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Skeena Gold & Silver Secures Environmental Assessment Certificate and Federal Impact Assessment Approval for Eskay Creek
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Skeena Resources Limited (TSX: SKE, NYSE: SKE) (“Skeena Gold & Silver”, “Skeena” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has received its Environmental Assessment Certificate (“EAC”) for the Company’s 100%-owned Eskay Creek Gold-Silver Project (“Eskay” or the “Project”) located in Northwestern British Columbia (“B.C.”), Canada. The results of the Environmental Assessment have been reviewed by Canada’s Minister of Environment
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