Benton's Great Burnt Returns Further High-Grade Intercepts Including 5.03% Cu Over 22.59m in Hole 23-15
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - January 16, 2024) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") announces further excellent assay results from its recently completed drilling at the Great Burnt Copper deposit in south-central Newfoundland. The Company's latest three drill holes continue to confirm that the deposit can deliver high grades over substantial widths within the known historical resource. GB-23-15 and 16 were drilled in a gap within the lower central portion of the known resource area....
2024-01-16 8:30 AM EST
Benton Intersects 5.51% Copper over 25.42m Including 8.31% over 9.78m in GB-23-12 at Great Burnt
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...
2024-01-03 8:30 AM EST
Benton Completes AGM and Provides Corporate Recap for 2023
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - December 28, 2023) - To the shareholders of Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company"):As the Christmas holiday season is upon us and 2023 comes to an end, Benton Resources Inc. would like to wish everyone a happy, healthy and prosperous year ahead. The Company is also pleased to announce that all matters put forth for approval by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held on December 19, 2023, were successfully passed. ...
2023-12-28 9:00 AM EST
Benton Closes $1.56 Million Non-Brokered Premium Flow-Through Financing with Investment by Eric Sprott
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - December 15, 2023) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced non-brokered private placement financing (see news release dated November 27, 2023) pursuant to an arrangement with Wealth Creation Preservation & Donation Inc. ("WCPD") and investor Eric Sprott. The Company issued 6,250,000 Charity Flow-through Units ("FT Unit") for $0.25 per FT Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of $1,562,500 (the "Private Placement"). ...
2023-12-15 8:30 AM EST
Benton Expands the Great Burnt Copper Deposit with Three New Drill Holes, Including One Intersection of 18.18m Grading 3.07% Copper
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - December 13, 2023) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received additional excellent assay results from its recently completed drill program at the Great Burnt Copper deposit in south-central Newfoundland. The Company has significantly expanded the deposit up dip and along strike with the latest three drill holes, GB-23-09, 10 and 11. Highlights of these holes include GB-23-10, which intersected a wide interval of stringer, disseminated,...
2023-12-13 8:30 AM EST
Benton Intersects 12.30m of 7.20% Copper in Latest Drill Assays at Great Burnt
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - December 5, 2023) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it is continuing to receive high-grade assay results from its recently completed 5,651m drill program at the Great Burnt Copper deposit in south-central Newfoundland. The Company has received an additional three drill holes, GB-23-06 to GB-23-08, further validating the high-grade nature of the deposit.Highlights of these holes include drill hole GB-23-07 that intersected 12.30m grading 7.20% copper,...
2023-12-05 8:30 AM EST
Benton To Receive $300,000 Share Payment From Renegade Gold For The Panama Lake Gold Project In The Red Lake Mining Camp
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - December 1, 2023) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has been notified by Renegade Gold Inc. (TSXV: RAGE) ("Renegade") that Renegade will issue common shares to the Company in satisfaction of its obligation to make a cash payment of $300,000 pursuant to the terms of the Option Agreement (as defined below) whereby the Renegade had the right to acquire the remaining 30% interest (for a total...
2023-12-01 8:30 AM EST
Benton Completes 2023 Drilling With All Holes Intersecting Semi-Massive/Massive Sulphides at Great Burnt
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - November 28, 2023) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has concluded its Phase 1 drill program at the Great Burnt Copper deposit, located in south-central Newfoundland, with every drill hole intersecting stringer, semi-massive and massive sulphides. The Company drilled a total of 5,651m in 22 diamond drill holes and has released significant early results including 8.31% Cu over 13.0m in GB-23-02 and 7.18% Cu over...
2023-11-28 8:30 AM EST
Benton Announces $1.56 Million Non-Brokered Premium Flow-Through Financing with Investment by Eric Sprott
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - November 27, 2023) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that, subject to all regulatory approvals, the Company has entered into an arrangement with Wealth Creation Preservation & Donation Inc. ("WCPD") and investor Eric Sprott whereby WCPD will arrange for the subscription of 6,250,000 Charity Flow-through Units ("FT Unit") for $0.25 per FT Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of $1,562,500 (the "Private Placement"). Each FT Unit consists...
2023-11-27 9:04 AM EST
Piedmont Lithium Exercises Initial Earn-In Right For Interest in Killick Lithium; Issues $1 Million in Shares Each to Benton and Sokoman
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - November 23, 2023) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton") and Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV: SIC) (OTCQB: SICNF) ("Sokoman") are pleased to announce that further to their respective press releases issued on October 11, 2023, Piedmont Lithium Inc. (NASDAQ: PLL) (ASX: PLL) ("Piedmont") provided formal notice to exercise its Initial Earn-In Right to acquire a 16.35% voting and participating interest in Killick Lithium Inc. ("Killick") (the "Initial Interest"). Pursuant to this exercise notice, Piedmont...
2023-11-23 8:41 AM EST
Benton Drills 26.87m of 7.18% Cu, Including 10.28m of 11.16% Cu at Great Burnt
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - November 20, 2023) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received assay results for three additional drill holes that continue to expand and better define the Great Burnt Copper Deposit. Hole GB-23-04 intersected 26.87m grading 7.18% Cu, including 10.28m grading 11.16% Cu (see photo below). GB-23-03 and GB-23-05, (see table below), were both drilled up dip from historic holes and, intersected the Cu-rich zone. ...
