Emerita’s Iberian Belt West Project (IBW) Has Been Granted with the Declaration of Strategic Interest by the Junta of Andalusia
July 31 2024 - 7:00AM
Emerita Resources Corp. (TSX – V: EMO; OTCQB: EMOTF; FSE: LLJA)
(the “Company” or “Emerita”) is pleased to announce that the Junta
of Andalusia (the Regional Government of the Autonomous Community
of Andalusia) has declared via a written resolution that the
Company’s wholly-owned Iberian Belt West project (“IBW” or the
“Project”) is of strategic interest for Andalusia and granted the
Project with the Declaration of Strategic Interest (“DSI”) status
(known in Spanish as “Declaración de Interés Estratégico”).
The Declaration of Strategic Interest is
designed to streamline the administrative procedures to support
economic business initiatives, and thus promote investment and the
generation and securing of jobs in the Andalusia region. Once it
has been granted, the Junta of Andalusia assigns officials from
different areas of government to deal with the documents submitted
by the company as a matter of priority. Once a project is screened
into this designation, there are firm timelines established for
completing documentation and with the assistance of the senior
government officials assigned to the project the time required to
complete the regulatory process is highly streamlined. Junta
officials are already engaging in the IBW Project, with the initial
kick-off meeting taking place today (July 31, 2024). According to
David Gower, P.Geo, CEO of Emerita, “This is a highly innovative
approach the Andalusia and Huelva governments have taken and truly
represents concrete action that is expected to improve the business
investment climate in the region. By this declaration, they have
essentially declared the Project is important to the economic well
being of the region and they have become a partner by assisting the
Company to ensure its successful implementation.”
The IBW Project is hosted within the renowned
Iberian Pyrite Belt, one of the most productive volcanogenic
massive sulphide (VMS) terranes in the world. The IBW Project
encompasses three polymetallic deposits. From east to west:
Infanta, El Cura, and Romanera. In May 2023, Emerita released a
maiden NI 43-101 compliant mineral resource estimate for La
Romanera and La Infanta deposits (see press release May 23,
2023).
In September 2023, Emerita applied for the
exploitation concession derived from an investigation permit (see
press release September 12, 2023). In February 2024, the Company
filed an application to present the IBW Project as strategic for
the region, as it was considered that the Project fulfilled all the
necessary requirements.
“The fact that our Project has been declared of
strategic interest is a significant step for Emerita’s success at
IBW. This declaration is aligned with our efforts to achieve a
leading-edge project committed to the preservation of the
environment; and to the social, economic and employment
development, using the most modern technologies available, in the
province of Huelva”, stated Joaquin Merino, P.Geo., President of
Emerita.
About Emerita Resources
Corp.
Emerita is a natural resource company engaged in
the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties
in Europe, with a primary focus on exploring in Spain. The
Company’s corporate office and technical team are based in Sevilla,
Spain with an administrative office in Toronto, Canada.
For further information, contact:
Ian Parkinson+1 647 910-2500
(Toronto)info@emeritaresources.comwww.emeritaresources.com
Cautionary Note Regarding
Forward-looking Information
This press release contains “forward-looking
information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities
legislation. Forward-looking information includes, without
limitation, statements regarding the prospectivity of the IBW
project, the Company’s ability to obtain the requisite permits and
approvals, the support of the Andalusian government, the Company’s
ability to develop the IBW project, impact of the DSI on the
Company, the economic viability of the IBW project, the Company’s
future exploration plans and the Company’s future plans. Generally,
forward-looking information can be identified by the use of
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information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of
activity, performance or achievements of Emerita, as the case may
be, to be materially different from those expressed or implied by
such forward-looking information, including but not limited to:
general business, economic, competitive, geopolitical and social
uncertainties; the actual results of current exploration
activities; risks associated with operation in foreign
jurisdictions; ability to successfully integrate the purchased
properties; foreign operations risks; and other risks inherent in
the mining industry. Although Emerita has attempted to identify
important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in forward-looking information,
there may be other factors that cause results not to be as
anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that
such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and
future events could differ materially from those anticipated in
such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue
reliance on forward-looking information. Emerita does not undertake
to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance
with applicable securities laws.
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