Emergent Metals Corp. Reports Cyanide Recoveries Of 81% For Gold And 60% For Silver From West Santa Fe, NV

Vancouver, British Columbia, April 15, 2026 - TheNewswire – Emergent Metals Corp. (TSXV: EMR, OTC: EGMCF, FRA: EML, MUN: ELM)  (“ Emergent ” or the “ Company ”) i s pleased to announce that Lahontan Gold Corp. ( TSXV: LG ) (“ Lahontan ”) has reported analysis of pulp samples from its 2025 maiden drilling program (the “ Program ”) at Emergent's West Santa Fe Property (“ West Santa Fe ” or the “ Property ”).  Lahontan has the option to acquire a 100% interest in the Property by completing US$1.8 million in cash or share payments and US$1.4 million in work expenditures on the Property (total US$3.2 million) over seven years.     West Santa Fe hosts a gold and silver exploration target located about 13 km from Lahontan's flagship Santa Fe Mine.  It represents a potential satellite deposit to the Santa Fe Mine, or potentially a stand-alone project, subject to exploration success.  The exploration database includes 171 drill holes totaling about 13,000 meters, with historic drilling and metallurgical test work completed in the 1980s and 1990s.  Lahontan completed six modern exploration reverse circulation (“RC”) holes in late 2025, totaling 593 meters.