Continental Nickel Reports Grant of Stock Options
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 03/12/12 -- Continental Nickel Limited (TSX VENTURE: CNI) (the 'Company') announces the grant, pursuant to the Company's Stock Option Plan and subject to any regulatory approvals, a total of 882,500 incentive stock options to officers, directors and employees at an exercise price of $0.878 per share with a term of five years.
About Continental Nickel Limited
Continental is focused on the exploration, discovery and development of nickel sulphide deposits in geologically prospective, but under-explored regions globally. The Company's key asset is its 75% interest in its Nachingwea property in Tanzania. The project is a 75:25 exploration joint venture between the Company and IMX Resources Limited.
The Company also has an option to joint venture on the St. Stephen project in New Brunswick, Canada where the 2010 and 2011 diamond drill programs discovered new Ni-Cu sulphide zones.
As at the date of this release, the Company has 42,738,508 common shares issued and outstanding (51,126,914 on a fully-diluted basis) and trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol CNI.
On behalf of Continental Nickel Limited
Dave Massola, President and Chief Executive Officer
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT: No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein. This News Release includes certain 'forward-looking statements'. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this release including, without limitation, statements regarding potential mineralization, potential or estimated metal recoveries, resources and reserves, exploration results, future plans and objectives of Continental Nickel Limited, is forward-looking information that involves various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from Continental Nickel Limited's expectations are the risks detailed herein and from time to time in the filings made by Continental Nickel Limited with securities regulators.
The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Contacts:
Continental Nickel Limited
Dave Massola
President and CEO
(416) 603-8416
(416) 603-8760 (FAX)
info@continentalnickel.com
www.continentalnickel.com
