# First Atlantic Nickel & Cobalt Corp. ## Pages - [News](https://fanickel.com/news) - [Home](https://fanickel.com/home) ## News - [FIRST ATLANTIC NICKEL & COBALT EXPANDS ALLOY MAX ZONE 445 METERS SOUTH OF THE DISCOVERY HOLE: XL-26-16, THE DEEPEST HOLE TO DATE AT PIPESTONE XL, INTERSECTS LARGE-GRAIN VISIBLE AWARUITE (Ni-Fe-Co ALLOY) OVER ITS ENTIRE 525-METER LENGTH, ENDING IN OPEN MINERALIZATION AT DEPTH](https://fanickel.com/20260716-first-atlantic-nickel-cobalt-expands-alloy-max-zone-445-meters-south-of-the-discovery-hole-xl-26-16-the-deepest-hole-to-date-at-pipestone-xl-intersects-large-grain-visible-awaruite-ni-fe-co-alloy-over-its-entire-525-meter-length-ending-in-open-mi) — 2026-07-16 - [FIRST ATLANTIC NICKEL & COBALT ADDED TO NASDAQ SPROTT NICKEL MINERS™ INDEX, TRACKED BY THE SPROTT NICKEL MINERS ETF (NASDAQ: NIKL)](https://fanickel.com/20260714-first-atlantic-nickel-cobalt-added-to-nasdaq-sprott-nickel-miners-index-tracked-by-the-sprott-nickel-miners-etf-nasdaq-nikl) — 2026-07-14 - [FIRST ATLANTIC NICKEL & COBALT WELCOMES FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF CRITICAL MINERALS AND METALS AT THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, GARY STANLEY, AS SENIOR STRATEGIC ADVISOR](https://fanickel.com/20260630-first-atlantic-nickel-cobalt-welcomes-former-director-of-the-office-of-critical-minerals-and-metals-at-the-united-states-department-of-commerce-gary-stanley-as-senior-strategic-advisor) — 2026-06-30 - [FIRST ATLANTIC NICKEL & COBALT PRODUCES HIGH GRADE ALLOY CONCENTRATE UP TO 71.9% NICKEL AND 1.76% COBALT FROM ITS PIPESTONE XL NICKEL-COBALT ALLOY PROJECT, USING ITS FIRST-EVER ONSHORE MAX™ (MAGNETIC ALLOY EXTRACTION) RECOVERY & CONCENTRATION PROCESS, UNVEILED AT THE FASTMARKETS LITHIUM SUPPLY & BATTERY RAW MATERIALS CONFERENCE, LAS VEGAS, USA](https://fanickel.com/20260624-first-atlantic-nickel-cobalt-produces-high-grade-alloy-concentrate-up-to-71-9-nickel-and-1-76-cobalt-from-its-pipestone-xl-nickel-cobalt-alloy-project-using-its-first-ever-onshore-max-magnetic-alloy-extraction-recovery-concentration-process-unvei) — 2026-06-24 - [FIRST ATLANTIC NICKEL & COBALT HIGHLIGHTS G7 LEADERS' DECLARATION ON CRITICAL MINERALS: G7 NAMES NICKEL ONE OF ONLY TWO PILOT MINERALS FOR A NEW ALLIED TRACEABILITY FRAMEWORK, MOVES TO MOBILIZE EQUITY INVESTMENT AND OFFTAKE, AND ESTABLISHES A CRITICAL MINERALS RESILIENCE AND PRODUCTION ALLIANCE](https://fanickel.com/20260619-first-atlantic-nickel-cobalt-highlights-g7-leaders-declaration-on-critical-minerals-g7-names-nickel-one-of-only-two-pilot-minerals-for-a-new-allied-traceability-framework-moves-to-mobilize-equity-investment-and-offtake-and-establishes-a-critical-) — 2026-06-19 - [FIRST ATLANTIC NICKEL DRILLS SECOND LARGE-SCALE AWARUITE (NI-FE-CO ALLOY) DISCOVERY AT ALLOY MAX NORTH, PIPESTONE XL PROJECT, 5.2 KM NORTH OF RPM ZONE - VISIBLE AWARUITE OVER 414-METER DRILL HOLE ENDING IN OPEN MINERALIZATION](https://fanickel.com/20260615-first-atlantic-nickel-drills-second-large-scale-awaruite-ni-fe-co-alloy-discovery-at-alloy-max-north-pipestone-xl-project-5-2-km-north-of-rpm-zone-visible-awaruite-over-414-meter-drill-hole-ending-in-open-mineralization) — 2026-06-15 - [FIRST ATLANTIC HIGHLIGHTS U.S. DOMINANCE ACT PASSED BY HOUSE: NEW CRITICAL MINERALS BILL AUTHORIZES EQUITY INVESTMENT, CO-FINANCING, AND U.S.