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NorthWest Copper Corp (NWCCF) is a mineral exploration leader advancing copper-gold projects in British Columbia’s prolific Quesnel Trough. This dedicated news hub provides stakeholders with essential updates on the company’s exploration progress, strategic initiatives, and operational milestones.
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NorthWest Copper (TSX-V: NWST) has launched a new metallurgical testing program at its 100% owned Kwanika project to enhance metal recoveries, particularly focusing on improving gold recovery rates from the current 65.6% reported in the 2023 PEA.
The company has engaged Canenco Consulting Corp. to manage the program, which aims to optimize flotation processes through various testing methods, including finer grinding sizes and potential ore sorting techniques. The program will evaluate metallurgical responses at different grind sizes and explore opportunities to manage mining dilution through selective bulk mining methods.
Additionally, NorthWest has granted 700,000 stock options to non-executive directors with an exercise price of $0.315, vesting over two years.
NorthWest Copper (TSX-V: NWST) has announced its decision to maintain its option on the Asitka claims, a crucial part of its 100% owned Arjay project. The 4,800-hectare Arjay project, located 50 kilometers south of Kemess, features three high-potential exploration targets: North Ridge, Arjay, and Asitka Lake Area.
The company has amended its third anniversary payment under the Option Agreement, extending the deadline to September 2025 and modifying the payment structure to $37,500 in cash and $87,500 in Common Shares. Additionally, NorthWest has entered into debt settlement agreements worth $54,660 through the issuance of 188,483 Common Shares at $0.29 per share.
Notable exploration results include samples showing 3.9% Cu at North Ridge and up to 57.3% Cu within the Arjay target's quartz shear zone, demonstrating significant mineral potential.
NorthWest Copper (TSX-V: NWST) has commenced its 2025 drilling program at the 100% owned Kwanika project. The company has mobilized two drill rigs to execute a 5,135-metre drill program following a successful flow-through financing.
The program focuses on three key areas: the Kwanika Central Deposit (4,285 metres in 14 holes), and two exploration targets - the Transfer Target and Andesite Breccia Target (850 metres in 3 holes). The drilling aims to confirm and expand the company's higher-grade target model announced in April 2025, with results intended to support an updated mineral resource estimate and revised mine design.
The program is scheduled to continue through October 2025, with results expected to inform an updated Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) in the first half of 2026.
NorthWest Copper (TSX-V: NWST) has unveiled a new higher-grade target model for its 100% owned Kwanika project, marking a strategic shift towards a staged development approach. The model identifies two broad parallel zones with combined mineralized true widths of 30-45m at higher grades between 1.5% and 2.5% CuEq.
The target zones are grouped into three areas:
- Western Area: Two parallel zones trending east-west, dipping 47° north, with grades 1.7-1.8% CuEq and true widths 20-24m each
- Central Area: Two parallel zones trending north-south, dipping 55° east, with grades 2.2-2.5% CuEq and true widths 10-14m each
- PEA Pit Area: Two sub-parallel zones trending east-west with grades 1.7-2.4% CuEq and true widths 11-29m each
The target model supports a potential size range of 15-30 million tonnes of higher-grade mineralized material, with enhanced recovery potential for both copper and gold through flotation alone.
NorthWest Copper (TSX-V: NWST) has announced a new phased development approach for its 100% owned Kwanika-Stardust project. The 2025 strategy focuses on three key areas: targeting higher-grade sub-domains within Kwanika's mineralization, exploring near-surface opportunities close to existing resources, and evaluating a hub-and-spoke development scenario including Kwanika South and Lorraine resources.
The company aims to enhance the existing PEA's value by implementing an initial phase concentrated on higher-grade copper and gold domains at Kwanika. This approach, combined with the Stardust project, is expected to improve economics through higher grades and lower initial capital costs. Current copper and gold prices have increased significantly (43% and 84% respectively) compared to PEA estimates.
VP Business Development Geoff Chinn plans to refine the geology model by focusing on gold-copper zones with a 1 g/t gold threshold, moving away from copper equivalent grades. The company also aims to improve metal recoveries, particularly for gold, which currently ranges from 60% for open pit to 71% for underground material.
NorthWest Copper (TSX-V: NWST) has appointed Geoffrey Chinn, P.Geo, as Vice President of Business Development and Exploration, effective March 17, 2025. Chinn brings nearly 35 years of mining industry experience, specializing in exploration targeting, resource estimation, and project evaluation.
Chinn previously served as Director of Corporate Development at IAMGOLD , where he was involved in the Cote Gold project's evaluation and managed its economic assessments. His experience includes roles at Noranda, Falconbridge, and various junior exploration companies.
As part of his compensation package, Chinn will receive 325,000 Stock Options and 125,000 Restricted Share Units (RSUs). The Stock Options will vest over three years with a five-year expiration, while RSUs will vest equally over three years with specific redemption periods in 2026, 2027, and 2028.
NorthWest Copper (TSX-V: NWST) has outlined its strategic direction for 2025 under new CEO Paul Olmsted. The company plans to focus on advancing its key projects: Kwanika-Stardust and Lorraine-Top Cat. The strategy includes improving the economics of the existing Kwanika-Stardust preliminary economic assessment through three main initiatives:
1) Exploring near-surface targets at the Transfer Target zone
2) Evaluating options to incorporate Lorraine property resources in future economic studies
3) Analyzing the Kwanika mineral resource to consider a higher-grade, lower capital staged project
The company has engaged Equity Exploration Consultants to support exploration activities, following their successful work on the Lorraine-Top Cat project in 2024. The company's assets, located in British Columbia, include significant copper resources positioned to benefit from global electrification demands, along with gold exposure at near all-time high prices.
NorthWest Copper has appointed Paul Olmsted as Chief Executive Officer and Board member. Olmsted brings over 30 years of mining industry experience, notably serving as CFO of Superior Gold (2016-2023) and Senior VP of Corporate Development at IAMGOLD (2002-2014), where he led transactions valued at nearly C$10 billion. The company has granted Olmsted 650,000 stock options at C$0.15 per share and 250,000 Restricted Share Units, both vesting over three years. The appointment aims to advance NorthWest's copper and gold assets in British Columbia, particularly the Kwanika-Stardust and Lorraine-Top Cat projects.
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