Benton Resources resumes drilling at Great Burnt

Executive Summary

• Benton Resources has resumed drilling at the Great Burnt copper‑gold project and continues work in the South Pond gold zone, with four holes completed and a fifth underway.
• Significant intercepts were reported from both projects, including multiple >5 % Cu intervals at Great Burnt and several >1 g/t Au zones at South Pond, highlighting high‑grade mineralization.
• A total of 23,300 m has been drilled since late‑2023 across the two properties; assay results are being processed and will be released once received.

Key Details

• Drilling Activity: Four holes completed (fifth in progress) on the current campaign; cumulative drilling to date = 23,300 m (late‑2023 → present).
• Great Burnt Copper Highlights:
• GB‑23‑02 – 13.0 m @ 8.31 % Cu (incl. 3.0 m @ 12.80 % Cu)
• GB‑23‑04 – 26.87 m @ 7.18 % Cu (incl. 11.16 m @ 10.28 % Cu)
• GB‑23‑07 – 12.30 m @ 7.20 % Cu (incl. 7.0 m @ 10.60 % Cu)
• GB‑23‑12 – 25.42 m @ 5.51 % Cu, 82 g/t Ag, 4.43 g/t Au (incl. 1.0 m @ 8.77 % Cu)
• GB‑23‑15 – 22.59 m @ 5.03 % Cu (incl. 0.5 m @ 20.00 % Cu)
• GB‑23‑16 – 13.67 m @ 5.80 % Cu (incl. 1.0 m @ 20.60 % Cu)
• GB‑23‑18 – 8.17 m @ 4.22 % Cu (incl. 7.05 m @ 4.11 % Cu)
• GB‑23‑21 – 24.0 m @ 5.81 % Cu (incl. 7.0 m @ 11.47 % Cu)
• GB‑23‑22 – 21.68 m @ 3.59 % Cu (incl. 2.0 m @ 15.30 % Cu)

• Additional holes (GB‑24‑23, ‑32, ‑33, ‑37) with intercepts ranging from 1.99 % to 3.10 % Cu and notable higher‑grade sub‑intervals.

• South Pond Gold Highlights:

• SP‑24‑01 – 18.80 m @ 1.13 g/t Au; 5.96 m @ 2.06 g/t Au
• SP‑24‑03 – 43.75 m @ 1.62 g/t Au (incl. 4.0 m @ 3.99 g/t Au)
• SP‑24‑07 – 74.20 m @ 1.43 g/t Au (incl. 8.0 m @ 2.94 g/t Au)
• SP‑24‑08 – 14.0 m @ 1.23 g/t Au (incl. 4.0 m @ 2.33 g/t Au)
• SP‑24‑09 – 24.0 m @ 1.48 g/t Au (incl. 7.0 m @ 2.03 g/t Au)
• SP‑24‑10 – 20.0 m @ 1.04 g/t Au; 25.0 m @ 1.54 g/t Au
• SP‑24‑12 – 27.07 m @ 1.08 g/t Au (incl. 5.0 m @ 2.11 g/t Au)
• SP‑24‑13 – 19.75 m @ 1.42 g/t Au (incl. 4.0 m @ 3.08 g/t Au)
• SP‑24‑15 – 22.5 m @ 1.24 g/t Au (incl. 4.0 m @ 2.08 g/t Au)

• Additional intervals (SP‑24‑23, ‑28, ‑30) with grades up to 4.83 g/t Au over narrow widths.

• Assay Processing: Core sent to Eastern Analytical Ltd. for fire‑assay gold and ICP base‑metal analysis; results pending.

• Quality Assurance/Control: Samples split (half assayed, half retained), standards/blanks/duplicates included; lab ISO 17025 accredited.
• Qualified Person: Stephen House, P.Geo., VP Exploration, NI 43‑101 QP for the disclosure.

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