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NiCAN LimitedN

NILTF·NICN·US$0.085 (CAD 0.12)·US$11.2M cap
NickelPipy South Nickel Project + Wine Property (100%, Thompson Nickel Belt, Manitoba, Canada) Map

NiCAN Limited (TSXV: NICN, Toronto-based) explores the 100%-owned Pipy (21 claims) and Wine (24 claims) properties, northeastern/northwestern Manitoba. Pipy South, ~20km north of the Thompson Nickel Mine, intersected real nickel-bearing massive sulphides in Phase I reconnaissance drilling (drill hole PIPY25-06: 1.45m at 60m depth, announced 19 Jan 2026), and a separately-acquired adjacent claim returned a high-priority gold discovery (the Horseshoe Gold zone, confirmed extending 400m+ along strike beyond the initial 2026 discovery intersections). No NI 43-101 Mineral Resource of any category has been published for any property.

Notable vs. Peers

  • Financials score of 2.3/10 is weaker than the peer average of 4.5/10.

Lifecycle Milestones

GrassrootsCurrent
Resource Def.
PEA
PFS
Feasibility
Permitting
Construction
Production
6/10
Weak track recordStrong track record
6/10 vs.
2.3/10
Thin runwayWell-capitalized
2.3/10 vs.
How this is calculated
Not yet researched
Weaker depositStronger deposit
How this is calculated
6.2/10
Harder place to buildEasier place to build
6.2/10 vs.
What goes into it
  • Jurisdiction (40%)8/10

    Manitoba: Fraser PPI 2025 is 69.29 of 100 (rank 39 of 68), which maps to 8 on this site's scale. The Wine project is in Manitoba's Flin Flon-Snow Lake Greenstone Belt. Manitoba has Canadian rule of law, but mining executives rate its policy climate below Canada's leading mining provinces.

  • Infrastructure (40%)No verified figure

    Researched with nothing found: no source we could cite confirms or rules out an existing mill, road access, grid power, or tailings facility at Wine Project, Flin Flon-Snow Lake Greenstone Belt, Manitoba, Canada (checked Sep 30, 2026; recheck due Mar 29, 2027). Counts at a neutral 5/10 until one does.

  • Nearby producing mine (20%)Not yet researched

    No project coordinates on file yet, so distance to a producing mine can't be measured.

4.9/10
Weaker profileStronger profile
4.9/10 vs.
Price Chart
$0.032$0.029$0.086$0.061$0.084SepDecAprJulOct
Sep 22, 2025 – Oct 15, 2026
$0.085
+238.4%from low-40.1%from high
$0.025$0.14
$11.2M
Far belowFar above
$11.2M vs. $10.3M peer median
Price (USD - Local)
US$0.085 (CAD 0.12)
Cash Position (USD)
$416.2K
Far belowFar above
$416.2K vs. $1.7M peer median
Debt (USD)
$0
Far aboveFar below
$0 vs. $0 peer median
$10.8M
Far belowFar above
$10.8M vs. $9.9M peer median
132.7M
Far aboveFar below
132.7M vs. 153M peer median
Jurisdiction
Canada
-$2.1M
Far belowFar above
-$2.1M vs. -$2.2M peer median
-$0.016
Far belowFar above
-$0.016 vs. -$0.018 peer median

Acquisition Susceptibility

How this is calculated
3.3/10
Unlikely bolt-onFits the takeout profile

A relative ranking of how closely this company matches the profile of juniors that have actually been acquired — not a probability, and not a reason to buy. Acquisitions are rare: only a few dozen significant deals happen a year across a universe of thousands of juniors, so even a high score here describes a long shot. The strongest signal in the research, a producer that already owns part of the company, is scored from its disclosed strategic shareholders. A producer that is a joint-venture or earn-in partner on the project, rather than a shareholder, isn't captured yet.

How this score is built

  • Disclosed pending deal
    Sub-score: Not scored

    No pending acquisition or merger disclosed (checked)

    Not scored: having no deal in flight isn't held against a company.

    Weight 26.25%
  • Producer's strategic stake
    Sub-score: Not scored

    No producer holds a disclosed stake on file (holder register researched) See holders

    Not scored: most juniors that do get bought had no prior toehold, so a missing stake says little either way.

    Weight 25%
  • Distance to a producing mine
    Sub-score: Not yet researched

    Distance not yet researched: no project coordinates on file

    Distance can't be measured without coordinates, so excluded rather than counted as far.

    Weight 22.5%
  • Lifecycle stage
    Sub-score:
    1/10

    Stage: Grassroots Exploration

    Feasibility and permitting score 10, where deals cluster, and production 5.5; earlier stages score less, down to 1 at grassroots.

    Weight 15% · 57% here
  • Jurisdiction
    Sub-score:
    8/10

    Canada: jurisdiction score 8/10

    Our jurisdiction score, used as is: higher means lower political and permitting risk.

    Weight 6.75% · 26% here
  • Commodity
    Sub-score:
    4/10

    Primary commodity: Nickel

    Gold 10, copper 8, silver 5, nickel and uranium 4, others 2: most majors' deals are for gold.

    Weight 4.5% · 17% here

Weight is each input's share of the full score. “Here” is its share of this company's score: inputs that aren't scored are left out and the rest re-weighted, never counted as zero.

