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- EMP Metals Corp. (CSE: EMPS; OTCQB: EMPPF), founded in 2018 and headquartered in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is a lithium exploration and development company focused on direct lithium extraction (DLE) from large-scale brine resources in the Duperow Formation of southeast Saskatchewan; it holds over 205,000 acres (83,000 hectares) of subsurface mineral dispositions and strategic wellbores across its flagship Viewfield and Mansur projects, targeting high-grade lithium concentrations averaging up to 241 mg/L with flow rates supporting commercial-scale production for batteries, energy storage, ceramics, glass, electronics, and lubricating greases industries. The company advances DLE through its Field Pilot Facility, partnerships with Saltworks Technologies for Project Aurora demonstration plant featuring second-generation DLE technology and Koch Technology Solutions for adsorption-based extraction yielding 99.7% battery-grade lithium carbonate, and recent technical milestones including a substantial NI 43-101 mineral resource upgrade to 931,038 tonnes LCE indicated plus inferred resources, horizontal flow testing, and multi-zone discoveries up to 217 mg/L. Recent developments include closing an oversubscribed $2.1 million financing in November 2025, completing exterior construction on the Project Aurora plant with permits secured and up to $4.27 million in Saskatchewan royalty tax credits approved in September 2025, acquiring ROK Resources' interest in Hub City Lithium Corp. assets in August 2024 to consolidate ownership, entering a US$3 million loan facility with Tembo Capital amended in March 2025, and benefiting from Saskatchewan's 3% lithium production royalty rate set in October 2025.