# Emerita Intersects High Grade Zone of 4.9m Containing Mineralization Grading 3.5% Copper, 1.95 g/t Gold and 95.63 g/t Silver at El Cura *2026-04-22T07:00:00-04:00* Emerita Intersects High Grade Zone of 4.9m Containing Mineralization Grading 3.5% Copper, 1.95 g/t Gold and 95.63 g/t Silver at El Cura TORONTO, April 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emerita Resources Corp. (TSX-V: EMO; OTCQX: 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. The Project is currently undergoing a NI 43-101 Prefeasibility Study (“PFS”) expected later this year (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. Highlights include: - **Drill hole EC097: 4.9m grading 3.5% copper, 0.1% lead, 0.1% zinc, 1.95 g/t gold and 95.63 g/t silver including 1.6m grading 7.5% copper, 0.3% lead, 0.2% zinc, 4.43 g/t gold and 23.44 g/t silver.** - **Drill hole EC096: 5.9m grading 0.8% copper, 1.3% lead, 2.7% zinc, 1.27 g/t****gold and 46.47 g/t silver.**  **_Figure 1. IBW tenement and locations of La Romanera, El Cura and La Infanta deposits._** Table 1 shows drill hole location and assay data; drill hole traces are shown in map view in Figure 2. Long-section and cross-section views are displayed in Figures 3 and 4. Photos of mineralized core intercepts are shown in Figure 5. **_Table 1: Recent drilling results received for the El Cura deposit. _**   **_Figure 2. Plan view map showing drill hole traces of the El Cura drilling. Hole traces in this NR colored red._**  **_Figure 3. Vertical longitudinal section of El Cura deposit, oriented east-west, looking north. Holes EC091, EC095, EC096 and EC097. Deposit as presently defined is indicated in green._** **__** **_Figure 4. Interpretive geological cross sections. A: Section 649500E showing hole EC095 and EC097. B: Section 649900E showing hole EC096._** **Discussion** EC097 represents the westernmost mineralized intercept to date at El Cura, creating a span of 958m between this hole and the farthest east mineralized intercept (EC002). Hole EC097 (4.9m grading 3.5% copper, 0.1% lead, 0.1% zinc, 1.95 g/t gold and 95.63 g/t silver including 1.6m grading 7.5% copper, 0.3% lead, 0.2% zinc, 4.43 g/t gold and 23.44 g/t silver) and EC095 (0.6m grading 0.9% copper, 0.2% lead, 0.1% zinc, 0.93 g/t gold and 45.00 g/t silver) successfully demonstrate the westward continuation and downward plunging character of the mineralization at El Cura. Notably, Emerita observes an apparent copper-gold rich trend along this continuation as shown in Figure 6. Closer to the center of El Cura deposit, hole EC096 (5.9m grading 0.8% copper, 1.3% lead, 2.7% zinc, 1.27 g/t gold and 46.47 g/t silver) provides confirmation of the consistency of El Cura deposit, infilling gaps between prior drillholes within the deposit. The Company is planning to scale back the drilling at El Cura over the coming several weeks as drill holes completed beyond that will not contribute to the ongoing MRE or PFS. Emerita’s technical team is developing the exploration programs to follow up targets at San Antonio and Nuevo Tintillo in support of identifying new mineral deposits in the area.  **_Figure 5. Photoplates of El Cura drillcore as described in this news release: A: EC095 pyritic massive sulphide with chalcopyrite in fine stringers and some crystals. B: EC096 massive to semi-massive pyritic sulfides with galena veins and minor patches and veinlets of chalcopyrite. C: EC097 semi-massive to massive pyritic sulphide with chalcopyrite crystals associated to Qz veining._**  **_Figure 6. Thematic long section showing copper and gold grades at El Cura. A: Copper grades showing westward plunging Cu-rich trend. B: Gold grades showing westward plunging Au-rich trend._** **Quality Assurance/Quality Control ** Drilling at El Cura is HQ size and core is placed into core trays at the drill site and transported directly from the site to Emerita’s coreshack (15Km) from El C