12:07 PM EDT, 03/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- NorthIsle Copper and Gold ( NTCPF ) Tuesday said it appointed Pablo Mejia Herrera as Vice President, Exploration.

Robin Tolbert has moved to a newly created position as Chief Geoscientist and will work closely with Mejia and the exploration team on the ongoing exploration activities at the North Island Project on Vancouver Island.

Northisle is currently in the final stages of preparing its 2025 exploration program. The fully funded $7 million program will be focused on enhanced understanding of higher-grade, higher-margin potential in the vicinity of Northwest Expo and West Goodspeed, an area which is now being identified as the "Northwest Corridor".

"We are very pleased to bring Pablo onto our team to succeed Robin as Vice President of Exploration," said chief executive Sam Lee. "We have added tremendous value through exploration over the past 5 years and will greatly benefit from Pablo's deep knowledge in mineral exploration and his leadership in disruptive AI technology that has contributed to major mineral discoveries globally."

The company's shares were last seen down $0.01 to $0.70 on the TSX Venture Exchange.

Price: 0.70, Change: -0.01, Percent Change: -1.41