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Benton Resources Inc. (BNTRF) generates frequent news as it advances a portfolio of copper, gold, and multi-metal exploration projects, with a primary focus on the Great Burnt Copper-Gold Project and the South Pond Gold-Copper Deposit in central Newfoundland. Company updates often highlight drill results, resource expansion, metallurgical testing, project acquisitions, financings, and corporate actions.
Recent news releases describe wide, high-grade copper intercepts at the Great Burnt Copper Deposit and extensive gold-bearing intervals at South Pond, where Benton is working to demonstrate continuity along a multi-kilometre gold-copper horizon. The company has also reported preliminary metallurgical testwork at South Pond, with laboratory-scale bottle-roll cyanidation tests at SGS Canada Inc. yielding gold recoveries up to 88.4%, which Benton characterizes as highly favourable while noting that the results are not intended to support resource or production estimates.
Beyond drill and metallurgical results, Benton’s news flow covers the discovery of a new VMS-style system in the End Zone area north of Great Burnt, the delineation of a large copper-in-soil anomaly south of the main deposit, and the staking or acquisition of additional claims at projects such as Stoney Caldera, Dominion, Victoria West, and Island Pond. Corporate announcements include private placement financings, stock option grants, and the spin-out of Vinland Lithium Inc., along with the company’s equity position and NSR royalty interests in other mining projects.
Investors and followers of BNTRF stock can use this news page to review Benton Resources’ exploration progress, technical results approved by Qualified Persons under NI 43-101, and ongoing efforts to expand its land position along what the company calls the Great Copper-Gold Corridor. Regular updates provide context on how Benton is advancing its Newfoundland-focused exploration strategy.
Benton Resources (TSXV: BEX) has expanded its Dominion Lake project through its fifth purchase agreement, acquiring 2 mineral licences with 46 units for $10,000 and 300,000 common shares, plus staking an additional 28 strategic claim units. The newly acquired property is strategically located near significant gold occurrences, with historical samples yielding up to 19.3 g/t Au.
Recent discoveries at Dominion Lake include the New Zone with 10.8 g/t Au, Rickirb gold zone with up to 6.41 g/t Au, and Trinity Base Metal Zone showing up to 14.6% Zn, 2.53% Cu, and 68.7 g/t Ag. Additionally, the company has initiated a large soil sampling program at its Great Burnt Project, collecting over 1,200 samples with plans for 3,000 total samples.
Benton Resources (TSXV: BEX) has reported significant discoveries at its Dominion Project, including new gold-bearing areas with grab samples yielding up to 10.8 g/t Au and multiple massive sulphide occurrences with gold values up to 0.63 g/t Au. These findings complement previous discoveries at the Rickirb gold zone and Trinity Base Metal Zone, which showed notable concentrations of zinc (14.6%), lead (1.31%), copper (2.53%), and silver (68.7 g/t).
The company has expanded its land position through a new purchase agreement worth $10,000 cash and 240,000 common shares, subject to a 2% NSR. Additionally, Benton has initiated a large soil sampling program at the Great Burnt Project, planning to collect 3,000 samples across the southern 12 km trend.
Benton Resources has completed its planned spin-out of Vinland Lithium shares. Shareholders owning at least 5,000 Benton shares will receive approximately 50 Vinland shares for each 5,000 Benton shares held, effective April 30, 2025.
Key details:
- Benton will distribute 2,025,126 Vinland common shares to shareholders while retaining 2,000,000 shares
- Vinland has approximately 10,000,000 total issued shares
- Sokoman Minerals will spin out the same number of Vinland shares to its shareholders
- New Benton shares will trade under security number CA0832971018
The transition will occur on April 30, 2025, when New Benton shares begin trading on the Exchange. Old Benton shares will be delisted on April 29, 2025. While Vinland shares won't be listed immediately, the company has applied for Exchange listing. Shareholders with less than 5,000 Benton shares won't receive Vinland shares.
Benton Resources (TSXV: BEX) has completed the planned spin-out of approximately half of its Vinland Lithium shares. Shareholders owning at least 5,000 Benton shares will receive approximately 50 Vinland shares for each 5,000 Benton shares held, effective April 30, 2025.
Benton will distribute a total of 2,025,126 Vinland common shares while retaining 2,000,000 shares. Vinland has approximately 10,000,000 total issued shares. Sokoman Minerals Corp. is simultaneously spinning out an equal number of Vinland shares to its shareholders.
The new Benton shares (New Benton) will be listed on the Exchange on April 29, 2025, with the old shares delisting on April 28, 2025. While Vinland shares won't be immediately listed, the company has applied for Exchange listing separately.
Benton Resources (TSXV: BEX) has completed 70% of a planned 5 km surface Pulse Electromagnetic survey along the northern portion of the South Pond trend on the Great Burnt Property. The survey has identified several new conductive plates associated with known mineralized zones at surface, potentially situated near an anticlinal fold crest.
Recent drilling highlights from the South Pond trend include significant gold intersections across multiple holes, with notable results such as 1.62 g/t Au over 43.75m (SP-24-03) and 1.88 g/t Au over 54.50m (SP-24-32). The company plans to resume drilling at the Great Burnt Main Zone, where previous hole GB-25-53 intersected 0.77% Cu over 32.1m including higher-grade sections.
Additional drilling is planned around the new discovery beneath the North Stringer Zone, where recent results showed 0.69% Cu over 14.40m with associated gold mineralization, and 0.80% Cu over 15.00m in the lower zone. Benton holds a 70% interest in the Great Burnt Copper-Gold Project, with Homeland Nickel holding the remaining 30%.