Benton Resources Inc. announced that it has successfully expanded the Great Burnt deposit in south-central Newfoundland another 50 m down plunge and along strike to the south, continuing to demonstrate that the deposit is wide open for expansion. The Company has completed 12 holes for 2,630 m in the Phase 2 drill program that was designed for infill definition of up dip and down dip limits, as well as expansion down plunge and along strike. Multiple intersections of stringer, semi-massive and massive sulphides have been intersected from 0.5 m to 17.75 m, including a 4.1 m massive sulphide zone in hole GB-24-34 which is the deepest and most southern drill hole ever drilled in the deposit.

An undercut hole is currently underway to test down dip of the intercept.