Avante Mining Corp. announced that is has initiated field work on the Pipestone Nickel Project located in central Newfoundland (the "Pipestone Project" or the "Property"). The Company has commenced a preliminary sampling and mapping program to confirm historically significant mineralization identified on the Property.

Historical drilling re-assayed in 2012 (NFLD/3284) confirmed consistent and highly elevated nickel with 0.22% Nickel (Ni) over the entire length of two drillholes that were re-sampled, including one intercept 0.22% Ni over the entire hole length of 87.15 metres in DDH78-AL-1 located in the norther portion of the Property area. The Company sees the opportunity to identify broad areas of similar or better nickel mineralization that could contain magnetically recoverable nickel (awaruite) and/or sulfide-nickel mineralization through a focused exploration strategy. Project Highlights: Work is now underway, Avante is the first company to target awaruite in this region since 2012;.

Avante is the first exploration company to target awaruite nickel mineralization at the Pipestone Project since the project was identified in a joint effort between Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. ("Cliffs") and Altius Resources Inc. ("Altius") in 2012. The 2012 project was a culmination of a two-year generative program under the Cliffs-Altius alliance, concluding "the Pipestone Ni alloy Property represents the most encouraging awaruite project on the island of Newfoundland" (NFLD/3284). Following this work, poor market conditions and Cliff's financial issues left the project to lapse and saw no significant work over the subsequent years.

Recently a growing demand for nickel and the increasing incentives to produce metals with a low to carbon neutral footprint makes identifying large scale awaruite deposits a strategic investment opportunity. Avante is now in the process of completing field mapping and sampling alongside an extensive data compilation program to build on the work completed by previous operators including Cliffs and Altius whom successfully identified highly elevated values of nickel and awaruite. Initial testing will target areas where previous drilling and sampling identified appreciable grades of nickel and awaruite using a technique of magnetic separation of the ferro magnetic nickel iron alloy.

The success of this initial program will lead to the development of a drilling program targeting a bulk tonnage source of green nickel.