Benton Resources Inc. announced that it is continuing to receive high-grade assay results from its recently completed 5,651m drill program at the Great Burnt Copper deposit in south-central Newfoundland. The Company has received an additional three drill holes, GB-23-06 to GB-23-08, further validating the high-grade nature of the deposit. Highlights of these holes include drill hole GB-23-07 that intersected 12.30m grading 7.20% copper, 7.12g/t silver and 0.05% cobalt.

The Company remains extremely encouraged by the continued success in drilling and looks forward to compiling and releasing further results once received. Benton is now in the process of planning its winter exploration program at Great Burnt to expand the deposit down dip and down plunge, where it remains open. In addition to drilling, prospecting and soil geochemical sampling has also concluded to the north of the main Great Burnt Deposit.

Samples have been submitted for analysis and will be reported upon receipt. Extensive compilation of historical data is progressing.