Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - January 3, 2024) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the receipt of further impressive assay results from its recently completed Phase I drill program at the Great Burnt Copper deposit in south-central Newfoundland. The Company's latest three drill holes have significantly expanded the continuity of the high-grade core along strike and down plunge and it remains open to further expansion. GB-23-12, which cut 25.42m grading 5.51% Cu is considered to be near the core of the high-grade lens, which is the deepest high-grade drill intersection on the Great Burnt deposit to date. An interval within this zone returned 8.77% Cu, 4.43g/t Au, 82.00g/t Ag and 1.12% Zn over 1.00m. In addition, GB-23-13 and GB-23-14 also intersected the copper-rich zone, which is believed to be the up dip and down dip extension of the lens. Please see longitudinal section and summary table below for the complete results to date.
The Company continues to be very encouraged with the expansion of this high-grade system where it remains open up/down dip, down plunge and along strike. We are looking forward to further results as we prepare for the upcoming drill program with the objective of expanding and continuing to confirm and improve upon the known high grades within the deposit.
GB-23-01 through GB-23-22 are summarized in the table below:
| DDH # | Location | From (m) | To (m) | Length (m) | Cu (%) | Ag (g/t) | Co (%) | Zn (%) | Au (g/t) | Massive Sulphide | |
| GH-23-01 | Main Deposit | 82.80 | 87.10 | 4.30 | 8.01 | 5.49 | 0.05 | 0.40 | 0.06 | Yes | |
| incl | 82.80 | 83.80 | 1.00 | 10.10 | 6.70 | 0.06 | 0.48 | 0.08 | |||
| GB-23-02 | Main Deposit | 161.89 | 174.89 | 13.00 | 8.31 | 4.63 | 0.04 | 0.40 | 0.05 | Yes | |
| incl | 169.89 | 172.89 | 3.00 | 12.80 | 6.77 | 0.06 | 0.81 | 0.07 | |||
| incl | 171.89 | 172.89 | 1.00 | 17.20 | 8.20 | 0.04 | 1.12 | 0.12 | |||
| GB-23-03 | Main Deposit | 154.52 | 158.63 | 4.11 | 4.76 | 1.92 | 0.01 | 0.28 | 0.02 | Yes | |
| incl | 157.60 | 158.63 | 1.03 | 7.18 | 2.82 | 0.01 | 0.48 | 0.06 | |||
| GB-23-04 | Main Deposit | 183.13 | 210.00 | 26.87 | 7.18 | 3.32 | 0.03 | 0.22 | 0.05 | Yes | |
| incl | 199.72 | 210.00 | 10.28 | 11.16 | 5.18 | 0.04 | 0.45 | 0.06 | |||
| and | 199.72 | 205.25 | 5.53 | 12.45 | 5.81 | 0.04 | 0.39 | 0.07 | |||
| and | 199.72 | 203.15 | 3.43 | 14.35 | 6.76 | 0.05 | 0.38 | 0.08 | |||
| incl | 184.87 | 194.72 | 9.85 | 7.27 | 3.31 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.06 | |||
| GB-23-05 | Main Deposit | 182.38 | 189.28 | 6.90 | 5.91 | 2.72 | 0.03 | 0.23 | 0.03 | Yes | |
| incl | 183.57 | 189.28 | 5.71 | 7.03 | 3.20 | 0.03 | 0.30 | 0.03 | |||
| and | 186.73 | 189.28 | 2.55 | 14.16 | 6.62 | 0.04 | 0.62 | 0.06 | |||
| and | 188.73 | 189.28 | 0.55 | 9.09 | 2.48 | 0.04 | 0.49 | 0.06 | |||
| GB-23-06 | Main Deposit | 191.09 | 203.49 | 12.40 | 2.76 | 2.17 | 0.03 | 0.37 | 0.03 | Yes | |
| incl | 196.72 | 202.72 | 6.00 | 4.23 | 3.45 | 0.04 | 0.34 | 0.04 | |||
| incl | 198.72 | 199.72 | 1.00 | 10.20 | 3.50 | 0.03 | 0.43 | 0.03 | |||
