Benton Drilling Delivers Further High-Grade Copper at Great Burnt and Intersects New Multiple Copper and Gold Horizons East of Main Zone
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 20, 2025) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received further high-grade results on the Great Burnt Main Zone (GBMZ), Footwall Zone (FW) and North Stringer Zone (NSZ).Highlights include DDH GB-25-65, drilled from West to East, was designed as an infill hole to test the GBMZ and intersect the FW, located 100-150 m east of the GBMZ. Both zones were successfully intersected, cutting several...
2025-06-20 7:30 AM EDT
Benton Substantially Increases Land Position at Newly Acquired Dominion Project 21 km North-Northeast of Calibre's Marathon Mine with Second Purchase Agreement
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 13, 2025) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has signed a second purchase agreement, subject to regulatory approval, to substantially increase its land position in the Tulks Volcanic Belt of the Victoria Lake Supergroup, which is a highly favorable geological terrain with demonstrated potential for hosting both Volcanogenic Massive Sulphides and Gold mineralization. The Company signed a purchase agreement with an arms-length private company,...
2025-06-13 7:30 AM EDT
Benton Discovers High-Grade Massive Sulphide and Gold at Dominion Lake, Expands Project near Calibre's Marathon Mine
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 5, 2025) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that in the first 15 days of prospecting and mapping, it has made several significant new gold and base metal discoveries in bedrock at the Company's Dominion Lake project located in Newfoundland. One new discovery ("Trinity Zone"), located 3.5 km SSE of the Daniel's Pond VMS Deposit, has returned grab samples assaying from trace up to 14.60% Zn (zinc), 2.53%...
2025-06-05 7:30 AM EDT
Benton Makes New Gold Discovery of 2.15g/t Over 7.70 m including 5.46g/t over 2.75 m and Cuts Several Zones of Copper-Rich Semi-Massive and Massive Sulphides at Great Burnt Main Zone and Footwall Zone
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 3, 2025) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has made a significant new gold discovery approximately 150 metres ("m") north of the Great Burnt Copper deposit in drill hole GB-25-63. Early assay results for gold returned 2.15 g/t over 7.70 m, including 5.46 g/t over 2.75 m and this section of core also contains visible chalcopyrite (copper) with assays for base metals forthcoming. The...
2025-06-03 7:30 AM EDT
Benton Resumes Drilling at Great Burnt and Plans Expansion of the Surface Deep Electro Magnetic Survey a Further 1 km to the Northern Claim Boundary at South Pond
Thunder bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 5, 2025) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has recommenced diamond drilling at its Great Burnt Copper Gold project. Hole GB-25-61 is underway and will test 50 m below the recently announced new discovery under the North Stringer Zone ("NSZ") in Hole GB-25-59. This hole encountered two zones, with the upper zone returning 0.69% Cu over 14.40 m, including 1.09% Cu over 3.00...
2025-05-05 7:30 AM EDT
Benton Resources Inc. Updates Vinland Shares Spin-Out
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - April 28, 2025) - Further to its April 25, 2025 news release, Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") announces that the Company's planned spin-out of approximately half of its shares of Vinland Lithium Inc has been completed. Accounts holding at least 5,000 Benton shares will see approximately 50 Vinland shares credited for each 5,000 Benton shares owned with the credit effective Wednesday April 30, 2025. Details of the spin-out are contained...
2025-04-28 2:24 PM EDT
Benton Resources Inc. Completes Vinland Shares Spin-Out
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - April 25, 2025) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") announces that the Company's planned spin-out of approximately half of its shares of Vinland Lithium Inc has been completed. Accounts holding at least 5,000 Benton shares will see approximately 50 Vinland shares credited for each 5,000 Benton shares owned with the credit effective Wednesday April 30, 2025. Details of the spin-out are contained in the Company's February 4, 2025 Management Information...
2025-04-25 8:45 AM EDT
Benton Identifies Large, Deep Conductive Electro Magnetic Plates Associated with Known Mineralized Zones at South Pond
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - April 22, 2025) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has completed approximately 70% of a planned 5 km-long surface Pulse Electromagnetic ("EM") survey along the northern portion of the South Pond trend on the Great Burnt Property. Interpretation of the data collected to date has identified several new, extensive conductive plates, along with large conductive plates directly associated with known mineralized zones at surface. Preliminary...
2025-04-22 8:00 AM EDT
Benton Resources Inc. Spins-out Shares of Vinland Lithium Inc.
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - April 21, 2025) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") announces that at its annual shareholder meeting held March 21, 2025 Benton shareholders approved a special resolution (two-thirds of votes cast) to reorganize Benton's share capital to facilitate a spin-out to shareholders of approximately 2 million of Benton's 4 million common shares of Vinland Lithium Inc. ("Vinland"). Vinland holds the Killick lithium project and is currently owned by Benton (40%), Sokoman...
2025-04-21 7:30 AM EDT
Benton Intersects 5.97% Copper over 14.70 m at Great Burnt Main Zone and Discovers New Copper-Gold Zones 200 m North
Significant Highlights from ongoing and current results:Expanded the Great Burnt Main Deposit from 850 to 950 m down plunge Cut wide zone of high-grade copper in historical low-grade areaSuccessfully confirmed copper-gold in footwall zoneOff-hole EM indicates Great Burnt Main Deposit mineralization continues down plunge Discovery of new copper-gold horizon 200 m north of Great Burnt Main DepositNew mineralized zone shows off-hole EM conductor Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - April 2, 2025) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or...
