82	4.41	0.21	6.15	0.47	5.93
Including	429	432	3	0.73	37.9	7.1	0.3	9.26	0.5	9.3
PN-24-064	452	454.2	2.15	0.21	2.98	0.49	0.68	0.24	0.1	0.87
Including	452	453	1	0.27	3.9	0.85	1.03	0.31	0.19	1.35
PN-24-065	No significant values
PN-24-066	402	414	12.05	0.09	4.53	0.65	6.39	0.3	0.06	2.97
Including	411	414	3	0.2	12.5	1.95	2.26	0.62	0.12	2.78
With	413	414	1	0.28	32.4	5.08	4.44	0.44	0.16	6.22
PN-24-067	431	442.9	12.15	0.12	8.54	1.75	1.99	0.36	0.14	2.36
Including	431	433.4	2.65	0.16	8.47	1.27	1.01	0.84	0.11	1.8
With	432	432.4	0.5	0.77	43.1	6.38	1.46	4.24	0.38	7.74
and Including	441	442.9	2.35	0.31	32.77	7.41	8.59	0.64	0.32	9.64
With	442	442.9	0.75	0.34	70	15.7	12.7	0.49	0.41	18.01
PN-24-068	475	476.3	1.7	0.28	10.96	2.74	3.47	1.54	0.1	4.15
Including	475	475.1	0.5	0.94	36.3	8.55	11.4	5.19	0.28	13.34
PN-24-069	100	117	17	0.28	9.52	0.93	7.19	1.66	0.05	4.05
Including	100	106	6	0.42	19.33	0.96	11.68	3.69	0.04	6.43
With	100	102	2	0.66	47.3	2.15	19.35	2.87	0.08	10.26
and Including	112	117	5	0.35	7.8	1.78	9.69	0.74	0.09	5.38
With	114	115	1	0.57	12.9	6.09	33.8	0.85	0.36	18.39
PN-24-070	118	150	32	0.45	20.93	3.62	8.1	2.47	0.18	6.97
Including	120	130	10	0.5	12.94	1.76	10.82	5.98	0.08	7.44
With	120	12	2	0.53	28.2	5.77	7.61	1.86	0.25	8.45
and Including	139	150	11.4	0.6	44.51	8.39	11.52	1.24	0.42	11.94
With	141	147.4	6	0.79	60.98	12.9	15.21	1.6	0.51	17.22
PN-24-071	157	196.6	39.6	0.38	19.57	2.62	3.37	0.8	0.13	4.19
Including	157	160	3	0.25	8.93	0.68	6.2	0.04	0.02	3.04
and Including	185	196.6	11.6	0.88	49.9	8.25	9.57	2.64	0.34	12.46
With	193	196.6	3.6	1.56	63.03	10.39	11.42	7.9	0.32	16.89
PN-24-072	294	345	51	0.54	9.1	1.01	0.06	1.14	0.53	1.94
Including	294	299.2	5.2	0.18	3.67	0.02	0	1.19	0.89	0.86
and Including	308	309.8	1.9	0.45	4.43	0.11	0	0.99	0.71	0.99
and Including	321	323	2	0.15	3.45	0.32	0.03	1.18	0.51	1
and Including	325	332.5	7.1	0.68	18.14	0.66	0.08	0.73	0.15	1.61
and Including	333	345	12.5	0.31	16.22	3.01	0.17	3.14	1.49	4.63
With	333	337	4.5	0.53	32.71	6.4	0.35	5.73	3.74	9.59
PN-24-073	355	383.8	29.1	0.25	4.97	0.51	1.52	0.7	0.06	1.49
Including	367	369	2.1	0.21	20.67	3.53	4.05	0.1	0.27	5.14
and Including	376	379.3	3	1.67	14.93	0.89	10.36	5.71	0.04	7.41
PN-24-074	290	313.6	23.55	0.15	3.06	0.6	0.11	0.13	0.02	0.89
Including	295	295.8	1	0.09	7.2	0.5	0.02	0.93	0.02	0.9
and Including	311	313.6	2.5	1.27	18.57	5.1	0.52	0.78	0.13	6.46
PN-24-075	322	340.7	19.2	0.14	5.45	1.04	0.05	1.22	0.53	1.65
Including	322	324.9	3.4	0.6	13.02	0.24	0.01	3.38	3.6	2.97
and Including	330	331	0.75	0.27	15.4	1.94	0.06	0.52	0	2.16
and Including	338	340.7	3.05	0.23	15.29	5.31	0.23	4.36	0.27	6.62
PN-24-076	No significant values
PN-24-078	158	187	29.4	0.53	11.95	1.15	1.08	0.36	0.06	2.34
Including	158	169.2	11.55	0.44	11.55	0.59	1.25	0.76	0.02	1.92
With	159	160.6	2	0.64	14.85	0.49	2.71	2.32	0.02	3.24
And With	164	168.2	4.65	0.59	15.83	0.97	1.25	0.5	0.04	2.38
and Including	174	187	13.35	0.77	15.86	1.98	1.29	0.14	0.12	3.43
With	174	176.6	2.9	3.16	21.62	5.84	4.72	0.44	0.48	11.03
And With	183	187	4	0.23	35.78	2.3	0.73	0.11	0.03	3.23
PN-24-079	177	197	20.05	0.88	23.2	2.36	3.3	0.53	0.14	4.29
including	187	197	10.25	1.28	33.1	3.7	4.63	0.34	0.2	6.26
and	205	206.7	1.9	2.73	43.2	1.15	0.42	0.07	0.04	3.41
and	217	220	3.25	0.14	8.6	0.4	0.04	0.01	0.01	0.52
PN-24-080	Isolated individual assay values
PN-24-081	348	353	4.85	0.65	6.7	0.32	2.1	0.76	0.06	1.84
including	349	350	1	2.84	27.8	1.04	8.77	3.11	0.06	7.15
and	358	359.2	0.95	0.05	7.4	1.15	0.22	0.01	0.13	1.35

