corporate presentation january 2015 short version final
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Forward Looking Statements:
Some of the statements contained herein may be forward-lookingstatements which involve known and unknown risks anduncertainties. Without limitation, statements regarding potentialmineralization and resources, exploration results, and future plansand objectives of the Company are forward-looking statements thatinvolve various risks. The following are important factors thatcould cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially fromthose expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements:changes in the world wide price of mineral commodities, generalmarket conditions, risks inherent in mineral exploration, risksassociated with development, construction and mining operations,the uncertainty of future profitability and the uncertainty of accessto additional capital. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate as actual results andfuture events may differ materially from those anticipated in suchstatements. North American Nickel undertakes no obligation toupdate such forward-looking statements if circumstances ormanagement’s estimates or opinions should change. The reader iscautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-lookingstatements.
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COMPANY OVERVIEW
Exploring for nickel-copper sulphides in Greenland and Canada
Company listed on the TSX-V in May 2011
Corporate head office in Vancouver, Canada
Flagship Maniitsoq project in SW Greenland with district scale land position
and significant greenfields Ni-Cu drill intersections
Experienced management, board and advisors with technical and operational
nickel expertise
Well financed with strong cornerstone investor
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CAPITAL STRUCTURE
CAPITAL STRUCTURE (As at Jan. 2014)
Issued & Outstanding: 169,964,679
Warrants: ($0.21 - $1.00) 25,137,027
Options: 12,603,000
Fully Diluted: 207,704,706
52 Week High/Low $0.65/$0.195
Current Price $0.23
Market Cap $39 million
Cash $6.3 million
SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDERS
Sentient Group 41.2%
VMS Ventures 22%
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MANAGEMENT & TECHNICAL TEAM
Keith Morrison, P. Geo.Chief Executive Office• Over 30 years experience in the resources sector with a background in
strategy, finance, exploration, technology, global operations, capital markets
and corporate development.
Mark Fedikow, PhD, P. Geo.President
• 35 years of industry and government experience
• Former Chief Geologist, Mineral Deposits Section
(Manitoba Geological Survey)
Neil Richardson, P. Geo.Chief Operating Officer
• Over 26 years in mineral exploration and mining operations
( Hudbay, Murgor)
• Extensive experience in Resource-Reserve estimations
Cheryl Messier, CGAChief Financial Officer• Over 15 years in finance with last 7 years as CFO/controller
Patricia Tirschmann, MSc, P. Geo.Principal Nickel Geologist
• 26 years specializing in Ni-Cu sulphide exploration
• Senior Geologist with Falconbridge Limited and former VP Exploration
Continental Nickel Limited
Jim Sparling, P. Geo., MBAProject Manager
• Over 25 years exploring for base metals and gold
• member of Hudbay team with four economic discoveries
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
John Sabine, Non-executive Chairman
• Senior Counsel to Bennett Jones LLP with over 40 years of legal expertise
in mining, corporate reorganizations, securities, financings and mergers and
acquisitions
Keith Morrison
Douglas Ford• 27 years working in public markets incl. CFO; experience in corporate
finance, financial reporting, compliance, public and media relations
Mark Fedikow
Gilbert Clark• Geologist with over 13 years industry experience incl. mining and
international resource developments
• Investment Advisor with Sentient Group
Jim Clucas• Former CFO of Inco’s Canadian Operations
• Founder of International Nickel Ventures Inc.
Edward Ford• Chartered accountant and specialist in venture capital and
bridge financing
• 40 years experience in financial development plans
John Roozendaal• Founding director, President and interim CEO of VMS Ventures
• 20 years of mineral exploration experience
ADVISORY BOARD
Mr. Alex Balogh Former Chairman and CEO of Falconbridge Limited
Mr. Ole Christiansen CEO of Nuna Minerals A/S, 25 years experience in mineral exploration in Greenland
Dr. James Patterson Former VP Exploration of FNX Mining Company Inc.
Dr. Tony Naldrett Internationally recognized expert in field of nickel sulphide deposits
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Maniitsoq Project History and
Corporate Financing
Apr-Sept 2014
Field Program 3
incl. surface gravity
surveys & 8,773m drilling
Sept-Oct 2011
SkyTEM survey
flown June-Sept 2012
Field Program 1
incl. VTEM survey &
1,550m drilling
May 2011
NAN listed
on TSXV;
Raises $3.2M
Aug 2011
Maniitsoq
Expl. License
Acquired
May 2012
$3.4M private
placement
June 2013
$7.05M private
placement
June-Sept 2013
Field Program 2
incl. VTEM survey &
4,266m drilling
May 2014
$9.38M private
placement
2011 2012 2013 2014
123.9m @ 0.81% Ni & 0.21% Cu
18.6m @ 4.31% Ni & 0.62% Cu
16.35m @ 2.51% Ni & 0.77% Cu
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LOCATION
Located on the southwest coast of Greenland, whichis pack ice free year-round.
