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Benton Expands Gold Horizon to 2.7 km and Targets New Drill Area at Great Burnt
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 10, 2025) - Benton Resources Inc . (TSXV: BEX)...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Benton Expands Gold Horizon to 2.7 km and Targets New Drill Area at Great BurntThunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 10, 2025) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) (\"Benton\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce that the Company has identified a high-priority drill target located 10 km south of the Great Burnt Copper Deposit (\"SGB Target Area\") (see Figures 1 & 2). In addition, a full geological compilation of the South Pond Deposit has been completed, outlining a continuous gold-bearing horizon over 2.4 km (see gold longitudinal section in Figure 3). Importantly, the system remains open in all directions - both at depth and along strike to the north and south. Recent surface sampling to the north has confirmed a further 300 m of anomalous gold mineralization, still untested by drilling. This extends the gold horizon to 2.7 km, underscoring the scale and growth potential of the South Pond system. At the new SGB Target Area, the Company has identified a 500 m long conductor on the flank of a magnetic high, with associated anomalous copper and gold in soils further confirmed by till sampling. Importantly, the geophysical and geochemical signature closely resembles that of the Great Burnt and South Pond deposits, yet this highly prospective target has never been drill tested. The Company is planning a trenching program followed by a 2-3 hole diamond drill program to test the area.In addition, work will continue at the NGB Target, located between South Pond and north of the Great Burnt Deposit. Previous drilling returned strong results, including GB-25-63 intersecting 5.46g/t gold and 0.35% copper over 2.75 m and 2.16g/t gold and 1.09% copper over 3.00 m in GB-25-59 located 50 m to the south of GB-25-63. The Company is advancing its 15,000 m property-wide drill program, with 5,080 m completed to date. The program is aimed at defining an initial gold-copper resource to complement the existing resources (see Company news release dated August 17, 2023) and demonstrate the district-scale potential.In parallel, Benton has collected over 2,000 soil samples south of the Great Burnt deposit, now being submitted for analysis of gold (Au), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn) and silver (Ag). To date, Benton has drilled 23,300 m from late 2023 to present at Great Burnt and South Pond with some highlights listed below: GB-2...