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 to 174.89m, including 12.80 over 3.00m from 169.89 to 173.89m, including 17.20% Cu over 1.00m from 171.89 to 172.89m in GB-23-02. Intervals reported for the 2023 drilling are core lengths, estimated to be 70% of true width. Due to the success encountered in early drilling, the Company is expanding the ongoing drill program to a minimum of 4,000m.

The Company is excited to report that all 11 holes drilled to date have intersected semi-massive and massive sulphides containing significant chalcopyrite (copper) mineralization. Benton's first priority is the expansion of the Great Burnt high grade core in the Main Deposit which has been extremely successful to date. Holes GB-23-01 through GB-23-11 were completed over approximately 350m in strike length. Hole GB-23-01 and GB-23-02 are reported here while GB-23-03 intersected the zone 30m updip from GB-20-05 and cut a combined 1.3m of semi-massive/massive sulphides from 158.00 to 158.60m and 154.80 to 155.50m. GB-23-04 intersected the zone 12m south of historical drill hole GB-86 and intersected a combined total of 16.6m of semi-massive/massive sulphides from 186.60 to 193.20m and 200.00 to 210.00m. GB-23-05 was drilled from this same set-up and intersected the zone 15m updip from 186.73 to 189.28m. GB-23-06 and GB-23-07 were collared a further 40m south of GB-23-04 and GB-23-05 with both drill holes intersecting semi-massive/massive sulphides from 196.72 to 203.46 (GB-23-06), 202.07 to 206.35 and 220.39 to 231.54m (GB-23-07). GB-23-08 and GB-23-09 were collared 25m south of GB-23-06 and 07 and both holes intersected the down plunge extension of the semi-massive/massive sulphides.
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