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Benton and Sokoman Complete Recon Drilling at Kraken Pegmatite Field on the Golden Hope Project, Southwestern Newfoundland
Five holes completed; multiple spodumene-bearing dikes intersected Thunder Bay, Ontario--(New...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Benton and Sokoman Complete Recon Drilling at Kraken Pegmatite Field on the Golden Hope Project, Southwestern NewfoundlandFive holes completed; multiple spodumene-bearing dikes intersectedThunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - February 24, 2022) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) (\"Benton\") and Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV: SIC) (OTCQB: SICNF) (\"Sokoman\") together, (\"the Alliance\") are pleased to announce the completion of a 1025 m reconnaissance drilling program testing the recently discovered Kraken Pegmatite Field at the Golden Hope Joint Venture Project in southwestern Newfoundland. This represents the first known drill program directly targeting lithium mineralization in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.The five-hole program focused on a 100 m by 100 m area in the vicinity of the initial discovery (map in progress; will be posted asap), which included more than 100 float and outcrop grab samples and composite chip samples, that returned lithium values ranging from 0.05% to 2.37% Li2O. Multiple mineralized, spodumene-bearing dikes were intersected in all drill holes ranging from less than 1 m to approximately 8 m in drilled thickness (true thicknesses are not known at this time), from surface to approximately 50 m vertically below surface. Spodumene (pale-green needle-shaped crystals) in GH-22-01 (depth shown in metres)To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://orders.newsfilecorp.com/files/3657/114724_8d713e9bf4384992_003full.jpgCore logging and sampling are ongoing and are expected to be completed in one week. All samples will be shipped to Activation Laboratories in Ancaster, Ontario for multi-element analysis including lithium, tantalum, cesium, and other rare / critical metals by Sodium Peroxide Fusion ICPOES + ICPMS. The Kraken Pegmatite Field has been sampled over a strike length of 2200 metres and an apparent width of 1200 metres, and historical assessment work suggests the field could extend beyond the current limits. Geological mapping and prospecting will be underway, as soon as conditions allow, to further expand the mineralized dike swarm. The area lies along the Baie d'Est fault system, a gold prospective fault structure in southern Newfoundland that extends through the Sokoman / Benton licenses. Samples of the host rock for the pegmatite dikes, mainly a foliated ...