Benton Resources, Inc. · TSXV:BEX
Benton Resources — Investor Presentation (July 2021)
22 slides from Benton Resources's investor presentation, Jul 21, 2021
Slide 1: A Project Generator
A Project Generator Creating Tremendous Value With High-Quality Projects July 21, 2021 TSXV: BEX
Slide 2: Award-Winning Management & Board; Corporate Structure
Award-Winning Management & Board Stephen Stares Corporate Structure as of July 2021 President, CEO & Director Evan Asselstine, CPA, CA Shares Issued 115.73M Chief Financial Officer Options ($0.09-$0.21) 26.14M Tom Sarvas, CPA, CA Director Fully Diluted 141.87M Michael Stares Director Equity Holdings
Slide 3: Project Generator with a High-Quality Property Portfolio and Multiple Commodities
Project Generator with a High-Quality Property Portfolio and Multiple Commodities • Currently holding many projects and large equity positions in companies advancing high-quality assets. Whenever possible, BEX retains Net Smelter Return (NSR) royalties for potential long-term cash flow. • Far Lake C
Slide 4: Far Lake Copper-Silver Project
Far Lake Copper-Silver Project www.bentonresources.ca | TSXV: BEX 4
Slide 5: Far Lake Copper discovery
Mid-Continent Rift System Simplified Geology i] Intrusive Rocks Far Lake Copper La Volcanic Rocks Mid-continent rift system Ni-Cu-PGE deposits & igh grade conduit-hosted i-Cu-PGE sulphides we Low grade Cu-PGE-Ni sulphides discovery associated with intrusive complex Archean PGE deposit wy High grade
Slide 6: Regional Activity Along the Quetico Fault
“Legend ~ Lf we Regional Activity | Along the Quetico Fault IC Signiticant Current/Historic Mining Property Gy rartare Escape Lake Blocks Lac des lles Mine ~5M oz Palladium 73M tonnes @ 2.14g/t Pd LF GE Thunder Bay North Project Implats ‘ Bark/Baril - Rio Tinto (optioned from Benton) , Transition Me
Slide 7: Far Lake Project: Summary and Blue Sky Potential
Far Lake Project: Summary and Blue Sky Potential • Property shows characteristics similar to that of other large world-class porphyry and IOCG deposits. • High-grade copper discovered in bedrock up to 22%. • First and second phase drilling confirmed a large copper system, wide open for expansion. •
Slide 8: Far Lake Drill Results to Date
Far Lake Drill Results to Date Hole ID From To Interval Cu (%) Zone FL-20-01 46.2 48 1.8 0.23 FL-20-02 35.6 36.4 0.8 0.44 FL-20-03 26.2 59.8 33.6 0.19 incl 29.2 32.3 3.1 1.11 Discovery High-Grade Zone FL-20-04 45 72.3 27.3 0.11 48.3 54.3 6 0.21 FL-20-05 55.9 64.9 9 0.11 and 74.9 79.9 5 0.15 FL-20-06
Slide 9: Eleven Zone
ELEVEN ZONE FL-20-11: intensely altered granite with coarse cpy; hematite q-veining, epithermal textures in breccia zone + minor cpy; strong feldspar alteration in coarse granite. 60.4m grading 0.15% Cu incl. 3.1m 1.11% Cu and 3.87% Cu over 0.5m (bottom image)
Slide 10: New anomalous copper and gold in soils
New anomalous copper and gold in soils associated with VLF and main structures www.bentonresources.ca | TSXV: BEX 10
Slide 11: DDH locations
Ddh locations New area of anomalous copper and gold in soils associated with VLF and main structures
Slide 12: Two Pond Zone High-level System Veining and Alteration
Two Pond Zone High-level System Veining and Alteration • Both areas display characteristics of high-level veining with abundant stockwork veining and quartz veining exhibiting epithermal textures. Quartz + adularia? vein Stockwork veining in sedimentary Altered feldspar porphyry with xenolith in alt
Slide 13: FL-20-10 intense silicification and hydrothermal alteration
FL-20-10: ~150m of INTENSE silicification and hydrothermal alteration of Quetico granites and metasediments, diss cpy with sericite and epidote throughout. Two Pond east target.
Slide 14: Long Range Gold JV Project with Buchans Resources in Central Newfoundland
Long Range Gold JV Project with Buchans Resources Limited in Central Newfoundland Glover Island Mountain Lake Legend orogenic structure Map Area bedrock gold occurrence undeveloped gold resource NI 43-101 BRL–Benton JV (10,000 ha) 51% Buchans: 49% Benton Tulks Hill VMS deposit 100% BRL Little Barach
Slide 15: Goldquest Prospect sample and drill results
meta-tonalite/granodiorite GQ-11-02 (Ordovician) 1.8 g/t Au, 7.7 g/t Ag local anomalous assays N 12.4 g/t Au, 47.9 g/t Ag float float 1.7 g/t Au, 5.4 g/t Ag float 5.4 g/t Au, 24.2 g/t Ag float BuchansResources GQ-11-04 1.7 g/t Au, 8.1 g/t Ag local anomalous assays outcrop rock sample – 2011 8.5 g/t
Slide 16: 50/50 Joint Venture with Sokoman
50/50 Joint Venture with www.bentonresources.ca | TSXV: BEX 16
Slide 17: Golden Hope
Golden Hope • District-scale project consisting of 3,146 claims (78,650 hectares). • Host to at least two significant gold deposits including the Benton – Sokoman Joint Venture past producing Hope Brook Golden Hope Project Gold Mine (First Mining – Big Ridge Gold) and the advanced Cape Ray Project (
Slide 18: Grey River
Grey River • 324 claims (8,100 hectares). • Historic grab samples and channel samples from the property range from less than 1 g/t to over 225 g/t Au, locally with 200-300 g/t Ag – not drill tested. • Claims straddle an east-west trending ductile shear zone along which several metal-rich granites we
Slide 19: Kepenkeck
Kepenkeck • 595 claim units over 15,625 hectares located near the NE extension of the Hermitage Flexure and along trend from Canstar Resources’ Golden Baie Project. • New road access, little historical work and favourable geology located on a major structure. • Recent prospecting completed by the ve
Slide 20: Kepenkeck Property Recon Sampling
I BENTON RESOURCES INC. Kepenkeck Property Recon Sampling on Prelim Airborne Mag — a at Legend Initial Recon Sampling peey Keats Sample: 2.5g/t Au Q = 7) Lh Benton Samp! %
Slide 21: General Summary and Blue Sky Potential
General Summary and Blue Sky Potential • Clean Air Metals announced resource estimates for Thunder Bay North Project including a total Indicated Resource of 16,285,396 tonnes at an average grade of 3.5 g/t PdEq containing 1,834,158 ounces PdEq and a total Inferred Resource of 9,852,138 tonnes at an
Slide 22: Contact Us
Contact Us Stephen Stares President & CEO T: 807.475.7474 E: sstares@bentonresources.ca CHF Capital Markets Cathy Hume CEO T: 416.868.1079 x 251 E: cathy@chfir.com www.bentonresources.ca | TSXV: BEX 22