en.Wedoany.com Reported - Empire Metals (AIM:EEE) has released drilling results from the Thomas prospect at the Pitfield Project in Western Australia, providing data to support mine plan advancement, engineering design, and continuous pilot plant testing.

The drilling campaign, conducted from February to April 2026, confirmed the scale and continuity of the weathered central core at the Thomas prospect. The core covers an area of 6.25 square kilometers, with an average primary weathering zone depth of 47 meters.

Managing Director Shaun Bunn stated that this is the largest drilling program to date at the Pitfield Project, enhancing the company's understanding of the mineralization scale, continuity, and titanium grades within the central core. He noted that a high-grade mineralized block with an average thickness of 47 meters has been delineated at the Thomas prospect, featuring multiple near-surface intercepts.

Selected drilling results include: 51 meters at 8.79% titanium dioxide; 50 meters at 8.29% titanium dioxide; 48 meters at 7.90% titanium dioxide.

The drilling program comprised 148 air reverse circulation holes totaling 6,282 meters and 30 reverse circulation holes totaling 2,988 meters.

Empire Metals plans to upgrade resources in the third quarter of 2026, with these drilling results supporting the upgrade and future mine planning. The company aims to complete detailed engineering studies by the end of this year and continue developing titanium dioxide by-product refining steps, targeting coated rutile pigment and sponge titanium metal feedstock. Additionally, continuous metallurgical pilot testing of the process flowsheet is scheduled to commence in the third quarter of 2026.

Empire Metals is an exploration and resource development company focused on commercializing the Pitfield titanium project. The Pitfield Project hosts a total resource of 2.2 billion tonnes at 5.1% titanium dioxide, containing 113 million tonnes of contained metal.

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