Benton Provides End of Year Update
Benton Provides End of Year Update
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - December 23, 2025) -
Benton Resources Inc
. (TSXV: BEX)
("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to provide its shareholders with a year-end update on activities
and progress. With metal prices reaching record highs, Benton is well positioned to benefit from its
exposure to several top-tier copper, gold, platinum, palladium and lithium projects.
The Company thanks its shareholders for their continued support and looks forward to an exciting 2026
as it advances its Newfoundland projects.
Highlights for Benton's recent advancements include
the following
:
Expanded the Great Burnt Copper Deposit from 650 m to 950 m of strike length
Delineated a 2.7 km wide, shallow gold-copper deposit at South Pond
Discovered
a new VMS system in the End Zone area, with assays pending
Discovered several gold occurrences north of the Great Burnt Copper Deposit
Discovered new high-grade gold float at South Pond, extending potential
Large drilling program planned for 2026
Metallurgical testing results for gold recovery at South Pond expected shortly
Well funded, with approximately $2.9M in cash and $3.0M in equities
Acquired strategic claims from Noble Mineral Exploration Ltd., extending the northern strike of the
Great Burnt property by 1.0 km
Completed 26,637 m of drilling since acquiring the Great Burnt project in late 2023
Planning early-2026 airborne geophysical survey over the southern half of Great Burnt project
where the Company has identified a large copper-in-soil geochem anomaly
Acquired the large and strategic Dominion project, located 8 km north of Equinox Gold's Valentine
Gold Deposit with multiple new discoveries of high-grade gold, zinc and copper
Acquired the Victoria West project, located less then 2 km along strike of Equinox Gold's Frank
Zone
Benton Holds 24.6M shares and a 0.5% NSR in Clean Air Metals Inc.'s Thunder Bay North
platinum-palladium copper nickel project
Completed the spin-out of Vinland Lithium Inc., with Benton holding 2.0M shares and a 1% NSR on
the Killick Lithium project
Acquired the Stoney Caldera copper-gold project, adjacent to Pirate Gold Corp.
Launched a new website at
www.bentonresources.ca
Stephen Stares, President and CEO of Benton Resources, stated
: "It has been an exciting year for
Benton, marked by numerous achievements in 2025. We would like to wish our shareholders a very
happy holiday season and a healthy and prosperous 2026. I am confident that our projects will continue
to deliver positive results and new discoveries throughout the upcoming year ahead. I look forward to the
remaining drill results coming in the early new year and the recommencement of exploration and drilling
in January 2026."
To date, Benton has drilled 26,637 m from late 2023 to present at Great Burnt and South Pond with
some highlights listed below:
Great Burnt Highlights
GB-23-02:
13.00 m of 8.31% Cu, incl 3.00 m of 12.80% Cu
GB-23-04:
26.87 m of 7.18% Cu, incl 11.16 m of 10.28% Cu
GB-23-07:
12.30 m of 7.20% Cu, incl 7.00 m 10.60% Cu
GB-23-12:
25.42 m of 5.51% Cu, incl 1.00 m of 8.77% Cu, 82.00g/t Ag, 4.43g/t Au
GB-23-15:
22.59 m of 5.03% Cu, incl 0.50 m of 20.00% Cu
GB-23-16:
13.67 m of 5.80% Cu, incl 1.00 m of 20.60% Cu
GB-23-18:
8.17 m of 4.22% Cu, incl 7.05 m of 4.11% Cu
GB-23-21:
24.00 m of 5.81% Cu, incl 7.00 m of 11.47% Cu
GB-23-22:
21.68 m of 3.59% Cu, incl 2.00 m of 15.3% Cu
GB-24-23:
7.00 m of 2.02% Cu, incl 4.00 m of 3.01% Cu
GB-24-32:
11.29 m of 3.10% Cu, incl 6.63 m of 5.57% Cu
GB-24-33:
20.92 m of 2.26% Cu, incl 2.98 m of 4.17% Cu
GB-24-37:
18.10 m of 1.99% Cu, incl 4.50 m of 7.24% Cu