Mild climate allows for year round mining & shippingof concentrate.
Modern, well serviced container ports and Europeanstandard logistical support and coastal re-supplyservices.
Greenland is a democratic, pro-mining country with atransparent regulatory system, competitive miningtax regime and no land claims issues.
Maniitsoq harbour looking east towards the Maniitsoq project on the mainland
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OVERVIEW
District scale property covering 2,954 sq km in SW
Greenland. 100% Owned.
Property covers 75km x 15km Greenland Norite Belt
(GNB) hosting numerous mineralized intrusions
Imiak Hill Complex (IHC) comprises three norite
bodies within a 2km radius hosting high grade Ni-Cu
sulphides (locally > 7% Ni):
Imiak Hill
Spotty Hill
Mikissoq
Significant new Ni-Cu sulphide intersections at
regional targets
Over 200 conductive targets identified through
helicopter EM (VTEM) geophysical surveys
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GEOLOGY
Nickeliferous Mafic-Ultramafic Intrusions
Concentrated in a 75 x 15km curvilinear belt known asthe Greenland Norite Belt
Norites, leuco-norites, pyroxenites & peridotites with surface gossans
Range in size from small dykes and plugs to elongatedbodies covering up to 8 km2
Hybridized margins and xenoliths of partially resorbed country rock are common
Age dates of ~ 3.0 Ga
Country Rocks
Mesoarchean gneisses of the North Atlantic Craton
Mainly trondhjemitic-tonalitic-granodioritic (TTG) and granitic gneisses
Amphibolite and meta-sedimentary supracrustal rocks
Strongly deformed & metamorphosed
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EXPLORATION HISTORY (GNB)
1959 – 1973: Kryolitselskabet Øresund (KØ)
Systematic prospecting from the air, shallow-looking surface
geophysics (< 50m) and shallow diamond drilling (average
hole length <55 m)
Surface nickel occurrences and nickel intersections in
drilling:
• Fossilik II: 12.89m @ 2.24% Ni & 0.63% Cu
• Imiak Hill: 9.85m @ 2.67% Ni & 0.60% Cu
• Quagssuk: 4.95m @ 1.97% Ni & 0.43% Cu
no airborne geophysics, modern ground EM surveys or
borehole EM
1995: GEUS
Commissioned Geoterrex to fly fixed wing GeoTEM survey
1995 – 1996: Cominco
ground follow-up of airborne EM picks
limited ground geophysics
1996 – 1998: Platinova and Monopros
Diamond exploration
1999 – 2000: Falconbridge Limited
Prospecting & re-analysis of historical
drill core to confirm high grade assays and
establish nickel tenors
Limited ground geophysics
No drilling by either Cominco or Falconbridge
= Selected Ni-Cu occurrence= Ni-Cu occurrence
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New TechnologyHelicopter-borne TDEM
Borehole TDEM
Surface Gravity
The Past
Prospecting, fixed wing airborne EM and shallow surface geophysical surveys
Successful at locating outcropping mineralization but airborne EM surveys hampered by rugged terrain
Historical drilling was shallow and did not include borehole EM
The Present
Helicopter-borne EM surveys mantle the terrain and can detect conductors not seen by historical airborne EM surveys > 200 EM anomalies
Surface gravity surveys potentially outline mafic-ultramafic intrusions in the sub-surface
Borehole EM increases “search radius” of drill holes and helps target follow-up drilling
~ 25% of property covered by Helicopter EM
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IHC SULPHIDE MINERALIZATION
Sulphides range from disseminated to net-textured to semi-massive & massive
Evidence of remobilization of SMS and MS (breccias, veins, stringers)
Consists of pyrrhotite (Po), pentlandite (Pn), chalcopyrite (Cp) and pyrite
Often coarse-grained, possibly recrystallized
Nickel primarily in pentlandite (95-96%)
MQ-14-037, Imiak Hill11.03 m @ 3.07% Ni, 0.53% Cu, 0.08% Co
Incl. 3.25 m @ 6.48% Ni, 0.29% Cu, 0.17% Co
Po
Cp
Pn
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Nickel Deportment - QEMSCAN
Mass (
% N
i)
Legend
Sample
Elemental Deportment (Mass % Ni)
Pentlandite is the main nickel-
bearing mineral and contains 95.5
to 96.3% of all the nickel in the
samples.
Total potentially floatable
pentlandite ranges from 96.3 to
97.6%.
Pyrrhotite hosts 2.71 to 4.03% of
the nickel.
Silicates host < 1% of the nickel.
