Northwestern hires independent consulting firms to accelerate Niger uranium project development
9/29/2006
TORONTO, Sep. 29, 2006 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX News Network) --
Northwestern Mineral Ventures Inc. (TSX-V: NWT; OTCBB: NWTMF) is pleased to announce that it has retained two independent consulting groups to assist in the development of its uranium concessions in Niger. RSG Global Ltd. will supply logistical and technical support to Northwestern's field exploration team, while a regional baseline groundwater study will be provided by Wardrop Engineering Inc.
"By engaging industry experts at an early stage, Northwestern is accelerating its current exploration efforts and moving more quickly to identify drill targets," said Marek J. Kreczmer, President and CEO of Northwestern. "In addition, by augmenting our field expertise with proven mining consultants, Northwestern can continue to transfer critical industry knowledge to its local employees, creating long-term business benefits for our company and for our host country."
RSG Global will provide logistical field support, including technical personnel, vehicles and equipment, to Northwestern's exploration staff. The RSG Global team will also help Northwestern's local representatives with the organizational requirements of its fieldwork programs, with a view that all support operations will eventually be managed in-house. RSG Global heads the mining and exploration division of Australia's largest mining consulting firm, Coffey International Limited, and has had an operating office in western Africa since 1996, providing exploration services to all major mining and exploration companies.
Wardrop, a leading Canadian engineering firm, will conduct a study of baseline groundwater quality in the region including and surrounding Northwestern's two concessions in Niger, which cover 988,000 acres (4,000 square kilometers). Wardrop is active worldwide in the uranium industry.
Northwestern has scheduled a ground exploration program to commence in the coming weeks as detailed in a press release on September 15, 2006. Work will include surface geophysical surveying, geological mapping and geochemical sampling, the results of which will be used to define drill targets.
Northwestern's In Gall and Irhazer concessions cover just under one million acres of highly prospective land within the same stratigraphy as two operating uranium mines that together provide almost 10% of worldwide production. Niger currently ranks as one of the world's top producers of uranium.
ABOUT NORTHWESTERN:
Northwestern Mineral Ventures (www.northwestmineral.com) is an international natural resource exploration company with an experienced management team. The company is focused on properties in Niger and Canada with potential uranium targets. Northwestern also has a precious and base metal property in Mexico. Northwestern is listed on the NASD Bulletin Board under the symbol "NWTMF" and the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "NWT."
The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.
This news release includes certain "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Without limitation, statements regarding potential mineralization and resources, exploration results, and future plans and objectives of the Company are forward looking statements that involve various degrees of risk. The following are important factors that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward looking statements: changes in the world wide price of mineral commodities, general market conditions, risks inherent in mineral exploration, risks associated with development, construction and mining operations, the uncertainty of future profitability and the uncertainty of access to additional capital.
SOURCE: Northwestern Mineral Ventures Inc.
Marek J. Kreczmer, M.Sc., P.Eng., President and CEO, (866) 437-9551, info@northwestmineral.com
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