GB-24-49:
22.00 m of 7.47% Cu, incl 8.00 m of 11.93% Cu
GB-25-60:
21.70 m of 4.14% Cu, incl 3.00 m of 17.85% Cu
GB-25-65:
12.30 m of 2.49% Cu, incl 4.8 m of 5.27% Cu
South Pond Highlights
SP-24-01:
18.80 m of 1.13g/t, and 5.96 m of 2.06g/t Au
SP-24-03:
43.75 m of 1.62g/t Au, incl 4.00 m of 3.99g/t Au
SP-24-07:
74.20 m of 1.43g/t Au, incl 8.00 m of 2.94g/t Au
SP-24-08:
14.00 m of 1.23g/t Au incl, 4.00 m of 2.33g/t Au
SP-24-09:
24.00 m of 1.48g/t Au, incl 7.00 m of 2.03g/t Au
SP-24-10:
20.00 m of 1.04g/t Au, and 25.00 m of 1.54g/t Au
SP-24-12:
27.07 m of 1.08g/t Au, incl 5.00 m of 2.11g/t Au
SP-24-13:
19.75 m of 1.42g/t Au, incl 4.00 m of 3.08g/t Au
SP-24-15:
22.50 m of 1.24g/t Au, incl 4.00 m of 2.08g/t Au
SP-24-23:
6.75 m of 2.90g/t Au
SP-24-28:
27.40 m of
1.00g/t Au, incl 3.00 m of 2.92g/t Au
SP-24-30:
8.00 m of 2.07g/t Au, incl 2.00 m of 4.83g/t Au
SP-24-32:
54.50 m of 1.88g/t Au, and 12.00 m of 3.34g/t Au
SP-25-54:
17.13 m of 2.02g/t Au, incl 5.00 m of 3.98g/t Au
SP-25-55:
23.00 m of 1.10g/t Au, incl 6.68 m of 2.81g/t Au
Note: Widths quoted are true core length, true widths are estimated at approximately 70%-90% of core lengths
Figure 1: Great Burnt Target Areas
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Figure 2: Great Burnt Copper Deposit Longitudinal Section
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Figure 3: South Pond Longitudinal Section
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Figure 4: Dominion Property Compilation Map
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Figure 5: Caldera Property Compilation Map
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Figure 6: Victoria West Project Compilation Map
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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.
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 34-element package utilizing a
200 mg subsample totally dissolved in four acids and analyzed by ICP-OES analytical technique.
Overlimits are analysed with Eastern's atomic absorption method, using a 0.200 g to 2.00 g 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).
Grab samples are selective in nature and may not represent the average mineralization of a bedrock
exposure.
About Benton Resources Inc.
Benton Resources is a well-financed mineral exploration company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange
under the symbol BEX. Benton has a diversified, highly prospective property portfolio and 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.
Benton is focused on advancing its high-grade Copper-Gold Great Burnt Project in central
Newfoundland, which has a Mineral Resource estimate of 667,000 tonnes @ 3.21% Cu Indicated and
482,000 @ 2.35% Cu Inferred. The Project has an excellent geological setting covering 25km of strike
and boasts six known Cu-Au-Ag zones over 15km that are all open for expansion. Further potential for
discovery is excellent given the extensive number of untested geophysical targets and Cu-Au soil
anomalies. Phase 1 and 2 drill programs returned impressive results including 25.42 m of 5.51% Cu,
including 9.78 m of 8.31% Cu, and 1.00 m of 12.70% Cu.
Drilling at the South Pond Gold Zone,
approximately 7.5 km north of the Great Burnt Copper-Gold Zone, has confirmed a robust gold-
mineralized system over 2.5 km with results of 74.20 m of 1.43g/t Au and 43.75 m of 1.62g/t Au and is
open for expansion in all directions.
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:
Nick Konkin, Investor Relations
Phone
: 647-249-9298 ext. 322
:
Website:
www.bentonresources.ca
Twitter:
@BentonResources
Facebook:
@BentonResourcesBEX
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