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Filed by Automated Filing Services Inc. (604) 609-0244 - Hard Creek Nickel Corporation - Exhibit 4.2

EXHIBIT 4.2 

CONSULTING AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is made as of the 18th day of November,
2005.

BETWEEN:

  
    
      HARD CREEK NICKEL CORPORATION, a company 

        having an office at Suite 1060 - 1090 West Georgia Street, 

        Vancouver, BC V6E 3V7

      (hereinafter called the “Company”)

    

  

OF THE FIRST PART

AND:

  
    
      J.A. CHAPMAN MINING SERVICES, a consulting company 

        having an office at #18-1480 Foster Street, 

        White Rock, BC V4B 3X7

      (hereinafter referred to as “Mr. Chapman”)

    

  

OF THE SECOND PART

                              WHEREAS
the Company is incorporated under the laws of British Columbia and carries on
business as a mineral exploration, development and production company;

                              AND
WHEREAS the Company wishes to enter into a consulting agreement with Mr.
Chapman, and Mr. Chapman has agreed to provide the Company services, as
required, on the terms and subject to the conditions herein set forth;

                              AND
WHEREAS the parties wish to formally record the terms of consulting agreement
for Mr. Chapman and his responsibilities;

NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES that in consideration of
the premises and mutual covenants herein, the parties hereby covenant and agree
with each other as follows:

1.0                       
EMPLOYMENT

1.01                      
The Company agrees to compensate Mr. Chapman and Mr. Chapman agrees to serve the
Company in the capacity of mining industry consultant, during the term of this
Agreement. It is expected that these services would mainly be provided with
phone and email communication with up to one day per month of time allocated for
meetings.

1.02                      
The compensation of Mr. Chapman under this Agreement shall commence on December
1, 2005 and continue until May 31, 2006. After this date the compensation will
continue on a month to month basis.

1.03                      
Mr. Chapman shall report to and be directly responsible to the President and CEO
of the Company consistent with the status of Mr. Chapman as a senior consultant
of the Company.

2.0                         
COMPENSATION

2.01                       
The Company agrees to pay Mr. Chapman and Mr. Chapman agrees to accept as
remuneration for services hereunder the minimum sum of CDN $1,000 per month,
payable as invoiced accordingly and for work approved by the President and CEO
and provided by Mr. Chapman in 1.01 above. In addition, any pre-approved
services beyond the one day per month, stated in 1.01 above, will be charged to
the Company by Mr. Chapman at the rate of $125 per hour.

2.02                        
The Company agrees to grant to Mr. Chapman incentive stock options in the amount
of 50,000 at an exercise price of $0.60 per share, good for a period of five
years as long as Mr. Chapman is continuing to provide services to the
Company.

3.0                         
TERMINATION

3.01                         The
Company or Mr. Chapman may terminate this Agreement at any time after the
initial six month period by giving 30 days written notice.

4.0                          
MISCELLANEOUS

4.01                          Any
notice is deemed to have been duly given if delivered by hand or mailed by
postage (Special Delivery) prepaid and addressed as follows:

	 	To the Consultant: 	J.A. Chapman Mining Services 
	 	  	Suite #18 
	 	  	1480 Foster Street 
	 	  	White Rock, BC 
	 	  	V4B 3X7 
	 	  	  
	 	To the Company: 	Hard Creek Nickel Corporation 
	 	  	1060-1090 West Georgia St. 
	 	  	Vancouver, BC V6E 3V7 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this
Agreement as of the day, month and year first above written.

	 	HARD CREEK NICKEL CORPORATION 	 	J.A. CHAPMAN MINING SERVICES 
	 	 	 	 
	Per:Filed by Automated Filing Services Inc. (604) 609-0244 - Hard Creek Nickel Corporation - Exhibit 4.3

EXHIBIT 4.3

INVESTOR RELATIONS AGREEMENT

THIS INVESTOR RELATIONS AGREEMENT is made effective as of the
15TH ay of July, 2006.

