NorthWest Announces Significant Intercept of 36.0 Metres Grading 0.80% Copper and 3.21g/T Gold (3.67% CuEq) at Kwanika From 285 Metres
Original announcement by yahoo_press on
- Company
- NorthWest Copper Corp.
- Ticker
- NWST
- Exchange
- TSXV
- Region
- British Columbia
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Secondary commodities
- Gold
- Document categories
- Drill results
- Extracted
- 2026-08-21 04:31:58 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
NorthWest Copper Corp. has announced a significant drill intercept at its Kwanika project in British Columbia. Hole K-25-280 returned 36 metres of 0.80% Cu and 3.21 g/t Au, representing 3.67% copper equivalent.
Reasoning: The 36m intercept at 0.80% Cu and 3.21 g/t Au is a standout result for a copper-gold project, significantly exceeding typical porphyry grade thresholds.
Positive factors
- exceptional copper grade for porphyry
- significant width
- high copper equivalent
Facts used in scoring: 2
Classification and evidence
Bonanza Interceptpositive
Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.
Why it applies: The combined copper and gold grade (3.67% CuEq) over 36m is exceptionally high for this deposit type.
Evidence · text
“exceptional intercept of 36 metres grading 0.80 % Cu, 3.21 g/t Au (3.67% copper equivalent”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (2)
K-25-280Kwanika · copperGrade: 0.8Grade Unit: %Intercept: 36 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- K-25-280
- Project
- Kwanika
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- NWST
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.8
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 36 m
- From
- 285 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- K-25-280:285-321
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 0.80% Cu is a strong intercept for a copper-gold porphyry system.
Positive factors
- strong copper grade
Evidence · text
“36 metres grading 0.80 % Cu”
K-25-280Kwanika · goldGrade: 3.21Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 36 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- K-25-280
- Project
- Kwanika
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- NWST
Geometry
- Grade
- 3.21
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 36 m
- From
- 285 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- K-25-280:285-321
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 3.21 g/t Au is a strong grade for a copper-gold porphyry system.
Positive factors
- strong gold grade
Evidence · text
“3.21 g/t Au”
How Atlas produces this analysis
Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.