Benchmark Improves Road Access to the Lawyers Gold - Silver Project
Edmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - April 29, 2020) - Benchmark Metals Inc. (TSXV: BNCH) (OTCQB: CYRTF) (WKN: A2JM2X) (the "Company" or "Benchmark") is pleased to announce that work to upgrade three bridges on the network of roads north of the Kemess Gold Copper Mine ("Kemess") is nearing completion. Bridge refurbishment will increase the load capacity from 5 to +30 tonnes, improving access to Benchmark's Lawyers Gold-Silver Project ("Lawyers") from Prince George. The work is being carried...
2020-04-29 9:00 AM EDT
Benchmark to Host Webinar on Wednesday, April 22 at 2:05pm MDT Outlining Catalysts for Its Lawyers Gold-Silver Project
Edmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - April 20, 2020) - Benchmark Metals Inc. (the "Company" or "Benchmark") (TSXV: BNCH) (OTCQB: CYRTF) (WKN: A2JM2X) - invites investors to join CEO & Chairman, John Williamson, and President, Jim Greig, for a webinar detailing the catalysts for growth at its 100% owned Lawyers Gold-Silver Project.Live WebinarThe Benchmark webinar will take place on Wednesday, April 22nd at 1:05pm PDT / 4:05pm EDT. Management will be available to answer questions following the...
2020-04-20 4:05 PM EDT
Benchmark Expands Metallurgical Program at the Lawyers Gold - Silver Project
Edmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - April 14, 2020) - Benchmark Metals Inc. (TSXV: BNCH) (OTCQB: CYRTF) (WKN: A2JM2X) (the "Company" or "Benchmark") is pleased to announce that a shipment of representative drill core samples collected from multiple gold-silver zones (Cliff Creek, Duke's Ridge and Amethyst Gold Breccia or "AGB" zones) at the Lawyers Gold-Silver Project has been received in Vancouver, BC. These samples were selected to investigate the metallurgical characteristics of the...
2020-04-14 9:05 AM EDT
Benchmark's Fully-Funded 2020 Gold-Silver Exploration Program Targets New Discoveries and a New Mineral Resource Estimate
Edmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - April 7, 2020) - Benchmark Metals Inc. (TSXV: BNCH) (OTCQB: CYRTF) (WKN: A2JM2X) (the "Company" or "Benchmark") - is pleased to announce plans for its 2020 exploration program on the Lawyers Project in the Golden Horseshoe of British Columbia. The company is planning an expanded exploration program, including up to 50,000 metres of expansion and definition drilling that will result in a new NI43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate. The Program will commence in...
2020-04-07 4:05 PM EDT
Benchmark Gold-Silver Exploration Update and COVID-19 Status
Edmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - March 26, 2020) - Benchmark Metals Inc. (TSXV: BNCH) (OTCQB: CYRTF) (WKN: A2JM2X) (the "Company" or "Benchmark") is supportive of the roles and initiatives of industry and governments to protect the health and safety of all Canadians and will implement all necessary procedures and recommendations due to COVID-19 measures. The Company recognizes that the crisis is dynamic and is monitoring the situation daily to determine the impacts that COVID-19 may have...
2020-03-26 9:35 AM EDT
Benchmark Targets 1.68 to 1.92 Million oz. Gold Equivalent Grading 1.71 to 1.73 AuEq g/t at Cliff Creek Zone
Edmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - February 28, 2020) - Benchmark Metals Inc. (TSXV: BNCH) (OTCQB: CYRTF) (WKN: A2JM2X) (the "Company" or "Benchmark") is pleased to report the review and definition of a drill-defined, bulk-tonnage Exploration Target for the Cliff Creek Zone. The Cliff Creek exploration target currently measures 1.2 km in strike length, 300 metres wide and 300 metres deep while remaining open in all directions. Using current and validated historical data, the Zone hosts a...
2020-02-28 2:30 PM EST
Benchmark Expands the Duke's Ridge to Phoenix Corridor at Depth and Along Strike to over 1 Kilometre
Edmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - February 14, 2020) - Benchmark Metals Inc. (TSXV: BNCH) (OTCQB: CYRTF) (WKN: A2JM2X) (the "Company" or "Benchmark") is pleased to summarize continued drilling success in the Duke's Ridge-Phoenix corridor which now measures greater than 1km in strike length with the identification of anomalous drilling at the Phoenix East Zone. New work at Duke's Ridge and Phoenix indicates that they form one system or a series of overlapping mineralizing systems. The...
