Power Nickel (TSXV:PNPN) Charges Up Massive Nickel-Copper-PGM Discovery with 2025 Drilling Plan
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Interview with Terry Lynch, CEO of Power Nickel

Our previous interview: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/posts/power-nickel-tsxvpnpn-unearthing-a-high-grade-polymetallic-gem-in-quebecs-james-bay-region-5925

Recording date: 19th December 2024

Power Nickel (TSXV:PNPN) has electrified the market with a major new nickel-copper-PGM discovery at its NISK project in Quebec. The company was originally exploring NISK for its high-grade nickel potential, but a wild step-out hole 5.5 km away hit a massive sulfide zone grading 1.5% copper and nearly 1 oz/ton platinum group metals (PGMs) over 8 meters. Subsequent drilling has traced this Lion Zone over 500 meters of strike length and to 500-600 meter depth, with exceptional grades of up to 7% copper equivalent over significant widths.

CEO Terry Lynch believes they are just scratching the surface of a large mineralized system. "For every ton of copper sulfide you find, you find between 2-7 tons of nickel sulfides underneath, with an average of around five," he explained in a recent interview. "If we find 10, 15, 20 million tons of copper sulfide, ordinarily one would expect somewhere between 40 to 100 million tons of nickel sulfide. It's going to be big."

Power Nickel already has an estimated 5-7 million tons grading 5-7% copper equivalent at Lion based on about 10,000 meters of drilling. The current 30,000 meter program aims to triple that to 15-20 million tons in 2025. Three drill rigs are turning now with a steady flow of assay results expected to start in January.

The company is well funded after raising C$20 million in a financing anchored by mining magnate Robert Friedland and other billionaire backers including Rob McEwen. Power Nickel has also seen strong interest from major mining companies who are eager to secure new supplies of critical minerals like nickel and copper.

Metallurgical studies are a key focus for 2025 to determine the best way to economically recover all the valuable metals in this polymetallic deposit. CEO Lynch is optimistic they can achieve good recoveries based on discussions with Friedland who has extensive experience with similar deposits in South Africa.

The blue sky potential for Power Nickel is to have a world-class discovery on its hands, in the same league as giant camps like Norilsk, Voisey's Bay or Sudbury. Even at this relatively early stage, analysts ascribe a value of roughly C$100 million to the Lion Zone discovery. Lynch sees potential for a 10-bagger or more. "All great deposits get paid and this will be a great deposit," he affirmed. "Our shareholders will get what they deserve."

With a monster discovery shaping up, a strong Quebec address, and lots of news flow on tap, Power Nickel has all the ingredients to charge up your mining portfolio. Drill results and metallurgy news in 2025 could provide the jolt to power shares significantly higher.