Benton Continues to Hit Wide Gold Zones at South Pond and Identifies New VMS System North of Great Burnt; Launches New Website

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[{"type":"text","content":"Benton Continues to Hit Wide Gold Zones at South Pond and Identifies New VMS System North of Great Burnt; Launches New WebsiteThunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - December 17, 2025) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) (\"Benton\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce that it has received the newest set of excellent gold results from its current drill campaign at South Pond Gold-Copper Deposit, including, 2.02g/t Au over 17.13 m (from 29.87 to 47.00 m), including 3.98g/t Au over 5.00 m (from 36.00 to 41.00 m), also including 9.12g/t Au over 1.00 m (from 36.00 to 37.00 m) in SP-25-54 (See Figures 1-3, Table 1).Additionally, Benton announces the discovery of a new Volcanic Massive Sulphide (VMS) system in the End Zone area located north of the Great Burnt deposit. Additional information will be made available on the newly launched website at www.bentonresources.caPresident and CEO of Benton Resources states, \"I remain highly excited about Benton's future, particularly our near-term plans for 2026. The Company is well funded and plans to resume drilling in January, maintaining strong exploration momentum. With the continued success at South Pond, the discovery of an additional promising target at End Zone highlighted by drillhole EZ-25-01, meaningful expansion potential at the Great Burnt Copper Deposit, and a newly planned airborne geophysical survey over the southern half of the property, I believe we have only begun to unlock the full potential of the Great Burnt Project. I look forward to the continued exploration, discovery, and value creation throughout 2026\". South PondThe company has now paused drilling for Christmas break and will resume in January, while it awaits final assay results from its ongoing drill campaign. The drill program is designed to demonstrate continuity along the >2.7 km long gold-copper horizon, which remains open north and south of the current drilling limits with results of eight (8) holes pending. Assays received to date continue to confirm the strength and continuity of the mineralized system, especially in the southern 1.7 km portion of the system, where wide zones of gold and copper have been intersected. To date, the system has only been tested to approximately 100 m depth, and significant additional drilling will be required to test the depth limits and evaluate controls of the syste...

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