File: Attachment EP NR 2025 07 08 Property Option Agreement Accepted for Filing.pdf

July 8, 2025 Trading Symbol: EP Tel: 604.683.3288 Website: www.empiremetalscorp.com Toll Free: 1.888.880.2288

PROPERTY OPTION AGREEMENT ACCEPTED FOR FILING

Empire Metals Corp. ("Empire") (TSX.V-EP) is pleased to announce that the mineral property option agreement ("Option Agreement") with a private Canadian company owned by A.J. Beruschi, pursuant to which Empire has been granted options to acquire up to a 70% interest in a Gold Project in the Yukon Territory, Canada, has been accepted for filing by the TSX Venture Exchange. The Project is subject to a minimum Net Smelter Returns royalty of 3.3% increasing in stages to 5.8% on realized gold prices above US$2,000 per ounce.

Pursuant to the terms of the Option Agreement Empire is making a cash payment of $50,000 to the private company and has issued 2,000,000 common shares in its capital to the private company which shares are restricted from trading until November 9, 2025.

The Company also announces that James Boyce has resigned as a director of Empire. The Company thanks Mr. Boyce for his contributions.

Empire is a Canadian resource exploration and development company. In addition to the Yukon Gold Project Empire holds a 100% interest in the Buck Lake Platinum, Palladium, Nickel and Gold Project located in Ontario near the Lac Des Iles platinum, palladium mine. Empire also holds a controlling interest in the Fox Creek Lithium Project in Alberta and the Gwyn Lake gold project located in the heart of the historic Beardmore-Geraldton greenstone gold belt in Ontario.

EMPIRE METALS CORP. For further information contact: Mark C. Patchett, President PER: "Mark Patchett" E-mail: mark@empiremetalscorp.com Tel: 604.683.3288 MARK PATCHETT President

The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or the accuracy of this release. Cautionary Note to US Investors: This news release may contain information about adjacent properties on which we have no right to explore or mine. We advise U.S. investors that the SEC's mining guidelines strictly prohibit information of this type in documents filed with the SEC. U.S. investors are cautioned that mineral deposits on adjacent properties are not indicative of mineral deposits on our properties. This news release may contain forward-looking statements including but not limited to comments regarding the timing and content of upcoming work programs, geological interpretations, receipt of property titles, potential mineral recovery processes, etc. Forward-looking statements address future events and conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements.