Carl Connection: Mineral Exploration Intern at Fortune Nickel and Gold Inc. (“Fortune”)
This opportunity is brought to you by a Carleton alumnus, Paul Riss '77. You are welcome to reach out to Paul at paulriss77@gmail.com with any questions prior to applying.
Fortune Nickel and Gold Inc. (“Fortune”) is dedicated to the acquisition, exploration, and development of mining properties in prolific nickel, copper, and gold jurisdictions. Fortune’s goal is to discover metals that sustain the global economy and replace fossil fuels with low-carbon energy. Metals such as copper facilitate the generation, storage, and transmission of electricity, and nickel is a key component in the batteries of electric vehicles. Fortune owns 195 mining claims that lie at the core of the Abitibi Greenstone Belt, which contains some of the world’s largest deposits of gold, copper, zinc, nickel, and platinum-group metals. Nickel is a crucial battery metal in the electric vehicle supply chain. Fortune’s proximity to Canada Nickel properties and the established mining infrastructure in Timmins, Ontario, Canada, significantly enhances its exploration prospects. This strategic location offers direct access to critical resources and operational capabilities, positioning Fortune to effectively explore and develop its mineral assets. Coupled with the region’s rich history in mineral extraction, Fortune is well-placed to leverage these advantages for the exploration of nickel, copper, and other battery metals, crucial for the renewable energy sector. This setting not only supports efficient exploration activities but also aligns with global demands for sustainable and ethically sourced minerals.
Exploration Activities: Fortune has conducted various exploration activities to identify and evaluate potential mineralization zones:
1. Geophysical Surveys:
○ Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR): Identified key geological features such as faults and lineaments.
○ Induced Polarization (IP) Surveys: Conducted by Axiom Exploration Group, identifying high chargeability zones indicative of disseminated sulfide mineralization.
2. Geochemical Surveys:
○ Soil Gas Hydrocarbon (SGH) Surveys: Detected geochemical anomalies suggesting nickel, copper, and gold mineralization.
3. Historical Drilling and Sampling:
○ Significant intersections, including drill hole PH-68 with 27 feet of 3.5% nickel sulfide and 1.25% copper.
4. Satellite Data Analysis:
○ Utilized Sentinel and Aster satellites for surface feature mapping and alteration identification.
Internship – Mineral Exploration & Mapping
We’re looking for geology students with strong computer and data analysis skills to help advance an early-stage mineral exploration project.
We’re a pre-revenue mineral exploration company—willing to take risks that larger mining companies won’t. We believe we have access to innovative technologies that could help revolutionize exploration, but we need help organizing our data, validating our theories, and moving the project forward.
What you might do:
- Update our website and create content.
- Write articles that explain the value of nickel in batteries of electric vehicles.
- Produce short videos to support our efforts.
- Work independently or as part of a team on a customized comps project—including fieldwork (e.g., soil sampling in the Timmins mining camp) or remote data analysis.
We offer a unique learning environment at the intersection of geology, entrepreneurship, and finance. You’ll work directly with a CPA with experience in public markets.
This internship is unpaid, flexible, and remote-friendly. For the right student, it could be a great resume-builder, comps project, or field experience.
Internship Funding:
Unless you are graduating in June 2026, you are encouraged to apply for summer internship funding from Carleton.