| GB-23-07 | Main Deposit | 220.39 | 232.69 | 12.30 | 7.20 | 7.12 | 0.05 | 0.40 | 0.12 | Yes | |
| incl | 222.39 | 229.39 | 7.00 | 10.60 | 10.11 | 0.06 | 0.59 | 0.11 | |||
| incl | 224.39 | 225.39 | 1.00 | 15.30 | 14.20 | 0.10 | 0.73 | 0.17 | |||
| GB-23-08 | Main Deposit | 228.08 | 252.30 | 24.22 | 2.99 | 5.22 | 0.02 | 0.49 | 0.07 | Yes | |
| incl | 228.56 | 252.30 | 23.74 | 3.05 | 5.33 | 0.02 | 0.50 | 0.07 | |||
| incl | 228.56 | 244.00 | 15.44 | 4.30 | 6.80 | 0.02 | 0.66 | 0.09 | |||
| incl | 237.00 | 242.00 | 5.00 | 7.51 | 9.89 | 0.02 | 0.83 | 0.19 | |||
| GB-23-09 | Main Deposit | 194.00 | 202.16 | 8.16 | 3.46 | 4.25 | 0.02 | 0.78 | 0.06 | Yes | |
| incl | 195.00 | 201.16 | 6.16 | 4.58 | 5.63 | 0.02 | 1.03 | 0.07 | |||
| incl | 196.80 | 200.80 | 4.00 | 6.75 | 8.13 | 0.02 | 1.52 | 0.10 | |||
| incl | 196.80 | 197.80 | 1.00 | 9.59 | 11.30 | 0.01 | 2.21 | 0.09 | |||
| GB-23-10 | Main Deposit | 276.43 | 300.60 | 24.17 | 2.38 | 6.94 | 0.02 | 0.56 | 0.12 | Yes | |
| incl | 276.43 | 294.61 | 18.18 | 3.07 | 8.93 | 0.03 | 0.71 | 0.15 | |||
| incl | 276.43 | 284.00 | 7.57 | 4.00 | 9.30 | 0.03 | 1.22 | 0.11 | |||
| incl | 277.43 | 278.43 | 1.00 | 8.23 | 15.20 | 0.04 | 0.96 | 0.18 | |||
| GB-23-11 | Main Deposit | 273.93 | 289.64 | 15.71 | 1.88 | 3.00 | 0.02 | 0.52 | 0.05 | Yes | |
| incl | 274.93 | 287.64 | 12.71 | 2.31 | 3.68 | 0.02 | 0.59 | 0.06 | |||
| incl | 275.93 | 278.93 | 3.00 | 4.02 | 4.30 | 0.03 | 0.71 | 0.05 | |||
| GB-23-12 | Main Deposit | 303.08 | 328.50 | 25.42 | 5.51 | 21.82 | 0.03 | 0.94 | 0.37 | Yes | |
| incl | 303.08 | 312.86 | 9.78 | 8.31 | 15.15 | 0.05 | 0.72 | 0.14 | |||
| and | 304.00 | 305.00 | 1.00 | 12.70 | 20.70 | 0.05 | 0.94 | 0.15 | |||
| and | 322.00 | 323.00 | 1.00 | 8.77 | 82.00 | 0.01 | 1.12 | 4.43 | |||
| incl | 336.00 | 340.00 | 4.00 | 1.08 | 6.57 | 0.01 | 0.40 | 0.06 | |||
| GB-23-13 | Main Deposit | 190.23 | 190.53 | 0.30 | 7.91 | 19.60 | 0.02 | 0.15 | 0.03 | Yes | |
| and | 311.50 | 316.13 | 4.63 | 2.26 | 3.54 | 0.02 | 1.56 | 0.05 | |||
| incl | 312.50 | 316.13 | 3.63 | 2.85 | 4.46 | 0.03 | 1.98 | 0.07 | |||
| incl | 313.50 | 314.50 | 1.00 | 4.33 | 6.90 | 0.04 | 2.02 | 0.11 | |||
| GB-23-14 | Main Deposit | 359.90 | 365.72 | 5.82 | 2.16 | 7.18 | 0.01 | 1.01 | 0.09 | Yes | |
| incl | 360.90 | 364.72 | 3.82 | 3.23 | 10.93 | 0.01 | 1.52 | 0.13 | |||
| incl | 360.90 | 363.28 | 2.38 | 4.47 | 15.79 | 0.02 | 2.32 | 0.20 | |||
| and | 372.57 | 373.57 | 1.00 | 1.57 | 8.90 | 0.01 | 1.98 | 1.13 | |||
| GB-23-15 | Main Deposit | 133.45 | 137.10 | 3.65 | Assays Pending | Yes | |||||
| and | 143.00 | 150.60 | 7.60 | Assays Pending | |||||||
| GB-23-16 | Main Deposit | 145.40 | 147.68 | 2.28 | Assays Pending | Yes | |||||
| and | 147.68 | 153.03 | 5.35 | Assays Pending | |||||||
| GB-23-17 | Main Deposit | 177.72 | 178.24 | 0.52 | Assays Pending | Yes | |||||
| and | 194.61 | 198.10 | 3.49 | Assays Pending | |||||||
| GB-23-18 | Main Deposit | 150.95 | 155.33 | 4.38 | Assays Pending | Yes | |||||
| and | 155.33 | 158.12 | 2.79 | Assays Pending | |||||||
