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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Oct. 10, 2013) - North American Nickel Inc. (TSX VENTURE:NAN)(OTCBB:WSCRF)(CUSIP:65704T 108) (the "Company") is pleased to announce high grade nickel- copper-cobalt mineralization at its Imiak Hill discovery based on results from drill holes MQ-13-019, MQ- 13-024 and MQ-13-026.

Assays of up to 7.06% nickel in MQ-13-026 and 6.26% nickel in MQ-13-024 have been received.

Imiak Hill is one of three mineralized conduits at the Imiak Hill Conduit Complex (IHCC) located in the northern part of the Company's 100% owned Maniitsoq Nickel - Copper - Cobalt and PGM project in southwest Greenland (See figure 1 and figure 2).

IMIAK HILL

• Intersected 25.51m grading: 3.25% nickel, 0.48% copper, 0.11% cobalt,
   
  • Including: 18.62m of 4.31% nickel, 0.62% copper, 0.14% cobalt
     
    • Including: 7.12m of 5.18% nickel, 0.81% copper, 0.17% cobalt
       
    • Including: 4.01m of 6.04% nickel, 0.64% copper, 0.19% cobalt
       

• Intersected 14.90m grading: 2.67% nickel, 0.39% copper, 0.09% cobalt
   
  • Including: 5.23m of 5.03% nickel, 0.30% copper, 0.16% cobalt
     

• Intersected 8.68m grading: 1.53% nickel, 0.43% copper, 0.06% cobalt
   
  • Including: 3.56m of 3.27% nickel, 0.66% copper, 0.10% cobalt
     

Assays for the deepest 2013 hole at Imiak Hill, DDH MQ-13-028, which is below DDH MQ-13-026, are pending. The mineralization at Imiak Hill remains open at depth (see figure 3).

Assays for the other two mineralized intrusions at the Imiak Hill Conduit Complex, Imiak North and Spotty Hill, are also pending.

NAN CEO and Chair, Rick Mark, states: "It is especially positive that at Imiak Hill that we are seeing stronger grades and widths at depth within a geological setting consistent with our conduit system model of an expected accumulated zone of nickel-copper mineralization in an embayment or footwall contact. Our 2013 drill program at Imiak Hill has now extended the sulphide mineralization from surface to 185m below surface, where it remains open, and assays are still pending for hole 28. The results from our first regional evaluation of the mineralized norites underscores the potential along the 75km-long Greenland Norite Belt. We believe the Maniitsoq project is unique in the world. It is considered a greenfields exploration project, but it is a district-scale, nickel sulphide project that has mineralization starting at, or near, surface containing high grades of Ni-Cu-Co and it is located adjacent to ice free, deep tide water suitable for year round shipping. I offer congratulations to our outstanding technical team, not only for today's results, but for the constant and impressive advancement at Maniitsoq for the past two and one half years. The future looks just as exciting. We look forward to the upcoming assays from the Imiak Hill Conduit Complex."

1. TPM is total precious metals (gold+platinum+palladium)
2. calculated true width based on current 3D model

Table 2. Collar coordinates of holes drilled at Imiak including MQ13-019 to MQ13-026. The datum used to acquire the UTM coordinates is Universal Transverse Mercator/World Geodetic System 84/Zone 22N. Azimuth is degrees from true north. Elevation indicates metres above sea level.

REGIONAL DRILLING RESULTS

Holes MQ-13-010 through 17 tested seven VTEM targets related to norite intrusions in the central and southern parts of the 75km-long Greenland Norite Belt. Table 3 summarizes the assay results and table 4 lists the collar coordinates of each hole along with the target tested. The map in Figure 4 shows drill hole locations.

Disseminated sulphide mineralization was intersected in noritic rocks at five of the seven targets.

The strongest mineralization occurred in hole MQ-13-016, which tested VTEM target P-22B. The hole intersected 43.82 m of mineralized norite averaging 0.22% Ni including several higher grade intervals, the best was a 1.26m interval assaying 1.44% Ni, 0.34% Cu, 0.05% Co and 0.32 g/t TPM.

Hole MQ-13-017, drilled on the same section and designed to test 40 to 50 metres down-dip of MQ-13-016, intersected much weaker mineralization over narrow intervals. The best assay was 1.92 m at 0.23% Ni. Based on the surface gossan outcrop, it is possible that MQ-13-017 was drilled below the plunge of the mineralization intersected by MQ-13-016. Initial review of downhole geophysics indicates more conductive material lies to the right and above the drill hole, which also fits the interpretation of the drill hole passing under the plunge.

All eight holes were surveyed with a three-component electromagnetic probe. The results will be reviewed in conjunction with geological observations to determine which of the regional targets drilled in 2013 warrant follow-up drilling and/or surface geophysical surveys in 2014.

1. TPM is total precious metals (gold+platinum+palladium)

Table 4. Collar coordinates of regional drill holes MQ-13-010 to MQ-13-017. The datum used to acquire the UTM coordinates is Universal Transverse Mercator/World Geodetic System 84/Zone 22N. Azimuth is degrees from true north. Elevation indicates metres above sea level.