Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - September 16, 2026) - Fathom Nickel Inc. (CSE: FNI) (FSE: 6Q5) (OTCQB: FNICF) ("Fathom", or the "Company") is pleased to announce the discovery of new zones of nickel-copper-cobalt mineralization highlighting the exploration potential of recently announced maiden Mineral Resource Estimate ("the MRE") at the Company's 100%-owned Gochager Lake project ("the Project"). Highlights: Drillhole GL26029 intersected semi-massive to massive pyrrhotite-pentlandite-chalcopyrite veins and breccias across 21.44 m of mineralized drill core to the southwest of the Gochager Lake Ni-Cu-Co Deposit, returning >1% Ni across zones of increased sulphide abundance.

