Eagle Plains Completes Airborne Geophysical Survey, Commences Fieldwork at Donna Gold Project, South-Central B.C.

Eagle Plains Completes Airborne Geophysical Survey, Commences

Fieldwork at Donna Gold Project, South-Central B.C.

Cranbrook, B.C., October 2 nd , 2017: Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: “EPL”) has recently

completed an airborne magnetometer survey on the 78 00 ha Donna Property located in south-central

British Columbia approximately 65 km east of Vernon. The property is 100% owned by Eagle Plains and

consists of mineral claims overlying the BC Minfile gold occurrence named “Dona” (082LSE016). The

project area is considered to hold good potential t o host intrusive-related gold mineralization. The m ost

recent drilling on the property returned intercepts of up to 2.0 m of 8.72 g/t gold.

2017 exploration work is overseen by TerraLogic Exploration of Cranbrook, BC and includes a recently-

completed comprehensive compilation of all historic al work to create a GIS database consisting of rock ,

soil, silt, till, trench and drill-hole results wit hin and adjacent the property area. Precision GeoSu rveys of

Vancouver has completed a 470 line-km helicopter-su pported magnetometer survey over the property in

order to better understand the geology and identify potential zones of mineralization in proximity to the

Dona prospect. Preliminary results from this work h ave been received and will aid in exploration of th e

property. Follow-up work is expected to include geo logic mapping and prospecting, soil and silt

sampling and surveying of historical trenches and d rill-sites. Fieldwork is expected to be completed b y

mid-October.

The core claims of the Donna property were acquired by Eagle Plains through an agreement with ALX

Uranium Corp (see EPL NR June 29, 2016), with additional tenures added through staking. The Property

is located in the Monashee Mountains within the sou rce headwaters of the historic Kettle River and

Yeoward Creek placer gold camps. The property lies within one of the largest clusters of anomalous

values in gold and typical associated pathfinder el ements identified in the British Columbia Regional

Geochemical Surveys stream-sediment program carried out in the joint Federal - Provincial programs

from 1985 -1990. The Property is underlain by a sequence of marine sediments comprising carbonaceous

black argillite, limestone, and volcanic rocks of Permian to Lower Triassic age. Locally these rocks w ere

intruded by stocks and plugs of mafic-intermediate composition.

The Dona showing was discovered in 1973 by El Paso Mining and Milling Company ("El Paso"), during

follow-up of anomalous gold values generated by a r egional stream sediment sampling program.

Trenching by El Paso in 1974 in an area defined by an As-Au-Ag-Pb soil anomaly exposed numerous

narrow quartz veins which returned assays including 29.5 g/t Au and 89.4 g/t Ag over 2.29 m in Trench

4, and 122.4 g/t Au and 39.3 g/t Ag over 0.8 m in Trench 8 (Ainsworth, 2010).

Subsequent work carried out between 1975 and 2009 b y previous operators consisted of trenching, silt

sampling, extensive soil and biogeochemical surveyi ng and limited drilling. Between 2009 - 2011 ESO

Uranium (later named Alpha Minerals) conducted expl oration programs consisting of reconnaissance

stream sediment, rock geochemical and detailed soil surveys to define targets for a total of 20 diamon d

drill holes. Alpha and Interconnected Ventures Corp oration carried out the most recent work on the

property in 2014 comprising an induced polarization ("IP") geophysical survey, followed by a four-hole ,

492m diamond drilling program. All four holes intersected gold mineralization. The best intercept was in

DDH14-21 which returned 2.0 m of 8.72 g/t gold. Thi s drill collar is located 1.5 km west of the area o f

historic trenching and drilling, significantly expa nding the area of known gold mineralization

(Koffyberg, 2015).

Technical aspects of this news release were reviewed and approved by Mike McCuaig, P.Geo.

About Eagle Plains Resources

Based in Cranbrook, B.C., Eagle Plains continues to conduct research, acquire and explore mineral

projects throughout western Canada. The Company is committed to steadily enhancing shareholder value

by advancing our diverse portfolio of projects towa rd discovery through collaborative partnerships and

development of a highly experienced technical team. Managements’ current focus is to preserve its

treasury while advancing its most promising explora tion projects. In addition, Eagle Plains continues to

seek out and secure high-quality, unencumbered proj ects through research, staking and strategic

acquisitions. Since 2012, Eagle Plains has added to its portfolio a number of new projects exceeding

130,000 ha targeting mainly gold, uranium and base-metals in Saskatchewan, a highly-prospective mining

jurisdiction which was recently recognized by the Fraser Institute as the best place in the world in terms of

Investment Attractiveness. Throughout the exploration process, our mission is to help maintain prosperous

communities by exploring for and discovering resour ce opportunities while building lasting relationshi ps

through honest and respectful business practices.

Expenditures from 2011-2016 on Eagle Plains-related projects were approximately $16.0M, which was

funded by Eagle Plains and, for the most part, by t hird-party partners. This exploration work resulted in

approximately 15,000 m of diamond-drilling and exte nsive ground-based exploration work facilitating the

advancement of numerous projects at various stages of development.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

“Tim J. Termuende”

President and CEO

For further information on EPL, please contact Mike Labach at

1 866 HUNT ORE (486 8673)

Email: [email protected] or visit our website at http://www.eagleplains.com

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