Mr. Paul Schubach reports

EMP METALS BEGINS OPERATIONS OF DIRECT LITHIUM EXTRACTION PILOT PLANT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KOCH TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS AND SALTWORKS TECHNOLOGIES IN SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN

EMP Metals Corp. has commissioned its direct lithium extraction (DLE) field pilot facility located in Estevan, Sask. The facility represents the first Koch Technology Solutions (KTS) DLE pilot skid to be commissioned and operated in Canada.

The operation of the facility will closely resemble field operating conditions, receiving high lithium concentration feed brine from the Viewfield area. Swab testing in the area has tested lithium concentrations upward of 259 milligrams per litre in one of the targeted zones. The facility also features a prefiltration skid and a heater skid designed by Saltworks Technologies to deliver on spec feed brine at elevated temperatures of approximately 60 degrees C. The facility is expected to run 24 hours a day, seven days a week over the next few months to gather valuable performance data that will provide the foundation for continued detailed engineering work on the stage 1 commercial facility.

Initially, the facility operated over several days, with laboratory results confirming the feed brine is meeting required specifications and the DLE skid is optimized for lithium recovery. The facility will process approximately 4,500 litres per day of feed brine. The lower daily throughput is representative of higher lithium concentrations in the feed brine. This results in lower volume required to fully load the pilot column with lithium on each cycle. An average feed brine lithium concentration of 185 mg/L has been confirmed through third party lab testing and is representative of the producing zones isolated for the pilot testing.

Paul Schubach, chief operating officer of EMP Metals, stated: "The commencement, commissioning and continuous run time at the pilot facility is a substantial milestone for EMP Metals and Rok Resources. The efforts by our local team, vendors and contractors supporting the project have been instrumental in our early success. The data set we will collect over the next few months is expected to add significant value to our detailed engineering work for the initial stage 1 commercial facility located in Southern Saskatchewan."

The board of directors has authorized the grant of an aggregate 300,000 incentive stock options to certain employees and consultants of the company, at an exercise price of 40 cents per common share. The options are exercisable for a five-year period from the date of grant and may be subject to certain vesting provisions, as determined by the board of directors. All options were granted pursuant to the company's stock option plan and are subject to the approval of the Canadian Securities Exchange.

About EMP Metals Corp.

EMP Metals is a Canadian-based lithium exploration and development company focused on large-scale resources using direct lithium extraction. EMP Metals, in partnership with Rok Resources Inc., currently holds greater than 200,000 net acres of subsurface dispositions and strategic wellbores in Southern Saskatchewan.

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