FPX Nickel Files NI 43-101 Resource Update Technical Report for Baptiste Deposit at Decar Nickel District

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FPX Nickel Corp. (TSX.V:FPX) (“FPX” or the “Company”) is pleased to report that it has filed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) the Independent National Instrument (“NI”) 43-101 technical report on the resource update for the Company’s Baptiste Deposit at its 100%-owned Decar Nickel District in central British Columbia, prepared by Equity Exploration Consultants Ltd. and GeoSim Services Inc. and dated February 26, 2018.  The technical report is also available on the Company’s website at www.fpxnickel.com.

The positive results of the NI 43-101 resource estimate were previously announced in the Company’s news release dated February 26, 2018.

About FPX Nickel Corp.

FPX Nickel Corp. is focused on the exploration and development of the Decar Nickel-Iron Alloy Project, located in central British Columbia, and other occurrences of the same unique style of naturally occurring nickel-iron alloy mineralization known as awaruite. For more information, please view the Company’s website at www.fpxnickel.com or contact Martin Turenne, President and CEO, at (604) 681-8600.

On behalf of FPX Nickel Corp.

"Martin Turenne"
Martin Turenne, President, CEO and Director

Forward-Looking Statements
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