2020-02-14 3:05 AM EST
Benchmark Intersects New Zone Including High-Grades of 2,360 g/t Silver and 11.30 g/t Gold Over 1 Metre
Edmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - February 11, 2020) - Benchmark Metals Inc. (TSXV: BNCH) (OTCQB: CYRTF) (WKN: A2JM2X) (the "Company" or "Benchmark") is pleased to report continued drilling success at the Amethyst Gold breccia (AGB) Zone. Intersections include the discovery of new parallel zones in addition to along strike and down-dip extensions of both broad bulk-tonnage and high-grade mineralization. Drill hole 19AGBDD004 intersected 1.38 g/t gold and 50.76 g/t silver or 2.02 g/t AuEq...
2020-02-11 3:05 AM EST
Benchmark Extends Cliff Creek Zone to +1km Strike Length and Intersects 1.44 G/T AuEq Over 102 Metres
Edmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - January 31, 2020) - Benchmark Metals Inc. (the "Company" or "Benchmark") (TSXV: BNCH) (OTCQB: CYRTF) (WKN: A2JM2X) - is pleased to report drilling success at the Cliff Creek South Zone which extends the Cliff Creek Resource Area to more than 1 kilometre along strike. Intersections include along-strike and down-dip extension of both broad bulk-tonnage and high-grade mineralization. Drill hole 19CCDD010 intersected 1.16 g/t gold and 22.24 g/t silver or 1.44...
2020-01-31 3:05 AM EST
Benchmark Intercepts a Broad Zone of Bulk Tonnage Mineralization at Duke's Ridge: 1.73 g/t AuEq over 70 Metres
Edmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - January 23, 2020) - Benchmark Metals Inc. (TSXV: BNCH) (OTCQB: CYRTF) (WKN: A2JM2X) (the "Company" or "Benchmark") is pleased to report the along strike and down-dip extension of both bulk-tonnage and high-grade mineralization at Duke's Ridge. Drill hole 19DRDD003 intersected 1.26 g/t gold and 37.82 g/t silver or 1.73 g/t AuEq across 70.00 metres core length, including 47.40 g/t gold and 1111.00 g/t silver or 61.28 g/t AuEq across 0.99 metres core length....
2020-01-23 3:05 AM EST
Benchmark Compares Mapping of Discreet High-Grade Zones and Bulk Tonnage Potential at the Lawyers Project with Argentina's Cerro Negro Gold-Silver Mine
Edmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - January 13, 2020) - Benchmark Metals Inc. (TSXV: BNCH) (OTCQB: CYRTF) (WKN: A2JM2X) (the "Company" or "Benchmark") - is pleased to present preliminary results from detailed geological mapping that was undertaken to provide a modern geological framework for the Lawyers property. This allows for targeted exploration and provides context for the mineralized zones on the Lawyers property within the Toodoggone mineral district in terms of the structure,...
2020-01-13 9:30 AM EST
Benchmark Discovers New Zone at Cliff Creek and Drills 18.24 g/t AuEq over 3.23 Metres
Edmonton, Calgary--(Newsfile Corp. - January 8, 2020) - Benchmark Metals Inc. (TSXV: BNCH) (OTCQB: CYRTF) (WKN: A2JM2X) (the "Company" or "Benchmark") - is pleased to report the discovery of a significant, new and broadly mineralized zone, located just 50 metres east of the known mineralization at Cliff Creek. Results from Benchmark's drill hole 19CCDD025 include high-grade and bulk-tonnage intercepts comprising 2.09 g/t gold and 87.83 g/t silver or 3.19 g/t AuEq across 36.30 metres core...
2020-01-08 3:05 AM EST
Benchmark Closes Unit Offering for Gross Proceeds of $6.15 Million
Edmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - December 30, 2019) - Benchmark Metals Inc. (TSXV: BNCH) (OTCQB: CYRTF) (WKN: A2JM2X) (the "Company" or "Benchmark") is pleased to announce that it has completed the closing of its previously announced private placement (the "Offering") of 13,673,334 flow-through units (the "FT Units"), which were sold at an offering price of $0.45 per FT Unit to raise aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of $6,153,000. Each FT Unit consists of one (1) flow-through...
