Mr. Stephen Stares reports

BENTON INTERSECTS GOLD MINERALIZATION IN FIRST FIVE HOLES AT THE PANAMA ZONE IN RED LAKE MINING DISTRICT

Benton Resources Inc. has received assays for the first five of seven drill holes completed on the Panama zone in the Red Lake mining district. Each hole exhibits anomalous gold values over significant thickness and is consistent with the results of historical work. Benton's drilling has identified an extensive, plus-five-metre quartz-flooded shear zone containing variable amounts of pyrite and silicification associated with gold mineralization. Highlights for the first five holes at the Panama zone are as shown in the associated table.

Hole         From      To  Interval      Gold                   Composite
              (m)     (m)       (m)     (g/t)

PL-19-01     79.6    87.2       7.6      1.58         1.58 g/t over 7.6 m
incl.        79.6    84.3       4.7      2.34      2.34 g/t Au over 4.7 m
PL-19-02    148.5     155       6.5      1.23      1.23 g/t Au over 6.5 m
PL-19-03     79.6    85.4       5.8      1.21      1.21 g/t Au over 5.8 m
incl.        82.4    84.4         2      2.55        2.55 g/t Au over 2 m
PL-19-04     72.8    78.6       5.8      1.07      1.07 g/t Au over 5.8 m
incl.        75.8    78.6       2.8      1.67      1.67 g/t Au over 2.8 m
PL-19-05B    77.5    93.6      16.1      0.57     0.57 g/t Au over 16.1 m
incl.          89      91         2      2.07        2.07 g/t Au over 2 m

Note 
Reported intercepts are core lengths not true widths.

Drill hole 8 in the program is under way and will test the Slate zone where Benton had grab samples grading from trace to 6.17 grams per tonne gold. This sampling was located approximately 120 m north of the area where a glacial till sampling survey by the Geological Survey of Canada, 1999 (Open File 3038), identified 107 gold grains in till sampling, the highest count in the survey. Benton believes that the grab samples may represent the source of the till anomaly and hole 8 will test this zone at depth. Results from the remaining holes will be released as they become available.

Nathan Sims, PGeo, senior exploration manager for Benton Resources, is the qualified person responsible for this release and has prepared or supervised the preparation of or reviewed and approved the scientific and technical disclosure in this news release.

About Benton Resources Inc.

Benton Resources is a well-financed Canada-based project generator with a diversified property portfolio in gold/silver, nickel, copper and platinum group elements. Benton Resources holds multiple high-grade projects available for option, which can be viewed on the company's website. Most projects have an up-to-date National Instrument 43-101 report available.

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