Overall Score Trend
-19.7% since 2026-09-20 · -19.7% from peak

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Management Team

Chair of NiCAN Limited (TSXV: NICN). A P.Eng., ICD.D mining executive with over 35 years of experience including engineering, mine operations, corporate development, projects and construction, with direct northern Canadian mining experience across operations and projects. Currently Chair and Director at 1911 Gold, and a director of Velocity Minerals, Silver X Mining and Fury Gold. Former CEO of Crowflight Minerals, Kria Resources and Crocodile Gold. Sources: nicanltd.com/corporate/management/ and /corporate/board-of-directors/.

Chief Financial Officer of NiCAN Limited (TSXV: NICN) and President & Chief Executive Officer of 1911 Gold Corporation. Over 20-25 years of experience in senior financial management and reporting, primarily in the mining industry. Began his career at Ernst & Young, then held senior management roles in several public companies including Chief Financial Officer of Veris Gold Corp., a precious metals producer listed in Canada and the US, from 2008 to 2015, and CFO of VMS Ventures Inc. from 2015 to 2016; also served as a director of Veris Gold Corp from 2012 to 2013. Also CFO of Group Eleven Resources Corp., a zinc exploration company based in Ireland. A Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia, holding a business degree from Simon Fraser University. Sources: nicanltd.com/corporate/management/ and 1911 Gold's own disclosure.

Legal Advisor and a Director of NiCAN Limited. Was a corporate lawyer in Canada for almost twenty years, including working with Cassels, Brock & Blackwell LLP. Has taken over 40 companies public and served as general counsel, director and executive officer for several listed companies, from start-ups to those with billion-dollar market capitalizations. Presently the president and founder of St. Peter's Spirits, a socially conscious beverage company. Prior to St. Peter's founded IR Battery Resources & Processing, which consolidated the Delta Kenty Nickel project in northern Quebec, organized the first exploration program at Delta Kenty in over 15 years and ultimately sold the project to an international mining company. Source: nicanltd.com/corporate/board-of-directors/.

Director of NiCAN Limited. An LLB who has worked in Indigenous communities in government and corporate roles in the capacity of legal counsel, negotiations and governance, and as a strategic advisor, for over 20 years. Has been on negotiation teams that successfully settled over $1 billion in agreements and has worked on Indigenous community engagement and negotiations supporting national energy and mining projects. Teaches at Osgoode Hall Law School as an Adjunct Professor, supporting student-led negotiations focused on consultation, Indigenous rights and reconciliation. Over the last 25 years has also held many non-profit board positions. Anishinaabe, a member of Curve Lake First Nation, and currently an elected official for her community. Source: nicanltd.com/corporate/board-of-directors/.

Director of NiCAN Limited (TSXV: NICN); also Executive Chairman of BP Silver Corp. and a director of Velocity Minerals Ltd. A professional geologist with over 25-30 years of international mining experience and a former polymetallic commodity specialist with Anglo American plc. Founded and was Chief Executive Officer of Trevali Mining Corporation, growing it from an initial discovery into a top-ten global zinc producer with operations in the Americas and Africa. Has served as Vice President Business Development and Exploration, COO and CEO for several TSX, TSX-V and NYSE-American listed exploration and development companies, most recently as COO and CEO of New Pacific Metals, overseeing two +200Moz silver discoveries in Bolivia.

Director of NiCAN Limited. A CFA and finance professional with over 10 years of experience in the mining industry across investor relations, finance and metal sales roles. Currently Vice President, Investor Relations and Communications at Faraday Copper, a development-stage mining company with copper assets in Nevada and Arizona. Previously Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications at New Pacific Metals, and held various positions in investor relations, metal sales and treasury with SSR Mining. Holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a graduate of the University of Denver, where she completed a Master's in Finance. Currently serves on the board of the Canadian Investor Relations Institute. Source: nicanltd.com/corporate/board-of-directors/.

Chief Executive Officer and a Director of NiCAN Limited. Over 25 years of international mining experience. Prior to joining NiCAN was CEO of QMX Gold, which was acquired by Eldorado Gold. Before QMX worked for Morgan Stanley as an Executive Director and North American Precious Metals Analyst, responsible for growing Morgan Stanley's North American gold research coverage; was also a Managing Director and Head of Mining Research at Raymond James and covered precious metal equities at CIBC World Markets and Merrill Lynch. Has held a variety of mining industry roles from contract underground miner to CEO, and is currently on the board of Black Swan Graphene. Sources: nicanltd.com/corporate/management/ and /corporate/board-of-directors/.

Insiders, Investors & Smart Money

Notable shareholders and insiders whose involvement is worth knowing about, plus what we're seeing from institutional/large-investor activity.

Smart money

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Reports, Presentations & Documents

Technical Report Takeaways

NiCAN explores the 100%-owned Pipy and Wine properties in Manitoba. At Pipy South, about 20km north of the Thompson nickel mine, Phase I drilling intersected nickel-bearing massive sulphides, and an adjacent claim produced the Horseshoe gold discovery, which has been traced more than 400m along strike. No NI 43-101 resource of any category has been published for any of its properties.