• First Atlantic Nickel & Cobalt reported a new discovery at its Pipestone XL nickel-cobalt alloy project in Newfoundland’s Alloy Max South Zone.
• Discovery hole XL-26-18 hit abundant visible awaruite within about 35 meters of surface; drilling stopped at about 40 meters in faulted ground.
• Mineralization remains open at depth; follow-up hole XL-26-19 will test below the termination point from a new collar.
• Step-out hole XL-26-17 extended Alloy Max North; awaruite grains reached 549 microns at 351 meters, a zone record.
• Alloy Max drilling now spans about 2.4 km of strike, more than 1 km of width; $13.4 million raised since September 2026 supports expanded drilling.

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