Emerita Resources Corp. announced planned diamond drilling program at its wholly owned Nuevo Tintillo project. The Drill Program is expected to commence late in the third quarter or early in the fourth quarter of this year.

The precise start date for the Drill Program will depend on the easing of regulations presently imposed in southern Spain to reduce the risk of fires. restrictions typically end around the middle of September as the weather begins to moderate. Presently, heavy equipment is not permitted to operate during the daytime hours due to hot temperatures.

The initial Drill Program at Nuevo Tintillo will focus on targets that have been identified on the west side of the Project, nearest to the Rio Tinto mine. The program will evaluate six priority targets and comprise approximately 3,000 meters in the initial evaluation phase. Subsequent drilling will be budgeted based on results.

An initial program of 3,000 meters has been approved with a potential expansion to an already designed program of 11,500 meters of diamond drilling depending on results. Core will be logged in the Company's processing facilities in Puebla de Guzman with samples dispatched to ALS. The scientific and technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Joaquin Merino, P.Geo., President of the Company and a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators.

The Company's corporate office and technical team are based in Sevilla, Spain with an administrative office in Toronto, Canada.