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Benton Intersects 5.97% Copper over 14.70 m at Great Burnt Main Zone and Discovers New Copper-Gold Zones 200 m North
Significant Highlights from ongoing and current results: Expanded the Great Burnt Main Deposi...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Benton Intersects 5.97% Copper over 14.70 m at Great Burnt Main Zone and Discovers New Copper-Gold Zones 200 m North Significant Highlights from ongoing and current results:Expanded the Great Burnt Main Deposit from 850 to 950 m down plunge Cut wide zone of high-grade copper in historical low-grade areaSuccessfully confirmed copper-gold in footwall zoneOff-hole EM indicates Great Burnt Main Deposit mineralization continues down plunge Discovery of new copper-gold horizon 200 m north of Great Burnt Main DepositNew mineralized zone shows off-hole EM conductor Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - April 2, 2025) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) (\"Benton\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce that it has expanded the Great Burnt Main Zone (\"GBMZ\") down plunge to 950 m in strike length. Drill hole GB-25-53, a 100 m step out from GB-23-45, intersected a wide zone of copper (\"Cu\") mineralization grading 0.77% Cu over 32.10 m, including 1.12% Cu over 18.97 m, 1.83% Cu over 8.63 m, 2.41% Cu over 5.25 m and 4.34% Cu over 1.00 m within the broader 32.10 m interval (Table 1, Figure 1). A subsequent down-hole pulse electromagnetic survey has confirmed the presence of a conductor in-line with the new intercept showing further expansion potential to depth and down-plunge along strike (Figure 2). Drilling is planned for the next phase to target this anomaly.In addition, the Company is pleased to confirm and build on the high-grade copper mineralization within the Great Burnt Main Zone (\"GBMZ\"). The Company recently completed drill hole GB-25-60, its second drill hole from west to east, testing an area of the GBMZ believed to be lower-grade based on historical drilling which had reported 1.09% Cu over 8.84 m. GB-25-60 intersected an impressive 4.14% Cu over 21.70 m, including 5.97% Cu over 14.70 m, 17.85% Cu over 3.00 m, and 20.78% Cu over 2.00 m within the broader 21.70 m interval. The hole continued into the footwall area and cut anomalous copper and gold mineralization over narrow widths. More drilling is required to determine the geometry of the footwall zone. Core angle measurements indicate that the true thickness of the zone is estimated to be 80-90% of core length. The Company anticipates that additional drilling will be required to test/upgrade these historical areas of weaker mineralization.Additionally, the Company r...