NorthWest Copper Corp (TSX-V:NWST) has announced the appointment of Tyler Caswell as its vice president Exploration.
The company noted that Caswell has been a key member of its leadership team in his recent role of Principal Geologist and brings a wealth of experience in the central British Columbia (BC) region and globally to NorthWest.
Caswell is a registered professional geologist with over 18 years of experience in mineral exploration working in Peru, Chile, Argentina, Laos, Nunavut, the Yukon and northern British Columbia exploring for base and precious metals.
He has been with NorthWest since the combination with Sun Metals, and prior to NorthWest, he served as the Stardust Project Manager with Sun Metals from 2018. His experience spans brownfield and greenfield exploration programs for major and junior mining companies.
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In a statement, Peter Bell, president & CEO of NorthWest commented: “We are very excited to appoint Tyler as the VP Exploration at NorthWest. Tyler is a great leader and has been part of the NorthWest journey from the start, including working for one of our predecessor companies, Sun Metals. Tyler combines local understanding of geology and exploration in BC with global experience. He also is a key partner in our ongoing Indigenous engagement with the First Nations in the areas where we work.”
“I would like to acknowledge the many contributions of Ian Neill, the former VP Exploration, who is leaving for personal health reasons,” added Bell. “Ian was instrumental in establishing the exploration team we have in place, and in discoveries including the 421 zone at Stardust while at Sun Metals, the 217 Chalcocite Breccia at Kwanika and the discovery at East Niv. We wish Ian well.”
“I am excited to join the great leadership team at NorthWest in my new role as VP Exploration. I look forward to advancing our fantastic portfolio of copper-gold projects in partnership with First Nations,” said Caswell. “This is a great time to be exploring and developing copper projects with copper at the heart of Canada’s Critical Minerals effort.”
PEA Timing
NorthWest Copper also said it is nearing completion of the preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for the combined Kwanika-Stardust project and expects to have the results in January 2023.
The company added that it will also be hosting a conference call to review the results of the PEA once complete, further details on this will be forthcoming.
NorthWest Copper is a new copper-gold explorer and developer with an exciting pipeline of projects in British Columbia. With a robust portfolio in a tier-one jurisdiction, NorthWest Copper said it is well positioned to participate fully in a strengthening global copper market.
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