TORONTO, Dec. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emerita Resources Corp. (TSX – V: EMO; OTCQB: EMOTF; FSE: LLJA) (the “Company” or “Emerita”) is pleased to provide results from its ongoing metallurgical testing program (the “Program”) for La Romanera deposit for base and precious metals on its wholly-owned Iberian Belt West Project (“IBW” or the “Project”).

La Romanera and El Cura deposits are unique in the Iberian pyrite belt in that they have significantly elevated gold values and it has been a key objective of the Emerita technical team to develop a process that will maximize the gold recoveries. A two-stage process has now been identified that provides excellent recoveries. Stage 1: Conventional flotation - a process to produce 3 sellable concentrates (zinc, lead and copper) as described in news release dated October 31, 2024.

Stage 2: Post Flotation Process (PFP) - a pyrometallurgical process applied to the residual material after flotation, followed by a leaching process to recover the remaining gold, silver, copper and zinc. There are several common thermal technologies available, (roasting was used in this test) that break down the pyrite and arsenopyrite crystal structures and allow for leaching and recovery of the gold, silver and additional base metals. Stage 2 has demonstrated a particularly positive impact on total estimated gold recoveries for La Romanera mineralization.

The testing was completed in collaboration with Wardell Armstrong Internatio.