# NorthWest Reports Results from Two Holes at Its Kwanika Property Highlighted by a Near Surface Intercept of 59.8 Metres of 0.70% Copper and 0.95 g/t Gold \(1.57% CuEq\) from 41 Metres

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/northwest-reports-results-from-two-holes-at-its-kwanika-property-highlighted-by--a793dbc2-8ad3-4ed3-9d8f-f7bd9064ccb1

Original source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/northwest-reports-results-two-holes-110000559.html

Publisher: yahoo\_press

Original announcement: 2025-12-17T11:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- 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 03:49:37 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

NorthWest Copper Corp. reported significant near-surface drill results at its Kwanika project in British Columbia. A key intercept of 59.8 metres at 0.70% copper and 0.95 g/t gold \(1.57% CuEq\) was identified, expanding known Pit Zones.

Reasoning: The intercept of 59.8m at 0.70% Cu and 0.95 g/t Au is a strong, wide, near-surface result that expands known mineralization \(Pit Zone 10/12\).

- Positive factor: significant width

- Positive factor: near-surface intercept

- Positive factor: expansion of known zones

- Positive factor: high CuEq

Facts used in scoring: 2

## Classification and evidence

**Step-Out Extension**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.

Why it applies: The results successfully expanded Pit Zone 10 down-dip and helped define a new Pit Zone 12.

Evidence · text

> successfully expanding Pit Zone 10 down-dip, helping to define a newly recognized Pit Zone 12

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (2)

### Fact 1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/northwest-reports-results-from-two-holes-at-its-kwanika-property-highlighted-by--a793dbc2-8ad3-4ed3-9d8f-f7bd9064ccb1#fact-drill-facts-0)

Kwanika · copper

Needs review: ungrounded

#### Identity

- Project: Kwanika
- Commodity: copper
- Region: canada\_bc
- Reported Region: British Columbia
- Ticker: NWST

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.7
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 59.8 m
- From: 41 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: unknown:41.0-100.8

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: ungrounded
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 59.8m width at 0.70% Cu is a strong porphyry-style intercept.

- Positive factor: strong width

- Positive factor: near-surface

Evidence · text

> 59.8 Metres of 0.70% Copper and 0.95 g/t Gold \(1.57% CuEq\) from 41 Metres

### Fact 2

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/northwest-reports-results-from-two-holes-at-its-kwanika-property-highlighted-by--a793dbc2-8ad3-4ed3-9d8f-f7bd9064ccb1#fact-drill-facts-1)

Kwanika · gold

Needs review: ungrounded

#### Identity

- Project: Kwanika
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_bc
- Reported Region: British Columbia
- Ticker: NWST

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.95
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 59.8 m
- From: 41 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: unknown:41.0-100.8

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: ungrounded
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 0.95 g/t Au over 59.8m provides significant gold credit to the copper intercept.

- Positive factor: accompanying copper

Evidence · text

> 59.8 Metres of 0.70% Copper and 0.95 g/t Gold \(1.57% CuEq\) from 41 Metres

## 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.