Empress Royalty Corp. (TSXV:EMPR | OTCQX:EMPYF) (“Empress Royalty” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide an update on one of it’s key investments, the Tahuehueto Mine (“Tahuehueto”) owned by Luca Mining Corp. (“Luca”), where Empress has a 100% silver stream (please refer to Empress press release dated July 22, 2021. On March 31, 2025, Luca announced Tahuehueto successfully achieved commercial production in March, consistently operating at a throughput rate above 800 tonnes per day (tpd). The processing plant at Tahuehueto has an installed capacity of 1,000 tpd, with demonstrated instantaneous production rates of up to 1,200 tpd. Currently, plant availability is at 82% as part of the transition to

Empress Royalty Corp. (TSXV:EMPR | OTCQX:EMPYF) (“Empress Royalty” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide an update on one of its key investments, the Tahuehueto mine owned by Luca Mining Corp. (“Luca”), where Empress has a 100% silver stream (see July 22, 2021 news release). In its press release dated February 5, 2025, Luca announced that commissioning of the Tahuehueto mine is progressing well and nearing completion. The mill is beginning to achieve steady throughput of 1,000 tons per day, a major milestone, with over 24,700 tonnes of ore processed in January, including a planned shutdown for testing and adjustments. As they prepare to transition to commercial production, they are ensuring they have the necessary parts and commodity supply redundancy in place to support long-term operations, with