BETWEEN:

  
    
      HARD CREEK NICKEL CORPORATION, with an address
        

        at Suite 1060, 1090 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 3V7

      (the “Company”)

    

  

AND:

  
    
      MARTIN E. JANIS & COMPANY, INC., with an address
        a

        t Suite 420, 625 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611

      (the “Contractor”)

    

  

WHEREAS:

A.                          The
Company is engaged in, among other things, the business of the acquisition and
exploration of mining properties;

B.                          The
Company is a reporting issuer in British Columbia and its common shares are
listed for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange;

C.                          The
Company desires to retain the Contractor to assist with the corporate and
investor relations of the Company and the Contractor has agreed to assist with
the corporate relations of the Company pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement.

                              NOW
THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES that in consideration of the mutual covenants
and promises set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by each, the parties
hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1
APPOINTMENT AND AUTHORITY OF
CONTRACTOR

1.1                         
Appointment of Contractor

                              The
Company hereby appoints the Contractor to perform certain services for the
benefit of the Company as hereinafter set forth, and the Company hereby
authorizes the Contractor to exercise such powers as provided under this
Agreement. The Contractor accepts such appointment on the terms and conditions
herein set forth.

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1.2                         
Authority of Contractor

                              The
Contractor shall have no right or authority, express or implied, to commit or
otherwise obligate the Company in any manner whatsoever except to the extent
specifically provided herein or specifically authorized in writing by the
Company.

1.3                         
Independent Contractor

                              In
performing its services hereunder, the Contractor shall be an independent
contractor and not an employee or agent of the Company, except that the
Contractor shall be the agent of the Company solely in circumstances where the
Contractor must be the agent to carry out its obligations as set forth in this
Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to require the Contractor
to provide its services exclusively to the Company and the Contractor hereby
acknowledges that the Company is not required and shall not be required to make
any remittances and payments required of employers by statute on the
Contractor's behalf and the Contractor or any of its agents or employees shall
not be entitled to the fringe benefits provided by the Company to its
employees.

1.4                         
Contractor’s Warranties

                              The
Contractor represents and warrants that it will provide, as required and at its
own expense, competent management personnel and that its agents or employees
have the qualifications, experience and capabilities necessary to carry out the
services to be performed hereunder, and that the services will be performed to
the standard of care, skill and diligence of experienced workers in that same
field.

ARTICLE 2
CONTRACTOR'S AGREEMENTS

2.1                         
General

                              The
Contractor, at the expense of and on behalf of the Company, shall:

	 	(a) 	
      assist with the corporate and investor relations of the
      Company pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement;

	 	 	 
	 	(b) 	
      implement or cause to be implemented decisions of the
      Company in accordance with and as limited by this Agreement;

	 	 	 
	 	(c) 	
      at all times be subject to the direction of the Company
      and shall keep the Company informed as to all matters concerning the
      Contractor's activities; and

	 	 	 
	 	(d) 	
      meet the performance standards that may be reasonably
      prescribed by the Company from time to time. The Company acknowledges
      that, since the Contractor is an independent contractor and not an
      employee of the Company, the Contractor shall have direction and control,
      of the manner, methods, techniques and procedures used by its agents or
      employees to perform the services described
herein.

2.2                          Contractor's
Activities

                              In
carrying out its obligations under this Agreement with respect to the
promotional activities of the Company, the Contractor shall:

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	 	(a) 	
      introduce to the Company brokerage firms; the money
      managers and research departments of certain funds and institutions;
      analysts; special situation people or special situation investing groups;
      and other persons or entities who may have a direct interest in the
      Company’s stock (collectively, the “Investing Groups”). Further, the
      Contractor shall initiate and maintain communication with the Investing
      Groups through a series of meetings in selected cities, by written
      correspondence, personal visits, individual telephone conversations and
      teleconferencing;

	 	 	 
	 	(b) 	
      create, carry out and provide a publicity program to the
      Company using the following means: (i) financial newspapers, magazines and
      periodicals; (ii) news, feature and financial sections of the national
      news magazines; (iii) wire services and feature syndicates; (iv)
      financial, news and feature sections of daily newspapers; (v) financial
      television and radio programs (vi) trade periodicals that circulate
      throughout the Company’s industry; (vii) press releases; and (viii) press
      presentations and special press interviews (collectively, the “Public
      Relations Program”);