2023-11-20 10:56 AM EST
Benton's Prospecting and Trenching Program Returns High-Grade Copper and Gold Results at the South Pond Zone within the Great Burnt Project
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - November 17, 2023) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that its first pass trenching and prospecting program has returned multiple high-grade copper and gold zones at surface up to 14km north from the Great Burnt Main Zone, all part of the Company's recently acquired Great Burnt Copper-Gold Project in Newfoundland (the "Project").Multiple surface grab samples located on or near airborne electromagnetic (AEM) conductors have outlined three significant mineralized...
2023-11-17 8:30 AM EST
Benton Continues to Intersect Copper-Rich Semi-Massive/Massive Sulphides in Drilling, up to 25.42m Thick at Great Burnt
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - November 14, 2023) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it is continuing to hit significant semi-massive and massive sulphides in drilling at the Great Burnt Copper Gold Project in Newfoundland. The Company released assays from the first two drill holes on November 1, 2023, with copper grades of 4.13% Cu over 3.25m and 8.01% Cu over 4.30m (GB-23-01) and 8.31% Cu over 13.0m (GB-23-02).Benton has now completed...
2023-11-14 8:30 AM EST
Benton and Sokoman Receive Explorer of the Year Award for the Killick/Kraken Lithium Project from the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Newfoundland and Labrador Branch
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - November 2, 2023) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton") and Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV: SIC) (OTCQB: SICNF) ("Sokoman") together, (the "Alliance") is pleased to announce that it has received the "Explorer of the Year" award at the annual CIM Mineral Resource Review in Newfoundland. The award was presented by the Newfoundland and Labrador branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum. The award is presented to a prospector, exploration team,...
2023-11-02 9:00 AM EDT
Benton Hits Multiple High Grade Copper Zones in First Two Holes Including 8.31% Cu over 13m and Continues to Intersect Copper-Rich Massive Sulphides in Drilling at Great Burnt
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - November 1, 2023) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received partial assay results from its inaugural drill program at the Great Burnt Copper Gold project in Newfoundland. Holes GB-23-01 and GB-23-02, both intersected excellent copper grades including 4.13% Cu over 3.25m from 69.05 to 72.30m and 8.01% Cu over 4.30m from 82.8 to 87.10m in GB-23-01 and 8.31% Cu over 13.0m from 161.89...
2023-11-01 8:30 AM EDT
Benton Acquires Highly Strategic Land Position Around the South Pond Deposits in the Northern Portion of the Great Burnt Copper-Gold Project and Continues to Intersect Copper-Rich Massive Sulphides in Drilling
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 30, 2023) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an option agreement to acquire a 100% interest in a strategic mineral license (the "Property") encompassing 27 claim units that surrounds the Northern portion of Benton's recently acquired Great Burnt Copper-Gold Project. The Property was optioned from Stephen Stockley Agriculture and Fabrication Inc. ("SSAF") and surrounds the South Pond, South Pond A and South...
2023-10-30 8:30 AM EDT
Benton Intersects Copper-Rich Massive Sulfides in Early Drilling at Great Burnt Copper-Gold Project, Newfoundland
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 16, 2023) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has completed 858m of drilling in 4 holes with all holes intersecting semi-massive and massive sulfides containing significant chalcopyrite mineralization at the Great Burnt Copper Project in Newfoundland. The first holes were designed for infill and expansion of the Great Burnt Main Deposit and has been extremely successful to date. Hole GB-23-01 through GB-23-04 were drilled from...
2023-10-16 8:19 AM EDT
Piedmont Lithium Inc. Enters into Definitive Agreements with Benton Resources Inc. and Sokoman Minerals Corp. to Acquire an Interest in the Killick Lithium Project
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 11, 2023) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton") and Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV: SIC) (OTCQB: SICNF) ("Sokoman") are pleased to announce the entering into of the Definitive Agreements (as defined below) with Piedmont Lithium Inc. (NASDAQ: PLL) (ASX: PLL) and its subsidiaries ("Piedmont"), enabling Piedmont to earn up to a 70% direct and indirect ownership interest in the area and lands comprising the Golden Hope project (the "Golden Hope Project") to be renamed...
2023-10-11 7:30 AM EDT
Benton Receives Exploration Permits for Great Burnt Copper-Gold Project and Initiates First Phase Drill Program
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 3, 2023) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it is in receipt of all requisite permits for exploration on the Great Burnt Copper-Gold project which was recently optioned from Spruce Ridge Resources Ltd. ("Spruce") (see news release dated August 16, 2023). The permits received cover prospecting, geophysics, trenching, geochemical sampling, and diamond drilling. The Company is also pleased to announce that it has initiated the...
2023-10-03 9:06 AM EDT
Benton and Sokoman Report Latest Results at Golden Hope JV - Southwestern Newfoundland
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 6, 2023) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton") and Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV: SIC) (OTCQB: SICNF) ("Sokoman") together, (the "Alliance") is pleased to announce that it has received further results from the Phase 4 diamond drilling program completed at the Kraken Lithium swarm. To date, a total of 10,095 m of drilling has been completed in four phases at the main discovery areas, as well as an additional 522 m in six holes...
2023-09-06 8:00 AM EDT