Benton Recommences Drilling at Great Burnt Copper Deposit, Extends South Pond Gold-Copper Zone to 2.3 km, and Discovers New Sulphide Zone 1 km South of South Pond
Benton Resources has resumed drilling at the Great Burnt Copper Deposit (GBCD) to test newly identified parallel and deep EM conductors. The company has extended the South Pond Gold-Copper Zone to 2.3 km in length, which remains open to expansion. Notable drilling results from 2023-2024 include intersections of up to 13.00m of 8.31% Cu and 26.87m of 7.18% Cu.
A new semi-massive sulphide zone has been discovered 1 km south of South Pond, and a further 15,000m drill program is planned for 2024-2025. The company's geological model suggests mineralized sequence is structurally thickened, potentially suitable for shallow open-pit mining methods.
Benton Resources ha ripreso le perforazioni presso il Great Burnt Copper Deposit (GBCD) per testare nuovi conduttori EM paralleli e profondi identificati di recente. L'azienda ha esteso la South Pond Gold-Copper Zone fino a 2,3 km di lunghezza, che rimane aperta all'espansione. I risultati delle perforazioni notevoli dal 2023 al 2024 includono intersezioni fino a 13,00 m con il 8,31% di Cu e 26,87 m con il 7,18% di Cu.
È stata scoperta una nuova zona di solfuri semi-massicci 1 km a sud di South Pond, e un ulteriore programma di perforazione di 15.000 m è pianificato per il 2024-2025. Il modello geologico dell'azienda suggerisce che la sequenza mineralizzata sia strutturalmente addensata, potenzialmente adatta per metodi di estrazione a cielo aperto poco profondi.
Benton Resources ha reanudado la perforación en el Great Burnt Copper Deposit (GBCD) para probar conductores EM paralelos y profundos recientemente identificados. La compañía ha extendido la South Pond Gold-Copper Zone a 2,3 km de longitud, que sigue abierta a la expansión. Los resultados notables de perforación de 2023 a 2024 incluyen intersecciones de hasta 13,00 m con 8,31% Cu y 26,87 m con 7,18% Cu.
Se ha descubierto una nueva zona de sulfuros semi-masivos a 1 km al sur de South Pond, y se ha planificado un nuevo programa de perforación de 15,000 m para 2024-2025. El modelo geológico de la compañía sugiere que la secuencia mineralizada está estructuralmente engrosada, potencialmente adecuada para métodos de minería a cielo abierto poco profundos.
Benton Resources는 최근 새로 확인된 평행 및 심부 EM 전도체를 시험하기 위해 Great Burnt Copper Deposit(GBCD)에서 시추를 재개했습니다. 이 회사는 South Pond Gold-Copper Zone의 길이를 2.3km로 확장하였으며, 추가 확장이 가능합니다. 2023-2024년의 주요 시추 결과로는 8.31% Cu의 13.00m와 7.18% Cu의 26.87m의 교차점이 포함됩니다.
South Pond에서 1km 떨어진 곳에 새로운 반고체 황화물 지대가 발견되었으며, 2024-2025년을 위한 추가 15,000m의 시추 프로그램이 계획되어 있습니다. 회사의 지질 모델은 광물화된 배열이 구조적으로 두꺼워져 있음을 제안하며, 얕은 노천 광산 방법에 적합할 수 있습니다.
Benton Resources a repris le forage au Great Burnt Copper Deposit (GBCD) pour tester de nouveaux conducteurs EM parallèles et profonds récemment identifiés. L'entreprise a étendu la South Pond Gold-Copper Zone à 2,3 km de longueur, qui reste ouverte à l'expansion. Les résultats de forage notables de 2023 à 2024 incluent des intersections allant jusqu'à 13,00 m avec 8,31% Cu et 26,87 m avec 7,18% Cu.
Une nouvelle zone de sulfures semi-massifs a été découverte à 1 km au sud de South Pond, et un programme de forage supplémentaire de 15 000 m est prévu pour 2024-2025. Le modèle géologique de l'entreprise suggère que la séquence minéralisée est structurellement épaissie, potentiellement adaptée aux méthodes d'exploitation à ciel ouvert peu profondes.
Benton Resources hat die Bohrungen im Great Burnt Copper Deposit (GBCD) wieder aufgenommen, um neu identifizierte parallele und tiefe EM-Leiter zu testen. Das Unternehmen hat die South Pond Gold-Copper Zone auf 2,3 km Länge verlängert, die weiter zur Expansion offen bleibt. Bemerkenswerte Bohrergebnisse von 2023-2024 umfassen Schnittstellen von bis zu 13,00 m mit 8,31% Cu und 26,87 m mit 7,18% Cu.