 QAQC and Sampling

GeoVector Management Inc ("GeoVector") is the Consulting company retained to perform the actual drilling program, which includes core logging and sampling of the drill core.

All samples were submitted to and analyzed at Activation Laboratories Ltd ("Actlabs"), an independent commercial laboratory for both the sample preparation and assaying. Actlabs is a commercial laboratory independent of Power Nickel with no interest in the Project. Actlabs is an ISO 9001 and 17025 certified and accredited laboratories. Samples submitted through Actlabs are run through standard preparation methods and analysed using RX-1 (Dry, crush (< 7 kg) up to 80% passing 2 mm, riffle split (250 g) and pulverize (mild steel) to 95% passing 105 μm) preparation methods, and using 1F2 (ICP-OES) and 1C-OES - 4-Acid near total digestion + Gold-Platinum-Palladium analysis and 8-Peroxide ICP-OES, for regular and over detection limit analysis. Pegmatite samples are analyzed using UT7 - Li up to 5%, Rb up to 2% method. Actlabs also undertake their own internal coarse and pulp duplicate analysis to ensure proper sample preparation and equipment calibration.

GeoVector's QAQC program includes regular insertion of CRM standards, duplicates, and blanks into the sample stream with a stringent review of all results.

The results presented in the current Press Release are complete within the mineralized intervals, but results are still pending for the top portion of both holes reported. QAQC and data validation was performed on these portions of the holes where assays are fully integrated, and no material error were observed.

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FAQ

What are the latest drilling results from Power Nickel's (PNPNF) Lion Zone?

The latest results from Hole PN-24-095a showed 10.60% CuEq over 5.35 metres within a broader intersection of 3.61% CuEq over 19.40 metres.

How many drill rigs is Power Nickel (PNPNF) deploying at the Lion Zone in 2025?

Power Nickel is deploying three drill rigs, with the second drill already on site and a third drill planned to be added by mid-February 2025.

What were the results from Power Nickel's (PNPNF) western exploration holes?

Holes PN-24-082 to PN-24-085, drilled 100-200m west of known mineralization, returned only weakly geochemically anomalous Pt and Pd values up to 0.14g/t combined.

What is Power Nickel's (PNPNF) exploration strategy for the Lion Zone in 2025?

The company is using borehole EM surveys to identify conductive targets, expanding drilling capacity, and conducting extensive exploration along several kilometers of strike on the mineralized structures.