Mr. Stephen Balch reports

HOMELAND NICKEL AND PATRIOT NICKEL APPOINT SLR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION FOR PERMITTING SUPPORT AT CLEOPATRA AND RED FLAT PROPERTIES

Homeland Nickel Inc. has appointed SLR International Corp. for exploration permitting support on the Cleopatra and Red Flat nickel laterite properties, located in Southern Oregon.

The SLR team brings extensive experience supporting mineral exploration permitting and NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) compliance efforts on federal lands, including projects requiring co-ordination with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and United States Forest Service (USFS). SLR has supported mining and exploration projects involving complex federal land management and permitting considerations, including withdrawn lands, overlapping agency jurisdictions, and evolving exploration and development strategies.

Commenting on the SLR engagement, Homeland president and chief executive officer Steve Balch explained: "SLR will oversee modifications to our already submitted plan of operations for both Cleopatra and Red Flat, and will support engagement with the FAST-41 permitting council. SLR will also assist in our permitting for 2027 in which we will increase our exploration to a 300-by-300-foot grid and to a vertical depth exceeding 50 feet. We have a plan to define our existing resources and convert them into reserves as part of a bankable feasibility study. SLR has extensive experience in permitting in multiple states including Oregon."

About Patriot Nickel Corp.

Patriot Nickel is a United States corporation formed to develop and produce nickel from U.S. deposits through an agreement with Homeland Nickel. Patriot's mission is to become the leading U.S.-mined and U.S.-refined source of nickel, delivering critical mineral security for America's advanced batteries, aerospace and clean energy future.

About Homeland Nickel Inc.

Homeland Nickel is a Canadian-based mineral exploration company focused on critical metal resources with nine nickel projects in Oregon, United States, including two with historical resources. The Cleopatra property alone contains a historical resource of approximately 40 Mt (million tonnes) of laterite grading 0.9 per cent nickel making it the largest historical undeveloped nickel resource in the continental United States. Homeland Nickel's common shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol SHL.

Qualified person

Stephen J. Balch, PGeo (Ontario), the company's president and chief executive officer, and a qualified person under National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the technical content of this news release.

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