Benton Resources Inc. announced that it is continuing to hit significant semi-massive and massive sulphides in drilling at the Great Burnt Copper Gold Project in Newfoundland. The Company released assays from the first two drill holes on November 1, 2023, with copper grades of 4.13% Cu over 3.25m and 8.01% Cu over 4.30m (GB-23-01) and 8.31% Cu over 13.0m (GB-23-02). Benton has now completed 4,213m of drilling in 15 holes, which have all intersected semi-massive and massive sulphide containing significant chalcopyrite (copper) mineralization.

The current program continues to be very effective in expanding the Great Burnt high-grade core in the Main Deposit and expansion of the deposit down plunge and along strike to the south. The Company's news release dated November 1, 2023 described drill holes GB-23-01 through GB-23-11. Highlights of the previous drill programs include: GB20-05: 27.20m of 8.06% Cu, including 7.75m of 16.88% Cu; GB20-20: 22.75m of 6.89% Cu, including 12.55m of 10.59% Cu; GB18-05: 20.94m of 6.21% Cu, including 6.98m of 10.71% Cu; GB18-06: 9.97m of 7.45% Cu, including 5.03m of 11.42% Cu; GB16-08: 7.50m of 9.45% Cu, including 3.00m of 19.30% Cu; GB16-09: 5.75m of 6.68% Cu, including 1.50m of 11.70% Cu.

Exploration at the South Pond Zone has identified potential for both copper and gold along several kilometers of strike. Highlights of the 2021 drill program include: SP21-01: 1.69g/t Au over 51.00m, including 3.19g/t Au over 11.00m, within 10m of surface SP21-03: 2.36g/t Au over 15.00m, including 11.33g/t Au over 1.00m SP21-08: 1.75g/t Au over 21.20m, including 2.82g/t Au over 10.20m. SP21-11: 1.34g/t Au over 17.60m, including 2.48g/t Au over 4.20m, including 2.,48g/t Au over 3.06g/t Au over21.00m SP21-16: 1.72g/t Au over 10".

Note: widths quoted are true core length, true widths are estimated at approximately 70% of core lengths. 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.