	 	 	 
	 	(c) 	
      the Public Relations Program provided to the Company
      shall consist of information, provided by the Company to the Contractor.
      Further, the Public Relations Program will relate to the Company’s general
      corporate activity; personnel and executives including management and
      management philosophy; corporate history and future goals; potential sales
      and earnings; expansion programs; ore findings and reports; and other
      salient subjects that will enhance the Company’s corporate
image;

	 	 	 
	 	(d) 	
      write, develop and create the Company’s financial
      written and graphic materials such as the Company’s annual reports;
      interim reports; and special communiqués to the Company’s shareholders and
      the financial community at large;

	 	 	 
	 	(e) 	
      in addition to the services provided herein, the
      Contractor may provide to the Company certain corporate finance advisory
      services. Through the firms’ relationship with the investment banking
      community, the Contractor is able to introduce the Company to potential
      sources of financing, such as, investment bankers, brokerage firms,
      venture capital groups, and individuals or special group investors. If the
      Contractor provides such services to the Company and monies are raised for
      the Company, then the Company agrees to pay to the Contractor a finder’s
      fee. The amount of such finder’s fee shall be based on a mutually agreed
      upon percentage of such monies raised;

provided that it is acknowledged that the Company may engage
other entities to assist with the corporate and investor relations of the
Company and in this regard the Contractor will take such steps as shall be
necessary to co-ordinate its activities with such other entities to ensure there
is no duplication of services.

2.3                         
Fiduciary Obligations

                              Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Contractor will not during the
term of this Agreement act in any manner contrary to the terms of this
Agreement, or the best interests of the Company.

2.4                          Dissemination
of Information

                              The
Contractor will not disseminate or spread any false or misleading information
regarding the Company to any person. The Contractor will disseminate any news
and information which 

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is specifically authorized in writing by the Company. No act or
omission by the Company will act to waive the requirements of this Section
2.4.

2.5                          Books
and Records

                              At
all times during the term hereof the Contractor shall cause accurate books and
records of all expenditures made by it in connection with the activities being
performed for the Company under this Agreement to be kept and keep all invoices
receipts and vouchers relating thereto and permit the Company or its authorized
representatives to inspect, examine, copy and conduct audits of such books and
records.

2.6                          Expense
Statements

                              The
Contractor shall on or before the last day of each calendar month during the
term hereof, or if a Saturday, Sunday or holiday the next following business
day, render to the Company an itemized statement and accounting for the previous
calendar month, together with such supporting documents as and when the Company
may reasonably require, of all expenses which the Company is obligated by this
Agreement to reimburse.

                              The
Contractor may incur expenses in the name of the Company of up to $300 per
month, or a higher amount agreed to in advance by the Company, such expenses
shall relate solely to the carrying out of the Contractor's duties hereunder.
The Contractor will immediately forward all invoices for expenses incurred on
behalf of and in the name of the Company and the Company agrees to pay said
invoices directly on a timely basis.

ARTICLE 3 
COMPANY'S AGREEMENTS

3.1                         
Compensation of Contractor

                              As
compensation for the services rendered by the Contractor pursuant to this
Agreement, the Company shall pay to the Contractor monthly in advance, on or
before the first day of each month or if a Saturday, Sunday or holiday the next
following business day, a fee of USD$7,500 per month during the Term of this
Agreement.

3.2                         
Access to Company Information

                              The
Company will make available to the Contractor such information and data and will
permit the Contractor, its agents and employees, to have access to such
documents or premises as are reasonably necessary to enable it to perform the
services provided for under this Agreement.

3.3                          Indemnity
by Company

                
             The
Company hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Contractor,
from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, actions, lawsuits and
other proceedings, judgments and awards, and costs and expenses (including
reasonable legal fees), arising directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, out
of any matter related to any action taken by the Contractor within the scope of
its duties or authority hereunder, excluding only such of the foregoing as arise
from the fraudulent, gross negligence, reckless or wilful act or omission of the
Contractor, its officers, directors, agents or employees or as arise in respect
of the Contractor's office overhead or the Contractor's general 

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administrative expenses, and the provisions of this Section 3.3
shall survive termination of this Agreement.