-PRIORITY OFFTAKE FOR ALLIED PROJECTS AND DEFINES "PROCESSED" AS "A METAL, METAL POWDER, OR A MASTER ALLOY" - AWARUITE IS A NATURAL NICKEL-IRON-COBALT ALLOY ALREADY IN THE FORM THE ACT DEFINES AS "PROCESSED"](https://fanickel.com/20260611-first-atlantic-highlights-u-s-dominance-act-passed-by-house-new-critical-minerals-bill-authorizes-equity-investment-co-financing-and-u-s-priority-offtake-for-allied-projects-and-defines-processed-as-a-metal-metal-powder-or-a-master-alloy-awaruite) — 2026-06-11 - [FIRST ATLANTIC NICKEL & COBALT RELEASES WHITE PAPER, "ONSHORING THE NICKEL-COBALT SUPPLY CHAIN. WITHOUT A SMELTER," AT CRITICAL MINERALS FOR DEFENCE 2026 IN TORONTO](https://fanickel.com/20260609-first-atlantic-nickel-cobalt-releases-white-paper-onshoring-the-nickel-cobalt-supply-chain-without-a-smelter-at-critical-minerals-for-defence-2026-in-toronto) — 2026-06-09 - [Vema Hydrogen and First Atlantic Nickel & Cobalt Sign LOI to Develop Engineered Mineral Hydrogen at Pipestone XL Awaruite Project in Newfoundland](https://fanickel.com/20260608-vema-hydrogen-and-first-atlantic-nickel-cobalt-sign-loi-to-develop-engineered-mineral-hydrogen-at-pipestone-xl-awaruite-project-in-newfoundland) — 2026-06-08 - [FIRST ATLANTIC NICKEL & COBALT TO SHOWCASE AWARUITE NICKEL-COBALT ALLOY (Ni-Fe-Co) AS AN OFFICIAL EXHIBITOR AT CRITICAL MINERALS FOR DEFENCE 2026 IN TORONTO - A SOLUTION TO ONSHORING NORTH AMERICAN CRITICAL MINERALS BY BYPASSING MIDSTREAM SMELTING CONSTRAINTS](https://fanickel.com/20260605-first-atlantic-nickel-cobalt-to-showcase-awaruite-nickel-cobalt-alloy-ni-fe-co-as-an-official-exhibitor-at-critical-minerals-for-defence-2026-in-toronto-a-solution-to-onshoring-north-american-critical-minerals-by-bypassing-midstream-smelting-cons) — 2026-06-05 - [FIRST ATLANTIC NICKEL RECEIVES SUPPLEMENTAL EXPLORATION PERMIT AUTHORIZING DRILLING AND IN-GROUND WELLBORE INJECTION TO ADVANCE STIMULATED GEOLOGIC HYDROGEN INITIATIVE AT THE PIPESTONE XL NICKEL-COBALT ALLOY AWARUITE PROJECT IN NEWFOUNDLAND](https://fanickel.com/20260528-first-atlantic-nickel-receives-supplemental-exploration-permit-authorizing-drilling-and-in-ground-wellbore-injection-to-advance-stimulated-geologic-hydrogen-initiative-at-the-pipestone-xl-nickel-cobalt-alloy-awaruite-project-in-newfoundland) — 2026-05-28 - [FIRST ATLANTIC NICKEL & COBALT REPORTS ELECTRON MICROPROBE ANALYSIS RETURNING 77.62% NICKEL AND 1.69% COBALT IN AWARUITE AT THE RPM ZONE, PIPESTONE XL PROJECT: A RARE, NATURALLY MAGNETIC (NI-FE-CO) HIGH-GRADE ALLOY MINERALOGICALLY CAPABLE OF BYPASSING MIDSTREAM SMELTING CONSTRAINTS IN NORTH AMERICA](https://fanickel.com/20260521-first-atlantic-nickel-cobalt-reports-electron-microprobe-analysis-returning-77-62-nickel-and-1-69-cobalt-in-awaruite-at-the-rpm-zone-pipestone-xl-project-a-rare-naturally-magnetic-ni-fe-co-high-grade-alloy-mineralogically-capable-of-bypassing-mid) — 2026-05-21 - [FIRST ATLANTIC NICKEL & COBALT WELCOMES DR. DOUGLAS WICKS, FORMER PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S ARPA-E (ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY-ENERGY) MINER PROGRAM AND GEOLOGIC HYDROGEN PORTFOLIO, AS STRATEGIC ADVISOR](https://fanickel.com/20260429-first-atlantic-nickel--cobalt-welcomes-dr--douglas-wicks-former-program-director-for-the-u-s--department-of-energys-arpa-e-advanced-research-projects-agency-energy-miner-program-and-geologic-hydrogen-portfolio-as-strategic-advisor) — 