Emerita Resources Closes $1,227,575 Private Placement Financing

TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired - Aug. 19, 2014) - Emerita Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE:EMO) (the "Company" or "Emerita") has completed its previously announced non-brokered private placement financing by issuing 12,275,750 common shares (the "Common Shares") at a price of $0.10 per Common Share for gross proceeds of $1,227,575 (the "Financing").

The Common Shares will be subject to a hold period of four months and one day expiring on December 19, 2014. The Financing is subject to final approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

The Company intends to use the proceeds of the Financing to fund exploration activities with respect to the Company's mineral properties in Spain and for general corporate purposes.


About Emerita Resources Corp.

Emerita is a natural resource company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties in Europe, with a primary focus on exploring in Spain. The Company's corporate office and technical team are based in Sevilla, Spain with an administrative office in Toronto, Canada.


Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Information

This press release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, without limitation, statements regarding the intended use of proceeds from the Financing. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Forward- looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Emerita, as the case may be, to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to: general business, economic, competitive, geopolitical and social uncertainties; the actual results of current exploration activities; risks associated with operation in foreign jurisdictions; ability to successfully integrate the purchased properties; foreign operations risks; and other risks inherent in the mining industry. Although Emerita has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Emerita does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.

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Contact

Emerita Resources Corp.
Helia Bento
+1 416 309 4293 (Toronto)

Emerita Resources Corp.
Joaquin Merino
+34 (628) 1754-66 (Spain)
info@emeritagold.com