Benton Expands the Great Burnt Copper Deposit with Three New Drill Holes, Including One Intersection of 18.18m Grading 3.07% Copper
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, semi-massive and massive sulphides grading
2.38% Cu over 24.17m
, including
3.07% Cu over 18.18m
, including
4.00% Cu over 7.57m
, including
8.23% Cu over 1.00m
.
The Company continues to be impressed with the success of its inaugural Phase 1 drill program. These
results demonstrate significant expansion of this high-grade system where it remains open up dip, down
plunge and along strike. Holes GB-23-09 and 11 also yielded very impressive results with
GB-23-09
intersecting
3.46% Cu over 8.16m
, including
4.58% Cu over 6.16m
, including
6.75% Cu over 4.00m
,
including
9.59% Cu over 1.00m
and
GB-23-11
grading
1.88% Cu over 15.71m
, including
2.31% Cu
over 12.71m
, including
4.02% Cu over 3.00m
.
President and CEO Stephen Stares states, "These latest results continue to demonstrate the potential
for significant expansion of the robust system at Great Burnt. We are looking forward to further assay
results as we prepare for our winter exploration program designed to expand the deposit."
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GB-23-01
through
GB-23-22
are summarized in the table below:
DDH #
Location
From (m)
To (m)
Length (m)
Cu (%)
Ag (g/t)
Co (%)
Massive
Sulphide
GH-23-01
Main Deposit
82.80
87.10
4.30
8.01
5.49
0.05
Yes
incl
82.80
83.80
1.00
10.10
6.70
0.06
GB-23-02
Main Deposit
161.89
174.89
13.00
8.31
4.63
0.04
Yes
incl
169.89
172.89
3.00
12.80
6.77
0.06
incl
171.89
172.89
1.00
17.20
8.20
0.04
GB-23-03
Main Deposit
154.52
158.63
4.11
4.76
1.92
0.01
Yes
incl
157.60
158.63
1.03
7.18
2.82
0.01
GB-23-04
Main Deposit
183.13
210.00
26.87
7.18
3.32
0.03
Yes
incl
199.72
210.00
10.28
11.16
5.18
0.04
and
199.72
205.25
5.53
12.45
5.81
0.04
and
199.72
203.15
3.43
14.35
6.76
0.05
incl
184.87
194.72
9.85
7.27
3.31
0.03
GB-23-05
Main Deposit
182.38
189.28
6.90
5.91
2.72
0.03
Yes
incl
183.57
189.28
5.71
7.03
3.20
0.03
and
186.73
189.28
2.55
14.16
6.62
0.04
and
188.73
189.28
0.55
9.09
2.48
0.04
GB-23-06
Main Deposit
191.09
203.49
12.40
2.76
2.17
0.03
Yes
incl
196.72
202.72
6.00
4.23
3.45
0.04
incl
198.72
199.72
1.00
10.20
3.50
0.03
GB-23-07
Main Deposit
220.39
232.69
12.30
7.20
7.12
0.05
Yes
incl
222.39
229.39
7.00
10.60
10.11
0.06
incl
224.39
225.39
1.00
15.30
14.20
0.10
GB-23-08
Main Deposit
228.08
252.30
24.22
2.99
5.22
0.02
Yes
incl
228.56
252.30
23.74
3.05
5.33
0.02
incl
228.56
244.00
15.44
4.30
6.80
0.02
incl
237.00
242.00
5.00
7.51
9.89
0.02
GB-23-09
Main Deposit
194.00
202.16
8.16
3.46
4.25
0.02
Yes
incl
195.00
201.16
6.16
4.58
5.63
0.02
incl
196.80
200.80
4.00
6.75
8.13
0.02
incl
196.80
197.80
1.00
9.59
11.30
0.01
GB-23-10
Main Deposit
276.43
300.60
24.17
2.38
6.94
0.02
Yes
incl
276.43
294.61
18.18
3.07
8.93
0.03
incl
276.43
284.00
7.57
4.00
9.30
0.03
incl
277.43
278.43
1.00
8.23
15.20
0.04
GB-23-11
Main Deposit
273.93
289.64
15.71
1.88
3.00
0.02
Yes
incl
274.93
287.64
12.71
2.31
3.68
0.02
incl
275.93
278.93
3.00
4.02
4.30
0.03
GB-23-12
Main Deposit
303.08
312.86
9.78
Assays
Pending
Yes
and
314.04
328.50
14.46
Assays
Pending
and
338.27
340.00
1.73
Assays
Pending
GB-23-13
Main Deposit
312.50
316.13
3.63
Assays
Pending
Yes
GB-23-14
Main Deposit
360.90
363.28
2.38
Assays
Pending
Yes
and
363.28
363.72
0.44
Assays
Pending
and
372.57
374.02
1.45
Assays
Pending
GB-23-15
Main Deposit
133.45
137.10
3.65
Assays
Pending
Yes
and
143.00
