EMP's only 14% of its property has been drilled to resources included in the PEA, meaning 86% of the company's 200,000-acre land package remains relatively underexplored and represents substantial exploration upside.

EMP has not indicated plans to work on First Nations lands as the company's three projects do not appear to intersect any First Nations territory, though a recent investment initiative with a local group was just kicked off.

EMP's holding costs for maintaining the Tyan project are not onerous, allowing the company to hold the property as a longer-term optionality without significant cash drain.

Major oil and gas companies are showing significant interest in southeast Saskatchewan lithium DLE as a serious supplier opportunity, which validates the regional lithium potential and provides potential partnership and acquisition options for EMP.

For a development-stage junior mining company to be successful long-term, it is essential that the chosen jurisdiction supports and wants the project to succeed, with government support, favorable infrastructure, and local cooperation being more important than specific asset metrics.

EMP has also engaged with Salt Works (Vancouver-based downstream provider) and their founder Ben Sparrow, who have been phenomenally responsive and supportive in developing lithium recovery and polishing processes for EMP's DLE operation, with the partnership having saved the company significant money.