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Benton acquires 61 claims units at Dominion Lake

By The Northwire Desk — AI Analysis Aug 14, 2025 · 17:42 BEX · 0.065 Benton Resources Inc.

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Benton Resources staked three licences (61 claim units) at the Dominion Lake project, including a licence with historic drill holes that returned high‑grade copper, zinc and silver intercepts.
Historic hole HRP‑08‑01 intersected 1.5 m grading 1.02 % Cu, 1.83 % Zn and 10.5 g/t Ag at shallow depth (48.3 m).
Recent discoveries across the project include a new gold zone (10.8 g/t Au), high‑grade grab samples from the Rickirb gold zone (up to 6.41 g/t Au) and the Trinity base‑metal zone (up to 14.6 % Zn, 1.31 % Pb, 2.53 % Cu, 68.7 g/t Ag, 0.17 g/t Au).

Staked Licences:
Licence 1 – 9 claim units (contains three historic drill holes).
Licence 2 – 24 claim units (excellent geology, minimal historic work).
Licence 3 – 28 claim units (located <600 m NW of Bobby’s Pond VMS deposit).
Historic Drill Results (HRP‑08‑01):
Length: 1.5 m
Grades: 1.02 % Cu, 1.83 % Zn, 10.5 g/t Ag
Depth start: 48.3 m; zone remains open for further drilling.
Recent Discoveries (reported 28 Nov 2024, 5 Jun 2025, 8 Jul 2025):
New gold zone – 10.8 g/t Au.
Rickirb gold zone – grab samples up to 6.41 g/t Au.
Trinity base‑metal zone – surface samples up to 14.6 % Zn, 1.31 % Pb, 2.53 % Cu, 68.7 g/t Ag, 0.17 g/t Au.
Future Work:
Ongoing mapping and prospecting; awaiting additional gold and base‑metal assay results.
Permits obtained for trenching to expose new zones, followed by channel sampling and planned drilling later in the season.
Qualified Person: Stephen House, P.Geo., VP Exploration (NI 43‑101 QP).
QA/QC Protocols: Samples processed by Eastern Analytical Ltd. (ISO/IEC 17025 accredited); fire assay for Au plus ICP‑34 multi‑element analysis; overlimit samples analyzed via atomic absorption.

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