Emerita Gold Changes Name to Emerita Resources

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Jan. 13, 2014) - Emerita Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:EMO) (the "Company" or "Emerita") has changed its name to Emerita Resources Corp. and will begin trading today on the TSX Venture Exchange under the Company's new name. The Company's trading symbol on the TSX Venture Exchange remains "EMO".

Mr. Joaquín Merino-Márquez, President and CEO of Emerita, states: "The Company's new name reflects our focus on acquiring and developing additional promising mineral properties in Spain while we continue to explore and advance the Las Morras gold project in the Extremedura Region of Spain."

About Emerita Resources Corp.

Emerita is a natural resource company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties in Spain, with a primary focus on exploring the Las Morras Property in the Extremedura Region of Spain.

Emerita Resources Corp.

Joaquin Merino, President & CEO

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 Company's plans to acquire and develop mineral projects in Spain. 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.

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