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EGR Exploration Receives Approval for Exclusion of Claims on the Frenchman River Watershed Within the Detour West Property
(TheNewswire) Vancouver, BC, August 20, 2024 – TheNewswire – EGR ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"EGR Exploration Receives Approval for Exclusion of Claims on the Frenchman River Watershed Within the Detour West Property\n\n\n (TheNewswire)\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Vancouver, BC, August 20, 2024\n \n\n –\n \n\n TheNewswire –\n \n\n EGR Exploration Ltd.\n \n\n (TSX-V:EGR)\n \n (“\n \n EGR\n \n ” or the “\n \n Company\n \n ”)\n \n is\npleased to announce that it has successfully submitted and received\napproval for exclusion of select claims on the Detour West Property\nthat cover the Frenchman River Watershed.\n \n\n\n\n In the process of communication and engagement with the\nMoose Cree First Nation regarding the Detour West Property, it became\napparent that there is significant importance to the sensitive area of\nthe Frenchman River Watershed. As such, EGR applied for the exclusion\nand extension on claims held within the watershed in order to help\nprotect them. EGR will continue to apply for exclusions on the area\nprotected from future development. The twenty-seven claims in the\nexclusion are located on the western third of the Detour West Property\n(see fig1).\n \n\n\n\n Daniel Rodriguez CEO and Director comments, “From day\none, in doing our review of the Detour West Property we realized that\nthe watershed is important not only for the Moose Cree First Nation\nbut to the environment around us. We respect that and will continue to\napply for successive exclusions in the future so that these claims\nremain protected within EGR.”\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Click Image To View Full Size\n \n\n\n\n (\n \n\n F\n \n\n ig 1:\nDetour West property in red. French River Watershed in light green on\nwestern side of property\n \n\n )\n \n\n\n\n Exploration Update\n \n\n\n\n EGR is currently permitting 580 drill holes in order to\nmaximize flexibility in upcoming exploration programs on the Detour\nWest Property (see fig 2). These holes are planned in a modified grid\nformat to cover tighter spaced areas over potential high priority\ntargets\n \n\n while minimizing disturbance by using as\nmuch of the existing trail network and existing road access for the\nplanned holes. The planned drilling will aim to collect till samples\nfor gold grain analyses to identify gold dispersal trains in till,\nwhich may vector management to high priority targets representing the\nsource of...