Eagle Hill Exploration Purchases Windfall Lake Net Smelter Return Royalties
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Apr 24, 2014) - Eagle Hill Exploration Corporation (TSX VENTURE:EAG)(OTCQX:EHECF) ("Eagle Hill" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into agreements to purchase three net smelter return royalties (each an "NSR") encumbering the Windfall Lake Property. Specifically, Eagle Hill has agreed to acquire two 2% NSRs from Benoit Boudreault ("Boudreault") and a 2% NSR from Jacques Duval ("Duval") (collectively, the "NSR Acquisition"), related to mining claims covering 1,825.5 hectares and 1,644.4 hectares, respectively, on the 12,400 hectare Windfall Lake Property. Eagle Hill will pay $30,000 and issue 1,666,667 common shares to each of Boudreault and Duval, at closing, as consideration for the NSR Acquisition. The NSR Acquisition is subject to approval by the TSX Venture Exchange.
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"Eagle Hill continues to increase its interest in the Windfall Lake Property, underscoring the Company's confidence in this high-grade gold project," said John Proust, Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer of Eagle Hill. "The Company recently completed a small drill program and a $1 million flow-through financing, and plans to further advance the Windfall Lake Property in 2014 with additional drilling and technical studies."
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
J ohn Proust, Chairman and Interim CEO
About the Windfall Lake Gold Project
The Windfall Lake gold deposit comprises a number of lenses of pyritic stockwork and shear zones situated in the Archean Urban-Barry Greenstone Belt, approximately 200 km northeast of Val d'Or, Quebec. SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. prepared a mineral resource statement for Eagle Hill in compliance with National Instrument 43-101 in February 2014 comprising 2,375,000 tonnes at 9.75 g/t gold (744,000 ounces) in the indicated category and 3,084,000 tonnes at 7.37 g/t gold (731,000 ounces) in the inferred category. The bulk of the mineralization occurs in the Main Zone, a southwest/northeast trending zone of stacked mineralized lenses, measuring approximately 600 metres wide and at least 1,400 metres long.
About Eagle Hill Exploration Corporation
Eagle Hill Exploration Corporation is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on the exploration and development of the high-grade Windfall Lake gold deposit, located between Val-d'Or and Chibougamau in Quebec. In August 2013, Southern Arc Minerals and Dundee Corporation invested an aggregate of $12 million to purchase a controlling interest in Eagle Hill and fund an aggressive exploration program, and remain the Company's largest shareholders. More information is available at www.eaglehillexploration.com .
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as such term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Qualified Person
The technical information in this document has been reviewed by Eagle Hill's Vice President Exploration, Jean-Philippe Desrochers, PhD, PGeo, who has sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralization under consideration and qualifies as a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements
This document contains certain forward-looking information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities legislation (collectively "forward-looking statements"). The use of any of the words "will", "subject to", "plans", "continues", "advance" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements should not be unduly relied upon. This document contains forward-looking statements and assumptions pertaining to the following: approval from the TSX Venture Exchange for the NSR Acquisition; uncertainty involving drilling programs and the Company's ability to expand and upgrade existing resource estimates; the regulatory process and actions; the need to work with local communities and authorities to advance the properties; the need to work with Dundee and Southern Arc to advance the property; technical issues; new legislation; competitive factors and conditions; uncertainties resulting from potential delays or changes in plans; the occurrence of unexpected events; and the Company's ability to execute and implement future plans. Actual results achieved may vary from the information provided herein as a result of numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors, including uncertainty related to drill results and the inclusion of drill results in future resource estimates for the property. The Company believes the expectations reflected in those forward-looking statements are reasonable, but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct.
Eagle Hill Contact
Rhylin Bailie
Vice President, Communications & Investor Relations
604-697-5791
info@eaglehillexploration.com
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