NorthWest Copper Drills Kwanika, Targets Resource Upgrade Before PEA

Three drill rigs are turning at NorthWest Copper's Kwanika project in British Columbia, with the company targeting up to 10,000 metres of drilling this season. The program is fully funded and designed to expand the copper-gold resource base while upgrading confidence in existing zones ahead of a preliminary economic assessment expected in the near term.

Two rigs are working deep holes in the Western Zone, where NorthWest is targeting higher-grade mineralization to support bulk underground mining methods. A third rig is drilling shallow holes in the Pit Zone, stepping from south to north. The company has laid out 14 holes totalling 8,600 metres in the Western Zone and 27 holes totalling 5,675 metres in the Pit Zone, though drill contractor availability may cap the season at 10,000 metres.

Geoff Chinn, VP Business Development and Exploration, said the company is