07:44 AM EDT, 05/13/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Canada Nickel Company Inc. ( CNIKF ) announced Monday "robust" recovery and concentrate quality results from the first set of metallurgical tests on samples from the Mann Northwest property. A statement said the results were achieved using the standard flowsheet developed for the Crawford Nickel Sulphide Project.

Amon highlights, the first two metallurgical tests at Mann delivered "strong recovery and concentrate quality": Overall nickel recoveries of 58% and 59%; and Nickel and magnetite concentrate grades in line with expectations.

CEO Mark Selby in a statement said: "These initial results at Mann Northwest, along with our earlier success achieved at Reid using the standard flowsheet developed for Crawford, demonstrate the potential to leverage our development work at Crawford across the portfolio of targets throughout the Timmins Nickel District."