Northern Vertex Chairman Re-Appointed as President and CEO to Spearhead Development of Moss Gold-Silver Project to Commercial Production

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Sept. 30, 2016) - Northern Vertex Mining Corp. (TSX VENTURE:NEE) (the "Company") announces that effective immediately, Ken Berry, B.Comm, has been re-appointed as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, replacing incumbent President and CEO Dick Whittington, who has resigned from the Company. Mr. Berry is co-founder as well as Chairman of the Company and has played an instrumental role in acquiring the Moss project as well as helping to raise in excess of $47 million to advance the Company's now 100% owned Moss Mine Gold-Silver project in Western Arizona from the exploration stage to final feasibility. Mr. Berry will also assume the role of President at the Company's wholly owned Arizona subsidiary, Golden Vertex Corp.

Chairman and CEO Ken Berry states; "On behalf of our entire Board, I would like to thank Dick for his leadership during his tenure as CEO of the Company. Dick has played a key role in getting the Company positioned for the next step in its exciting growth. In particular, he led the Company's feasibility study team in last year's highly economic feasibility study, the arbitration with Patriot and, earlier this year, the subsequent purchase of the remaining 30% of the Moss project from Patriot. The Company now owns 100% of a development ready, near term production project which we are looking forward to expediting to production. We wish him all the best and continued success in the future.

"As President and CEO, I will continue to work closely with the Northern Vertex / Golden Vertex team in what I consider to be one of the best gold production opportunities in Arizona," Mr. Berry continued. "This includes liasoning with our Golden Vertex General Manager Joe Bardswich, who played a vital role in the success of our Phase I pilot production program and our Moss Mine Project Manager David Stone who will be a pivotal force in further streamlining our approach to upcoming construction and mine development operations."

Construction Team Remains Focused

As Northern Vertex's President and CEO, Mr. Berry brings over 20 years of senior level experience in capital markets and mine exploration and development. Among his accomplishments, as a co-founder and current Chairman of Kootenay Silver Inc., over the past two years Mr. Berry has helped guide Kootenay through a major transitional period that included the strategic acquisition of Canadian based Northair Silver Corp. and a carried interest to production option agreement with Pan American Silver Corp.