Sokoman and Benton Expand the Kraken Lithium Pegmatite Swarm in Newfoundland
Sokoman and Benton Expand the Kraken Lithium Pegmatite Swarm in
Newfoundland
• Dyke system expanded: 2.2 km-long by 0.85 km-wide
• Fine-grained spodumene identified in several new areas
• Dyke system is wide open for expansion
ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland and Labrador--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 14, 2021--Sokoman
Minerals Corp. (“Sokoman”) (TSXV: SIC) (OTCQB: SICNF) and Benton Resources Inc.
(“Benton”) (TSXV: BEX) (jointly “the Alliance”) are pleased to announce that prospecting has
expanded the area containing lithium-bearing pegmatite dykes, now known as “The Kraken
Pegmatite Swarm”, to an area measuring approximately 2.2 km-long by 0.85 km-wide. In the
past two weeks, the Alliance has focused their prospecting to the east of the original discovery
and now have identified multiple areas of spodumene-bearing pegmatites dykes ranging from 0.5
m to 10.0 m in thickness from possible stacked swarms striking approximately 50 degrees and
dipping 45-65 degrees east with unknown strike length. A total of 55 samples were collected
over the eastern-half of the swarm area and assay results are expected within the next few weeks.
All samples were submitted to Actlabs in Ancaster, Ontario for analysis by Sodium Peroxide
Fusion ICPOES + ICPMS.
The Alliance also received further assays from a second phase of sampling collected from a till
covered area, west of the original discovery, with samples of sub-crops and large local boulders
returning anomalous results of rubidium, tantalum and lithium. One sample of a large, angular,
purple pegmatite boulder located 600 m west of the original lithium zone graded 1.04% Li2O.
The sampling has demonstrated that the dyke system contains economic grades of lithium, is
widespread, and open along strike.
The Alliance is planning detailed geological mapping and a high-resolution drone survey that
will include imagery, lidar and magnetic datasets to assist in the mapping and targeting the dyke
system for drilling which will commence shortly. The companies have already completed a
5,709 line-km Heliborne High-Resolution Aeromagnetic & Matrix Digital VLF-EM Survey
flown by Terraquest Ltd. with the final data currently being processed. The survey will provide
the structural / lithological setting and help identify gold-bearing structure extensions, as well as
any unrecognized structures including those potentially related to the lithium-bearing pegmatites.
Benton’s President and CEO, Stephen Stares, states: “The Alliance has discovered and
released high-grade results up to 2.37% Li2O which is the first of its kind in Newfoundland. As
the Alliance continues to advance the lithium potential, it’s quickly becoming evident that the
Kraken dyke system is a large, highly-evolved, pegmatite field similar to the geological
environment and setting of other large systems in the Appalachian belt, including the important
deposits held by Piedmont Lithium Inc in the Carolinas, eastern US, as well as in the
geologically equivalent Avalonia Project being advanced by Ganfeng Lithium in the
Caledonides of Ireland.”
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This news release has been reviewed and approved by Timothy Froude, P.Geo., President and
CEO of Sokoman Minerals Corp., and Nathan Sims, P.Geo., Senior Exploration Manager for
Benton Resources Inc., both the 'Qualified Person' under National Instrument 43-101.
COVID-19 Protocols
To ensure a working environment that protects the health and safety of the staff and contractors,
Sokoman and Benton are operating under federally and provincially mandated and recommended
guidelines during the current COVID-19 alert level.
About Sokoman Minerals Corp.
Sokoman Minerals Corp. is a discovery-oriented company with projects in Newfoundland and
Labrador, Canada. The company’s primary focus is its portfolio of gold projects: flagship, 100%-
owned Moosehead, Crippleback Lake (optioned to Trans Canada Gold Corp.) and East Alder
(optioned to Canterra Minerals Corporation) along the Central Newfoundland Gold Belt, and the
district-scale Fleur de Lys project in northwestern Newfoundland, which is targeting Dalradian-
type orogenic gold mineralization similar to the Curraghinalt and Cavanacaw deposits in
Northern Ireland, and Cononish in Scotland. The company also recently entered into a strategic
alliance with Benton Resources Inc. through three large-scale joint venture properties including
Grey River, Golden Hope and Kepenkeck in Newfoundland. Sokoman now controls
independently and through the Benton alliance over 150,000 hectares (>6,000 claims – 1,500 sq.
km), making it one of the largest landholders in Newfoundland, Canada’s newest and rapidly-
emerging gold districts. The company also retains an interest in an early-stage antimony / gold
project (Startrek) in Newfoundland, optioned to White Metal Resources Inc., and in Labrador,
the company has a 100% interest in the Iron Horse (Fe) project that has Direct Shipping Ore
(DSO) potential.
Mineralization hosted on adjacent and/or nearby properties is not necessarily indicative of
mineralization hosted on the company’s property.
About Benton Resources Inc.
Benton Resources Inc. is a well-funded 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 in Gold, Silver, Nickel, Copper, and Platinum
Group Elements and currently holds large equity positions in other mining companies that are
advancing high-quality assets. Whenever possible, BEX retains Net Smelter Return (NSR)
royalties for potential long-term cash flow. Benton has also recently entered into a 50/50
strategic alliance with Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV: SIC) through three large-scale joint
venture properties including Grey River, Golden Hope and Kepenkeck in Newfoundland that are
now being explored.
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Timothy Froude, P.Geo., President & CEO
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Stephen Stares, President & CEO
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