Cranbrook, B.C. 22 January, 2009: Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. (EPL:TSX-V) and Blind Creek Resources Ltd. (a private B.C. company) jointly announce that they have completed fieldwork and received final assay results from a 7-hole, 3,435 ft (1,047.3 m) diamond drilling program on the Blende property, located in central Yukon approximately 65km NE of Keno Hill.