RE:RE:RE:I came across this article on FPX a while back.The article actually does confirm Knoche was the lender of the $5M to buy out Cliffs 60% stake.
Here is the news release from Nov 2015 detailing the loan. This is the same amount Knoche mentions, and does indeed contain the 1%NSR that he donated to Purdue.
https://fpxnickel.com/2015/11/first-point-minerals-completes-transaction-re-establishing-100-ownership-decar-project/