Fathom Nickel Expands Gochager Lake Geochemical Footprint to 8.6 Kilometers

Fathom Nickel Inc. has announced preliminary results from its 2025 soil geochemistry program at the Gochager Lake project, revealing an expanded favorable geochemical footprint extending over 8.6 kilometers of strike length. The findings support the company's belief that the historic Gochager Lake deposit is part of a much larger mineralized trend with potential to host multiple magmatic nickel-copper-cobalt sulphide deposits. This expansion represents a significant development in understanding the regional mineralization potential of the Trans Hudson Corridor in Saskatchewan.

CEO and VP Exploration Ian Fraser emphasized the importance of these results, noting that final rock assays from the fall prospecting program remain pending, with further updates to be released following data interpretation. The expanded footprint suggests the potential for discovering additional mineralized zones beyond the known deposit, which could substantially increase the project's resource potential. The company's exploration approach focuses on identifying magmatic nickel sulphide discoveries to support North American critical minerals supply and the global green energy transition.

The Gochager Lake project represents one of three high-quality exploration projects in Fathom Nickel's portfolio located within the prolific Trans Hudson Corridor. Previous exploration at Gochager Lake has confirmed vertical extension of nickel-copper-cobalt mineralization a minimum of 150 meters below the historic deposit boundary, with very good potential for expansion in all directions. Surface mapping and soil geochemistry has confirmed that the deposit host rock extends a minimum 3.5 kilometers to the east-northeast and remains open for expansion along strike.

The implications of this expanded geochemical footprint are significant for the critical minerals sector and the broader green energy transition. Nickel represents a crucial component in battery technologies for electric vehicles and energy storage systems, while cobalt and copper are essential for various clean energy applications. The potential discovery of multiple magmatic nickel-copper-cobalt sulphide deposits within this expanded footprint could contribute to securing domestic supply chains for these critical minerals, reducing reliance on foreign sources and supporting North American energy security objectives.

Fathom Nickel's exploration strategy across its portfolio of projects demonstrates the ongoing potential for new discoveries in established mining regions. The company maintains its newsroom at https://ibn.fm/FNICF where investors can access the latest updates and developments. The expanded geochemical footprint at Gochager Lake represents an important step forward in understanding the regional mineralization potential and could have substantial implications for the future development of critical mineral resources in Saskatchewan's mining sector.