NorthWest Announces First Drill Results from 2025 Program and Highlights 44 Metres of 2.81 G/T Gold and 0.66% Copper
Executive Summary
- NorthWest Copper released assay results from the first hole (K‑25‑269) of its 2025 Kwanika diamond drilling program, showing high‑grade copper–gold intercepts over significant widths.
- The intersected mineralization aligns with the company’s higher‑grade target model and supports plans for an updated resource estimate and a revised underground bulk‑mining design.
- Results are expected to enhance project economics versus the 2023 PEA, particularly through improved gold recoveries.
Key Details
- Hole K‑25‑269 (Central Zone):
- 44.0 m @ 0.66 % Cu, 2.81 g/t Au from 198.0 m depth (true width ≈ 25.2 m).
- Within this interval:
- 31.8 m @ 0.66 % Cu, 3.14 g/t Au (200‑231.7 m).
- 5.7 m @ 0.99 % Cu, 3.66 g/t Au (234.8‑240.5 m).
- Additional Intercepts in Hole K‑25‑269:
- 12.0 m @ 1.01 % Cu, 0.41 g/t Au (246‑258 m).
- Native copper zone: 16.3 m total, up to 0.39 % Cu, 1.84 g/t Au (103.8‑112 m).
- Western Zone Intercepts:
- 8.0 m @ 0.47 % Cu, 0.62 g/t Au (360‑368 m).
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6.0 m @ 0.14 % Cu, 0.58 g/t Au (448‑454 m).
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Program Scope: Planned 5,135 m across 17 drill holes to confirm and expand the higher‑grade target model announced on 10 Apr 2025.
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Geological Context:
- Central Zone consists of two north‑south trending, moderately steep east‑dipping zones with quartz stockwork in monzonite alteration.
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Western Zone is a deeper east‑west trending zone with similar lithology but weaker alteration.
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Nearby Exploration Targets:
- Transfer Target (~300 m south) – IP chargeability and anomalous gold values.
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Andesite Breccia (~600 m north) – historic intercept of 87 m @ 0.38 % Cu, 0.06 g/t Au.
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Quality Assurance / Quality Control:
- Drilling supervised by NorthWest; core assayed by Actlabs (ISO 17025).
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QA/QC program includes blanks, standards, and ~5 % re‑assay at a secondary lab.
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Forward‑Looking Statements: The company expects the results to improve Kwanika economics versus the 2023 PEA and will continue reporting additional drill results as the program progresses.
Notable Quotes
“We are very encouraged by these results and look forward to reporting additional drill results from the remainder of our 2025 program.” – Paul Olmsted, CEO
“The Central Zone grades and widths are significant and support our optimism for eventual economic extraction using a more selective bulk underground mining method than the block cave presented in the 2023 PEA.” – Geoff Chinn, VP Business Development & Exploration