ARTICLE 4
DURATION, TERMINATION AND DEFAULT

4.1                         
TSX Approval and Effective Date

                              This
Agreement is conditional and subject to the approval of the TSX Venture
Exchange, and if approved, this Agreement shall become effective as of the 1st
day of July, 2006, and shall remain in force for a term of 12 months, subject to
termination as provided herein. The Contractor will assist the Company with
providing such information as the TSX Venture Exchange may require in
considering this Agreement. 

4.2                         
Termination

                              This
Agreement may be terminated by either party on December 31, 2006 (or the next
business day) by giving the other party written notice of such termination, and
such termination shall be effective immediately.

4.3                         
Duties Upon Termination

                              Upon
termination of this Agreement for any reason, the Contractor shall, upon receipt
of all sums due and owing, promptly deliver the following in accordance with the
directions of the Company:

	 	(a) 	
      a final accounting, reflecting the balance of expenses
      incurred on behalf of the Company as of the date of termination;
  and

	 	 	 
	 	(b) 	
      all documents pertaining to the Company or this
      Agreement, including but not limited to, all books of account,
      correspondence and contracts, provided that the Contractor shall be
      entitled thereafter to inspect, examine and copy all of the documents
      which it delivers in accordance with this provision at all reasonable
      times upon three (3) days' notice to the Company.

4.4                          Compensation
of Contractor on Termination

                              Upon
termination of this Agreement, the Contractor shall be entitled to receive as
its full and sole compensation in discharge of obligations of the Company to the
Contractor under this Agreement (except as otherwise provided in Section 3.4),
all sums due and payable under this Agreement to the date of termination and the
Contractor shall have no right to receive any further payments; provided,
however, that the Company shall have the right to offset against any payment
owing to the Contractor under this Agreement any damages, liabilities, costs or
expenses suffered by the Company by reason of the fraud, negligence or wilful
act of the Contractor, to the extent such right has not been waived by the
Company.

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ARTICLE 5 
CONFIDENTIALITY

5.1                          Ownership
of Work Product

                              All
reports, documents, concepts, products and processes together with any marketing
schemes, business or sales contracts, or any business opportunities prepared,
produced, developed, or acquired, by or at the direction of the Contractor,
directly or indirectly, in connection with or otherwise developed or first
reduced to practice by the Contractor performing the services (collectively, the
"Work Product") shall belong exclusively to the Company which shall be entitled
to all right, interest, profits or benefits in respect thereof. No copies,
summaries or other reproductions of any Work Product shall be made by the
Contractor or any of its agents or employees without the express permission of
the Company, provided that the Contractor is hereby given permission to maintain
one copy of the Work Product for its own use.

5.2                          Confidentiality

                              The
Contractor shall not, except as authorized or required by its duties, reveal or
divulge to any person or companies any of the trade secrets, secret or
confidential operations, processes or dealings or any information concerning the
organization, business, finances, transactions or other affairs of the Company,
which may come to its knowledge during the term of this Agreement and shall keep
in complete secrecy all confidential information entrusted to him and shall not
use or attempt to use any such information in any manner which may injure or
cause loss, either directly or indirectly, to the Company's business or may be
likely so to do. This restriction shall continue to apply after the termination
of this Agreement without limit in point of time but shall cease to apply to
information or knowledge which may come into the public domain.

                              The
Contractor shall comply, and shall cause its agents and employees to comply,
with such directions as the Company shall make to ensure the safeguarding or
confidentiality of all such information. The Company may require that any agent
or employee of the Contractor execute an agreement with the Company regarding
the confidentiality of all such information.

5.3                         
Devotion to Contract

                              During
the term of this Agreement, the Contractor shall devote sufficient time,
attention, and ability to the business of the Company, and to any associated
company, as is reasonably necessary for the proper performance of its services
pursuant to this Agreement. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to require
the Contractor to devote its exclusive time, attention and ability to the
business of the Company. During the term of this Agreement, the Contractor
shall, and shall cause each of its agents or employees assigned to performance
of the services on behalf of the Contractor to,:

	 	(a) 	
      at all times perform its services faithfully, diligently,
      to the best of its abilities and in the best interests of the
    Company;

	 	 	 
	 	(b) 	
      devote such of its time, labour and attention to the
      business of the Company as is necessary for the proper performance of the
      Contractor's services hereunder; and

	 	 	 
	 	(c) 	
      refrain from acting in any manner contrary to the best
      interests of the Company or contrary to the duties of the Contractor as
      contemplated herein.

