12:51 PM EDT, 09/02/2025 (MT Newswires) -- NorthWest Copper ( NWCCF ) on Tuesday said drilling is underway at its Kwanika project in British Columbia.

The company has mobilized two rigs for a 5,135-meter drill program funded through its recently closed flow-through financing. The campaign will focus on the Kwanika Central Deposit as well as the nearby Transfer and Andesite Breccia targets.

"The 2025 program, together with the 2022 drilling will be used to inform an updated mineral resource including enhanced higher-grade estimation domains that will be used to support an updated PEA (preliminary economic analysis) in the first half of 2026," Geoff Chinn, Vice President of Business Development and Exploration, said.

NorthWest Copper ( NWCCF ) shares were last seen down $0.005 to $0.195 on the TSX Venture Exchange.

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