Benton planning trenching program on new drill target

Executive Summary

• Benton Resources reports a newly identified high‑priority drill target (SGB) 10 km south of the Great Burnt deposit and expands the South Pond gold horizon to 2.7 km.
• The company outlines extensive historic drilling results from both Great Burnt (copper‑rich) and South Pond (gold‑rich) zones, highlighting multiple high‑grade intercepts.
• Benton is advancing a 15,000 m property‑wide drill program (5,080 m completed) and plans trenching followed by a 2–3 hole diamond drill campaign at the SGB target, with additional soil sampling underway.

Key Details

• New Target (SGB): 500 m long conductor on magnetic high flank; anomalous Cu & Au in soils and till; geophysical/chemical signature similar to Great Burnt and South Pond.
• Planned Work: Trenching program → 2–3 hole diamond drill program to test SGB target.
• South Pond Expansion: Surface sampling adds 300 m of anomalous gold mineralization, extending the continuous gold‑bearing horizon to 2.7 km; system remains open in all directions.
• Drill Program Progress: 15,000 m total planned; 5,080 m completed to date; 23,300 m drilled from late‑2023 to present across Great Burnt and South Pond.
• Great Burnt Highlights (selected):
• GB‑23‑02: 13.00 m @ 8.31 % Cu (incl. 3.00 m @ 12.80 % Cu)
• GB‑23‑04: 26.87 m @ 7.18 % Cu (incl. 11.16 m @ 10.28 % Cu)
• GB‑23‑12: 25.42 m @ 5.51 % Cu, 82 g/t Ag, 4.43 g/t Au
• South Pond Highlights (selected):
• SP‑24‑03: 43.75 m @ 1.62 g/t Au (incl. 4.00 m @ 3.99 g/t Au)
• SP‑24‑07: 74.20 m @ 1.43 g/t Au (incl. 8.00 m @ 2.94 g/t Au)
• SP‑24‑30: 8.00 m @ 2.07 g/t Au (incl. 2.00 m @ 4.83 g/t Au)
• Assay Methodology: Core and rock samples analyzed by Eastern Analytical Ltd. using fire assay + ICP‑34; QA/QC protocols include standards, blanks, duplicates; all assays uncut.
• Qualified Person: Stephen House, P.Geo., VP Exploration, approved the technical disclosure under NI 43‑101.

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