12:28 PM EDT, 04/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- NorthIsle Copper and Gold ( NTCPF ) on Monday it launched its 2025 exploration program at the North Island Project in British Columbia.

The program will consist of at least 7,000 meters of drilling focused on the West Goodspeed and Northwest Expo targets, plus an extensive field program which will leverage the exploration data to identify additional targets along its North Island copper-gold porphyry belt.

"We are pleased to have commenced our Phase IV drilling program with a focus on advancing a maiden resource at West Goodspeed and finding the intrusive at Northwest Expo. Northisle is in the envious position of having highly compelling exploration potential and an economically attractive development project, all within the same project footprint," said chief executive Sam Lee.

Northisle shares were last seen up $0.03 to $0.71 on the TSX Venture Exchange.

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