Mr. Tony Guo reports

NICKEL NORTH PREPARES 2026 EXPLORATION PROGRAM TO THE HAWK RIDGE CU-NI-PGE SULFIDE PROJECT

Nickel North Exploration Corp. has prepared its 2026 summer exploration program for the company's 100-per-cent-owned Hawk Ridge Cu-Ni-PGE (copper, nickel and platinum group element) sulphide project in Northern Quebec. The company owns total 411 mineral claims covering the area of 179.67 kilometres for the Hawk Ridge project. All the claims are within or close the major mineralization zones areas.

Nickel North will focus on the following programs in 2026 exploration campaign:

1. Soil and rock sampling in two new areas between the Falco 7 and Hope Advance north zones and Gamma zone south to define the new anomalies;
2. Seismic frequency resonance technology (SFRT) survey at the area between the Hope Advance main and Advance north zone and Gamma zone to test the structure depth and mineralization scale;
3. Historical drilling core relogging and resampling to verify the historical assay data and collecting samples for the metallurgical study.

"Our previous mapping, sampling and drilling efforts in the major mineralization zones of the Hawk Ridge Cu-Ni-PGE project have discovered many high-grade massive sulphide mineralization 'potato' and several new drill-ready targets, including Falco 7 northwest zone, Hope advance north zone, Gamma zone and Pio zone," commented Tony Guo, president and chief executive officer of Nickel North Exploration. We are now preparing the further soil and rock sampling in the new areas, historical drilling core relogging and sampling, and SFRT survey in 2026, and planning for next year's drilling program on the Hawk Ridge project."

Qualified person

The technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by John Guo, PGeo, an independent consulting geologist in Quebec, Canada, who is a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.

About Nickel North Exploration Corp.

Nickel North Exploration is a Canada-based exploration company focused on defining a Cu-Ni-Co-PGE mineral resource at its Hawk Ridge project in Northern Quebec. The board of directors, adviser committee and management team are experienced, successful mine finders. The property consists of a 50-kilometre-long belt of strong magmatic Cu-Ni-Co-PGE (copper, nickel, cobalt and PGE) occurrences covering 179.67 square kilometres. The project is located near tidewater. Quebec is a mining-friendly jurisdiction. Nickel North Exploration is a conscientious corporate citizen maintaining good relations with local Inuit communities and is committed to sustainable development.

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