2026-04-29 - [FIRST ATLANTIC NICKEL ANNOUNCES NAME CHANGE TO FIRST ATLANTIC NICKEL & COBALT AHEAD OF THE WASHINGTON DC SAFE SUMMIT, REINFORCING THE NATURAL COBALT CONTENT OF AWARUITE - A RARE, NATURALLY MAGNETIC (Ni-Fe-Co) ALLOY THAT IS SULFUR-FREE AND CAN BYPASS MIDSTREAM SMELTING CONSTRAINTS IN NORTH AMERICA](https://fanickel.com/20260427-first-atlantic-nickel-announces-name-change-to-first-atlantic-nickel--cobalt-ahead-of-the-washington-dc-safe-summit-reinforcing-the-natural-cobalt-content-of-awaruite---a-rare-naturally-magnetic-ni-fe-co-alloy-that-is-sulfur-free-and-can-bypass-m) — 2026-04-27 - [FIRST ATLANTIC NICKEL CLOSES $16 MILLION TWO-STAGE EARN-IN AGREEMENT WITH CORE CRITICAL METALS CORP. ON LUCKY MIKE COPPER-SILVER-TUNGSTEN PROJECT - RETAINS 20% CARRIED INTEREST TO FEASIBILITY AND RIGHTS TO MINING ROYALTY](https://fanickel.com/20260415-first-atlantic-nickel-closes-16-million-two-stage-earn-in-agreement-with-core-critical-metals-corp--on-lucky-mike-copper-silver-tungsten-project---retains-20-carried-interest-to-feasibility-and-rights-to-mining-royalty) — 2026-04-15 - [FIRST ATLANTIC NICKEL COMMENCES DRILLING AT NEW ALLOY MAX ZONE DISCOVERY, 7 KM NORTH OF RPM ZONE, AT THE PIPESTONE XL NICKEL-COBALT ALLOY PROJECT](https://fanickel.com/20260408-first-atlantic-nickel-commences-drilling-at-new-alloy-max-zone-discovery-7-km-north-of-rpm-zone-at-the-pipestone-xl-nickel-cobalt-alloy-project) — 2026-04-08 - [FIRST ATLANTIC NICKEL ANNOUNCES ACCEPTANCE INTO DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE CONSORTIUM (DIBC) - PIPESTONE XL SMELTER-FREE NICKEL-COBALT ALLOY PROJECT ADDRESSES MIDSTREAM SMELTING BOTTLENECK IN U.S. DEFENSE SUPPLY CHAIN](https://fanickel.com/20260331-first-atlantic-nickel-announces-acceptance-into-defense-industrial-base-consortium-dibc---pipestone-xl-smelter-free-nickel-cobalt-alloy-project-addresses-midstream-smelting-bottleneck-in-u-s--defense-supply-chain) — 2026-03-31 - [FIRST ATLANTIC NICKEL ANNOUNCES NEW ALLOY MAX ZONE DISCOVERY - A SECOND LARGE-SCALE AWARUITE (Ni₃Fe) TARGET AREA EXTENDING 7 KM NORTH FROM THE RPM ZONE AT THE PIPESTONE XL NICKEL-COBALT ALLOY PROJECT](https://fanickel.com/20260318-first-atlantic-nickel-announces-new-alloy-max-zone-discovery---a-second-large-scale-awaruite-nife-target-area-extending-7-km-north-from-the-rpm-zone-at-the-pipestone-xl-nickel-cobalt-alloy-project) — 2026-03-18 - [FIRST ATLANTIC CLOSES NO-WARRANT NON-BROKERED PRIVATE PLACEMENT FINANCING TO ADVANCE PIPESTONE XL ATLANTIC CANADA NICKEL-COBALT ALLOY (AWARUITE) PROJECT](https://fanickel.com/20260311-first-atlantic-closes-no-warrant-non-brokered-private-placement-financing-to-advance-pipestone-xl-atlantic-canada-nickel-cobalt-alloy-awaruite-project) — 2026-03-11 - [First Atlantic Nickel Closes Second and Final Tranche of Life Offering for Total Gross Proceeds of $3.9 Million; Strategic Investor Exercises Top-Up Right to Maintain 9.9% Ownership](https://fanickel.com/20260306-first-atlantic-nickel-closes-second-and-final-tranche-of-life-offering-for-total-gross-proceeds-of-3-9-million-strategic-investor-exercises-top-up-right-to-maintain-9-9-ownership) — 2026-03-06 ## Sitemap - https://fanickel.com/sitemap.xml