{"version":"1","article":{"id":"northwest-copper-kwanika-western-zone-drilling-2026","slug":"northwest-copper-kwanika-western-zone-drilling-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/northwest-copper-kwanika-western-zone-drilling-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/northwest-copper-kwanika-western-zone-drilling-2026?lang=en","title":"NorthWest Copper reports broad copper-gold intercept at Kwanika","summary":"One hole returned 110 metres at 1.86% copper equivalent; results from 14 of 43 completed 2026 holes had been reported.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":["commodities"],"published_at":"2026-10-22T05:34:35+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-22T21:08:56+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10-21","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"NorthWest Copper Corp. 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Hole K-26-346 returned 110 metres grading 0.64% copper and 1.10 grams of gold per tonne, or 1.86% copper equivalent, from 378 metres downhole. Other reported intervals included 115.1 metres at 1.19% copper equivalent in K-26-259 and 50.9 metres at 1.19% in K-26-264. The 110-metre downhole interval has an estimated true width of 84.3 metres, according to the company.","The company said K-26-264 also intersected a previously unrecognized zone above known mineralization, grading 1.07% copper equivalent over 30 metres. The three holes were drilled on one section to tighten spacing to about 50 metres; assays had been reported for 14 of the 43 holes in the 12,291-metre season. Intervals and copper-equivalent values are company-reported exploration measures; the remaining assays and technical studies will inform the ongoing preliminary economic assessment."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"One hole returned 110 metres at 1.86% copper equivalent; results from 14 of 43 completed 2026 holes had been reported.\n\nNorthWest Copper reported new assays on 21 October from three holes in the Western Zone at its Kwanika project in north-central British Columbia. Hole K-26-346 returned 110 metres grading 0.64% copper and 1.10 grams of gold per tonne, or 1.86% copper equivalent, from 378 metres downhole. Other reported intervals included 115.1 metres at 1.19% copper equivalent in K-26-259 and 50.9 metres at 1.19% in K-26-264. The 110-metre downhole interval has an estimated true width of 84.3 metres, according to the company.\n\nThe company said K-26-264 also intersected a previously unrecognized zone above known mineralization, grading 1.07% copper equivalent over 30 metres. The three holes were drilled on one section to tighten spacing to about 50 metres; assays had been reported for 14 of the 43 holes in the 12,291-metre season. Intervals and copper-equivalent values are company-reported exploration measures; the remaining assays and technical studies will inform the ongoing preliminary economic assessment.\n\nClarified in all five editions that the 110-metre interval is measured downhole and the company estimates its true width at 84.3 metres.","corrections":[{"at":"2026-10-22T21:08:56+03:00","language":"en","text":"Clarified in all five editions that the 110-metre interval is measured downhole and the company estimates its true width at 84.3 metres."}],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"article","asset_id":"mineral-exploration-core-trays","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/mineral-exploration-core-trays-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic mineral-exploration workbench with unmarked core boxes, grey rock samples and a drill bit.","language":"en","caption":"AI-generated symbolic illustration. 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