# Emerita Intersects 9.2m Grading 1.4% Copper, 0.4% Lead, 1.3% Zinc, 0.41 g/t Gold and 21.48 g/t Silver at El Cura

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/emerita-intersects-9-2m-grading-1-4-copper-0-4-lead-1-3-zinc-0-41-g-t-gold-and-2--6dd0928a-b8fc-4f2a-9a11-b94f2cb82ed4

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/EMO/news/8315778609210109/emerita-intersects-9-2m-grading-1-4-copper-0-4-lead-1-3-zinc-0-41-g-t-gold-and-2

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2026-02-09T12:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Emerita Resources Corp.

- Ticker: EMO

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Spain

- Primary commodity: Copper

- Secondary commodities: Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver

- Document categories: Drill results, Resource update

- Extracted: 2026-08-21 10:36:34 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Emerita Resources has reported new drill results from its El Cura VMS deposit, part of the Iberian Belt West project in Spain. The headline intercept from hole EC094 returned 9.2m grading 1.4% copper, 0.4% lead, 1.3% zinc, 0.41 g/t gold, and 21.48 g/t silver. These results are part of an ongoing drilling program aimed at converting Inferred resources to Measured and Indicated categories for an upcoming Prefeasibility Study.

Reasoning: The drill results, particularly the copper grades, are strong for a VMS deposit and contribute to the ongoing Prefeasibility Study and resource conversion efforts. The comprehensive QA/QC and true width disclosure add confidence, though some individual metal grades are modest.

- Positive factor: Strong copper grades in a VMS deposit

- Positive factor: Drilling supports Prefeasibility Study and resource conversion

- Positive factor: Comprehensive QA/QC procedures disclosed

- Positive factor: True width information provided for one key intercept

- Negative factor: Other metal grades are generally weak or below thresholds for VMS deposits

- Negative factor: GT values for most metals are below weak thresholds

Facts used in scoring: 1

## Classification and evidence

No classification tags are available.

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 1. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (1)

### EC089

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El Cura · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: EC089
- Project: El Cura
- Commodity: copper
- Region: spain
- Reported Region: Spain
- Ticker: EMO

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.6
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 2.8 m
- True Width: 1.792 m
- From: 426.95 m
- To: 429.75 m
- Hole Depth: 465.9 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: vms
- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: EC089:426.95-429.75
- Mining Method: underground

#### Location

- Easting: 649834
- Northing: 4171569
- Elevation: 126 m
- Azimuth: 201 °
- Dip: -68 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates, check\_assays

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: The copper grade is moderate for a VMS deposit, and the true width was calculated, adding confidence. This intercept contributes to the ongoing resource conversion efforts for the PFS, but its narrow width limits its individual materiality.

- Positive factor: Copper grade is moderate for VMS deposit

- Positive factor: True width calculated and disclosed

- Positive factor: Contributes to resource conversion for PFS

- Negative factor: Intercept length is narrow

Evidence · table

> 0.6

Context: 2.8

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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