NorthWest Copper (TSXV: NWST) has drilled further lengthy zones of mineralisation in four holes drilled in the northern lobe of the Kwanika Deposit’s Central Zone in British Columbia.
- These holes returned long intercepts of copper and gold mineralisation. Highlights include: K-22-237: 364.20 metres of 0.27% CuEq from 27.80 to 392.00 metres including: 24.55 metres of 0.86% CuEq from 229.30 to 253.85 metres
- K-22-238: 167.85 metres of 0.32% CuEq from 33.55 to 201.40 metres
“These holes confirm that strong copper and gold mineralisation continue in the northern portion of Kwanika Central Zone,” said President and CEO Peter Bell. “These holes demonstrate that the Kwanika system contains a cluster of deposits over three kms, from South Zone to these recent holes in the north of the Kwanika Central Zone. Further drilling results are expected from the South Zone at Kwanika as well as our other projects in the coming weeks.
“We have now released results from 20 of the 30 drill holes competed at Kwanika in 2022. We anticipate that we will continue to publish results from the 2022 programme over the remainder of the year.”
Diamond drill holes K-22-237, 238, and 246 were designed to target structurally controlled higher-grade mineralisation in the northern portion of the Central Zone. They complement previously released drill holes K-22-234, 235, 236, 239, 241, 243, 244, and 2454. The results of all of these holes collectively demonstrate continuity of grade within the currently defined resource.
Including the previously reported holes, the northern portion of the Central Zone was drilled over approximately 450 metres in strike length and results demonstrate that mineralisation continues to the north of the conceptual open pit. The latest three holes all hit mineralisation that is relatively shallow with overburden cover ranging from 27.80 to 43.50 metres downhole depth.
Results from the drilling in the northern extent of the conceptual open pit will also help constrain the company’s structural and geological models and help focus future exploration programmes.
K-22-237 has the longest intercept with 364.20 metres of 0.27% CuEq. This intersection is on the same section as K-22-236 that was reported as 179.60 metres with 0.33% CuEq6, and the two holes demonstrate continuity of grade on this section. Hole K-22-237 also intersected mineralisation below the current conceptual open pit and could add value to the project in the future .
K-22-238 was drilled on a section approximately 90 metres to the north of K-22-237.It intersected 167.85 metres grading 0.32% CuEq and is on the same section as K-22-241 that was previously reported at 305.75 metres with 0.29% CuEq6. Again, these two holes show grade continuity in the conceptual open pit area.
K-22-246 was drilled in the northern extent of the conceptual open pit area and returned 145.70 metres of 0.20% CuEq including 64.60 metres of 0.28% CuEq with most of this intersection sitting outside of the current conceptual open pit volume. Results from this hole further demonstrate that the mineralised system is present and is potentially open to the north of the current proposed open pit.
K-22-247 was drilled approximately 600 metres north-northwest of the conceptual open pit and tested a geophysical induced polarization anomaly. The drill did not intersect significant mineralisation but it did intersect geology that explains the anomaly, as well as faults that validate our current structural geology model.
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