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Benton Makes New Gold Discovery of 2.15g/t Over 7.70 m including 5.46g/t over 2.75 m and Cuts Several Zones of Copper-Rich Semi-Massive and Massive Sulphides at Great Burnt Main Zone and Footwall Zone
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 3, 2025) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Ben...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Benton Makes New Gold Discovery of 2.15g/t Over 7.70 m including 5.46g/t over 2.75 m and Cuts Several Zones of Copper-Rich Semi-Massive and Massive Sulphides at Great Burnt Main Zone and Footwall ZoneThunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 3, 2025) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) (\"Benton\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce that it has made a significant new gold discovery approximately 150 metres (\"m\") north of the Great Burnt Copper deposit in drill hole GB-25-63. Early assay results for gold returned 2.15 g/t over 7.70 m, including 5.46 g/t over 2.75 m and this section of core also contains visible chalcopyrite (copper) with assays for base metals forthcoming. The Company is pleased with this new intercept of gold, which may represent an extension of the mineralization intersected in hole GB-25-59 located 50 m to the south. In GB-25-59, an upper zone contained gold mineralization grading 0.67g/t Au and 0.69% Cu over 14.40 m including 2.16 g/t Au and 1.09% Cu over 3.00 m, while a lower zone in the same hole cut 0.89% Cu over 6.48 m including 1.11% Cu over 5.09 m. The Company also tested the Footwall Zone (\"FZ\") with another hole, GB-25-65, from west to east. This hole was designed as an infill hole to test the Great Burnt Main Zone (\"GBMZ\") and also intersect the FZ located ~150 m east of the GBMZ. Both zones were successfully intersected in hole GB-25-65, with a massive sulphide section cut in the GBMZ and several sections of heavy chalcopyrite cut in the FZ, including one section of semi-massive sulphide over 1.8 m. The FZ horizon has tremendous upside potential and has received very little drilling to date. The Company has completed 5,090 m of drilling as part of its phase 5 program, bringing the total to over 23,300 metres drilled since acquiring the project in late 2023. The Company has sent 357 samples of core for assay and results are expected over the coming weeks. Drilling is currently paused until results are received and compiled, along with the evaluation of recent downhole geophysics which will provide targeting for the restart of drilling.The Company has also completed its planned 5.9 km long surface pulse Electro Magnetic (\"EM\") survey along the South Pond (\"SP\") trend on the Great Burnt Property. The EM survey has identified excellent conductive trends that coincide with known miner...