Emerita Resources Corp. announced Jorge A. Blanco Avilés, a highly experienced metallurgist, has joined its Spanish senior management team as Director of Metallurgy. Mr. Blanco has had a distinguished career as a Metallurgist in both mine site operations and smelting operations, spanning more than 25 years.

Since 2010, Mr. Blanco was Metallurgy and Research and Development Manager for First Quantum?s Cobre Las Cruces operation in Andalusia Spain. He successfully spearheaded initiatives to increase copper recovery from 85% to 95% and developed innovative metallurgical processes to recover base metals from Iberian Pyrite Belt polymetallic ores. He also developed and ran an in-house analytical laboratory at Las Cruces.

Mr. Blanco participated in European Projects including BIOMORE, INTMET and POLIMET, underscoring his exceptional blend of technical acumen and strategic leadership in metallurgy and mining projects. Prior to that, from 1999, he was employed by Atlantic Copper and Cunext Copper Industries at the smelting operations, driving a 20% increase in productivity and pioneering the copper recycling program there. Jorge Blanco holds a Masters of Chemical Sciences degree from Granada University, further complemented by specialized training in Production and Logistics, Six Sigma and Senior Management.