TORONTO, July 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emerita Resources Corp. (TSX-V: EMO; OTCQB: EMOTF; FSE: LLJA) (the "Company" or "Emerita") reports drilling results from its El Cura deposit, 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. The Project is currently undergoing a Prefeasibility Study that will comply with NI 43-101 standards with completion expected in Q3 (see the Company's press release dated June 30, 2026). Drilling at El Cura intersected:
Drill hole EC102 intersected 3.9m grading 3.8% copper, 0.9% lead, 1.6% zinc, 2.81 g/t gold and 71.26 g/t silver including 2.6m grading 5.5% copper, 1.0% lead, 1.9% zinc, 3.97 g/t gold and 99.15 g/t silver.
Drill hole EC099 intersected 6.6m grading 0.9% copper, 1.4% lead, 2.5% zinc, 0.89 g/t gold and 51.52 g/t silver including 1.4m grading 1.1% copper, 3.7% lead, 5.0% zinc, 1.86 g/t gold and 175.86 g/t silver.
Figure 1. IBW tenement and locations of La Romanera, El Cura and La Infanta deposits.
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Table 1 shows drill hole location and assay data; drill hole traces are shown in map view in Figure 2. Figures 3 and 4 provide long-section and cross-section views respectively. Photos of mineralized core intercepts are shown in Figure 5.
Table 1: Recent drilling results received for the El Cura deposit. True width in the intercept EC104 is 67% while in the other intercepts the true width ranges between 90 and 100% of the interval width.
DDH | Easting | Northing | Elevation | azimuth | dip | depth | FROM | TO | Width (m) | Cu_% | Pb_% | Zn_% | Au_g/t | Ag_g/t |
EC099 | 649474 | 4171417 | 138 | 131 | 60 | 329.3 | 308.5 | 315.1 | 6.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 0.89 | 51.52 |
incl. | 313.7 | 315.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 1.86 | 175.86 | ||||||
EC101 | 649463 | 4171423 | 138 | 162 | 59 | 288.0 | 271.05 | 272.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.09 | 7.87 |
EC102 | 649712 | 4171478 | 132 | 137 | 37 | 246.0 | 211.4 | 215.3 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.81 | 71.26 |
incl. | 212 | 214.6 | 2.6 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.97 | 99.15 | ||||||
EC103 | 649711 | 4171478 | 132 | 156 | 42 | 261.6 | 224.2 | 224.85 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 2.57 | 49.08 |
EC104 | 649314 | 4171447 | 136 | 144 | 66 | 480.0 | 461.55 | 464.9 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.88 | 14.87 |
EC105 | 649711 | 4171478 | 132 | 172 | 40 | 249.9 | 222.05 | 223.05 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 5.9 | 2.95 | 112.00 |
Figure 2. Plan view map showing drill hole traces of the El Cura drilling. Hole traces in this NR colored red.
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Figure 3. Vertical longitudinal section of El Cura deposit, oriented east-west, looking north. Holes EC099, EC101, EC102, EC103, EC104 and EC105 indicated in red; deposit as presently defined indicated in green.