Eagle Plains Samples High Grade Gold at Cook (Au) Project, Northeastern Saskatchewan

CRANBROOK, BC / ACCESSWIRE / December 20, 2023 / Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. (TSXV:EPL) ("EPL" or "Eagle Plains") is pleased to report results from the 2023 exploration program at its 100% owned, 2741ha Cook gold project located 92km Northeast of La Ronge, northeastern Saskatchewan.

Eagle Plains holds a 100% interest in claims comprising the property and has recently completed fieldwork following a detailed compilation of all available historical data relating to the property. Highlights are summarized below:

Cook Project Highlights

• 2023: Visible gold identified at the Cook showing with grab samples returning up to 67.7g/t Au and 0.19% Pb
• 1988: Mapping and chip/channel sampling of mineralized veins at the Cook showing returned 1m @ 74 g/t (2.612 oz/ton)
• 1988: Discovery and sampling at the PA showing (SMDI 2301) returned grab sample up to 4.5 g/t Au (0.161oz/ton) associated with significant molybdenite mineralization
• Favourable geology-rocks which host the Cook and PA showings trend to the Northeast and remain unexplored
• Property has not been drilled, known mineralization remains open at depth
• Potential for discovery of extensions of existing mineralization and other discrete mineralization elsewhere on the property

See Cook Project Map here

The Cook project overlies 2 Saskatchewan Mineral Deposit Index ("SMDI") occurrences. The Cook Showing (SMDI 2300), is reported to include historical channel samples up to 1m @ 73.7 g/t (2.612 oz/ton) Au and is associated with lesser Pb-Zn-Cu mineralization. The PA Showing (SMDI 2301) reports historical grab samples up to 4.5 g/t Au (0.161 oz/ton) and is associated with molybdenum (Mo) mineralization. In 2023 a geological crew provided by Terralogic Exploration Inc. visited the property to re-locate the historic Cook SMDI showing and collect grab samples for modern fire assay and multi-element analysis. Results confirmed the presence of high-grade vein-hosted gold mineralization at the Cook showing. Grab sample CFCKR001 contained visible gold hosted in a 10 cm wide vein and returned 9.01 g/t Au. Grab sample CFCKR004, comprised of quartz-vein material from the same vein, returned 10.8 g/t Au. Grab Sample VBCKR002, in situ vein material collected from along a trench wall, returned 67.7 g/t Au and 0.19% Pb. Veins are considered to be open along strike to the southwest and northeast and have never been drill tested.