TORONTO, Dec. 5, 2011 /CNW/ - Royal Nickel Corporation ("RNC") (TSX: RNX) is pleased to announce the Avis de Projet ("Project Notice") for the Dumont Nickel Project ("Dumont") was filed on December 2, 2011 in order to notify the Quebec Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks ("MDDEP") of its intention to proceed with the development of Dumont. The Project Notice provides preliminary information about Dumont to the MDDEP and to the federal Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency. The filing of the Project Notice is the first step in the Environmental Impact Assessment and Review Procedure.

"The filing of the Project Notice is an important milestone for RNC," said Tyler Mitchelson, President and CEO of RNC. "By delivering on our commitment to file the Project Notice before the end of 2011, RNC remains on target to meet its goals of obtaining permits for Dumont before the end of 2013 and to bring the project into production before the end of 2015."

About Royal Nickel Corporation

Royal Nickel Corporation is a mineral resource company focused primarily on the exploration, development, evaluation and acquisition of base metal and platinum group metal properties. RNC's principal asset is the 100% owned Dumont Nickel Project strategically located in the established Abitibi mining camp, 25 kilometres northwest of Amos, Quebec. RNC has a strong management team and Board with over 100 years of mining experience in the nickel business at Inco and Falconbridge. The Corporation's common shares and warrants trade on the TSX under the symbols RNX and RNX.WT.