Benton Resumes Drilling at the Great Burnt Project and South Pond Gold Zone
Benton Resources (TSXV: BEX) has resumed drilling operations at its Great Burnt Project, with four holes completed and a fifth underway. The company has completed 23,300 meters of drilling from late 2023 to present at Great Burnt and South Pond zones, yielding significant results.
At the Great Burnt zone, drilling revealed impressive copper grades, including intercepts of 13.00m at 8.31% Cu, 26.87m at 7.18% Cu, and 12.30m at 7.20% Cu. The South Pond Gold Zone demonstrated notable gold mineralization with highlights including 74.20m at 1.43 g/t Au and 43.75m at 1.62 g/t Au.
Core samples from the new holes are being processed and will be analyzed at Eastern Analytical for gold and ICP base metal assays, with results pending.
Benton Resources (TSXV: BEX) ha ripreso le operazioni di trivellazione al suo Progetto Great Burnt, con quattro pozzi completati e un quinto in corso. L'azienda ha completato 23.300 metri di trivellazione dalla fine del 2023 ad oggi nelle zone di Great Burnt e South Pond, ottenendo risultati significativi.
Nel Great Burnt zone, le perforazioni hanno mostrato importanti valori di rame, con intercetti di 13,00 m a 8,31% Cu, 26,87 m a 7,18% Cu e 12,30 m a 7,20% Cu. La South Pond Gold Zone ha dimostrato una notevole mineralizzazione aurifera con picchi di 74,20 m a 1,43 g/t Au e 43,75 m a 1,62 g/t Au.
I campioni principali dei nuovi fori stanno per essere processati e verranno analizzati da Eastern Analytical per analisi aurea e ICP di base sui metalli, con i risultati in attesa.
Benton Resources (TSXV: BEX) ha reanudado las operaciones de perforación en su Proyecto Great Burnt, con cuatro pozos completados y un quinto en curso. La compañía ha completado 23.300 metros de perforación desde finales de 2023 hasta la actualidad en las zonas Great Burnt y South Pond, obteniendo resultados significativos.
En la zona Great Burnt, las perforaciones revelaron impresionantes grados de cobre, con interceptos de 13,00 m a 8,31% Cu, 26,87 m a 7,18% Cu y 12,30 m a 7,20% Cu. La South Pond Gold Zone mostró notable mineralización de oro con destacados de 74,20 m a 1,43 g/t Au y 43,75 m a 1,62 g/t Au.
Las muestras de núcleo de los nuevos agujeros están siendo procesadas y serán analizadas en Eastern Analytical para ensayos de oro y ICP de metales base, con los resultados pendientes.
Benton Resources (TSXV: BEX) 는 Great Burnt 프로젝트에서 시추 작업을 재개했으며, 네 개의 구멍이 완료되고 다섯 번째 구멍이 진행 중입니다. 2023년 말부터 현재까지 Great Burnt 및 South Pond 구역에서 23,300미터의 시추를 완료했으며 중요한 결과를 얻었습니다.
Great Burnt 구역에서 시추는 구리 등급이 인상적이며, 13.00m at 8.31% Cu, 26.87m at 7.18% Cu, 12.30m at 7.20% Cu의 관측치를 포함합니다. South Pond Gold Zone은 74.20m at 1.43 g/t Au 및 43.75m at 1.62 g/t Au와 같은 주목할 만한 금 광화를 보였습니다.
새로운 구멍의 코어 샘플은 처리 중이며 금 및 ICP 기초 금속 분석을 위해 Eastern Analytical에서 분석될 예정이며 결과는 아직 대기 중입니다.
Benton Resources (TSXV: BEX) a repris les activités de forage sur son projet Great Burnt, avec quatre puits terminés et un cinquième en cours. L'entreprise a achevé 23 300 mètres de forage depuis la fin 2023 jusqu'à présent dans les zones Great Burnt et South Pond, obtenant des résultats significatifs.
Dans la zone Great Burnt, le forage a révélé des teneurs en cuivre impressionnantes, avec des intercepts de 13,00 m à 8,31 % Cu, 26,87 m à 7,18 % Cu et 12,30 m à 7,20 % Cu. La South Pond Gold Zone a montré une minéralisation aurifère notable avec des pointes de 74,20 m à 1,43 g/t Au et 43,75 m à 1,62 g/t Au.
