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Benton Drills 7.25% Cu over 4.50 m Including 18.65% Cu over 1.10 m at Great Burnt Copper Deposit; Appoints Alan King as Advisor to the Company and Provides Update
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - April 17, 2024) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Ben...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Benton Drills 7.25% Cu over 4.50 m Including 18.65% Cu over 1.10 m at Great Burnt Copper Deposit; Appoints Alan King as Advisor to the Company and Provides UpdateThunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - April 17, 2024) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) (\"Benton\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce that it has received further high-grade copper results from the Great Burnt Copper Deposit in Newfoundland further delineating the high-grade copper core. In addition, the Company's ongoing efforts and interpretation of the recently completed down-hole geophysical program have confirmed a highly conductive anomaly extending to the south and along strike from hole GB-24-34. This high-priority target has been selected for drilling in the next phase of the drill program. The survey's success will assist in identifying and prioritizing other targets on a regional scale as the summer exploration season ramps up.Holes GB-24-36 and GB-24-37 were infill drill holes near the centre of the deposit in larger gaps that continue to confirm significant copper mineralization in the Main Zone. GB-24-37 returned 1.99% Cu over 18.10 m, including 7.25% Cu over 4.50 m and 18.65% Cu over 1.10 m. GB-24-36 also cut a wide interval of copper with 1.28% over 13.34 m, including 3.17% over 1.50 m. GB-24-35 was drilled approximately 20 m down dip below GB-24-34 which previously reported 1.75% Cu over 5.00 m, including 4.02% Cu and 1.68% Zn over 1.00 m. GB-24-35 cut several small zones of semi-massive and stringer sulphides believed to be near the bottom of the VMS system where anomalous values grading 0.24% Cu over 1.40 m and 0.40% Cu over 0.75 m were obtained. The Company is planning to drill the zone up dip in the next drill program. Table 1DDH #LocationFrom (m)To (m)Length (m)Cu (%)Ag (g/t)Co (%)Zn (%)Au (g/t)GB-24-35Main Deposit387.20####1.400.241.670.020.120.02and391.60####0.750.401.600.000.070.02           GB-24-36Main Deposit79.00####24.500.920.470.010.030.01incl90.16####13.341.280.730.010.030.02incl102.00####1.503.171.840.010.070.06           GB-24-37Main Deposit48.8066.9018.101.991.260.020.120.0248.8053.304.507.254.760.040.350.05incl51.5052.601.1018.6512.200.081.000.14Figure 1To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:htt...