Eine neue semi-massive Sulfidzone wurde 1 km südlich von South Pond entdeckt, und ein weiteres Bohrprogramm über 15.000 m ist für 2024-2025 geplant. Das geologische Modell des Unternehmens deutet darauf hin, dass die mineralisierte Sequenz strukturell verdickt ist und möglicherweise für flache Tagebau-Mining-Methoden geeignet ist.
- Extended South Pond Gold-Copper Zone to 2.3 km length, open for expansion
- High-grade copper intersections up to 8.31% Cu over 13.00m
- Discovery of new semi-massive sulphide zone
- Planned 15,000m additional drilling program
- Potential for shallow open-pit mining identified
- Nickel target drilling unsuccessful due to positioning issues in wet swampy bog
Highlights:
- Drilling has recommenced at the Great Burnt Copper Deposit to test recently identified parallel and deep EM conductors;
- South Pond Gold-Copper Zone expanded to 2.3 km in length and remains open to the north and south;
- New semi-massive sulphide zone intersected 1 km south of South Pond; and
- A further 15,000 m drill program planned for remaining 2024 into 2025.
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - December 10, 2024) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the recommencement of drilling at the Great Burnt Copper Deposit ("GBCD"). The drilling will focus on newly identified off-hole electro-magnetic conductors that are situated parallel to the main horizon, as well as below its deepest and most southern drill hole, GB 24-48. If successful in intersecting copper-rich massive sulphides, the Company could substantially extend the strike length to 1,050 m from its current strike length of 850 m, and demonstrate the potential for a parallel footwall horizon. Over the past 12 months, the Company has conducted extensive exploration, extending and upgrading the GBCD with excellent drill results as stated below:
Highlighted drilling from 2023-2024 programs:
- GB-23-02: 13.00 m of
8.31% Cu, incl 3.00 m of12.80% Cu; - GB-23-04: 26.87 m of
7.18% Cu, incl 11.16 m of10.28% Cu; - GB-23-07: 12.30 m of
7.20% intersecting copper rich massive sulfide this will Cu, incl 7.00 m10.60% Cu; - GB-23-12: 25.42 m of
5.51% Cu, incl 1.00 m of8.77% Cu, 82.00g/t Ag, 4.43g/t Au; - GB-23-15: 22.59 m of
5.03% Cu, incl 0.50 m of20.00% Cu; - GB-23-16: 13.67 m of
5.80% Cu, incl 1.00 m of20.60% Cu; - GB-23-18: 8.17 m of
4.22% Cu, incl 7.05 m of4.11% Cu; - GB-23-21: 24.00 m of
5.81% Cu, incl 7.00 m of11.47% Cu; - GB-23-22: 21.68 m of
3.59% Cu, incl 2.00 m of15.3% Cu; - GB-24-23: 7.00 m of
2.02% Cu, incl 4.00 m of3.01% Cu; - GB-24-32: 11.29 m of
3.10% Cu, incl 6.63 m of5.57% Cu; - GB-24-33: 20.92 m of
2.26% Cu, incl 2.98 m of4.17% Cu; and - GB-24-37: 18.10 m of
1.99% Cu, incl 4.50 m of7.24% Cu.
Note: Widths quoted are true core length, true widths are estimated at approximately
South Pond Gold-Copper Zone ("SPGCZ") South Pond Copper Zone ("SPCZ")
The Company is also pleased to announce that it has extended the SPGCZ mineralization in drilling to over 2.3 km in strike length. The zone remains open to the north and south.
The SPGCZ is located approximately 8 km north of the Great Burnt Lake Copper deposit. The Company continues to be very bullish on the +3 km gold-copper horizon, which continues to deliver areas of wide gold with localized high grade copper intervals. Currently, the Company is evaluating the large gold-copper bearing structure to determine its continuity along strike and at depth. The Company continues to await for remaining base metal assays.
Highlights from the farthest south holes include on the SPGCZ include 1.00g/t Au over 27.4 m incl 1.43g/t Au over 10.00 m incl 5.90g/t Au over 1.00 m from SP-24-28 and 2.07g/t Au over 8.00 m incl 3.54g/t Au over 4.00 m incl 5.15g/t Au over 1.00 m in SP-24-30.
The Company continues to diligently develop a strong exploration model to guide active work at the GBCD and the SPGCZ deposits. Focused field geological mapping, ground magnetics surveying, EM surveys, and geophysical interpretations, jointly evaluated by Benton personnel and consulting geoscientists, Mike Cooley and Alan King, have led to the development of a new geological and geophysical model. The model suggests that the mineralized sequence is structurally thickened due to folding and/or faulting. This has resulted in a near-surface zone of thicker mineralization that may be amenable to shallow open-pit mining methods. All intersections to date at SPGZ have been shallow and less than 100 m from surface. A table of the results to date are listed below showing the mineralized zone. (see Table 1, Figure 1).
