Emp Metals Completes Horizontal Flow Testing Program – Average Lithium Concentration of 241 Mg/L and Flow Rates of 418 M3/DAY
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EMP METALS COMPLETES HORIZONTAL FLOW TESTING PROGRAM –
AVERAGE LITHIUM CONCENTRATION OF 241 MG/L AND FLOW RATES
OF 418 M3/DAY
Vancouver, British Columbia, January 16, 2025 – EMP Metals Corp. (CSE: EMPS) (OTCQB:
EMPPF) (“EMP Metals” or the “Company ”) is pleased to announce the successful completion
and results of the recent Viewfield Horizontal Flow Testing Program. This is the first extended
flow test performed by the Company on the 4-23B Horizontal Production Well drilled specifically
to target the highest lithium brine concentration discovered to date in Canada at the Viewfield
Project.
Flow Testing Program Highlights:
• Average flow rate: 418 m3/day
• Average Lithium concentration: 241 mg/L
• 60+ day program is the longest duration lithium brine flow test in Saskatchewan to date
Paul Schubach, COO of EMP Metals, commented, “This well has exceeded our expectations. The
expertise of our local drilling contractors and our technical team ha ve come together incredibly
well to successfully complete this specialized type of drilling. The length of our flow testing
program combined with achieved flow rates, stable lithium concentration, and minimal
contamination, continue to showcase high value in the brine available on our land base. The
investment into the 4-23 facility provides options for us to continue testing and further derisking
the Viewfield project.”
The well, at a depth of 1,856m, is the first horizontal well drilled into the Duperow formation for
lithium production in Saskatchewan and provides a differentiated approach to lithium extraction
by leveraging local talent and common drilling practices in Southeast Saskatchewan. Advantages
of this approach include:
• Improved flow rates
• Increased recovery
• Targeted extraction of high concentration brine
• Improved economics as modeled in the Viewfield Preliminary Economic Assessment1
The flow testing program extended over 60 days with flow rates optimized for use with existing
injection infrastructure. Continuous monitoring from multiple downhole and surface sensors
were utilized to collect data from key variables to support future reservoir modeling. The
modeling will allow for improved simulations and more accurate representations of subsurface
performance. A surface facility was constructed to support the program and has the capability to
support future plans for additional field testing and project development.
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Brine sampling and analysis continues to show high quality and clean characteristics with no H2S
or oil contamination. Absence of these contaminants allows for a more efficient conversion to
lithium chemicals and modelling completed to date by EMP clearly indicates the potential for
significant reduction in both Capital and Operating expenses.
The Company delivered the samples to an independent laboratory, Isobrine Solutions
(“Isobrine”), which offers specialized and rigorous brine evaluation , to p erform testing on the
Company’s brine samples.
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 currently holds 196,000
net (79,300 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
Phone: 1-604-689-7422
Paul Schubach, COO
Phone: 1-306-519-8341
1Additional details of the Preliminary Economic Assessment are set forth in the news releases
dated January 9, 2024 and February 15, 2024.
The Technical Report is available on www.sedarplus.com and on the Company’s website
at www.empmetals.com
Preliminary Economic Assessment Cautionary Note
The Preliminary Economic Assessment on the Viewfield Lithium Brine Project is preliminary in
nature and includes inferred resources that are considered too speculative to have the economic
considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as mineral reserves
and there is no certainty the estimates presented in the PEA will be realized. Mineral resources
that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
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QP
The technical content on this website has been reviewed and approved by Greg Bronson, P. Geo.,
a qualified person for the purpose of National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Bronson is not
independent as he is a director of the Company.
Forward-Looking Statements
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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 include, 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
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