Emerita Resources Corp. announced the appointment of Mr. Michael Timmins as CEO and a Director of the Company. Most recently, Michael worked for Agnico Eagle as Vice-President, Corporate Development.

During his tenure at Agnico Eagle, Mr. Timmins participated in the construction and commissioning of the Kittila Mine in Finland and was an integral part of the corporate development team where he lead several key acquisitions totalling over CAD 3.0 billion in value and key investments of approximately CAD 300 million into junior gold companies. Joaquin Merino, P.Geo., will continue as President of Emerita as well as the Managing Director of Emerita Resources Espana SL, Emerita's wholly owned Spanish subsidiary, allowing him to focus on the management and advancement of Emerita's projects. Under Mr. Merino's leadership, the technical programs are ramping up with the recent acquisition of advanced zinc projects in Brazil and Spain.