# Eagle Plains and Pacific Bay Minerals Execute Option Agreement for Haskins Critical Minerals Project, British Columbia Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/eagle-plains-and-pacific-bay-minerals-execute-option-agreement-for-haskins-criti--bf942cbe-a8b9-4ae2-976e-b628c5b4aada Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/EPL/news/6876256651177276/eagle-plains-and-pacific-bay-minerals-execute-option-agreement-for-haskins-criti Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2026-07-14T11:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. - Ticker: EPL - Exchange: TSX - Region: British Columbia - Primary commodity: Molybdenum - Secondary commodities: Tungsten, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold - Document categories: Agreement transaction, Other, Drill results - Extracted: 2026-09-13 22:30:20 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. and Pacific Bay Minerals Corp. have entered into an option agreement for the Haskins critical metals project in British Columbia. Under the terms, Pacific Bay can acquire up to a 100% interest over four years through share payments and exploration expenditures. Reasoning: The agreement allows Pacific Bay to acquire 100% interest in a prospective critical metals project through staged payments and exploration commitments. - Positive factor: strategic option agreement for critical metals project - Positive factor: contiguous with existing PBM property - Positive factor: road accessible - Positive factor: multiple deposit types identified - Negative factor: subject to 2% NSR royalty - Negative factor: historical results unverified by QP Facts used in scoring: 7 ## Classification and evidence **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Story-specific tag Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: The project is described as contiguous with PBM's Haskins-Reed property to the north. Evidence · text > contiguous with PBM's Haskins-Reed property to the north **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Story-specific tag Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: Management explicitly cautions that historical results have not been verified or confirmed by a Qualified Person. Evidence · text > Management cautions that historical results were collected and reported by past operators and have not been verified nor confirmed by a Qualified Person ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (3) ### Fact 1 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/eagle-plains-and-pacific-bay-minerals-execute-option-agreement-for-haskins-criti--bf942cbe-a8b9-4ae2-976e-b628c5b4aada#fact-drill-facts-0) tungsten Historical result Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Commodity: tungsten - Region: canada\_bc - Reported Region: canada\_bc - Ticker: EPL #### Geometry - Grade: 2.01 - Grade Unit: % - Intercept: 3.3 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical tungsten intercept from Mount Reed prospect. - Positive factor: strong tungsten grade - Negative factor: historical data unverified by QP Evidence · text > 2.01% WO3 over 3.3 metres #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **Stale Data Re-release** Polarity: negative Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "The 578 ha road accessible Haskins project is located 105km NE of Dease Lake, BC, contiguous with PBM's Haskins-Reed pro" ### Fact 2 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/eagle-plains-and-pacific-bay-minerals-execute-option-agreement-for-haskins-criti--bf942cbe-a8b9-4ae2-976e-b628c5b4aada#fact-drill-facts-1) tungsten Historical result Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Commodity: tungsten - Region: canada\_bc - Reported Region: canada\_bc - Ticker: EPL #### Geometry - Grade: 0.37 - Grade Unit: % - Intercept: 5.18 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical tungsten intercept from Mount Reed prospect. - Negative factor: historical data unverified by QP Evidence · text > 0.37% WO3 over 5.18 metres #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **Stale Data Re-release** Polarity: negative Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "The 578 ha road accessible Haskins project is located 105km NE of Dease Lake, BC, contiguous with PBM's Haskins-Reed pro" ### Fact 3 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/eagle-plains-and-pacific-bay-minerals-execute-option-agreement-for-haskins-criti--bf942cbe-a8b9-4ae2-976e-b628c5b4aada#fact-drill-facts-2) tungsten Historical result Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Commodity: tungsten - Region: canada\_bc - Reported Region: canada\_bc - Ticker: EPL #### Geometry - Grade: 0.17 - Grade Unit: % - Intercept: 54.8 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical tungsten intercept from Mount Reed prospect. - Positive factor: significant width - Negative factor: historical data unverified by QP Evidence · text > 0.17% WO3 over 54.8 metres #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **Stale Data Re-release** Polarity: negative Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "The 578 ha road accessible Haskins project is located 105km NE of Dease Lake, BC, contiguous with PBM's Haskins-Reed pro" ## How Atlas produces this analysis Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.