Eagle Plains Partner Earthwise Intercepts Mineralization in all Holes at the Iron Range Precious Metals Project, BC.
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Eagle Plains Resources Ltd.
- Ticker
- EPL
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- British Columbia
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Silver, Lead, Zinc
- Document categories
- Drill results
- Extracted
- 2026-09-13 22:33:51 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Eagle Plains Resources has completed a diamond drilling program at the Iron Range Project in BC, successfully intercepting structural mineralization in all three holes (IR26053, IR26054, and IR26055). The program focused on infilling historical intercepts and testing continuity at the Talon Zone, with samples now submitted to ALS Global for assaying.
Reasoning: The program successfully intercepted structural mineralization in all three holes, including a step-out, but specific assay values for the 2026 holes are pending.
Positive factors
- mineralization intercepted in all holes
- successful step-out of historical mineralization
- QA/QC disclosed with QP sign-off
Negative factors
- no assay grades reported for new holes in this release
Facts used in scoring: 3
Classification and evidence
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: Release mentions samples submitted to ALS Global for Fire Assay and is signed off by a QP.
Evidence · text
“Samples have been submitted to ALS Global (North Vancouver) for Fire Assay (Au) and full multi-element characterization. Chuck Downie, President and CEO... a "qualified person"... has reviewed and approved”
Step-Out Extensionpositive
Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.
Why it applies: IR26055 is described as a 40m step-out from historical hole IR11015.
Evidence · text
“The main (lower) Talon Zone mineralized horizon was intercepted between 241-380m, a 40m step-out from IR11015.”
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: IR26053 and IR26054 were designed to infill historical holes.
Evidence · text
“DDH IR26053 was designed to cross-cut the Talon Zone structure, infilling historical holes IR11011 and IR11015”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (3)
IR26053Iron Range · goldIntercept: 116 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- IR26053
- Project
- Iron Range
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- canada_bc
- Ticker
- EPL
Geometry
- Intercept
- 116 m
- From
- 280 m
- To
- 396 m
- Intercept Depth
- 280 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- IR26053:280-396
Location
- Location
- Talon Zone
- CRS
- NAD83 UTM Zone 11N
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS Global
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Hole intercepted the Talon Zone structure but assay results are pending.
Negative factors
- no assay grades reported
Evidence · text
“The Talon Zone structure, intercepted between 280-396m”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: drill_program_type is "resource"
IR26054Iron Range · goldIntercept: 87 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- IR26054
- Project
- Iron Range
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- canada_bc
- Ticker
- EPL
Geometry
- Intercept
- 87 m
- From
- 258 m
- To
- 345 m
- Intercept Depth
- 258 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- IR26054:258-345
Location
- Location
- Talon Zone
- CRS
- NAD83 UTM Zone 11N
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS Global
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Hole intercepted the Talon Zone structure but assay results are pending.
Negative factors
- no assay grades reported
Evidence · text
“The Talon Zone Structure, intercepted between 258-345m”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: drill_program_type is "resource"
IR26055Iron Range · goldIntercept: 139 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- IR26055
- Project
- Iron Range
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- canada_bc
- Ticker
- EPL
Geometry
- Intercept
- 139 m
- From
- 241 m
- To
- 380 m
- Intercept Depth
- 241 m
Classification
- Program
- mixed
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- IR26055:241-380
Location
- Location
- Talon Zone
- CRS
- NAD83 UTM Zone 11N
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS Global
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Hole successfully intercepted the main Talon Zone mineralized horizon as a step-out, but assays are pending.
Positive factors
- successful step-out
Negative factors
- no assay grades reported
Evidence · text
“The main (lower) Talon Zone mineralized horizon was intercepted between 241-380m”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: drill_program_type is "mixed"
How Atlas produces this analysis
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