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5.4                          Other
Activities

                              The
Contractor shall not be precluded from acting in a function similar to that
contemplated under this Agreement or in any other capacity for any other person,
firm or company provided such action shall not conflict with the Contractor's
duty to the Company and shall not prevent the Contractor from fulfilling its
duties pursuant to this Agreement.

5.5                          Trading/Tipping

                              The
Contractor will not disclose to any party information respecting the Company
that has not been publicly disclosed, nor will the Contractor trade in shares of
the Company while in possession of such knowledge.

ARTICLE 6 
MISCELLANEOUS

6.1                          Waiver;
Consents

                              No
consent, approval or waiver, express or implied, by either party hereto, to or
of any breach of default by the other party in the performance by the other
party of its obligations hereunder shall be deemed or construed to be a consent
or waiver to or of any other breach or default in the performance by such other
party of the same or any other obligations of such other party or to declare the
other party in default, irrespective of how long such failure continues, shall
not constitute a general waiver by such party of its rights under this
Agreement, and the granting of any consent or approval in any one instance by or
on behalf of the Company shall not be construed to waiver or limit the need for
such consent in any other or subsequent instance.

6.2                         
Governing Law

                              This
Agreement and all matters arising thereunder shall be governed by the laws of
the Province of British Columbia.

6.3                          Successors,
etc.

                              This
Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon each of the parties
hereto and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns.

6.4                         
Subcontracts

                              The
Contractor has the right, power, and authority to delegate any duties or
obligations arising hereunder, with the approval of the Company, or to
subcontract its services, or any portion thereof, with the approval of the
Company, provided that any subcontract shall be made subject to the terms of
this Agreement and the Contractor shall require the subcontractor, to
acknowledge such terms in writing at the time the subcontract agreement is
executed. No such delegation or subcontracting shall relieve the Contractor from
any of its obligations under this Agreement and a subcontractor shall, as
between the Company and the Contractor, be deemed to be the agent of the
Contractor.

6.5                          Assignment

                              This
Agreement may not be assigned by any party except with the written consent of
the other party hereto.

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6.6                         
Entire Agreement and Modification

                              This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto and
supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings, whether oral or written,
relative to the subject matter hereof. To be effective any modification of this
Agreement must be in writing and signed by the party to be charged thereby.

6.7                         
Headings

                              The
headings of the Sections and Articles of this Agreement are inserted for
convenience of reference only and shall not in any manner affect the
construction or meaning of anything herein contained or govern the rights or
liabilities of the parties hereto.

6.8                         
Notices

                              All
notices, requests and communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be sufficiently given and deemed to have been received upon
personal delivery or, if mailed, upon the first to occur of actual receipt or
forty-eight (48) hours after being placed in the mail, postage prepaid,
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, respectively addressed
to the Company or the Contractor as follows:

The Company:

Suite 1060 - 1090 West Georgia Street

Vancouver, British Columbia 
V6E 3V7

Attention: Mark Jarvis

The Contractor:

Suite 420 - 625 North Michigan Avenue

Chicago, Illinois 
60611

Attention: Martin E. Janis

or such other address as may be specified in writing to the
other party, but notice of a change of address shall be effective only upon the
actual receipt.

6.9                         
Time of the Essence 

                             
Time is of the essence. 

6.10                       
Further Assurances

                              The
parties hereto agree from time to time after the execution hereof to make, do,
execute or cause or permit to be made, done or executed all such further and
other lawful acts, deeds, things, devices and assurances in law whatsoever as
may be required to carry out the true intention and to give full force and
effect to this Agreement.

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6.11                        Counterparts

                              This
Agreement may be executed in several counter-parts, each of which will be deemed
to be an original and all of which will together constitute one and the same
instrument.

                              IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and
year first above written.

HARD CREEK NICKEL CORPORATION

Per:

            ______________________________________
           
Authorized Signatory

 

MARTIN E. JANIS & COMPANY, INC.

Per:

            ______________________________________
           
Authorized Signatory

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