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2014 Drilling Program 8,773m in 39 HOLES
Imiak Hill Complex 5,048m in 17 holes
Imiak Hill
New high grade Zone 10 intersections
MQ-14-037: 11.03m @ 3.07% Ni & 0.53% Cu incl. 7.04% Ni & 0.25% Cu over 0.63m
MQ-14-072: 16.35m @ 2.51% Ni & 0.77% Cu
Disruption of down plunge extent of zones 10 and 30 by mylonite unit
Mikissoq
Mineralization open down plunge to northeast
MQ-14-073: 61.35m @ 0.63% Ni & 0.18% Cu incl. 6.56m @ 1.59% Ni & 0.22% Cu
Spotty Hill
Mineralization consists of wide zones of disseminated sulphides with internal zones of highly conductive
semi-massive sulphides:
MQ-14-062: 66.00m @ 0.61% Ni & 0.16% Cu & 0.22 g/t TPM incl. 8.55m @ 2.98% Ni & 0.59%
Cu & 0.86 g/t TPM
MQ-14-065: 73.49m @ 0.59% Ni & 0.16% Cu & 0.22 g/t TPM incl. 10.60m @ 1.69% Ni & 0.34%
Cu & 0.50 g/t TPM
Mineralization open down plunge to southeast
AA′
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IMIAK HILL COMPLEX (IHC) 201417 drill holes: 5,048 m
MQ-14-073:
61.35 m @ 0.63% Ni, 0.18% Cu, 0.02% Co
Incl. 6.56 m @ 1.59% Ni, 0.22% Cu, 0.04% Co
MQ-14-062:
66.00 m @ 0.61% Ni, 0.16% Cu, 0.02% Co, 0.22 g/t TPM
Incl. 8.55 m @ 2.98% Ni, 0.59% Cu, 0.10% Co, 0.86 g/t TPM
MQ-14-065:
73.49 m @ 0.59% Ni, 0.16% Cu, 0.02% Co, 0.22 g/t TPM
Incl. 10.60 m @ 1.69% Ni, 0.34% Cu, 0.05% Co, 0.50 g/t TPM
1.75 m @ 3.01% Ni, 2.80% Cu, 0.11% Co
11.03 m @ 3.07% Ni, 0.53% Cu, 0.08% Co
Incl. 3.25 m @ 6.48% Ni, 0.29% Cu, 0.17% Co
MQ-14-072 (Zone 30):
16.35 m @ 2.51% Ni, 0.77% Cu, 0.08% Co
Incl. 6.35 m @ 3.14% Ni, 1.05% Cu, 0.10% Co
MQ-14-072 (Zone 10)
MQ-14-037 (Zone 10):
CAMP
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2014 REGIONAL DRILLING HIGHLIGHTS:
20.10m @ 0.63% Ni, 0.20% Cu, 0.18 g/t TPM
MQ-14-070 (P-030):
3 high conductance off-hole
EM anomalies
1.35m @ 0.60% Ni, 0.09% Cu
MQ-14-072 (P-053):
11.00m @ 1.31% Ni, 0.15% Cu
Incl. 5.85m @ 2.07% Ni, 0.12% Cu
MQ-14-066 (P-013):
5.58m @ 1.72% Ni, 0.26% Cu
MQ-14-054 (P-058, Fossilik):
23.20m @ 0.36% Ni, 0.17% Cu, 0.15g/t TPM
Incl. 0.50m @ 3.31% Ni, 0.61% Cu, 0.27g/t TPM
MQ-14-041 (P-149, Pingo):
IMIAK HILL
COMPLEX New intersections of
mineralized norite at eight
widespread regional locations
Disseminated to semi-massive
sulphides (Po-Pn-Cp-Py)
Nickel tenors up to ~ 12%
P-053 closest to coast and
NAN camp
22 drill holes, 3,725m
P-136
P-004
P-146
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REGIONAL ASSAY HIGHLIGHTS
NORTH
MQ-14-041:0.36% Ni, 0.17% Cu & 0.15 g/t TPM over 23.2m incl.
