{"id":"northwest-copper-kwanika-western-zone-drilling-results-oct2026","canonicalSlug":"northwest-copper-kwanika-western-zone-drilling-results-oct2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/northwest-copper-kwanika-western-zone-drilling-results-oct2026","language":"en","title":"NorthWest Copper intersects 73.9 metres of 1.39 percent CuEq at Kwanika Western Zone in British Columbia","summary":"Drilling at Kwanika expands copper-gold porphyry mineralization up-dip and at depth, returning high-grade sub-intervals including 25.9 metres of 2.19 percent CuEq.","body":["NorthWest Copper Corp. announced additional analytical results from diamond drilling at the Kwanika copper-gold project, located within the Quesnel Trough of central British Columbia. Exploration hole K-26-260, drilled into the Western Zone, intersected a broad mineralized interval of 73.9 metres grading 0.51 percent copper and 0.79 grams per tonne gold, equivalent to 1.39 percent copper equivalent from a downhole depth of 457.0 metres. The broad intercept included a higher-grade core interval measuring 25.9 metres that assayed 0.48 percent copper and 1.58 grams per tonne gold, delivering 2.19 percent copper equivalent from 505.0 metres downhole.","The analytical results represent key findings from NorthWest Copper's fully completed 2026 exploration drilling programme, which encompassed 43 diamond drill holes totalling 12,291 metres across the Kwanika and Stardust project areas. The Western Zone drilling campaign had three primary technical objectives: extending high-grade copper-gold mineralization up-dip, closing geological interpretation gaps within mineralised Unit 2 adjacent to established resource blocks, and testing for primary porphyry extensions beneath the current mineral resource envelope.","Geological logging confirmed that hole K-26-260 successfully extended high-grade porphyry mineralization approximately 50 metres up-dip from prior drill fences while confirming structural continuity across previously untested geological boundaries. Furthermore, the drill hole encountered primary copper and gold mineralization immediately beneath the base of the current resource model, confirming that the Western Zone mineralising system remains open for expansion down-dip and along strike. Copper and gold grades in the core occur within hydrothermal breccias and potassic alteration assemblages enriched in chalcopyrite and bornite.","The Kwanika project is centrally positioned within an established mining district with access to industrial highways, regional power grids and mining service centres. NorthWest Copper is integrating the complete multi-element analytical datasets from the 2026 drill programme into an updated structural and geological 3D model. These results will directly inform resource updates and technical engineering evaluations planned for 2027, aimed at advancing Kwanika as a cornerstone open-pit and underground copper-gold development project in Western Canada."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"NorthWest Copper intersects 73.9 metres of 1.39 percent CuEq at Kwanika Western Zone in British Columbia\n\nDrilling at Kwanika expands copper-gold porphyry mineralization up-dip and at depth, returning high-grade sub-intervals including 25.9 metres of 2.19 percent CuEq.\n\nNorthWest Copper Corp. announced additional analytical results from diamond drilling at the Kwanika copper-gold project, located within the Quesnel Trough of central British Columbia. Exploration hole K-26-260, drilled into the Western Zone, intersected a broad mineralized interval of 73.9 metres grading 0.51 percent copper and 0.79 grams per tonne gold, equivalent to 1.39 percent copper equivalent from a downhole depth of 457.0 metres. The broad intercept included a higher-grade core interval measuring 25.9 metres that assayed 0.48 percent copper and 1.58 grams per tonne gold, delivering 2.19 percent copper equivalent from 505.0 metres downhole.\n\nThe analytical results represent key findings from NorthWest Copper's fully completed 2026 exploration drilling programme, which encompassed 43 diamond drill holes totalling 12,291 metres across the Kwanika and Stardust project areas. The Western Zone drilling campaign had three primary technical objectives: extending high-grade copper-gold mineralization up-dip, closing geological interpretation gaps within mineralised Unit 2 adjacent to established resource blocks, and testing for primary porphyry extensions beneath the current mineral resource envelope.\n\nGeological logging confirmed that hole K-26-260 successfully extended high-grade porphyry mineralization approximately 50 metres up-dip from prior drill fences while confirming structural continuity across previously untested geological boundaries. Furthermore, the drill hole encountered primary copper and gold mineralization immediately beneath the base of the current resource model, confirming that the Western Zone mineralising system remains open for expansion down-dip and along strike. Copper and gold grades in the core occur within hydrothermal breccias and potassic alteration assemblages enriched in chalcopyrite and bornite.\n\nThe Kwanika project is centrally positioned within an established mining district with access to industrial highways, regional power grids and mining service centres. NorthWest Copper is integrating the complete multi-element analytical datasets from the 2026 drill programme into an updated structural and geological 3D model. These results will directly inform resource updates and technical engineering evaluations planned for 2027, aimed at advancing Kwanika as a cornerstone open-pit and underground copper-gold development project in Western Canada.","category":"energy","region":"world","topics":["mining","metals"],"eventDate":"2026-10-29","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-11-02T14:59:51Z","modifiedAt":"2026-11-02T14:59:51Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":"2026-11-02T14:59:31Z","sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-29","translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/10/29/3419822/0/en/NorthWest-Copper-Intersects-73-9-Metres-of-1-39-CuEq-at-Kwanika.html","name":"GlobeNewswire","checkedAt":"2026-11-02","publishedAt":"2026-10-29"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/northwest-copper-kwanika-western-zone-drilling-results-oct2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/northwest-copper-kwanika-western-zone-drilling-results-oct2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/northwest-copper-kwanika-western-zone-drilling-results-oct2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/northwest-copper-kwanika-western-zone-drilling-results-oct2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/northwest-copper-kwanika-western-zone-drilling-results-oct2026","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/northwest-copper-kwanika-western-zone-drilling-results-oct2026","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/northwest-copper-kwanika-western-zone-drilling-results-oct2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[],"type":"news","classification":{"version":"1","dataKinds":["project-update"],"geographies":[{"role":"economic-scope","countryCode":"CA","subdivisionCode":null}],"evidenceBasis":["reported-observation","plan"],"measurementPeriod":null}}