Benton Initiates Deep IP and Ground Gravity Surveys on Its Far Lake IOCG Project
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - December 22, 2020) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ('Benton' or 'the Company') is pleased to announce that it has engaged Abitibi Geophysics Inc. to complete a DasVision Induced Polarization (IP) and a ground gravity survey on its Far Lake Iron Oxide Copper Gold (IOCG) project located 80km west of Thunder Bay, Ontario. The DasVision, distributed array survey, is designed for deep mineral exploration, up to 1000m depth, and will include a 3D...
2020-12-22 8:30 AM EST
Benton Closes $421,600 Non-Brokered Private Placement and Announces Results of Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - December 15, 2020) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ('Benton' or 'the Company') announces that it has closed their previously announced non-brokered private placement of units (the "Private Placement") (see Company news release dated December 11, 2020). The Company will issue 2,480,000 units at a price of $0.17 per unit with each unit consisting of 1 common share of the Company and 1 common share purchase warrant, with each warrant entitling the...
2020-12-15 3:46 PM EST
Benton Announces and Files for Exchange Approval for $421,600 Non-Brokered Private Placement
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - December 11, 2020) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ('Benton' or 'the Company') announces that, due to increased interest by investors, it has filed documents with the TSX Venture Exchange seeking final approval for an additional non-brokered private placement of units (the "Private Placement") beyond the private placement previously announced on November 19, 2020 and December 9, 2020. On receipt of all regulatory approvals, the Company will issue...
2020-12-11 3:15 PM EST
Benton Announces Approval and Closing of Non-Brokered Private Placement Financing
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - December 10, 2020) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ('Benton' or 'the Company') further to its December 9, 2020 news release, the Company announces that it has received approval from the TSX Venture Exchange to close its non-brokered private placement financing. The Company will issue 3,250,000 flow-through units (FT Units), each FT Unit consisting of 1 flow-through common share of the Company and ½ of a common share purchase warrant, each full...
2020-12-10 3:20 PM EST
Benton Files for Exchange Approval for Non-Brokered Private Placement Financing
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - December 9, 2020) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ('Benton' or 'the Company') announces that it has filed documents with the TSX Venture Exchange seeking final approval for its recently announced non-brokered private placement of flow-through and non-flow through units (the "Private Placement") (see Benton PR dated November 19, 2020). On receipt of all regulatory approvals, the Company will issue 3,250,000 flow-through units at a price of $0.20 per...
2020-12-09 8:30 AM EST
Benton Receives 1.38 Million Shares of Cameo Industries for Saganaga Gold Project Option
Thunder Bay Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - November 26, 2020) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ('Benton' or 'the Company') is pleased to announce it has received 1,380,000 shares of Cameo Industries Corp. ("Cameo") (CSE: CRU) as part of the first payment for the option of its Saganaga Gold project (the "Project") located in the Shebandowan Greenstone belt. Benton previously announced on August 11, 2020 that it had entered into an Option Agreement (the "Agreement") with 2752300 Ontario Inc., a...
2020-11-26 8:30 AM EST
Benton Stakes Land Position East of Hemlo Gold Mine and Receives First Anniversary Payment from Maxtech Ventures
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - November 24, 2020) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ('Benton' or 'the Company') is pleased to announce that it has staked a 100% interest in 145 single-cell mining claims, 5km east of Barrick Gold Corporation's ("Barrick") Hemlo Gold Mine and north of MetalCorp Limited's ("MetalCorp") Hemlo East project. According to MetalCorp's news announcement dated November 20, 2020, it completed an option agreement with Barrick to acquire up to 80% of the Hemlo...
2020-11-24 8:30 AM EST
Benton Completes Drilling at Far Lake Iron Oxide Copper Gold Project and Announces Non-Brokered Private Placement
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - November 19, 2020) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ('Benton' or 'the Company') is pleased to announce that it has completed the maiden drill program on its Far Lake Iron Oxide Copper Gold ("IOCG") project located 80km west of Thunder Bay, Ontario. The drill program consisted of 12 holes totalling approximately 2,000m (BTW diamond drill core), ten of which focused on various Cu targets within a large felsic intrusive package of rocks plus two drill...
2020-11-19 8:30 AM EST
Benton Advised of Clean Air Metals' Payment to Rio Tinto on Escape Lake Option
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 14, 2020) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ('Benton' or 'the Company') is pleased to announce it has been advised that Clean Air Metals Inc. ("Clean Air") has paid the sum of CAD$1.0 Million directly to Rio Tinto Exploration Canada Inc. ("RTEC") as Vendor, pursuant to the terms of the definitive option agreement (the "Option Agreement") between the Company and Clean Air (see Clean Air press release dated May 15, 2020). Clean Air acquired the...
2020-10-14 8:30 AM EDT
Benton Commences Diamond Drilling on Its Far Lake Copper Project, Ontario
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 30, 2020) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ('Benton' or 'the Company') is pleased to announce it has mobilized a diamond drill rig to its Far Lake Copper project located 80km west of Thunder Bay, Ontario. The 2000m Phase 1 drill program will test priority targets identified from the Company's recently completed exploration programs, including the Far Lake #1 Structure where highlights include a 0.7m channel sample across massive sulphide...
