ARAWA, Papua New Guinea, July 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Island Passage Development Canada Limited (IPDC or the “Company”) announces the commencement of Phase Two of its mineral exploration program on the EL02 exploration license on Bougainville. Operations are conducted through its PNG subsidiary, Island Passage Development Limited (IPD), in partnership with Isina Resource Holdings Limited (IRHL), a customary landowner company. The team is jointly exploring the 261 km2 mineral property located in the Crown Prince Range of south central Bougainville, approximately nine kilometres along strike to the southeast from the historic Panguna copper gold mine (Figure 1).