Mr. Mark Selby reports

ROYAL NICKEL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES BUSINESS NAME CHANGE TO RNC MINERALS

Royal Nickel Corp. has registered RNC Minerals as a business name and will begin to conduct business under that name, effective immediately. RNC Minerals will continue to trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol RNX and on the OTCQX exchange under the symbol RNKLF.

Mark Selby, president and chief executive officer, commented: "The changes announced today reflect the evolution of RNC from a single-asset development company into growing multiasset gold, nickel and copper producer. While the Dumont nickel project remains an important core asset of the company, the name change to RNC Minerals more accurately describes our business. Today, gold revenue from our Beta Hunt mine makes up the majority of our cash flow, and we continue to grow and pursue other opportunities in the precious- and base-metals sectors."

The company's principal assets are the producing Beta Hunt gold and nickel mine in Western Australia, the Dumont nickel project located in the established Abitibi mining camp in Quebec, and a 30-per-cent stake in the producing Reed copper-gold mine in the Flin Flon-Snow Lake region of Manitoba, Canada. RNC also owns a majority interest in the West Raglan nickel project and Qiqavik gold project in Northern Quebec.

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