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Drilling Commences at Eagle Plains 100% Owned George Lake Critical Metals Project, Saskatchewan
CRANBROOK, BRITISH COLUMBIA / ACCESS Newswire / February 2, 2026 / Eagle Plains Resources Ltd...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Drilling Commences at Eagle Plains 100% Owned George Lake Critical Metals Project, SaskatchewanCRANBROOK, BRITISH COLUMBIA / ACCESS Newswire / February 2, 2026 / Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. (TSXV:EPL)(OTCQB:EGPLF) (\"EPL\" or \"Eagle Plains\") is pleased to announce that crews have been mobilized to complete a 1650m, three-hole diamond drilling program at its 100% owned George Lake Project.The first phase of drilling is designed to intersect the sedimentary exhalative (sedex) stratigraphy that hosts the George Lake deposit, in systematic 200 m step outs (both down-dip and along strike) from historical intersections such as 8.0m of 6.96% Zn, 1.42% Pb, and 5.91 g/t Ag within a broader interval of 47.8m of 4.50% Zn, 0.61% Pb, and 3.49 g/t Ag (DDH GL-08-02). Drill targets have been derived through interpretation of results from geophysical and technical work, paired with advanced modelling to prioritize targets.Mineralization at George Lake is characterized by significant but sub-economic critical metal mineralization over a broad strike length of approximately 8.1 kilometers. The source of this mineralization has never been established, and forms the basis for Eagle Plains' continuing exploration work. The program will be conducted by TerraLogic Exploration Inc. of Cranbrook, BC under the direction of Kerry Bates, MSc., P.Geo., Exploration Manager for Eagle Plains. New Age Drilling Solutions has been contracted to complete diamond drilling activities.See George Lake Drill Plan Map hereChuck Downie, P.Geo., President and CEO of Eagle Plains, commented, \"We are excited to initiate the first drill program at the George Lake critical metals project in nearly two decades. By integrating modern geophysics and advanced modelling to refine drill targeting, we hope to be able to identify additional mineralization in the immediate deposit area, as well as test the target stratigraphy outside the area of known mineralization\"George Lake is one of the projects included in a formal Exploration Agreement between Eagle Plains and the Ya'thi Néné Lands and Resource Office (\"YNLR\"), representing the Athabasca Denesułiné First Nations of Hatchet Lake, Black Lake, and Fond du Lac, the Northern Hamlet of Stony Rapids, and the Northern Settlements of Uranium City, Wollaston Lake and Camsell Portage. YNLR will be providing tech...