3.31% Ni, 0.61% Cu & 0.27 TPM over 0.5m (P-149 “Pingo”)
CENTRAL
MQ-14-054: 1.72% Ni & 0.26% Cu over 5.58m (P-058)
MQ-14-051: 0.94% Ni, 0.17% Cu & 0.99 g/t TPM over 4.31m (P-004)
MQ-14-066: 1.31% Ni & 0.15% Cu over 11.00m (P-013)
SOUTH
MQ-14-070: 0.63% Ni, 0.20% Cu & 0.18 g/t TPM over 20.10m (P-030 “Nunanguit”)
MQ-14-071: 0.60% Ni, 0.09% Cu over 1.35m incl. 0.85% Ni, 1.80% Cu over 0.24m (P-053)
3 high conductance off-hole fluxgate EM anomalies correlated with mineralized norite
at P-053, high priority drill target
Follow-up drilling and continued testing of regional targets planned for 2015
5.6% Ni
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P-058
High grade massive sulphide veins
(avg.) 5.58m @ 1.72% Ni & 0.26% Cu
MQ-14-054
6.18% Ni, 0.56% Cu
5.23% Ni
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P-013
MQ-14-066
5.85m @ 2.07%Ni & 0.12% Cu
MQ-14-068
15.85m @ 0.87% Ni & 0.27% Cu
Incl. 3.40m @ 2.07% Ni & 0.34% Cu
MQ-14-071
44,607S
10,206S
8,902S
194m
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P-053Borehole EM Survey Results
150ms fluxgate survey
3 high conductance
BHEM anomalies
Correlated with
mineralized norite
intersected in hole
MQ-14-071
0.24m @ 0.85% Ni & 1.80% Cu
Cpy-rich
Looking North
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Deposit Model?
Similarities to major nickel deposits but unique
Geol.
Attributes
Maniitsoq Observations Nickel Deposits
With Similar
Attributes
Age Archean: ~ 3.0 Ga U-Pb zircon ages for five norite intrusions WA deposits ~ 3.0 – 2.9 Ga
Tectonic Setting Large mantle-derived mafic-UM
magmatic event at deep level in
TTG-Amphibolite crustal terrane
75 x 15km Norite belt, kimberlites &
breccia dykes; Amphibolite to granulite
facies metamorphism and mylonites
?
Magmatic
“Architecture”
Irregularly shaped to locally
linear, deformed intrusions
hosted in gneisses
Potential conduit systems? Thompson, Voisey’s Bay
Chaotic assemblages
& Assimilation
Yes Wispy, resorbed inclusions and
hybridized zones
Sudbury, Voisey’s Bay, Noril’sk
Sulphides Magmatic & remobilized,
possibly recrystallized;
Po-Cpy-Pn±Py
Range of sulphide textures incl. veins,
stringers and breccias; Coarse grained;
IHC sulphides zones occur in steeply
plunging shoots
Thompson, Western Australia
Ni deposits, Pechenga
Rock Types & MgO% Imiak Norite: 5.7 – 9.6%
Spotty Pyroxenite: ~ 22%
Opx > Cpx, locally replaced by Hbl Kabanga, Sudbury, Aguablanca
Nickel Tenors
(in 100% sulphides)
4 – 12% Median: 8.4 (<10% sulphides)
7.1 (>10% sulphides)
Thompson, Jinchuan
Ni:Cu ratios 1 – 10% Median: 3.1 (< 10% sulphides)
7.4 (> 10% sulphides)
Raglan
Ni:Co ratios 17 – 37% Median: 27 (<10% sulphides)
31 (>10% sulphides)
Sudbury
NOTE: Ni tenors, Ni:Cu and Ni:Co ratios summarized from 2012-2013 data
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Why Own North American Nickel?
The Right Commodity
Nickel prices expected to move up in response to future depletion of stockpiles following Indonesian ban on export of raw nickel ore and on continued demand for nickel out of China.
The Right Place
Greenland is a democratic, first world, pro-mining political jurisdiction with a transparent regulatory system, a competitive mining tax regime and no land claim issues.
European standard logistical support services readily available.
Southwest Greenland is warmed by the Gulf Stream current and the ocean is navigable year-round.
The Right Geology Maniitsoq’s geology is exemplary for hosting a district scale nickel camp:
75km x 15 km Greenland Norite Belt represents a large scale mafic-ultramafic magmatic event hosting numerous Ni-Cu±Co±PGE sulphide occurrences.
Drill intersections with demonstrable grade and width.
Sulphide mineralization has consistently high nickel tenor.
Mineralogical test work indicates potential for good Ni recovery using conventional techniques.
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Why Own North American Nickel?
The Right Technology Application of new technology has lead to better detection and targeting:
Better detection of geophysical anomalies with helicopter-borne, time domain electromagnetic
(TEM) surveys compared to previous fixed wing airborne surveys.
Surface gravity helping to outline the sub-surface extents of prospective mafic-ultramafic
intrusions.
Modern surface and borehole EM surveys expanding and refining the search area in the sub-surface.
The Right People Experienced management and technical team with over 125 collective years of exploration and mining
experience including direct nickel sulphide experience and a track record of discovery.
Board is well versed in operation of public companies and project financing.
Advisors have nickel sulphide expertise and long standing experience operating in Greenland.
Company has strong, strategic investors.
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Contact Info: North American Nickel Inc.
500 – 200 W. Esplanade
North Vancouver, BC, Canada V7M 1A4
Phone: +1 604-986-202
Fax: +1 604-986-2021
Toll Free: 1-866-816-0118