2025-04-02 7:30 AM EDT
Benton Intersects Wide Interval of Massive Sulphide at Great Burnt Main Zone and Makes New Discovery in North Stringer Area, Mobilizes Down Hole and Surface EM Crews
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - March 3, 2025) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it continues to build on the high-grade copper mineralization present within the Great Burnt Main Zone ("GBMZ"). The Company recently completed drill hole GB-25-60, it's second drill hole from west to east, testing an area of the GBMZ believed to be lower-grade based on historical drilling, and continuing the hole eastward to hit the Footwall Zone. GB-25-60 cut...
2025-03-03 7:30 AM EST
Benton Expands Great Burnt Main Zone to 950 m Down Plunge and Tests Numerous Other Targets
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - February 13, 2025) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has successfully expanded the Great Burnt Main Zone (GBMZ) down plunge to 950 m in strike length. Recent drilling confirms this expansion down plunge including drill hole GB-25-53, a 100 m step out from GB-23-45, that intersected 7.2 m of heavy stringer and semi-massive copper mineralization. Management believes the zone may be plunging slightly steeper...
2025-02-13 7:30 AM EST
Benton Intersects 22.0 m Grading 7.47% Copper Including 8.0 m Grading 11.93% Copper and Confirms Footwall Zone at Great Burnt
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - January 20, 2025) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received additional impressive Copper (Cu) results from the Great Burnt Main Zone and confirms mineralization in a parallel Footwall Zone. The Company was targeting the potential of a parallel conductor that was recently identified through the completion of a down hole geophysical survey. Given the location of this strong footwall conductor/anomaly, the Company planned...
2025-01-20 7:30 AM EST
Benton Provides Update and Reminds Shareholders of January 20th Record Date for Vinland Lithium
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - January 16, 2025) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to provide its shareholders with a full corporate update as it embarks on an exciting year in 2025.Summary:Company AGM will be held on March 6, 2025 to approve among other things, the spinout of approximately 2 million shares of Vinland Lithium Inc. pro-rata to shareholders of record of the Company as of January 20, 2025;The Company continues to build on...
2025-01-16 7:30 AM EST
Benton Receives Best Gold Assay Results to Date at the South Pond Gold-Copper Zone
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - January 6, 2025) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received its best gold results to date at the South Pond Gold-Copper Zone ("SPGCZ") within the Company's Great Burnt Lake project in Newfoundland. These new results continue to demonstrate the robust potential of the SPGCZ structure identified through surface exploration and drilling which now spans approximately 3.0 km and remains wide open. The...
2025-01-06 7:30 AM EST
Benton Closes $1.026 Million Non-Brokered Flow-Through Financing
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - December 30, 2024) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that, further to its December 18, 2024 news release, it has closed its non-brokered private placement financing pursuant to an arrangement with Wealth Creation Preservation & Donation Inc. ("WCPD"). The Company has issued 9,326,571 Charity Flow-through Units ("FT Unit") at $0.11 per FT Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of $1,025,923 (the "Private Placement"). Each FT Unit...
2024-12-30 7:30 AM EST
Benton Intersects 21.1 m Massive Sulphide at Great Burnt Main Zone and Cuts 12.3 m Stringer Mineralization in Footwall Zone
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - December 17, 2024) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has completed a drill hole at the Great Burnt Main Deposit to test a parallel conductor interpreted to be a footwall zone located approximately 150 m to the east of the main deposit. All samples have been submitted to the lab, and assays are pending for this drill hole.Given the location of the footwall conductor, the Company planned...
2024-12-17 8:51 AM EST
Benton Recommences Drilling at Great Burnt Copper Deposit, Extends South Pond Gold-Copper Zone to 2.3 km, and Discovers New Sulphide Zone 1 km South of South Pond
Highlights:Drilling has recommenced at the Great Burnt Copper Deposit to test recently identified parallel and deep EM conductors;South Pond Gold-Copper Zone expanded to 2.3 km in length and remains open to the north and south;New semi-massive sulphide zone intersected 1 km south of South Pond; and A further 15,000 m drill program planned for remaining 2024 into 2025.Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - December 10, 2024) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce...
2024-12-10 7:30 AM EST
Benton Discovers New Gold Horizon 21 km North-Northeast of Calibre's Marathon Deposit and Options Additional Ground
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - November 28, 2024) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has made a new gold discovery on its 100%-owned Dominion Lake Gold-Base Metal Project ("Dominion Lake"). The Company acquired Dominion Lake last year after a large parcel of land became available for staking within the northern Tulks Volcanic Belt of the Victoria Lake Supergroup, highly favorable geological terrain with demonstrated potential for hosting both Volcanogenic Massive...
2024-11-28 7:30 AM EST
Benton Identifies Deep Electro-Magnetic Anomaly on the Great Burnt Copper Deposit and Continues to Intersect Significant Gold in Drilling at South Pond
Deep geophysical conductor identified which could substantially expand the Great Burnt Copper deposit to 1.1 km in length;Excellent intercepts of gold at South Pond Area over 1.7 km with many results outstanding for Gold which could extend the zone to 2.3 km in length which remains open north and south;Copper grades up to 3.48% with 2.21g/t Au over 0.90 m at South Pond Copper Zone along with high grade zones of 3.00 m grading 6.42g/t Au including 1.00 m of...
2024-11-26 7:30 AM EST