VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NorthWest Copper (“Northwest” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Tyler Caswell as Vice President Exploration. Mr. Caswell has been a key member of our management team in his most recent role as Chief Geologist and brings a wealth of experience in the central BC region and globally to the Northwest.

Mr. Caswell is a registered professional geologist with over 18 years of mineral exploration experience exploring for base and precious metals in Peru, Chile, Argentina, Laos, Nunavut, the Yukon and northern British Columbia. Mr. Caswell has been with NorthWest since the merger with Sun Metals and prior to NorthWest he was Stardust Project Manager at Sun Metals from 2018. His experience includes brownfield and greenfield exploration programs for large and junior mining companies. Mr. Caswell holds a B.Sc. (with distinction) from the University of Victoria.

Peter Bell, President and CEO of NorthWest, states, “We are very pleased to appoint Tyler as VP Exploration at NorthWest. Tyler is a great leader and has been part of the NorthWest journey from the beginning, including working for one of our predecessor companies, Sun Metals. Tyler combines local understanding of BC geology and exploration with global experience. He is also a key partner in our ongoing engagement with Indigenous Peoples with First Nations in the areas where we work.”

“I would like to acknowledge the many contributions made by Ian Neill, former VP Exploration who is leaving for personal health reasons,” continued Mr. Bell. “Ian has been instrumental in building the exploration team we have on site and making discoveries including Zone 421 at Stardust while at Sun Metals, Chalcocite breccia 217 at Kwanika and the discovery at East Niv. Wishing Ian All the best.”

“I look forward to joining NorthWest’s amazing leadership team in my new role as VP Exploration. I look forward to sharing our fantastic…