TORONTO, ON — January 7, 2026 — Leads & Copy — Emerita Resources Corp. (TSX-V: EMO; OTCQB: EMOTF; FSE: LLJA) has released results from its ongoing drilling at the El Cura deposit, part of its wholly-owned Iberian Belt West project (IBW). The project hosts three Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide (VMS) deposits: La Romanera, El Cura, and La Infanta, currently undergoing Prefeasibility Studies.
Recent drilling results from El Cura include:
- Drill hole EC092: 12.1m grading 1.6% copper, 0.1% lead, 0.1% zinc, 0.85 g/t gold and 32.11 g/t silver.
- Drill hole EC086: 1.8m grading 2.3% copper, 1.6% lead, 3.5% zinc, 1.78 g/t gold and 61.39 g/t silver.
- Drill hole EC085: 1.4m grading 5.8% copper, 0.1% lead, 0.1% zinc, 4.89 g/t gold and 51.0 g/t silver.
- Drill hole EC087: 2.8m grading 0.7% copper, 0.1% lead, 0.1% zinc, 1.31 g/t gold and 13.64 g/t silver.
- Drill hole EC081: 5.4m grading 0.3% copper, 0.2% lead, 0.4% zinc, 0.33 g/t gold and 7.69 g/t silver.
- Drill hole EC083: 1.3m grading 0.7% copper, 2.0% lead, 5.8% zinc, 0.52 g/t gold and 74.08 g/t silver.
- Drill hole EC084: 4.2m grading 0.2% copper, 0.1% lead, 0.3% zinc, 0.32 g/t gold and 7.83 g/t silver.
- Drill hole EC088: 0.9m grading 1.0% copper, 0.2% lead, 0.6% zinc, 0.05 g/t gold and 8.0 g/t silver.
The drill holes tested the upper-central, eastern, and western portions of the deposit at middle and lower depths. The deposit has a strike extent of approximately 650 meters and extends approximately 320m down-dip. All holes intercepted mineralization, and the deposit remains open down plunge to the west and up plunge to the east.
Hole EC092 significantly expands the eastern portion of the El Cura deposit. Holes EC085 and EC087 continue to expand the mineral resource boundary in the lower west of the deposit, located over 200m beyond the Company’s 2025 Indicated Mineral Resource Estimate limits.
According to Joaquin Merino, P.Geo., President of Emerita, the El Cura deposit continues to expand with good grades of base metals and gold. The deposit has only been drilled to moderate depths, allowing cost-effective drilling for resource classification and conversion to reserve categories in the forthcoming prefeasibility study.
To date, 86 holes have been drilled at El Cura, with 74 intercepting mineralized intervals. The deposit is suited for underground bulk mining methods.
Scientific and technical information in this release has been reviewed and approved by Joaquin Merino, P.Geo., a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101 and President of the Company.
Ian Parkinson
+1 647 910-2500 (Toronto)
info@emeritaresources.com
Source: Emerita Resources Corp.
