Announcement • 21h
EMP Metals Completes Construction Of Project Aurora Demonstration Plant And Advances Commissioning Toward Third Quarter Start-Up EMP Metals announced that construction of its Project Aurora Demonstration Plant located within the Company's Viewfield Project Area in Saskatchewan has been successfully completed. The fully integrated demonstration facility is now directly connected to both the production well and waste brine disposal well, allowing continuous wellhead brine delivery to the facility process while returning spent brine to the targeted disposal interval. This integrated configuration enables full commissioning of the demonstration plant under real operating conditions and is among the first Lithium Brine facilities in Canada to achieve this level of integration. Commissioning activities continue to progress according to plan and are now approximately 50% complete. Live production brine is currently being processed through multiple operating systems as commissioning advances toward full plant start-up. The Company remains on schedule to commence demonstration operations during the third quarter of 2026. The demonstration plant has now achieved several key milestones, including: Construction and field infrastructure 100% complete. Direct wellhead connection established to both production and disposal wells. Raw brine delivery from the production well into the process facility and advancing towards continuous flow, steady state operations. Waste brine disposal system fully operational with injection into the targeted disposal formation. Approximately 50% of the overall commissioning schedule completed. Commissioning advancing across all major processing systems. Start-up in third quarter 2026 remains on schedule. Project Aurora is EMP's integrated, continuous-flow lithium refining demonstration system designed to process ten (10) m³/day of raw brine from wellhead to lithium chemicals. The facility is intended to validate process performance, optimize operating parameters, and generate engineering and economic data to support future commercial-scale development. The demonstration program represents a key step toward commercializing EMP's lithium brine resource in Saskatchewan. Operational data generated throughout the demonstration campaign will support engineering design, process optimization, and economic evaluation for a future modular commercial facility capable of producing more than 3,000 tonnes per year of lithium products. EMP's Saskatchewan lithium resource continues to benefit from favourable brine chemistry free of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and oil-derived organics, shallow low-cost drilling, established infrastructure, and a supportive critical minerals regulatory environment, positioning the Company to pursue initial commercial modules targeting 1,500 to 3,000 annually, expandable thereafter. Announcement • Jun 25
EMP Metals Receives Final Major Equipment Shipment At Project Aurora Demonstration Plant EMP Metals Corp. had the final major process equipment shipment from its technology partner, Saltworks Technologies Inc., arrive at its Project Aurora Demonstration Plant located within the Company's Viewfield Project Area in Saskatchewan, Canada. The delivery marks the completion of all major equipment shipments required for Project Aurora, with 100% of the planned process equipment now received on site and on schedule. Installation activities are underway, with equipment being positioned, connected, and integrated into the demonstration facility as construction advances toward completion. Commissioning activities have also continued to progress on equipment received last month. Mechanical checks, controls integration, and system preparation activities are proceeding according to plan as the Company works toward facility start-up. Project Aurora is EMP's integrated, continuous-flow lithium refining demonstration system designed to process ten (10) m³/day of raw brine from wellhead to lithium chemicals. The facility is intended to validate process performance, optimize operating parameters, and generate engineering and economic data to support future commercial-scale development. Project Aurora represents a joint initiative between EMP Metals and Saltworks Technologies aimed at simplifying lithium brine refining, reducing costs, and de-risking scale-up through a fully integrated system. As part of the collaboration, Saltworks is advancing full-scale plant design and cost estimates for a modular commercial refinery capable of producing more than 3,000 tonnes per year of lithium products, utilizing operational data generated during the demonstration phase. EMP's Saskatchewan brine resource benefits from clean chemistry free of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and oil-derived organics, shallow low-cost drilling, established infrastructure, and a pro-critical minerals regulatory environment. These advantages position the Company to target an initial commercial production scale of 1,500–3,000 tonnes per year. Announcement • Jun 17
EMP Metals Corp. announced that it has received CAD 2.9395 million in funding from Tembo Capital Holdings UK Ltd On June 15, 2026, EMP Metals Corp. has closed the transaction. The company issued 1,000,000 units at CAD 0.50 per unit for gross proceeds of CAD 500,000 in its third tranche of transaction. Under the entire offering the company issued a total of 5,879,000 Units for gross proceeds of CAD 2,939,500. The transaction involves returning investor from Tembo Capital Holdings UK Ltd for 1,000,000 units for third tranche consideration and Tembo Capital Holdings UK Ltd. exercised its right to purchase 1,000,000 Units at a price of CAD 0.50 per Unit in order to maintain its partially diluted interest immediately prior to closing of the Offering. In connection with the third tranche the Company paid finders a cash fee totaling CAD 32,500 and issued a total of 65,000 Warrants. Under the entire offering the company paid finders a total of CAD 168,317.50 cash fee and issued a total of 336,635 Finder's Warrants. 
