VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NorthWest Copper (“NorthWest” or “the Company”) (TSXV:NWST) is pleased to announce the appointment of Geoffrey Chinn, P.Geo, as Vice President, Business Development and Exploration, effective March 17, 2025. Mr. Chinn brings close to 35 years of experience in the mining industry, with a proven track record in exploration targeting, resource estimation, project evaluation and business development.
“We are excited to welcome Mr. Chinn to the NorthWest team,” said CEO Paul Olmsted. “His deep industry knowledge and expertise in evaluating and advancing all aspects of projects from early-stage exploration through to pre-feasibility will be invaluable to the Company as we look to advance Kwanika-Stardust through a phased development approach with the initial phase targeting higher-grade zones within the current mineral deposit. His business development and geology background are also well suited to advance our suite of high-potential exploration assets, including Lorraine-Top Cat and East Niv.”
Mr. Chinn is a geoscientist and business development professional with extensive experience in the base metal and gold mining industry. Prior to joining NorthWest, Mr. Chinn was a Director of Corporate Development of IAMGOLD Corporation where he was involved in the identification and early stages of the evaluation of the Cote Gold project and managed its preliminary economic assessment and pre-feasibility study. He also played a lead role in identifying and/or evaluating opportunities to support hub-and-spoke strategic initiatives, as well as numerous other open pit and underground mining opportunities internationally. Prior to IAMGOLD Corporation, Mr. Chinn worked for Junior Exploration companies and for RPA Scott Willson Consultants performing mineral resource estimates. Mr. Chinn also held various positions with Noranda and Falconbridge in various regions, including British Columbia and lead their integrated data target generation for VMS and copper porphyry systems. Mr. Chinn is a Professional Geoscientist (PGO) and holds a B.Sc. Geology and a M.Sc(A) Mineral Exploration.
As the incoming VP Business Development and Exploration of NorthWest, Mr. Chinn expressed enthusiasm about the Company’s future and project pipeline. “I am pleased to be joining a talented team dedicated to unlocking the full potential of the Company’s assets. The Kwanika-Stardust and Lorraine-Top Cat projects have been subject to a large body …
