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Emerita Appeals Aznalcóllar Administrative Ruling
TORONTO, June 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emerita Resources Corp. (TSX – V: EMO; OTCQB: EMOTF; FSE: LLJA) (the “Company” or “Emerita”) has appealed the ruling of the Tribunal Superior De Justicia De Andalucia (the “Court”) of the Administrative Court with respect to Emerita’s complaint filed in 2017 (the “Complaint”) against the Junta de Andalucia (the “Junta”), specifically, the Andalucian government panel that awarded the Aznalcóllar public tender (the “Tender”), requesting that the Court rul
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