Empire Resources announced that it has commenced a circa 5,000m AC drilling campaign at its 100% owned Penny's Gold Project 45km east of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. The drilling is planned to follow up anomalous gold intercepts from drilling undertaken by Empire at the Penny's Gold Project. The drilling will also target historical gold in soil anomalies that have not been tested by modern drilling techniques.

The campaign will take approximately 2 weeks to complete with laboratory assay returns expected approximately 6 weeks following thereafter. The Penny's Gold Project targets lie immediately adjacent to and along strike of the existing 250,000t at 5.22g/t Au for 42,000oz Resource at the Penny's Find Gold Mine. Empire is entitled to royalties on gold production from mining operations undertaken at the Penny's Find Gold Mine which is owned by Horizon Minerals Limited.

Highlights: Aircore (AC) drilling underway at Empire's Penny's Gold Project east of Kalgoorlie; 5,000m drill program targeting five highly prospective gold targets; Following up historical anomalous soils and previously drilled gold intercepts; Drilling focussed on testing the regolith and basement for gold and pathfinder elements.