EMC Metals Corp. announced the resignation of John W. Grubb from the board of directors of EMC Metals Corp. Mr. Grubb was appointed to the EMC Board as an independent Director in May of 2012, and will move to a position on the EMC Advisory Committee, as a technical mining advisor to the Company and Board.

EMC has no plans to replace Mr. Grubb on the Board at this time. Mr. Grubb has held numerous business manager roles in both surface and underground mines for BHP Billiton, and is currently an Adjunct Professor of Mine Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines, in Golden, Colorado.