The claims are in the name of Bruce MacLachlan, Prospector and President of Emerald Geological Services and in the name of Coleman Robertson, Epworth Project Geologist.The Epworth Project is located in Nunavut, ~500km north of the city of Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories, and ~80 km south-southeast of the town of Kugluktuk. The property is comprised of 440 claim units totaling 6909 hectares. The proposed exploration program will target minerals such as copper, zinc, lead, silver, cobalt and gold.Currently we anticipate that the drilling will be carried out by Great Slave Drilling based in Hay River, NWT. The drill program will be managed and supervised by Emerald Geological Services. Emerald has decades of experience carrying out and managing safe and environmentally responsible exploration programs. The 2024 proposed drill program calls for drilling of 1000-1500 metres of drill core for a total of 10-15 drillholes.If possible, we would like to move ~20 sealed drums of diesel from Kugluktuk to Epworth by Twin Otter and place the drums on land within a containment berm. The drums would be later slung by helicopter to the drill sites. Drillers, pilot, and engineer would be based in Kugluktuk and carry out daily crew changes by helicopter. All drill moves will be carried out by helicopter. Currently we anticipate drilling ~12 holes up to 150 metres each deep. Geological staff would stay in a tent on site, located at a previously used site during the 2022 exploration program, where the logging and core sampling will take place. All fuel drums, garbage, equipment, and shelters will be removed at the end of the program with routine extractions of used fuel drums and garbage being removed over the course of the program. Drill core will remain cross piled on site for future reference.The estimated number of personnel on site at any point in time is 7 people for a total duration of 30 days to complete the drilling program.Water will need to be drawn from a nearby lake by mechanical pumps for the drilling operations as well as for camp use needs. Anticipated water use for drilling is 120m3/day and an additional 5m3/day for personnel and camp use. All grey water and human waste will be buried (anticipated 5 gallons each per day). All drilling cuttings will be captured and placed in natural depressions and covered with soils. The drilling contractor will be using environmentally friendly biodegradable drilling additives including the containers they are shipped in. The proposed timeline for the work to be completed is from 2024-06-01 through 2024-09-30.