150.60
7.60
Assays
Pending
GB-23-16
Main Deposit
145.40
147.68
2.28
Assays
Pending
Yes
and
147.68
153.03
5.35
Assays
Pending
GB-23-17
Main Deposit
177.72
178.24
0.52
Assays
Pending
Yes
and
194.61
198.10
3.49
Assays
Pending
GB-23-18
Main Deposit
150.95
155.33
4.38
Assays
Pending
Yes
and
155.33
158.12
2.79
Assays
Pending
GB-23-19
Main Deposit
168.09
168.45
0.36
Assays
Pending
Yes
and
172.54
173.11
0.57
Assays
Pending
GB-23-20
Main Deposit
101.02
103.56
2.54
Assays
Pending
Yes
and
142.88
144.89
2.01
Assays
Pending
and
144.89
146.74
1.85
Assays
Pending
GB-23-21
Main Deposit
85.43
87.12
1.69
Assays
Pending
Yes
and
88.03
91.58
3.55
Assays
Pending
and
92.42
102.48
10.06
Assays
Pending
and
104.20
107.66
3.46
Assays
Pending
GB-23-22
Main Deposit
85.67
89.13
3.46
Assays
Pending
Yes
and
92.94
96.16
3.22
Assays
Pending
and
102.33
102.92
0.59
Assays
Pending
Note: Intervals reported for the 2023 drilling are core lengths, estimated to be approximately 95% of true width for holes GB-23-11, 12, 13, 14 and
approximately 70% of true width for the remaining holes.
QA/QC Protocols
Core and rock samples, including standards, blanks and duplicates, are submitted to Eastern Analytical
Ltd., Springdale, Newfoundland for preparation and analysis. All samples were acquired by saw-cut
(channels/drill core) with one-half submitted for assay and one-half retained for reference, or hand (rocks)
and delivered, by Benton personnel, in sealed bags, to the Springdale lab of Eastern Analytical, which is
an accredited assay lab that conforms to the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025. Samples are analyzed
using Eastern's Au (Fire assay) @ 30g + ICP-34 method that delivers a 35-element package utilizing a
200mg subsample totally dissolved in four acids and analyzed by ICP-OES analytical technique.
Overlimits are analysed with Eastern's atomic absorption method, using a 0.200g to 2.00g of sample,
digested with three acids. All reported assays are uncut. Eastern Analytical Ltd. achieved ISO 17025
accreditation in February 2014 (for more details on the scope of accreditation visit the CALA website).
QP
Stephen House (P.Geo.), Vice President of Exploration for Benton Resources Inc., the 'Qualified Person'
under National Instrument 43-101, has approved the scientific and technical disclosure in this news
release and prepared or supervised its preparation.
About Benton Resources Inc.
Benton Resources is a well-financed mineral exploration company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange
under the symbol BEX. Following a project generation business model, Benton has a diversified, highly
prospective property portfolio of gold, silver, nickel, copper, platinum group elements and, most recently,
lithium and cesium assets. In addition, it currently holds large equity positions in other mining companies
that are advancing high-quality assets. Whenever possible, BEX retains net smelter return (NSR)
royalties with potential long-term cash flow.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Benton Resources Inc.,
"Stephen Stares"
Stephen Stares, President
Parties interested in seeking more information about properties available for option can contact Mr.
Stares at the number below.
For further information, please contact:
Stephen Stares, President & CEO
Phone:
807-474-9020
Email:
Website:
www.bentonresources.ca
Twitter:
@BentonResources
Facebook:
@BentonResourcesBEX
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