| GB-23-19 | Main Deposit | 168.09 | 168.45 | 0.36 | Assays Pending | Yes | |||||
| and | 172.54 | 173.11 | 0.57 | Assays Pending | |||||||
| GB-23-20 | Main Deposit | 101.02 | 103.56 | 2.54 | Assays Pending | Yes | |||||
| and | 142.88 | 144.89 | 2.01 | Assays Pending | |||||||
| and | 144.89 | 146.74 | 1.85 | Assays Pending | |||||||
| GB-23-21 | Main Deposit | 85.43 | 87.12 | 1.69 | Assays Pending | Yes | |||||
| and | 88.03 | 91.58 | 3.55 | Assays Pending | |||||||
| and | 92.42 | 102.48 | 10.06 | Assays Pending | |||||||
| and | 104.20 | 107.66 | 3.46 | Assays Pending | |||||||
| GB-23-22 | Main Deposit | 85.67 | 89.13 | 3.46 | Assays Pending | Yes | |||||
| and | 92.94 | 96.16 | 3.22 | Assays Pending | |||||||
| and | 102.33 | 102.92 | 0.59 | Assays Pending |
Note: Intervals reported for the 2023 drilling are core lengths, estimated to be approximately 95% of true width for holes GB-23-11, 12, 13, 14 and approximately 70% of true width for the remaining holes.
QA/QC Protocols
Core and rock samples, including standards, blanks and duplicates, are submitted to Eastern Analytical Ltd., Springdale, Newfoundland for preparation and analysis. All samples were acquired by saw-cut (channels/drill core) with one-half submitted for assay and one-half retained for reference, or hand (rock/grab sample) and delivered, by Benton personnel, in sealed bags, to the Springdale lab of Eastern Analytical, which is an accredited assay lab that conforms to the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025. Samples are analyzed using Eastern's Au (Fire assay) @ 30g + ICP-34 method that delivers a 35-element package utilizing a 200mg subsample totally dissolved in four acids and analyzed by ICP-OES analytical technique. Overlimits are analyzed with Eastern's atomic absorption method, using a 0.200g to 2.00g of sample, digested with three acids. All reported assays are uncut. Eastern Analytical Ltd. achieved ISO 17025 accreditation in February 2014 (for more details on the scope of accreditation visit the CALA website).
QP
Stephen House (P.Geo.), Vice President of Exploration for Benton Resources Inc., the 'Qualified Person' under National Instrument 43-101, has approved the scientific and technical disclosure in this news release and prepared or supervised it's preparation.
About Benton Resources Inc.
Benton Resources is a well-financed mineral exploration company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol BEX. Following a project generation business model, Benton has a diversified, highly prospective property portfolio of gold, silver, nickel, copper, platinum group elements and, most recently, lithium and cesium assets. In addition, it currently holds large equity positions in other mining companies that are advancing high-quality assets. Whenever possible, BEX retains net smelter return (NSR) royalties with potential long-term cash flow.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Benton Resources Inc.,
"Stephen Stares"
Stephen Stares, President
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