Table 1: South Pond Drill Results
| DDH # | From (m) | To (m) | Length (m) | Au (g/t) | |
| SP-24-26 | 12.60 | 29.60 | 17.00 | 0.74 | |
| incl | 20.60 | 24.60 | 4.00 | 1.69 | |
| incl | 20.60 | 21.60 | 1.00 | 2.21 | |
| SP-24-27 | 15.75 | 36.00 | 20.25 | 0.56 | |
| incl | 27.00 | 36.00 | 9.00 | 0.79 | |
| incl | 34.00 | 35.00 | 1.00 | 2.25 | |
| SP-24-28 | 9.40 | 36.80 | 27.40 | 1.00 | |
| incl | 13.40 | 16.40 | 3.00 | 2.92 | |
| incl | 15.40 | 16.40 | 1.00 | 5.88 | |
| SP-24-29 | 13.10 | 38.80 | 25.70 | 0.64 | |
| incl | 32.10 | 36.10 | 4.00 | 1.15 | |
| incl | 21.10 | 24.10 | 3.00 | 1.47 | |
| incl | 21.10 | 22.10 | 1.00 | 2.61 | |
| SP-24-30 | 2.30 | 10.30 | 8.00 | 2.07 | |
| incl | 6.30 | 10.30 | 4.00 | 3.54 | |
| incl | 7.30 | 9.30 | 2.00 | 4.83 | |
| incl | 8.30 | 9.30 | 1.00 | 5.13 |
Note: Widths quoted are true core length, at this early stage, further drilling is required to determine true width of mineralization
Figure 1: Drill Hole Location Map
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New Semi-Massive Sulphide Zone
The Company would also like to report that has intersected a new semi-massive sulphide zone (see Photos 1 and 2) located where prospecting late last summer had identified copper mineralization which graded up to 1.2 % Cu. The new zone is located 200 m west of the historical End Zone, where high-grade copper boulders were discovered and were not sourced. Assay results are pending. It is possible that this new horizon could be the source and will require further drilling.
Photo 1 - New Semi-Massive Sulphide Zone in Hole SP-24-33
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Photo 2 - New Semi-Massive Sulphide Zone in Hole SP-24-33
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Nickel Target
Benton also completed a single drill hole to test a large magnetic anomaly associated with a mapped Ultramafic ("UM") unit. Unfortunately, the area lies within a wet swampy bog and the hole was too far east to reach the UM. Another hole will be planned when field conditions permit, and the drill can be positioned closer to the magnetic anomaly. The UM unit is believed to be similar to that located on First Atlantic Nickel's project, located 6 km to the East of the Great Burnt Project (see Figure 2). Soil sampling completed by Benton has identified a large nickel anomaly associated with a magnetic high that continues for approximately 8 km. Limited rock sampling has identified a large ultramafic rock unit that graded from
Figure 2: Property Compilation
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Benton has a
QA/QC Protocols
Core and rock samples, including standards, blanks and duplicates, are submitted to Eastern Analytical Ltd., Springdale, Newfoundland for preparation and analysis. All samples were acquired by saw-cut (channels/drill core) with one-half submitted for assay and one-half retained for reference, or hand (rocks) and delivered, by Benton personnel, in sealed bags, to the Springdale lab of Eastern Analytical, which is an accredited assay lab that conforms to the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025. Samples are analyzed using Eastern's Au (Fire assay) @ 30g + ICP-34 method that delivers a 34-element package utilizing a 200 mg subsample totally dissolved in four acids and analyzed by ICP-OES analytical technique. Overlimits are analysed with Eastern's atomic absorption method, using a 0.200 g to 2.00 g of sample, digested with three acids. All reported assays are uncut. Eastern Analytical Ltd. achieved ISO 17025 accreditation in February 2014 (for more details on the scope of accreditation visit the CALA website).
QP
Stephen House (P.Geo.), Vice President of Exploration for Benton Resources Inc., the 'Qualified Person' under National Instrument 43-101, has approved the scientific and technical disclosure in this news release and prepared or supervised its preparation.
About Benton Resources Inc.
Benton Resources is a well-financed mineral exploration company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol BEX. Benton has a diversified, highly prospective property portfolio and holds large equity positions in other mining companies that are advancing high-quality assets. Whenever possible, BEX retains net smelter return (NSR) royalties with potential long-term cash flow.
Benton is focused on advancing its high-grade Copper-Gold Great Burnt Project in central Newfoundland, which has a Mineral Resource estimate of 667,000 tonnes @
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Benton Resources Inc.,
"Stephen Stares"
Stephen Stares, President
Parties interested in seeking more information about properties available for option can contact Mr. Stares at the number below.
For further information, please contact:
Stephen Stares, President & CEO
Phone: 807-474-9020
Email: sstares@bentonresources.ca
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Phone: 647-249-9298 ext. 322
Email: nick@grovecorp.ca
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