Les échantillons de cœur des nouveaux puits sont en cours de traitement et seront analysés par Eastern Analytical pour des analyses d'or et ICP pour les métaux de base, les résultats étant attendus.
Benton Resources (TSXV: BEX) hat die Bohrarbeiten an seinem Great Burnt-Projekt wieder aufgenommen, wobei vier Bohrlöcher abgeschlossen sind und ein fünftes läuft. Das Unternehmen hat seit Ende 2023 bis heute 23.300 Meter Bohrungen in den Zonen Great Burnt und South Pond abgeschlossen und erzielt signifikante Ergebnisse.
In der Great Burnt Zone zeigten die Bohrungen beeindruckende Kupferwerte, darunterIntercepts von 13,00 m bei 8,31% Cu, 26,87 m bei 7,18% Cu und 12,30 m bei 7,20% Cu. Die South Pond Gold Zone zeigte bemerkenswerte Goldmineralisierung mit Höchstwerten von 74,20 m bei 1,43 g/t Au und 43,75 m bei 1,62 g/t Au.
Probenkern der neuen Bohrungen werden verarbeitet und bei Eastern Analytical auf Gold- und ICP-Basisanalysen untersucht; Ergebnisse stehen aus.
Bent on Resources (TSXV: BEX) استأنفت عمليات الحفر في مشروع Great Burnt، حيث تم إكمال أربعة آبار ونطاق خامس قيد الإنجاز. أكملت الشركة 23,300 متر من الحفر منذ أواخر 2023 وحتى الآن في مناطق Great Burnt وSouth Pond، محققة نتائج مهمة.
في منطقة Great Burnt ظهرت نتائج مناولة نحاسية مثيرة للإعجاب، بما في ذلك مقاطع قياس 13.00 م عند 8.31% Cu، 26.87 م عند 7.18% Cu و 12.30 م عند 7.20% Cu. كما أظهرت منطقة South Pond Gold Zone تميزاً كبيراً في ترسب الذهب مع أبرز النتائج 74.20 م عند 1.43 ج/لتر Au و 43.75 م عند 1.62 ج/لتر Au.
نماذج لبّ من الآبار الجديدة قيد المعالجة وستخضع للتحليل في Eastern Analytical لاختبارات الذهب و ICP للمعادن الأساسية، والنتائج قيد الانتظار.
Benton Resources (TSXV: BEX) 已在其 Great Burnt 项目重新展开钻探，已完成四口井，另一口在进行中。从 2023 年底至今，Great Burnt 与 South Pond 区域累计完成钻探 23,300 米，取得显著结果。
在 Great Burnt 区，钻探显示出令人印象深刻的铜品位，包括 13.00m 在 8.31% Cu、26.87m 在 7.18% Cu、12.30m 在 7.20% Cu 的段落。South Pond Gold Zone 显示出显著的金矿化，亮点包括 74.20m 在 1.43 g/t Au 和 43.75m 在 1.62 g/t Au。
新钻孔的核心样品正在处理，将在 Eastern Analytical 进行金和 ICP 基本金属测试，结果待定。
- Multiple high-grade copper intersections at Great Burnt, with peaks reaching 20.60% Cu
- Consistent gold mineralization at South Pond, with significant widths up to 74.20m at 1.43 g/t Au
- Extensive drilling program with 23,300 meters completed to date
- True widths estimated at approximately 70% of core lengths, indicating substantial mineralization
- Assay results from current drilling program still pending
- Core samples are selective in nature and may not represent average mineralization
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 1, 2025) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has recommenced drilling at the Great Burnt Project. To date, four holes have been completed with the fifth hole currently underway. Benton has identified multiple high-priority drill targets on the project (see Company news release dated September 9, 2025) and plans to test several of these targets in this current drill campaign. Core for the completed holes is being logged, cut, and sampled, and will immediately be sent to Eastern Analytical for gold and ICP base metal assays. Results will be released once received and compiled.
