Interview with Mark Selby, CEO of Canada Nickel
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Recording date: 14th January 2024
Canada Nickel has secured three high-profile corporate backers to help accelerate development of its wholly-owned Crawford nickel-cobalt sulfide project. Located in Timmins, Ontario, the asset has the potential to become one of the world's largest nickel sulfide mining operations.
Given Crawford’s relative proximity to the US border, Canada Nickel believes it can help establish a new nickel supply hub to feed surging demand from electric vehicle battery factories across North America.
Crawford’s world-class credentials have now earned validation through major investments from Korean battery materials manufacturer Samsung, diversified global mining giant Anglo American, and Canadian senior gold producer Agnico Eagle.
Samsung’s strategic investment provides strong customer endorsement. Its participation highlights automakers’ desires for regional nickel production centers close to manufacturing hubs, reducing supply chain complexity.
Meanwhile, Anglo American and Agnico Eagle underscore mining majors’ increasing appetite for top-tier nickel assets to capitalize on the global energy transition. Their backing signals confidence in Canada Nickel’s geological hypotheses around the potential to prove up an entire nickel district.
The recently secured funding puts Canada Nickel in a strong position to fast-track permitting, exploration, and project development. The company anticipates having full financing in place for Crawford before year-end 2024, facilitated by its new corporate allies.
Construction would commence promptly upon receipt of final permits in 2025. This could ultimately make Canada Nickel the leading North American pure-play nickel producer just as regional demand begins accelerating dramatically.
Exploration results across its prospective district continue gaining momentum. Ongoing drilling campaigns aim to unlock what CEO Mark Selby has labeled a “pipeline of significant nickel deposits.”
Success could ultimately support a district-level production hub underpinning 200,000-300,000 tonnes of annual nickel output.
For investors, Canada Nickel provides differentiated leverage to the heart of the energy transition story - meeting fast-growing nickel demand in geo-politically stable jurisdictions. The potential world-scale Crawford anchor and broader district upside make the opportunity particularly compelling.
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