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NorthWest Copper Reports on the Progress of the 2022 Exploration Program and the Startup of the 2022 East Niv Drill Program
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NorthWest Copper (“NorthWest” or “the Company”) (TSX-V: NWST) (OTCQX: NWCCF) is pleased to announ
About this update from Northwest Copper Corp.
[{"type":"text","content":" VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NorthWest Copper (“NorthWest” or “the Company”) (TSX-V: NWST) (OTCQX: NWCCF) is pleased to announce that drilling has started at our 100%-owned East Niv project in north-central British Columbia. East Niv is our third drill project to be activated in 2022, with drilling already in progress at Kwanika and Stardust where 26 holes have been completed this year. The East Niv program is approximately 3,400 m of drilling and six drill holes in the first phase for 2022. 2022 Exploration Update Drilling at Kwanika started in March and at the adjacent Stardust project shortly after1. East Niv drilling has just started (see below) and drilling at Lorraine is expected to commence in August 2022. NorthWest’s extensive drill program for 2022 plans for a total of over 30,000 metres over its portfolio – including Kwanika, Stardust, East Niv and Lorraine. There are currently three drill rigs working at Kwanika and Stardust and approximately 10,000 metres of drilling have been completed at the two projects so far this year. Three holes have been completed at Stardust and 23 holes have been completed at Kwanika. Assay turnaround has been slower than expected, however we look forward to updating the market as the assay backlog is reduced and results become available. The Kwanika drilling has been focused around the Kwanika Central Zone2, both north and south of the mineralized footprint testing for potential expansion and for higher grade zones within the deposit. The extension targets are labelled in Figure 1. The more limited Stardust drilling to date has targeted incremental extensions of the high grade 421 Zone. Stardust drilling is not shown in detail, but Stardust is shown in relation to Kwanika in Figure 2. In addition to the drilling, we have conducted two geophysical surveys at Kwanika. A Time Domain Electromagnetic (TDEM) geophysical survey is complete and we are currently finishing a 3D-Induced Polarization geophysical survey that will cover approximately 2,000 hectares. Interpretations of this work may identify new exploration targets. We will continue to provide updates on the progress of our exploration programs over the course of the next several months, including targets tested and results. Startup of the 2022 East Niv Drill Program The East Niv discovery wa...