2020-09-30 8:30 AM EDT
Benton Provides Update for Far Lake Project and Clean Air Metals' Drill Program and Announces Grant of Stock Options
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 21, 2020) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ('Benton' or 'the Company') is pleased to announce that it has initiated a mechanical stripping program on various targets outlined from its ongoing exploration work at its recently optioned Far Lake project located 80km west of Thunder Bay, Ontario (see Benton PR dated May 20, 2020). The program is designed to help the Company better understand the orientation of the vein and mineralizing systems...
2020-08-21 8:30 AM EDT
Benton Options Saganaga Gold Project to Private Ontario-Based Exploration Company
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 11, 2020) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ('Benton' or 'the Company') is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into an Option Agreement (the "Agreement") with 2752300 Ontario Inc. (the "Optionee"), a private company, whereby the Optionee can earn up to a 100% interest in the Saganaga Gold project (the "Project"). The Saganaga project is a large land package located in the Shebandowan Greenstone belt, 120km west of Thunder Bay,...
2020-08-11 8:30 AM EDT
Benton Continues to Delineate Copper Mineralization at Far Lake
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - July 23, 2020) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ('Benton' or 'the Company') is pleased to announce it has completed and received data from its recently flown Heliborne High-Resolution Magnetic and Time-Domain Electromagnetic Survey at the Far Lake project (the "Project") located 80km west of Thunder Bay, Ontario. A preliminary examination of the data has identified several high-priority targets associated with known Cu sulphide mineralization as well...
2020-07-23 8:30 AM EDT
Benton Announces the Appointment of New Directors
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - July 6, 2020) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ('Benton' or 'the Company') is pleased to announce that it has added two new directors, Mr. Thomas Sarvas and Mr. Timothy Froude, to its board of directors effective immediately. Mr. Thomas Sarvas, CPA, CA is a Partner and a member of MNP's Assurance Services team. Working out of the Thunder Bay office, Tom delivers assurance, tax services and business advice to a broad range of owner-managed businesses,...
2020-07-06 1:40 PM EDT
Benton Closes Private Placement Financing and Provides Update on Annual Meeting
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 12, 2020) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ('Benton' or 'the Company') announces that has received approval from the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange") to close its private placement financing (the "Financing"), previously announced June 2, 2020. The Company will be issuing 5,006,659 flow-through shares ("FT Shares") and 2,561,846 non-flow-through units (the "Units") (together the "Securities"), each Unit consisting of 1 common share of the...
2020-06-12 8:30 AM EDT
Benton Announces Non-Brokered Private Placement of Flow-Though Shares and Non Flow-Through Units and Provides Update
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 2, 2020) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ('Benton' or 'the Company') is pleased to announce that, subject to all regulatory approvals, the Company intends to complete a non-brokered private placement of flow-through shares and non flow-through units (the "Private Placement"). The Private Placement is expected to close on or before June 15, 2020. The Company intends to issue up to 5,000,000 flow-through shares at a price of $0.15 per...
2020-06-02 8:30 AM EDT
Benton Provides Update on Activities and Project Advancements
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 27, 2020) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ('Benton' or 'the Company') is pleased to provide an update on its current plans for its project portfolio as well as highlight current strategic equity positions held by the Company. Clean Air Metals Inc. As previously announced by the Company on May 22, 2020, Clean Air Metals Inc. (TSXV: AIR) ("CAM") received all regulatory approvals related to its option to acquire Benton's option on the Escape Lake...
2020-05-27 8:30 AM EDT
Benton Options High Grade Copper Silver Gold Project from White Metal Resources Corp.
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 20, 2020) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ('Benton' or 'the Company') is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into a binding Letter Of Intent ("LOI") with White Metal Resources Corp (TSXV: WHM) ("WHM") whereby Benton can earn up to a 70% interest in WHM's Far Lake project (the "Property") located 80km west of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Recent exploration completed by WHM led to the discovery of a high-grade, semi-massive sulphide copper...
2020-05-20 8:30 AM EDT
Clean Air Metals Completes Reverse Takeover Transaction and Issues 24.6 Million Shares to Benton
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 15, 2020) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ('Benton' or 'the Company') is pleased to announce that Clean Air Metals Inc. ("Clean Air") (formerly Regency Gold Corp.) has completed its previously announced reverse takeover transaction pursuant to the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange. In connection with the completion of the Transaction, Clean Air filed a filing statement dated May 5, 2020 (the "Filing Statement") in support of its application...
2020-05-15 10:54 AM EDT
Benton Advised that Clean Air Metals has Received Conditional Approval of Transactions and Filing Statement from TSX Venture Exchange
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 11, 2020) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ('Benton' or 'the Company') is pleased to announce that it has been advised by Clean Air Metals Inc. ("Clean Air") (formerly Regency Gold Corp.) that they have received conditional received conditional approval from the TSX Venture Exchange with respect to its previously announced transaction in accordance with Policy 5.2 of the TSXV. In connection with the transaction, Clean Air filed a filing statement...
2020-05-11 8:30 AM EDT