Jan 15 (Reuters) - Royal Nickel Corp RNX.TO :
* RNC MINERALS PLANS INITIATIVES TO ALLOW DECISION TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION OF DUMONT NICKEL-COBALT PROJECT IN 2019; HIGHLIGHTS LARGE NICKEL AND COBALT RESERVES
* SAYS CONTINUES TO BE APPROACHED BY NUMBER OF POTENTIAL STRATEGIC INVESTORS, OFFTAKE PARTNERS, FINANCIERS FOR DUMONT NICKEL-COBALT PROJECT
* SAYS BELIEVES CO IS WELL-POSITIONED TO SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCE DUMONT IN 2018