Mr. Stephen Stares reports

BENTON INTERSECTS MASSIVE SULPHIDES DOWN PLUNGE AND ALONG STRIKE AT GREAT BURNT COPPER DEPOSIT

Benton Resources Inc. has successfully expanded the Great Burnt deposit in south-central Newfoundland another 50 metres down plunge and along strike to the south, continuing to demonstrate that the deposit is wide open for expansion.

The company has completed 12 holes for 2,630 m in the phase 2 drill program that was designed for infill definition of up-dip and down-dip limits, as well as expansion down plunge and along strike. Multiple intersections of stringer, semi-massive and massive sulphides have been intersected from 0.5 m to 17.75 m, including a 4.1 m massive sulphide zone in hole GB-24-34 which is the deepest and most southern drill hole ever drilled in the deposit. An undercut hole is currently under way to test down dip of the intercept.

President and chief executive officer Stephen Stares states: "This new drill intercept to the south indicates the significant potential that lies to the south and down plunge at Great Burnt. We are very excited that our team has expanded and proven that the VMS system is wide open and look forward to receiving assays results and continued success in this large copper-gold system."

Qualified person

Stephen House (PGeo), vice-president of exploration for Benton Resources, 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. Following a project generation business model, Benton has a diversified, highly prospective property portfolio of gold, silver, nickel, copper, platinum group elements, and, most recently, lithium and cesium assets. In addition, it currently holds large equity positions in other mining companies that are advancing high-quality assets. Whenever possible, Benton retains net smelter return (NSR) royalties with potential long-term cash flow.

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