Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 16, 2021) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton") and Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV: SIC) (OTCQB: SICNF) ("Sokoman") (together, "the Alliance") are pleased to announce analyses for 35 of 58 follow-up samples from the recently discovered swarm of Lithium-bearing pegmatite dikes on the Golden Hope Joint Venture Project in southwestern Newfoundland. The 35 grab and chip samples were collected over a 1 km 2 area over the swarm of poorly-exposed...
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 7, 2021) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ('Benton' or 'the Company') is pleased to share results obtained by Clean Air Metals Inc. (TSXV: AIR) (FSE: CKU) (OTCQB: CLRMF) ("Clean Air Metals" or the "Company") from recent drilling completed at the Escape Lake project, under Option from Benton. Clean Air Metals can earn up to 100% of the Escape Lake project and Benton will retain a 0.5% NSR on the property. Hole ELR21-077 intersected 76.6m...
St. John's, Newfoundland--(Newsfile Corp. - August 16, 2021) - Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV: SIC) (OTCQB: SICNF) ("Sokoman") and Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton"), which are 50/50 members of a joint exploration alliance previously announced on May 10, 2021 (together, "the Alliance"), are pleased to announce that they have discovered a swarm of lithium-bearing pegmatite dikes on the Golden Hope Joint Venture Project in southwestern Newfoundland, Canada. Benton's President and CEO...
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 4, 2021) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ('Benton') is pleased to report that it has received the first anniversary option payment comprised of $50,000 and 1,248,177 shares of Metallica Metals Corp. (CSE: MM) ("Metallica") for the Starr gold-silver project (formerly known within Benton as the Saganaga gold project) located in the Thunder Bay Mining District of Ontario. Benton now holds 2,628,177 million shares of Metallica. Metallica has the...
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - July 28, 2021) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ('Benton') is pleased to report that Metallica Metals Corp. (CSE: MM ("Metallica") issued a news release earlier today whereby they have identified numerous drill targets on their Starr gold-silver project (formerly known under Benton as the Saganaga gold project) located in the Thunder Bay Mining District of Ontario. Metallica has the option to earn 70% interest in the Starr project by making certain cash...
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - July 20, 2021) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ('Benton' or 'the Company') is pleased to provide a corporate update on the Company's ongoing exploration efforts in Ontario and Newfoundland. The Far Lake Copper-Silver project, located 80 km west of Thunder Bay, Ontario, the focus of Benton's exploration efforts since 2020, has undergone a detailed geological mapping campaign since the beginning of May. The area had never been mapped in detail, and the...
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 4, 2021) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or "the Company") today announces results from the Phase II drilling program at its Far Lake Copper-Silver project located 80 km west of Thunder Bay, Ontario. The second phase of drilling at Far Lake totaled 2,696 m and was designed to test new areas associated with surface mineralization as well as various chargeability anomalies outlined by a deep, 3D IP geophysical survey. Highlights from this...
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 31, 2021) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or "the Company") announces that it has closed their previously announced non-brokered flow-through private placement of units (the "Private Placement") (see Company news release dated May 14, 2021). The Company will issue 11,250,000 flow-through units at a price of $0.20 per unit with each unit consisting of 1 flow-through common share of the Company and one-half of one common share purchase...
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 27, 2021) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or "the Company") is pleased to announce, together with Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV: SIC) (OTCQB: SICNF) ("Sokoman"), the joint acquisition of the 324 claim (8,100 hectare) Grey River Gold Project in southern Newfoundland. The Property includes 11 claim units (275 hectares) optioned from local interests under letter agreements, more details to be released in the coming weeks. The Grey River...
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 20, 2021) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company has formed a strategic alliance with Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV: SIC) (OTCQB: SICNF) ("Sokoman") with the goal of exploring prospective greenfields for gold in Newfoundland. The two companies have staked a new property named the Golden Hope Joint Venture (the "Property" or the "Golden Hope JV") consisting of 3,146 claims covering 786 km 2...
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 14, 2021) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) (" Benton " or the " Company "), is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement offering (the " Private Placement ") for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $2,250,000 in flow-through units of the Company (the " FT Units ") at a price of $0.20 per FT Unit. Mr. Eric Sprott has indicated his intention to subscribe for $2,000,000 into the Private Placement. Each FT Unit shall be comprised of one common...
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 13, 2021) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or "the Company") is pleased to announce the expansion of its Long Range Gold JV project in central Newfoundland. The Long Range project, a 51:49 per cent Joint Venture between Buchans Minerals Corporation ("Buchans") and Benton (jointly "the Companies"), has been expanded from 3,750 hectares to 11,050 hectares through the recent acquisition of additional properties covering multiple early-stage...
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 6, 2021) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ('Benton' or 'the Company') is pleased to announce that it has, subject to approval by the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange"), optioned the Kepenkeck gold project (the "Project") from Kevin and Alan Keats ("Keats") in central Newfoundland (the "Option"). Kevin and Alan Keats are seasoned prospectors from Newfoundland and have notably achieved recent success with the high-grade gold discovery at the Keats...
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - February 4, 2021) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ('Benton' or 'the Company') is pleased to announce that it has commenced its second phase of drilling on the Far Lake project located 80km west of Thunder Bay, Ontario. The program will consist of 3,000m and is designed to test the depth and strike of the newly discovered FL11 Zone where the Company intersected wide zones of copper mineralization including 0.15% copper over 60.4m including 0.35% Cu over...
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - January 21, 2021) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ('Benton' or 'the Company') is pleased to announce it has received the second anniversary option payment of $25,000 from Rio Tinto Exploration Canada ("RTEC") for Baril Lake West project (see PR: Benton Completes Option to Purchase Deal with Rio Tinto on Baril Lake Project, dated January 2, 2019). Baril Lake West is situated approximately 4km west of Benton's Bark Lake project, also under option to RTEC...
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - January 20, 2021) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ('Benton') is pleased to announce it has received an update from Clean Air Metals Inc. (TSXV: AIR) ("Clean Air") on an updated mineral resource estimate for the Thunder Bay North Project ("Project"). Benton continues to hold approximately 24.6 million shares in Clean Air. In addition, Benton retains a 0.5% net smelter return royalty from production on the Escape Lake Deposit and a 0.5% net smelter...
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - January 19, 2021) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ('Benton' or 'the Company') is pleased to announce that it has discovered wide zones of mineralization at the Company's Far Lake IOCG project ("Far Lake") including 0.15% Cu and 0.15 g/t Ag over 60.4 m, including 0.35% Cu and 0.51 g/t Ag over 15.6 m and 1.08% Cu and 1.63 g/t Ag over 2.6 m in drill hole FL-20-11. Drill hole FL-20-11 is located approximately 1,800 m NW along the same structure as the Far...
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 inversion...
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 holder...
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...
