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Benton Resources Inc. (BNTRF) generates frequent news as it advances a portfolio of copper, gold, and multi-metal exploration projects, with a primary focus on the Great Burnt Copper-Gold Project and the South Pond Gold-Copper Deposit in central Newfoundland. Company updates often highlight drill results, resource expansion, metallurgical testing, project acquisitions, financings, and corporate actions.
Recent news releases describe wide, high-grade copper intercepts at the Great Burnt Copper Deposit and extensive gold-bearing intervals at South Pond, where Benton is working to demonstrate continuity along a multi-kilometre gold-copper horizon. The company has also reported preliminary metallurgical testwork at South Pond, with laboratory-scale bottle-roll cyanidation tests at SGS Canada Inc. yielding gold recoveries up to 88.4%, which Benton characterizes as highly favourable while noting that the results are not intended to support resource or production estimates.
Beyond drill and metallurgical results, Benton’s news flow covers the discovery of a new VMS-style system in the End Zone area north of Great Burnt, the delineation of a large copper-in-soil anomaly south of the main deposit, and the staking or acquisition of additional claims at projects such as Stoney Caldera, Dominion, Victoria West, and Island Pond. Corporate announcements include private placement financings, stock option grants, and the spin-out of Vinland Lithium Inc., along with the company’s equity position and NSR royalty interests in other mining projects.
Investors and followers of BNTRF stock can use this news page to review Benton Resources’ exploration progress, technical results approved by Qualified Persons under NI 43-101, and ongoing efforts to expand its land position along what the company calls the Great Copper-Gold Corridor. Regular updates provide context on how Benton is advancing its Newfoundland-focused exploration strategy.
Benton (OTC:BNTRF) reported preliminary laboratory bottle-roll metallurgical results from its South Pond gold-copper deposit with gold recoveries up to 88.4% from three 24-hour tests performed by SGS Canada. The test used a ~20 kg composite compiled from 16 drill-hole intervals (average gold ~3.288 g/t, average Cu 0.16%). Results improved across the three tests but are laboratory-scale only and are not intended to support mineral resources, reserves, or production estimates. Benton also cited prior SGS work on Great Burnt showing an average copper recovery of 94.7% and predicted 96% recovery to a 25% Cu concentrate; Great Burnt strike length has been expanded from 650m to 950m.
Qualified Person: Barry Sparkes, P.Geo.; assays by Eastern Analytical; QA/QC protocols described.
Benton Resources (OTC:BNTRF) provided a year-end update on December 23, 2025, summarizing 2025 exploration progress and near-term plans.
Key points: $2.9M cash and $3.0M equity holdings; 26,637 m drilled at Great Burnt and South Pond since late 2023; Great Burnt strike extended from 650 m to 950 m; South Pond delineated a 2.7 km wide shallow gold-copper zone; new VMS discovery (assays pending); multiple strategic acquisitions including Dominion, Victoria West and Stoney Caldera; Benton holds 24.6M shares + 0.5% NSR in Clean Air Metals and spun out Vinland Lithium (Benton owns 2.0M shares + 1% NSR).
Plans: large 2026 drilling program, early-2026 airborne geophysics, and pending metallurgical results for South Pond gold recovery.
Benton Resources (OTC:BNTRF) announced that its board approved the grant of 2.675 million incentive stock options on December 22, 2025. The options were granted to directors, officers, employees, advisors and consultants at an exercise price of $0.10 and are exercisable for five years from the grant date. The options are subject to the company's stock option plan and its vesting provisions.
Benton Resources (OTC:BNTRF) reported new South Pond drill results, highlighted by 2.02 g/t Au over 17.13 m (SP-25-54) including 3.98 g/t Au over 5.00 m and 9.12 g/t Au over 1.00 m, plus 1.10 g/t Au over 23.00 m (SP-25-55) including higher-grade intervals. The company also announced discovery of a new VMS-style system in the End Zone (EZ-25-01 and EZ-25-02) with multiple semi-massive sulphide intervals, including ~10.30 m and ~11.66 m sulphide sections in EZ-25-01. Drilling is paused for year-end and planned to resume in January 2026; many gold and base-metal assays remain pending. Benton launched a new website and engaged SGS for metallurgical gold recovery testing.
