Northisle Copper and Gold Inc. Commences Drilling on the North Island Copper-Gold Project

VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - June 16, 2017) - Northisle Copper and Gold Inc. ("Northisle" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: NCX) has commenced a 2,400 metre diamond drill program on its wholly owned North Island Copper-Gold project on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The drill program is designed to test the southeastern extension of the Hushamu deposit, where it remains open beyond the current boundary of the NI 43-101 resource estimate. In addition to the holes planned for Hushamu, one drill hole will be targeted to evaluate the potential for a deeply buried copper-gold porphyry system south of the Red Dog Deposit. The deep target in this area is defined by a combination of favourable geology and improving copper grades with depth in shallow historical drill holes. The drilling is expected to be completed in about six weeks.