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Emerita Intersects 2.1m Grading 1.6% Copper, 0.85 g/t Gold, 32.11 g/t Silver and 1.4m Grading 5.8% Copper, 4.89 g/t Gold and 51.0 g/t Silver at El Cura
TORONTO, Jan. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emerita Resources Corp. (TSX-V: EMO; OTCQB: EMOTF; FSE...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Emerita Intersects 2.1m Grading 1.6% Copper, 0.85 g/t Gold, 32.11 g/t Silver and 1.4m Grading 5.8% Copper, 4.89 g/t Gold and 51.0 g/t Silver at El Cura\nTORONTO, Jan. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emerita Resources Corp. (TSX-V: EMO; OTCQB: EMOTF; FSE: LLJA) (the “Company” or “Emerita”) reports results from ongoing drilling of El Cura deposit. El Cura is part of Emerita’s wholly owned Iberian Belt West project (“IBW” or the “Project”; Figure 1) which hosts three Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide (VMS) deposits: La Romanera, El Cura and La Infanta that are currently undergoing Prefeasibility Studies (see the Company’s press release dated December 3, 2025). Recent results from the ongoing drilling at El Cura are listed below and complete data is included in Table 1. 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 silverDrill 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. Figure 1. IBW tenement and locations of La Romanera, El Cura and La Infanta deposits. View Figure 1 here: https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/c0906877-b076-443c-a328-706d7fc38999 Table 1 Drill hole data, drill hole traces are shown in Figure 2, intercepts are presented in Figures 3 and 4.  Photos of mineralized intervals are included at the end of the release. Table 1: Recent drilling results received for the El Cura deposit.  DDHEastingNorthingElevationAzimuthDipDepth (m)FROMTOWidth (m)Cu %Pb %Zn %Au g/tAg g/tEC0816496854171500127138-25250.0216.9222.355.40.30.20.40.337.69EC0836494644171422137142-57302.0272.0273.31.30.72.05.80.5274.08EC0846496854171500127149-32265.2222.4226.64.20.20.10.30.327...