Empire Metals upgrades Pitfield titanium resource

Mining Written by: Jamie Ashcroft 07:19 Wed 19 Aug 2026 --> Proactive has a commercial relationship with Empire Metals Ltd. This article was produced independently under Proactive's Editorial Standards Policy . Disclaimer No investment advice About this content Editorial Standards & Policies Share article About this content × About Jamie Ashcroft Jamie Ashcroft, the News Editor for Proactive UK, has developed an impressive career in financial journalism, focusing on the small-cap sector for over fourteen years. Before joining the Proactive team, he was a stockbroker during the global financial crisis, a role that complemented his educational background - a first-class degree in Business and Economics and qualifications in software design and development. As one of the early external hires at Proactive in 2009, Jamie contributed... Read more About the publisher Proactive financial news and online broadcast teams provide fast, accessible, informative and actionable business and finance news content to a global investment audience. All our content is produced independently by our experienced and qualified teams of news journalists. Proactive news team spans the world’s key finance and investing hubs with bureaus and studios in London, New York, Toronto, Vancouver, Sydney and Perth. We are experts in medium and small-cap markets, we also keep our community up to date with blue-chip companies, commodities and broader investment stories. This is content that excites and engages motivated private investors. The team delivers news and unique insights across the market including but not confined to: biotech and pharma, mining and natural resources, battery metals, oil and gas, crypto and emerging digital and EV technologies. Use of technology Proactive has always been a forward looking and enthusiastic technology adopter. Our human content creators are equipped with many decades of valuable expertise and experience. The team also has access to and use technologies to assist and enhance workflows. Proactive will on occasion use automation and software tools, including generative AI. Nevertheless, all content published by Proactive is edited and authored by humans, in line with best practice in regard to content production and search engine optimisation. Empire Metals Ltd ( AIM:EEE OTCQX:EPMLF ) View Price & Profile Empire Metals upgrades Pitfield titanium resource Published: 07:19 19 Aug 2026 BST Empire Metals Ltd (AIM:EEE, OTCQX:EPMLF) has upgraded the mineral resource at its Pitfield project in Western Australia to 8.16 billion tonnes grading 4.3% titanium dioxide, containing 349 million tonnes of TiO₂, which the company said confirms Pitfield as the world’s largest titanium resource. The JORC-compliant estimate includes Pitfield’s first Measured Resource of 374 million tonnes at 5.8% TiO₂, containing 21.6 million tonnes of TiO₂. A further 3.65 billion tonnes is classified as Indicated and 4.2 billion tonnes as Inferred. Empire highlighted a 4.39 billion-tonne near-surface weathered zone grading 4.4% TiO₂, where soft, friable material occurs from surface with minimal overburden. High-grade zones averaging above 6% TiO₂ extend for around 5km at the Thomas deposit and 4km at Cosgrove, providing targets for early-stage mine planning. Managing director Shaun Bunn said the first Measured Resource, combined with the substantial Indicated component, provides “the platform for mine planning and the economic studies that will underpin Pitfield's development”. Empire is planning further drilling, metallurgical work and engineering studies ahead of another MRE upgrade targeted for mid-2027, with work focused on increasing confidence categories and supporting progression towards Probable Ore Reserves. Continue reading