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Emp Metals Appoints New Directors

Management Changes

Tel: 604-689-7422 208A - 980 West 1st Street, North Vancouver, BC V7P 3N4

EMP METALS APPOINTS NEW DIRECTORS

Vancouver, British Columbia, November 29, 2023 – EMP Metals Corp. (CSE: EMPS) (OTCQB:

EMPPF) (“EMP Metals” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Craig

Foggo and Mr. Karl Kottmeier to its board of directors. The Company also announces the

resignation of board member Mr. Peter Pollard.

Mr. Peter Pollard resigned his position to allow for the appointment of Mr. Foggo and the

Company thanks him for his service to the board over the past three years.

Mr. Foggo has over 20 years of diverse experience in the mining industry, spanning both

opera�ons and investment. Craig’s site experience dates back to the early 2000’s and includes

roles in the commissioning, op�mising, and opera�ng of mineral plants in Western Australia. In

2008, Craig transi�oned to the finance sector where he joined London based private equity firm

CD Capital, being promoted to the role of Managing Director prior to his departure. In 2012, he

joined the mining equity capital markets team at natural resources advisory firm RFC Ambrian. In

2014, Craig assumed the role of Investment Director at Tembo Capital, a private equity firm

focused on natural resources and clean energy metals. Engaged for over 13 years in natural

resource-related private equity funds at both Tembo Capital and CD Capital, Craig has ac�vely

worked on numerous investments in the mining sector globally. Craig holds a B.Sc. in Extrac�ve

Metallurgy and a B.Com in Accoun�ng & Finance from Murdoch University, in Western Australia.

Mr. Kotmeier has over 25 years of prac�cal experience in lis�ng, financing and administering

resource explora�on and development companies listed on the TSX, TSX Venture and CSE

E x c h a n g e s w h e r e h e h a s r a i s e d i n e x c e s s o f $ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . M r . K o t m e i e r i s t h e f o u n d e r a n d

former CEO of several publicly listed companies including Rockgate Capital and Rockridge Capital

and was formerly CEO of American Lithium. Prior to his career in the public markets, Mr.

Kotmeier was an investment advisor and member of the corporate finance team at a private

Canadian brokerage firm. He holds a B.A. from the University of Bri�sh Columbia.

Rob Gamley, EMP Metals CEO, commented, “I am very pleased to welcome Craig and Karl to the

Board of Directors. The fact that these successful industry par�cipants agreed to join our Board

is another significant endorsement of our Saskatchewan lithium brine projects. As we advance

our PEA and pilot produc�on plans their extensive background with mining opera�ons, finance

and capital markets will bring significant strategic guidance that is integral to the Company’s

growth.”

EMP also announces that the b oard of directors has authorized the grant of an aggregate

1,150,000 incentive stock options (the “Options”) to directors, officers and employees of the

Company, at an exercise price of $0.45 per common share. The Options are exercisable for a five-

year period from the date of grant and may be subject to certain vesting provisions as determined

Tel: 604-689-7422 208A - 980 West 1st Street, North Vancouver, BC V7P 3N4

by the board of directors. All Options were granted pursuant to the Company’s stock option plan

and are subject to the approval of the CSE.

About EMP Metals

EMP Metals is a Canadian-based lithium exploration and development company focused on large

scale resources using direct lithium extraction (“DLE”). EMP Metals, in partnership with ROK

Resources Inc., currently holds 192,000 net (77,700 hectares) acres of Subsurface Dispositions

and strategic wellbores in Southern Saskatchewan. For more information, please go to the

Company’s website at www.empmetals.com

For more information, please contact:

Rob Gamley, President & CEO

[email protected]

Phone: 1-604-689-7422

Forward-Looking Statements

Information set forth in this news release contains forward-looking statements that are based on

assumptions as of the date of this news release. These statements reflect management's current

estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations. They are not guarantees of future performance.

EMP Metals cautions that all forward -looking statements are inherently uncertain, and that

actual performance may be affected by a number of material factors, many of which are beyond

EMP Metals’ control. Such factors includ e, among other things: risks and uncertainties relating

to EMP Metals' limited operating history, ability to obtain sufficient financing to carry out its

exploration and development objectives on its mineral properties, obtaining the necessary

permits to carry out its activities and the need to comply with environmental and governmental

regulations. Accordingly, actual and future events, conditions and results may differ materially

from the estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations expressed or impli ed in the forward -

looking information. Except as required under applicable securities legislation, EMP Metals

undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking information.

Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange (“CSE”) nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that

term is defined in the policies of the CSE) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of

this news release.