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Resource Estimate

Emerita Announces Results of Airborne Electromagnetic and Magnetic Survey, Provides Update on Mineral Resources Estimate

Advancing Iberian Belt West towards PFS

By The Northwire Desk — AI Analysis Apr 07, 2026 · 07:00 EMO · 0.415 Emerita Resources Corp.
Executive Summary
  • On April 7, 2026 Emerita Resources released interpreted results from a December 2025 helicopter-mounted time-domain electromagnetic (HTEM) and magnetic airborne survey covering ~13,900 ha of its Iberian Belt West (IBW) Project and adjacent land packages.
  • The survey identified multiple prospective targets in both the Host Rock volcanic-sedimentary domain and the thinner Blanket Rock cover domain, including a ≥5 km structural corridor with windows of mineralized stratigraphy.
  • Surface mapping along this corridor revealed primary and secondary copper minerals, indicating strong prospectivity.
  • Emerita is redesigning ground-based geophysical programs to refine these targets and plans drilling later in 2026 for both domains.
  • An updated NI 43‑101 Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) using Net Smelter Return (NSR) blocks is expected soon, reflecting a transition from the previous Metal Equivalent block model.
Material Impact
  • The news provides an exploration update that confirms earlier expectations of identifying drill targets from the airborne survey; it does not announce a new resource estimate, financing, or project approval.
  • Compared with prior releases (e.g., the January 12 corporate update which already flagged an upcoming MRE and PFS completion by end Q2 2026), this release is incremental and routine.
  • No material surprise or market‑moving information is present; therefore the impact is Routine - Positive rather than Material.
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Company Overview
  • Emerita Resources Corp. is a TSX‑V listed explorer focused on the Iberian Pyrite Belt in southwestern Spain.
  • Its flagship asset is the Iberian Belt West (IBW) Project, which hosts three volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits: La Romanera, La Infanta, and El Cura.
  • The IBW project contains polymetallic mineralization rich in copper, zinc, lead, gold and silver; historic drilling shows grades up to ~5.8% Cu, 10 g/t Au and 103 g/t Ag in localized high‑grade zones.
  • Emerita has completed an NI 43‑101 MRE (Feb 2025) indicating 18.96 Mt Indicated @ 2.88% Zn, 1.42% Pb, 0.5% Cu, 66 g/t Ag, 1.28 g/t Au and 6.80 Mt Inferred @ 3.25% Zn, 1.50% Pb, 0.73% Cu, 56.3 g/t Ag, 0.77 g/t Au.
  • The company is advancing engineering studies, metallurgical testing (Albion and CLEVR routes), and permitting toward a Prefeasibility Study slated for completion end Q2 2026.
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