THUNDER BAY, ON, July 25 /CNW/ - Benton Resources Corp. ("Benton") and joint venture partner Grandcru Resources Corp ("Grandcru") are pleased to announce that a trenching program has commenced on the South Sibley block where the companies have previously announced encouraging results from an ongoing prospecting program. Pursuant to the previous announcement (BTC PR June 14, 2007), samples collected graded up to 1.01% U(3)0(8), 71.0 grams per tonne (gpt) silver, 0.20% copper, and 0.15% lead from a mineralized hematite breccia zone. These samples also contain elevated values for molybdenum (up to 440 ppm, background 12 ppm), arsenic (up to 139 ppm, background 5 ppm), and rare earth elements cerium (up to 466 ppm, background 60 ppm), and lanthanum (up to 221 ppm, background 12 ppm).
The coincident uranium-copper-silver assays in a hematite breccia host along with the enriched element values suggest a similar geochemical signature as noted in IOCG deposits around the world (Olympic Dam in Australia, Salobo in Brazil). The samples cover an area measuring approximately 200 metres by 250 metres and are proximal to the Goodmorning Lake fault zone. Preliminary data from the recently completed airborne geophysical survey (Geotech Ltd., VTEM) suggest the mineralization is associated with conductive electromagnetic (EM) responses.
Benton and Grandcru are pleased about the new discoveries and potential IOCG targets as they search for Athabasca-type uranium deposits under the Sibley sediments on the unconformity. The South Sibley property has excellent accessibility and lies only a few kilometers north of the Trans Canada Highway. Prospecting is ongoing and results from other highly radioactive zones are anticipated in the near future.
Clinton Barr (P.Geo.), V.P. Exploration for Benton Resources Corp., is the qualified person responsible for this release.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Benton Resources Corp.
"Stephen Stares"
Stephen Stares, President
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