EMP Metals Corp. announced a research collaboration with the University of Regina focused on tracing the source of lithium in subsurface waters within the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin - a 1.4 million square kilometer area in Western Canada that includes southwestern Manitoba, southern Saskatchewan, Alberta, northeastern British Columbia, and the southwest corner of the Northwest Territories. The Company has agreed to support the work of University of Regina geologist Dr. Leslie Robbins by providing $30,000 in financial support over two years.

In conjunction with EMP's financial support, Dr. Robbin's team has received a $60,000Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Alliance grant.