The Board of Directors of Eagle Plains Resources Ltd.
(EPL:TSX-V) (Pink Sheets: EGPLF) (the "Company” or "Eagle
Plains”) announces that it has executed an agreement with Gold Royalties
Corporation, whereby Gold Royalties Corporation has purchased the 2% Net
Smelter Royalty ("NSR”) currently held by Eagle Plains relating to any
future production at the Blende Property, located in central Yukon
approximately 65km NE of Keno. The total consideration for this purchase
is CDN$1,000,000.
Blind Creek Resources acquired an option on the property in August,
2005. In 2009, Blind Creek completed earn-in requirements to exercise
the option and acquired a 60% interest in the property by completing a
total of $5,000,000 in exploration expenditures, paying $175,000 in cash
and issuing 1,000,000 common shares to Eagle Plains and an underlying
interest holder. Later in 2009, Blind Creek purchased the remaining 40%
interest from Eagle Plains by issuing an additional 4,500,000
voting-class common shares.
About Eagle Plains Resources
Eagle Plains continues to conduct research, acquire and explore mineral
projects throughout western Canada. Since 1992, EPL has been acquiring
and developing early stage projects utilizing an in-house team of
geologists, technicians and specialists. Considered a prolific project
generator with over 35 properties, EPL invites joint venture
participation to expedite development, reduce risk and enhance exposure
to discovery.
Current third party agreements, if maintained to completion, expose EPL
to over $50M in exploration expenditures, $5.7M cash and 13M shares in
partner companies. Completed agreements have yielded over $17M in
exploration spending, $1M cash to EPL and a total of 16M shares of
partner companies including Alexco Resource Corp., NovaGold Resources
Inc., Giyani Gold Corp., Aben Resources Ltd. and others.
Expenditures during 2011 on Eagle Plains-related projects are expected
to be approximately $8,000,000, to be funded by Eagle Plains and third
party partners. This exploration work is expected to result in
approximately 9400m diamond drilling and extensive ground-based
exploration work facilitating the advancement of more than 15 projects
at various stages of development.
Signed,
"Tim J. Termuende”
President and CEO
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This news release may contain forward-looking statements including but
not limited to comments regarding the timing and content of upcoming
work programs, geological interpretations, receipt of property titles,
potential mineral recovery processes, etc. Forward-looking statements
address future events and conditions and therefore, involve inherent
risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those
currently anticipated in such statements.
