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Benton and Sokoman Report First Drill Assay Results from the Kraken Pegmatite Field - Golden Hope Project, SW Newfoundland
The 8.4 metre pegmatite dike averaged 0.95% Li2O with grades hitting a high of 1.76% Li2O Thu...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Benton and Sokoman Report First Drill Assay Results from the Kraken Pegmatite Field - Golden Hope Project, SW NewfoundlandThe 8.4 metre pegmatite dike averaged 0.95% Li2O with grades hitting a high of 1.76% Li2OThunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - March 24, 2022) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) (\"Benton\") and Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV: SIC) (OTCQB: SICNF) (\"Sokoman\") together, (\"the Alliance\") are pleased to report the first assay results from the 1,025 m reconnaissance drilling program, that tested the recently discovered Kraken pegmatite field on the Golden Hope Joint Venture Property in southwestern Newfoundland. The samples were cut from an 8.40 m wide (drilled thickness), spodumene-bearing, pegmatite dike that returned the following assays: Widths reported are believed to be 90% of true thicknessTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://orders.newsfilecorp.com/files/3657/117981_8c6b5b92c4c7b816_003full.jpgAssay values ranged from 0.08% to 1.76% Li2O reflecting variations of spodumene content, and the presence of occasional barren wall rock or quartz vein inclusions, averaging 0.95% Li2O over 8.40 m from 47.8 to 56.2 m. Other pegmatite dikes ranging from 0.40 m to 2.30 m with variable spodumene content were also intersected in hole GH-22-01 with assays pending. Gold analysis results from the host sericite schist units carrying variable pyrite are also pending. All samples submitted, 1,165 including blanks and standards, for the remainder of GH-22-01 as well as for holes GH-22-02 to 06 are pending.Golden Hope Project - Kraken Pegmatite Swarm Drilling/Sampling UpdateTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://orders.newsfilecorp.com/files/3657/117981_map1.pngThe 1,025 m program focused on a 100 m by 150 m area in the vicinity of the initial discovery (see map), which included more than 100 float and outcrop grab samples and composite chip samples, that returned lithium values ranging from 0.05% to 2.37% Li2O. Multiple mineralized, spodumene-bearing dikes were intersected in all drill holes ranging from less than 1.0 m to 8.40 m in drilled thickness (true thicknesses believed to be 90% of drilled thickness), from surface to approximately 50 m vertically below surface. The Kraken pegmatite field has been sampled over a strike length of 2,200 metres and an apparent wid...