(CSE:ANDC) (FSE:FIR) (OTCQB:PMMCF)

October 20, 2025 – TheNewswire - Vancouver, British Columbia. Andina Copper Corporation (Andina) (the Company) is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen McIntosh as a Strategic Advisor.

Stephen McIntosh has over 38 years of experience in the resources sector of which 33 years was with the Rio Tinto Group culminating in the role of Group Executive for Growth and Innovation. In this role Stephen was accountable for most of Rio Tinto’s technical functions globally. Prior this he was Rio Tinto’s global head of exploration from 2011 to 2016. 

Stephen’s extensive experience covers a wide range of commodities in over 40 countries, including multiple large-scale copper and gold exploration and development projects, and mining operations. He has been actively involved in the management, exploration, discovery and/or evaluation of many of Rio Tinto Group’s exploration discoveries.

Stephen is the chairman of Datarock, a computer vision AI/ML start-up focused on the resources sector and an advisor to Chalice Mining (CHN:ASX) and EMR Capital, a specialist resources private equity investment firm.  He is also a director at the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and advises several other resources and technology companies.

Stephen is a geophysicist by training and holds a Master of Science (Hons) from the University of Auckland.

Chairman Tony Manini commented:

“Attracting someone of Stephen’s calibre and experience to Andina Copper speaks volumes to the quality of the project portfolio and team we have assembled over the past three years. His exceptional track record and experience across exploration, evaluation and discovery will be invaluable to the Andina team as we accelerate the exploration and evaluation of our exciting portfolio of copper and copper-gold discoveries spanning Argentina, Colombia and Chile, along one of the world’s premier copper producing belts. We welcome Stephen to the team and look forward to working with him to build very substantial value for our shareholders and stakeholders”.

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ABOUT ANDINA COPPER  

Andina Copper Corporation is a unique South America- focused copper explorer listed on the Canadian Stock Exchange (CSE:ANDC), Frankfurt (FSE: FIR), and OTC (OTCQB: PMMCF) exchanges.

The Company holds two significant discoveries along the world’s premier copper producing Andean porphyry belt in Argentina and Colombia, and a compelling undrilled copper-gold target in the prolific copper production district of the Coastal Cordillera of Chile.

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