10:36 AM EDT, 10/06/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Northisle Copper and Gold ( NTCPF ) Monday provided an update on its fall 2025 field program at the North Island Project.

The company said that the program includes a comprehensive drilling, field exploration, environmental data collection and geotech site investigation program which will support the completion of a pre-feasibility study on the North Island Project by the end of 2026.

The field exploration program will also advance the property-wide exploration thesis, said the company.

The company said that it added more than 20,000 metres to the 2025 drilling program compared to the initial plans for the North Island Project, for a total target of 27,000 metres during 2025.

The company also said that as of Sept. 30, 2025, it completed 11,915 metres of drilling across 35 holes.

At West Goodspeed, the 2025 drilling program was designed to confirm and expand upon the mineralization outlined in 2023 and 2024. The company said that early results from the 2025 campaign, including thick and economically significant intervals intersected in holes GS25-17, GS25-18, and GS25-23, indicated continuity of mineralization and supported a focus on the northwestern portion of the target, where potential extensions toward the Red Dog area were evaluated.

A statement noted that at the Cougar target, located approximately one kilometer east of the Northwest Expo open pit design footprint, drilling was guided by a "prominent" magnetic anomaly coincident with an area of previously observed hydrothermal alteration and mineralization. The company added that visual observations from the three completed holes confirmed the presence of copper sulfides and alteration assemblages consistent with those observed elsewhere along the mineralized belt, including Northwest Expo.

The company also said that two exploration holes, one at Northwest Expo and another at Goodspeed, were drilled to test extensions of nearby mineralized zones. At Northwest Expo, the hole intersected zones of alteration and sulfide mineralization, and assay results are pending. In the Goodspeed area, the hole did not return any significant mineralized intervals.

The company added that in preparation for the upcoming pre-feasibility study, drilling began at Red Dog, where 4 infill holes were completed with the objective of upgrading inferred resources to the indicated category. At Northwest Expo, 5 infill holes have been drilled to date for the same purpose.

The company said that this drilling program is ongoing and all infill holes are pending assay results.

"Upon completion of our financing in August, our team has been hard at work to execute against our vision of unlocking the potential of our 35 km porphyry district as quickly as possible, starting with the North Island Project," said Northisle Copper and Gold's ( NTCPF ) president and chief executive officer Sam Lee.

"We have now completed significant site upgrades, expanded our site team, and have commenced extensive field programs and project planning in support of that goal."

The company's shares were last seen up 2.4% to $1.475 on the TSX Venture Exchange.

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