Benton (OTC:BNTRF) reported new high‑grade prospecting and regional soil results at its Great Burnt project on November 20, 2025. Key highlights include grab samples to 12.0 g/t Au from angular boulders about 725 m northeast of the South Pond (SP) deposit, a 2.5 km multi-line copper soil anomaly in the southern 12 km portion of the project, and 1,259 soil samples covering a 5.4 x 2 km grid. The company has completed 23 drill holes (21 testing the SP horizon over 2.7 km) with visual mineralization reported and assays pending. Benton plans an airborne geophysical survey to target future trenching and drilling.
Benton Resources (TSXV: BEX) announced on November 18, 2025 a conditional purchase of 4 claim units (1 km2) in Newfoundland for $6,000 plus 125,000 common shares, with the Vendor retaining a 2% NSR and Benton able to buy back 1% for $1,000,000.
The parcel is surrounded by Benton's Stoney Caldera land and adjoins a previously discovered visible-gold outcrop that assayed 4.03 g/t Au. Recent company visits confirmed widespread quartz flooding; samples were submitted and results will be released when received.
Historic and recent sampling across the Stoney Caldera Project returned highs including 6.41 g/t Au (historic), 5.2 g/t Au (recent grab), 4.41% Cu (RO grab) and 2.74% Cu at other occurrences; these targets are untested by drilling.
Benton Resources (OTC:BNTRF) filed with the TSX Venture Exchange on October 30, 2025 seeking approval to acquire a 100% interest in Noble Mineral Exploration's Island Pond Property.
The Island Pond Property is a single mineral licence of 7 claims (175 hectares) contiguous to Benton's South Pond Gold Zone in the Great Burnt Copper-Gold project area. Consideration is a $30,000 cash payment plus 1,000,000 common shares to Noble, with the shares subject to a four-month hold period after Exchange approval.
The project carries an underlying 2% NSR (assumed by Benton, with a buyback right for $1.5M) and a 1% NSR to Noble (with a right of first refusal). No finders' fees were paid.
Benton Resources (OTC:BNTRF) reported results from the first seven resource drill holes at the South Pond gold-copper deposit on October 30, 2025, confirming multiple shallow, wide gold intersections and widespread chalcopyrite. Key intercepts include SP-25-35: 19.0 m @ 0.60 g/t Au (incl. 3.0 m @ 1.86 g/t) and SP-25-39: 20.0 m anomalous. Two aggressive step-outs (SP-25-40/41) hit anomalous gold ~340 m and ~190 m north, and bedrock grabs returned highs up to 31.35 g/t Au and 3.22% Cu. Base metal assays remain outstanding and follow-up drilling and mapping are planned to define continuity along a 2.7 km horizon that remains open along strike.
Benton Resources (BNTRF) closed a $1,980,010 private placement on October 16, 2025 by issuing 36,000,182 Units at $0.055 each. Each Unit includes one common share and one warrant exercisable at $0.10 for 5 years. Proceeds will be used to advance the company’s Newfoundland projects and for general working capital. No finders' fees were paid. All securities are subject to a four-month hold. Stephen House, P.Geo., approved the scientific and technical disclosure under NI 43-101.
Benton Resources (OTC:BNTRF) announced on October 16, 2025 that it acquired a 100% interest in the Stoney Caldera Project (SCP), consisting of nine mineral licences totaling 611 claim units along the Great Copper-Gold Corridor in Newfoundland.
Initial grab and outcrop samples returned up to 6.41 g/t Au, 0.42% Cu, 2.1 ppm Ag and a separate outcrop interval up to 2.74% Cu and 0.087% Co. Several high-grade zones are untested by drilling.
The SCP complements Benton's Great Burnt, Dominion and Victoria West projects, which include reported wide copper intercepts over 950 m strike and gold over 2.7 km. Further assay results, mapping and permitting for trenching are pending.
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