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Ameriwest Critical Metals to Advance Its Bornite Copper Project by Re-Logging and Re-Assaying Historical Drill
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 20, 2026 / Ameriwest Critical Metals Inc. (CSE:AWCM) (OTC:AWLIF) (FSE:5HV) ("Ameriwest" or the "Company") is pleased to
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[{"type":"text","content":" VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 20, 2026 / Ameriwest Critical Metals Inc. (CSE:AWCM) (OTC:AWLIF) (FSE:5HV) (\"Ameriwest\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce a key exploration advancement at its 100%-owned Bornite copper-gold-silver property in Oregon (\"Bornite\" or the \"Property\"). The Company has transported approximately 30 pallets of preserved historical drill core (the \"Core\") from the Bornite Project to a secure storage facility in Reno, Nevada, operated by APEX Geoscience Ltd. (\"APEX\"), where a systematic core re-logging program has commenced. Key Highlights: Approximately 41,702 feet of historical drill core from Bornite have been secured and approximately 30 pallets have been relocated to APEX's Reno facility for systematic re-logging. Ameriwest plans to selectively re-assay geologically significant intervals using a full-spectrum, multi-element assay approach, expanding beyond the historical copper, gold and silver assays to better characterize the mineralized system. Re‑logging will refine the existing 3D geological model and identify geologically significant intervals for modern multi‑element assaying and QC/QA‑compliant sample selection. APEX has prioritized key historical drill holes, including CC03, CC09, CC15, CC16, CC17, CC26, and CC29, for initial re‑logging to strengthen geological interpretation and support future resource definition work. The preserved core and historical datasets accelerate Ameriwest's path to a NI 43‑101-compliant modern resource estimate while reducing early-stage drilling costs and timelines. Historical records indicate that approximately 41,702 feet of drilling was completed at Bornite. The Core was preserved by prior owners of the Property and was acquired by Ameriwest as part of its November 2025 acquisition of Bornite. The Company has now moved the Core from a secure storage facility at the Liberty Mine near Tonopah to APEX's Reno facility. Ameriwest plans to prepare selected geologically significant intersections of the Core for multi-element assaying as part of its ongoing program to modernize the historical Bornite geological database, strengthen the geological model, and support future drill planning. \"The fact that historical geological data, metallurgical data, drill core, and other information has been preserved at Bornite gives us a tremendous head start...