FPX Nickel Corp. announced the appointment of Kyle Marte, P. Eng., as the Company's Principal Metallurgist. Mr. Marte, formerly Senior Process Engineer with Fluor Canada Ltd. specializing in the metallurgical recovery of base and battery metals, will lead the advancement of the metallurgical understanding of FPX's projects, including the PEA-stage Baptiste Nickel Project in central British Columbia.

Mr. Marte has 15 years' mining industry experience in mineral processing and hydrometallurgy. In his role as Senior Process Engineer for Fluor, he led the metallurgical development for several base and battery metal projects for clients including, South32, ioneer, Albermarle, and Freeport McMoRan. Prior to joining Fluor, Mr. Marte acted as Senior Process Engineer at Wood (formerly Amec Foster Wheeler), where he led and/or supported process engineering for clients including Teck, Rio Tinto and Lundin Mining.

Earlier in his career, he was the Lead Process Engineer for the Baja Mining Owner's Team on the Boleo project, supporting detailed design and commissioning of a whole-ore refinery producing copper cathode, cobalt cathode, and zinc sulphate salts. Mr. Marte is a Member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia and holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Metals and Materials Engineering from the University of British Columbia.