SUDBURY, ON, July 8, 2026 /CNW/ - SPC Nickel Corp. (TSXV: SPC) ("SPC Nickel" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Mark Bennett as a Strategic Advisor to the Company.
Dr. Bennett is one of the most accomplished exploration geologists of his generation, with over 40 years of experience spanning mineral discovery, mine development, and senior executive and board roles across Australia, Canada, West Africa, Europe, and the United States. He is best known as the founding CEO and Managing Director of Sirius Resources, where he led the 2012 discovery of the Nova-Bollinger nickel-copper-cobalt deposit in Western Australia and guided the company through feasibility, financing, permitting, and construction commencement in under three years. Sirius Resources was subsequently acquired by Independence Group (now IGO Ltd., ASX: IGO) in 2015 for AUD $1.8 billion.
Grant Mourre, President and CEO of SPC Nickel, commented, "Bringing Mark on board is a meaningful step forward for SPC Nickel. His expertise in magmatic nickel sulphide systems is directly relevant to our targeting at Muskox, and his ability to recognise and advance world-class deposits will provide an invaluable contribution to our exploration strategy. Beyond his technical credentials, Mark's capital markets relationships and standing in the global mining community reflect the high regard in which he is held across this industry. We are proud to welcome a geologist and mine-finder of Mark's stature to the SPC team and look forward to incorporating his experienced perspective as we advance our field programs at our 100%-owned Muskox Project in Nunavut."
Dr. Mark Bennett commented, "I am excited to be joining the SPC Nickel team as a Strategic Advisor at this pivotal stage in the Company's development. The Muskox Intrusion is a genuinely compelling target - the geological setting, the scale of the land package, and the work undertaken to date all point to a system with real discovery potential. I look forward to contributing to the advancement of this exceptional project."
Over the course of his career, Dr. Bennett was also involved in the early-stage exploration of the Wahgnion gold mine in Burkina Faso, played an instrumental role in the discovery of the Thunderbox gold mine and the Waterloo nickel mine in Australia, and has been directly involved in raising over $1 billion in equity and debt financing for exploration and development projects. Dr. Bennett has won the Australian Mining and Exploration Companies' Prospector Award twice (2002 for the discovery of the Thunderbox gold mine and the Waterloo nickel mine; 2013 for the discovery of the Nova-Bollinger nickel-copper deposits) and in 2014 was named a Legend in Mining at the International Mining and Resources Conference in Melbourne. Dr. Bennett currently serves as Executive Chair of S2 Resources (ASX: S2R), Non-Executive Chair of Falcon Metals (ASX: FAL) and Non-Executive Director of Valkea Resources (TSX-V: OZ).