Empire Metals Limited announced the market of the key milestones expected over the next twelve months, as Empire advances the Pitfield Project ('Pitfield'), located in Western Australia, towards commercialisation. In line with this objective, the Company is also pleased to announce the addition of two experienced mining industry specialists to the development team. Diamond Core drilling focused on confirming the continuation of near surface, high-grade titanium mineralisation identified by previous drilling and surface sampling now complete.

Logging and sampling of the drill core is ongoing. Third phase of Reverse Circulation ('RC') drilling is well underway with two RC rigs on site at Pitfield, this 40-hole programme focussed ontesting and delineating the two known zones of high-grade, bedded mineralisation. The Company is working towards commencing the design and construction of a Demonstration Plant in 2025, and in parallel advancing all aspects of the project development plan, which includes a number of key milestones over the next 6-12 months.

The achievement of each of these milestones will incrementally de-risk the project and together will unlock significant value. These milestones include: Definitive mineralogical characterisation studies of titanium mineralisation and related host alteration mineral assemblages to further aid both on-going metallurgical studies and exploration targeting of high-grade zones; Definitive metallurgical characterisation studies to establish ore character, beneficiation steps to separate titanium bearing minerals from gangue minerals, titanium minerals leachability and solution chemistry, and final TiO2 product assessment; Finalising a process flowsheet and Demonstration Plant design that will establish, confirm and provide valuation metrics for an economic process and resultant high-value saleable product; Definition of a maiden JORC-compliant Mineral Resource Estimate that will provide the basis for a mining option study and eventual ore reserves; Completion of a Mining Option Study that will form the basis for a conceptual mine plan; Permitting and government funding review to establish permitting routes for the Demonstration Plant and subsequent mine operations and sources of government funding and support along the way.