Empire Metals Limited has announced the analytical lab results from the initial five of 40 Reverse Circulation (RC) drillholes at the Pitfield Project in Western Australia. The results have identified additional shallow high-grade bedded titanium mineralisation. The company has engaged the Australian Federal Government's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and AXT Pty Ltd to carry out a detailed assessment of rock chip samples collected from drilling. The results indicate that the sandstone beds host the higher grade titanium values within the bedded sedimentary succession of sandstones, siltstones, and conglomerates. Future exploration will focus on identifying and delineating extensive, thick sandstone-rich beds in future drilling programs. The company expects further promising results from the remaining RC drillholes, which were focused on evaluating the length of the coincident regional magnetics-gravity anomaly. CSIRO will conduct an Electron Probe Microanalysis (EPMA) on RC drillhole rock chip samples to identify the mineral assemblage within the rocks and the distribution of titanium-bearing minerals. AXT Pty Ltd will conduct mineralogical tests to determine the mineralogical composition of the host rock and map out the mineralogical residence of titanium within the host rock. Shaun Bunn, Managing Director of Empire Metals, stated that the drill results provide further evidence of the massive surface footprint of bedded titanium-rich mineralisation and confirm the targeting approach towards identifying and delineating the higher-grade parts of the mineral system. The engagement of leading scientists from CSIRO and AXT represents a significant milestone in the technical development and understanding of the titanium discovery. The Pitfield Project is located near Three Springs, Western Australia, and Empire holds a 70% interest in the project. The RC drilling program has been completed, with a total of 5,718m drilled along the length of the high-density gravity core identified within the regional magnetics anomaly. The results from the first five drillholes have identified new areas of significant titanium mineralisation and a new shallow zone of high-grade bedded titanium mineralisation. All drillholes ended in titanium mineralisation, which was expected based on previous diamond drilling.