Planned Drilling Program At Nuevo Tintillo Project

TORONTO - Emerita Resources Corp. reported a planned diamond drilling program at its Nuevo Tintillo project (NT). The Drill Program is expected to commence late in the third quarter or early in the fourth quarter of this year. The precise start date for the Drill Program will depend on the easing of regulations presently imposed in southern Spain to reduce the risk of fires. Restrictions typically end around the middle of September as the weather begins to moderate. Presently, heavy equipment is not permitted to operate during the daytime hours due to hotter temperatures.

The initial Drill Program at Nuevo Tintillo will focus on targets that have been identified on the west side of the Project, nearest to the Rio Tinto mine. The program will evaluate six priority targets and comprise approximately 3,000 meters in the initial evaluation phase. Subsequent drilling will be budgeted based on results.

Joaquin Merino, P.Geo., President, said, “We are excited to see the results of the initial Nuevo Tintillo drill campaign. Our technical team has worked diligently to identify high potential drill targets. Targeting is based on a combination of airborne electromagnetic (AEM) surveying, detailed and archived gravity data, detailed mapping and a compilation of historical geology. The area has abundant evidence of base metal mineralization in surface outcrops as well as small historical mines and is situated on trend from large VMS deposits such as Rio Tinto mine, Aznalcóllar mine and Cobre Las Cruces mine. This is the first modern exploration evaluation that we are aware of for this highly prospective property.”