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TORONTO, Oct. 9, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pure Nickel Inc. (TSX:NIC) (the "Company") reports that its common shares will commence trading on the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSX Venture") on October 10, 2013 under its same trading symbol, NIC. To ensure continued and seamless trading liquidity for the Company's shareholders the shares will be delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") at the end of trading on October 9 [...]

TORONTO, Sept. 9, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pure Nickel Inc. (TSX:NIC) (the "Company") provides additional information on today's TSX bulletin. On May 7, 2013 the TSX issued a bulletin indicating it was reviewing the common shares of the Company with respect to meeting the continued listing requirement based on the criteria that the market capitalization of the Company did not meet the exchange's minimum threshold. The [...]

The Company announced that it has commenced exploration on the MAN property. Activity in 2013 will consist primarily of a 2,200 metre drill program utilizing one helicopter supported drill rig. The work program will focus on a zone of Nickel (Ni) - Copper (Cu) - Platinum Group Element (PGE) mineralization, informally termed the Eureka zone, identified in the Alpha mafic - ultramafic complex in 2012. The Alpha complex is [...]

Pure Nickel is pleased to announce that it has commenced its exploration program on the MAN Alaska property. Activity in 2013 will consist primarily of a 2200 metre drill program utilizing one helicopter supported drill rig. The work program will focus on a zone of Nickel (Ni) - Copper (Cu) - Platinum Group Element (PGE) mineralization, informally termed the Eureka zone, identified in the Alpha mafic - ultramafic complex [...]

Pure Nickel provides additional information on today's TSX bulletin initiating a review of Pure Nickel with respect to continued listing criteria. Currently Pure Nickel meets all criteria save for the market capitalization requirement. Pure Nickel has been granted 120 days to comply with all requirements for continued listing and the Company anticipates that it can demonstrate that it can meet the TSX criteria.

Pure Nickel today announced that at its annual general meeting of shareholders, held in Toronto earlier today, each of the director nominees listed in its management information circular dated March 12, 2013 were elected as directors of Pure Nickel. Directors have been elected to serve until the close of the next annual general meeting of shareholders. The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors of Pure [...]

Pure Nickel's partner on the MAN Alaska property, ITOCHU Corporation, confirmed its continued participation in the project with a commitment to fund US$3.5 million of exploration between May and August this year, as announced on March 27, 2013. This is the sixth season that Pure Nickel and ITOCHU will work together on the MAN project; ITOCHU has earned a 30% ownership interest in the property and has funded roughly US$21 [...]

Pure Nickel is pleased to announce that its joint venture partner on the MAN Alaska project, ITOCHU Corporation of Tokyo, Japan, has confirmed funding of approximately US$3.5 million for the 2013 exploration season. Additional details will be provided following a MAN project Management Committee meeting. Mr. David McPherson, President and CEO of Pure Nickel, stated, "The MAN project continues to hold great promise, and we [...]

Pure Nickel is pleased to report on the Tower Property located in Manitoba. A press release, outlining a new intersection of high grade copper mineralization at the T-1 Copper Deposit, issued by its partner on the property appears below in its entirety. Rockcliff Intersects High Grade Copper at Tower Property 4.3% Copper, 0.5g/t gold, 1.3% Zinc, 23.5g/t Silver across 5.5m including 8.4% Copper, 0.9g/t Gold, 2.4% Zinc [...]

Pure Nickel today released its operating highlights and its financial results for the year ended November 30, 2012. The Company announced a new gold discovery at its Salt Chuck Alaska property. A six hole drill exploration program encountered intersections of 29.1 g/t Au over 2.58 metres and 1.2 g/t Au over 5.49 metres.