Eagle Plains/Parkside Execute Option Agreement on Elsiar Copper-Gold Porphyry Project, West-Central B.C.

Cranbrook, B.C., 15 April, 2010: Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:EPL) and Parkside Resources Ltd (a private B.C. corporation) have executed a formal agreement whereby Parkside may earn a 60% option in the Elsiar copper-moly-gold property by making exploration expenditures of $3,000,000 and completing payments of 1,000,000 shares and $250,000 cash by the fourth anniversary of the Agreement. 

The property is located 40km north of Terrace, B.C. and is held 100% by EPL, subject to a 1% NSR in favor of B. Kreft. The project area has seen little historical activity and was acquired by Eagle Plains due to the presence of a strong multi-element geochemical signature in stream sediments. It benefits from excellent infrastructure including logging roads, hydroelectric power lines and close proximity to rail and deep-water international ports in Kitimat and Prince Rupert.

The property was acquired by Eagle Plains in 2003 and was subsequently optioned to Northern Continental Resources which carried out approximately $1,000,000 in exploration work during 2004 and 2005, including an airborne geophysical survey and 20-hole, 7900’ (2,400m) drilling program. Sandstorm Resources optioned the property in 2008 and completed geological mapping and soil geochemical surveys. 

The property hosts widespread mineralization in surface occurrences over a 3.5 sq. km. area. Both surface and drillhole data suggest the presence of a well-developed copper-molybdenum porphyry system with high-grade Au mineralization present in shears and veins. The 2005 drill program intersected high-grade Au mineralization with values ranging from trace quantities to up to 14.0g/T Au over 1.0m (DDH LC05018). Molybdenum mineralization was encountered in most holes, with assay values ranging from trace quantities to .01% Mo over 50.0 m, including 0.4% Mo over 6.0m (DDH LCO5016). Cu mineralization ranged from trace quantities to 0.43% Cu over 6.1m (DDH LC04001). Broad areas containing anomalous soil geochemical results were delineated during 2008 work, with soil sample values ranging from trace values up to 31.9 g/t Au.

Update on Iron Range Project

Eagle Plains has recently been notified by option partner Swift Resources Ltd. that it has elected to terminate the Option Agreement on the Iron Range project, effective April 20th. 

About Eagle Plains

Eagle Plains continues to conduct research, acquire and explore metal projects in western Canada. In addition to holding mining royalties on various projects, the Company controls over 35 gold, base-metal and uranium projects, several with third parties including Prize Mining Corp. (TSX-V:PRZ), Waterloo Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:WAT.P), Touchdown Capital Inc. (TSX-V: TDW) and 99 Capital Corp. (TSX-V:WDG). In recent years, Eagle Plains has completed option agreements with Teck Limited (TSX:TCK.B), Alexco Resource Corp. (TSX-V:AXR), Billiton Metals, Rio Algom Exploration, NovaGold Resources, Kennecott Exploration and numerous other junior exploration companies, resulting in over 53,600m (163,370’) of drilling and over $28.3 million in exploration spending on its projects since 1998. 

Expenditures during 2008 and 2009 on Eagle Plains’ projects were approximately $7,300,000, funded by Eagle Plains and third party partners. This work resulted in approximately 6,900m of drilling and extensive ground-based exploration work and facilitated the advancement of numerous projects at various stages of development.

This news release has been reviewed and approved by Tim J. Termuende, P.Geo., hereby designated as a qualified person under National Instrument 43-101.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

“Tim J. Termuende”
President and CEO

For further information on EPL, please contact Mike Labach at 1 866 HUNT ORE (486 8673)
Email: mgl@eagleplains.com or visit our website at http://www.eagleplains.com

 

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