Eagle Plains and Gold Royalties Corporation Execute Agreement on Blende NSR
November 01 2011 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
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
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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.
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