NorthWest Copper Announces Appointment of Geoffrey Chinn, P.Geo, as VP Business Development and Exploration
Press Release
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 04, 2025 NorthWest Copper (“NorthWest” or “the Company”) (TSX-V: 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 of quality technical work to build upon, that together with recent commodity price movements, have the potential to support accelerated study, permitting, development, and financing timelines. Moreover, I am impressed by the number and quality of early-stage exploration projects held by NorthWest,” he said.
Grant of Stock Options and Restricted Share Units
NorthWest also announces that it will grant 325,000 Stock Options and 125,000 Restricted Share Units (RSUs) to Mr. Chinn pursuant to its Equity Incentive Plan upon his joining the Company on March 17 (“Effective Date”).
The Stock Options will have an exercise price based on the TSV-V closing price of the Company’s common shares on the day immediately before the Effective Date, vest over three years, and expire five years from the Effective Date.
The RSUs will be payable in common shares of the Company on exercise, vest equally over three years and must be redeemed within 30 days of each of March 17, 2026, March 17, 2027, and March 17, 2028, or they expire.
About NorthWest Copper:
NorthWest Copper is a copper-gold explorer with a pipeline of advanced and early-stage projects in British Columbia, including Kwanika-Stardust, Lorraine-Top Cat and East Niv. With a robust portfolio in a tier one jurisdiction, NorthWest Copper is well positioned to participate fully in a strengthening global copper market. We are committed to responsible mineral exploration which involves working collaboratively with First Nations to ensure future development incorporates stewardship best practices and traditional land use. Additional information can be found on the Company’s website at www.northwestcopper.ca .
On Behalf of NorthWest Copper Corp.
“Paul Olmsted”
CEO, NorthWest Copper
For further information, please contact:
604-683-7790
info@northwestcopper.ca
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