To date, Benton has drilled 23,300 m from late 2023 to present at Great Burnt and South Pond with some highlights listed below:
Great Burnt Highlights
- GB-23-02: 13.00 m of
8.31% Cu, incl 3.00 m of12.80% Cu - GB-23-04: 26.87 m of
7.18% Cu, incl 11.16 m of10.28% Cu - GB-23-07: 12.30 m of
7.20% Cu, incl 7.00 m10.60% Cu - GB-23-12: 25.42 m of
5.51% Cu, incl 1.00 m of8.77% Cu, 82.00g/t Ag, 4.43g/t Au - GB-23-15: 22.59 m of
5.03% Cu, incl 0.50 m of20.00% Cu - GB-23-16: 13.67 m of
5.80% Cu, incl 1.00 m of20.60% Cu - GB-23-18: 8.17 m of
4.22% Cu, incl 7.05 m of4.11% Cu - GB-23-21: 24.00 m of
5.81% Cu, incl 7.00 m of11.47% Cu - GB-23-22: 21.68 m of
3.59% Cu, incl 2.00 m of15.3% Cu - GB-24-23: 7.00 m of
2.02% Cu, incl 4.00 m of3.01% Cu - GB-24-32: 11.29 m of
3.10% Cu, incl 6.63 m of5.57% Cu - GB-24-33: 20.92 m of
2.26% Cu, incl 2.98 m of4.17% Cu - GB-24-37: 18.10 m of
1.99% Cu, incl 4.50 m of7.24% Cu
South Pond Highlights
- SP-24-01: 18.80 m of 1.13g/t, and 5.96 m of 2.06g/t Au
- SP-24-03: 43.75 m of 1.62g/t Au, incl 4.00 m of 3.99g/t Au
- SP-24-07: 74.20 m of 1.43g/t Au, incl 8.00 m of 2.94g/t Au
- SP-24-08: 14.00 m of 1.23g/t Au incl, 4.00 m of 2.33g/t Au
- SP-24-09: 24.00 m of 1.48g/t Au, incl 7.00 m of 2.03g/t Au
- SP-24-10: 20.00 m of 1.04g/t Au, and 25.00 m of 1.54g/t Au
- SP-24-12: 27.07 m of 1.08g/t Au, incl 5.00 m of 2.11g/t Au
- SP-24-13: 19.75 m of 1.42g/t Au, incl 4.00 m of 3.08g/t Au
- SP-24-15: 22.50 m of 1.24g/t Au, incl 4.00 m of 2.08g/t Au
- SP-24-23: 6.75 m of 2.90g/t Au
- SP-24-28: 27.40 m of 1.00g/t Au, incl 3.00 m of 2.92g/t Au
- SP-24-30: 8.00 m of 2.07g/t Au, incl 2.00 m of 4.83g/t Au
Note: Widths quoted are actual core length, true widths are estimated at approximately
Photo 1: Drill Hole SP-25-36, South Pond
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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.
QA/QC Protocols
Core and rock samples, including standards, blanks and duplicates, are submitted to Eastern Analytical Ltd., Springdale, Newfoundland for preparation and analysis. All samples were acquired by saw-cut (channels/drill core) with one-half submitted for assay and one-half retained for reference, or hand (rocks) and delivered, by Benton personnel, in sealed bags, to the Springdale lab of Eastern Analytical, which is an accredited assay lab that conforms to the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025. Samples are analyzed using Eastern's Au (Fire assay) @ 30g + ICP-34 method that delivers a 34-element package utilizing a 200 mg subsample totally dissolved in four acids and analyzed by ICP-OES analytical technique. Overlimits are analysed with Eastern's atomic absorption method, using a 0.200 g to 2.00 g of sample, digested with three acids. All reported assays are uncut. Eastern Analytical Ltd. achieved ISO 17025 accreditation in February 2014 (for more details on the scope of accreditation visit the CALA website). Grab samples are selective in nature and may not represent the average mineralization of a bedrock exposure.
About Benton Resources Inc.
Benton Resources is a well-financed mineral exploration company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol BEX. Benton has a diversified, highly prospective property portfolio and holds large equity positions in other mining companies that are advancing high-quality assets. Whenever possible, BEX retains net smelter return (NSR) royalties with potential long-term cash flow.
Benton is focused on advancing its high-grade Copper-Gold Great Burnt Project in central Newfoundland, which has a Mineral Resource estimate of 667,000 tonnes @
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Benton Resources Inc.,
"Stephen Stares"
Stephen Stares, President
Parties interested in seeking more information about properties available for option can contact Mr. Stares at the number below.
For further information, please contact:
Stephen Stares, President & CEO
Phone: 807-474-9020
Email: sstares@bentonresources.ca
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Phone: 647-249-9298 ext. 322
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