WHAT SHINES UNDERNEATH A robust and aggressive copper exploration in B.C.
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orthWest Copper is
targets that would help to better
at 0.74% CuEq including 45.8m at
a Vancouver-based
define and expand the high-grade
1.57% CuEq; 38.5m at 0.85% CuEq;
copper-gold explorer
aspects of the deposit and form
and 63.5m at 0.77% CuEq.
and developer advancing
the basis for an updated resource
high-grade projects located in British Columbia. NorthWest’s flagship,
On October 27, the company announce drillhole K-21-217, which
In early September, the company
returned the highest-grade Cu-Au
the Stardust and Kwanika deposits.
announced the first round of drill
interval ever intersected at Kwanika.
Kwanika has a high-grade core
results at Kwanika, which provided
Expanding the high-grade portion
and scale; Stardust is one of the
consistently high-grade intercepts,
of the deposit, and introducing a
highest-grade copper deposits in
starting just 25 to 36 metres
new style of mineralization, the
B.C. Rounding out their project
downhole. These results expanded
drill intercept returned a staggering
portfolio are a new copper-gold
the near-surface footprint of potential
interval of 9.40 metres of 33.60%
porphyry system at East Niv and
open pit mineralization and once
Lorraine, a large system with multiple
again confirmed Kwanika as a unique
zones of high-grade copper-gold
high-grade porphyry copper-gold
mineralization. NorthWest is working
deposit. Highlights included 230.95m
toward a conceptual development
at 0.99% CuEq including 94.6m at
scenario for Kwanika/Stardust which
1.62% CuEQ; 187m at 0.81% CuEq
could combine multiple mining
including 73.0m at 1.22% CuEQ;
centres from each deposit to feed a
196m at 0.65% CuEq including
central processing facility.
52.5m at 1.47% CuEQ; 154.5m at
high-grade project is comprised of
KWANIKA-STARDUST 2021 DRILLING In April 2021, NorthWest preceded summer exploration and development activities by delivering favourable metallurgy for Stardust, followed by an updated and expanded high-grade Stardust resource in May 2021.
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estimate and future economic study.
CuEQ comprising 29.85% copper, 4.34 g/t gold and 70.5 g/t silver, situated in a broader interval of 235.45 metres of 2.92% CuEQ comprising 2.00% copper, 1.21 g/t gold and 5.3 g/t silver containing 153.25 metres of 4.13% CuEQ comprising 2.84% copper, 1.69 g/t gold and 7.5 g/t silver.
0.93% CuEq including 53m at 1.66%
The drill hole was a game changer
CuEQ; and 137.5m at 0.91% CuEq
for Kwanika establishing a brand new
including 71m at 1.34% CuEQ.
and incredibly exciting target type.
A second round of high-grade
On November 16, the company
assays from Kwanika were released
announced another five drill holes
in late September, drilled north of
extending the high-grade portion
previously released results. These
of Kwanika, reinforcing both the
continued to expand the near-surface
high-grade nature and continuity of
footprint of mineralization, with
this deposit. Highlights were 416.50
The 2021 drilling at Kwanika totalled
high-grade starting at the bedrock
metres of 0.87% CuEQ including
more than 8,500 metres and explored
surface. Results included 202.2m
100.50m of 1.91% CuEq; 250.60
Resource Connector North 2022