2019-12-30 4:55 PM EST
Benchmark Announces Increase in Flow-Through Unit Offering up to $6.15 Million Including a Further Investment by Eric Sprott
Edmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - December 16, 2019) - Benchmark Metals Inc. (TSXV: BNCH) (OTCQB: CYRTF) (WKN: A2JM2X) (the "Company" or "Benchmark") - Further to the Company's press release dated December 4, 2019, the Company is pleased to announce that its best efforts brokered private placement has been increased from up to $5,000,000 ($5,750,000 assuming the exercise of an over-allotment option) to up to $6,153,000 (the "Offering"), or up to 13,673,334 units (the "FT Units") at an...
2019-12-16 6:00 PM EST
Benchmark Drills 18.23 g/t AuEq over 3.34 Metres at Duke's Ridge
Edmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - December 11, 2019) - Benchmark Metals Inc. (TSXV: BNCH) (OTCQB: CYRTF) (WKN: A2JM2X) (the "Company" or "Benchmark") is pleased to report recent drilling success from the Duke's Ridge Zone. Results from drill hole 19DRDD004 included high-grade and bulk-tonnage intercepts comprising 2.30 g/t gold and 191.88 g/t silver or 4.7 g/t AuEq across 14.46 metres core length, including 7.85 g/t gold and 830 g/t silver or 18.23 g/t AuEq across 3.34 metres core length,...
2019-12-11 3:05 AM EST
New Independent Study Points to Porphyry Potential at Lawyers
Edmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - December 6, 2019) - Benchmark Metals Inc. (TSXV: BNCH) (OTCQB: CYRTF) (WKN: A2JM2X) (the "Company" or "Benchmark") Benchmark is pleased to share the results of a new independent study by the 'Mineral Deposit Research Unit' (MDRU) at the University of British Columbia and Geoscience BC. The study developed an exploration framework for transitions of porphyry to epithermal deposits in the Toodoggone mineral district and focused on several zones within the...
2019-12-06 3:05 AM EST
Benchmark Announces Flow-Through Unit Offering up to $5.75 Million
Edmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - December 4, 2019) - Benchmark Metals Inc. (TSXV: BNCH) (OTCQB: CYRTF) (WKN: A2JM2X) (the "Company" or "Benchmark") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Sprott Capital Partners LP to act as lead agent (the "Lead Agent") on its own behalf and, if applicable, on behalf of a syndicate of agents (collectively with the Lead Agent, the "Agents"), in connection with a best efforts brokered private placement to raise gross proceeds of...
2019-12-04 4:52 PM EST
Benchmark Drills 30 g/t Gold and 1,361 g/t Silver over 2.95 Metres at AGB Zone and Extends the Strike Length to Nearly 400 Metres
Edmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - November 22, 2019) - Benchmark Metals Inc. (TSXV: BNCH) (OTCQB: CYRTF) (WKN: A2JM2X) (the "Company" or"Benchmark") - Benchmark is pleased to report continued drilling success from the Amethyst Gold Breccia (AGB) Zone. Drilling intersected two discrete zones of mineralization in 19AGBDD007 including an upper zone of 1.10 g/t gold and 41.62 g/t silver over 42.15 metres of core length and a high-grade lower zone of 30.2 g/t gold and 1,361 g/t silver over 2.95...
2019-11-22 3:05 AM EST
Benchmark Attends the London, UK 121 Mining Conference During Nov 20 and 21, 2019
Edmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - November 21, 2019) - Benchmark Metals Inc. (TSXV: BNCH) (OTCQB: CYRTF) (WKN: A2JM2X) (the "Company" or "Benchmark") cordially invites you to visit us at the London 121 Mining Conference held at the Etc. Venue County Hall, London, England on Wednesday November 20 and Thursday November 21, 2019.The 121 Conference facilitates discussions of metals trends and investment opportunities within the natural resource economy. The Conference connects leading mining...
2019-11-21 3:00 AM EST
Benchmark Discovers New Gold-Silver Zone over 500 Metres with Surface Samples Grading up to 24.2 g/t Gold and 1,425 g/t Silver
Edmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - October 18, 2019) - Benchmark Metals Inc. (TSXV: BNCH) (OTCQB: CYRTF) (WKN: A2JM2X) (the "Company" or "Benchmark") is pleased to report the discovery of a new gold-silver zone that extends over an area of 500 by 250 metres where individual rock grab samples from surface have graded up to 24.2 g/t gold and 1,425 g/t silver. The Lawyers Project is situated in the Stikine Terrane of northern British Columbia, Canada, and falls within the prolific,...
2019-10-18 3:05 AM EDT