Emerita intersects 3.9 m of 3.8% Cu, 0.9% Pb, 1.6% Zn, 2.81 g/t Au, 71.26 g/t Ag at El Cura

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.

View Figure 1 here: https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/ad76ed1f-63f6-4778-a20e-d47265dabf66 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. Figure 2.

Plan view map showing drill hole traces o