BENTON RESOURCES CORP. (BTC) TO AGGRESSIVELY PURSUE ACQUISITION AND ADVANCEMENT OF COPPER-NICKEL-COBALT PROJECTS
Thunder Bay, Ontario: Benton Resources Corp. ("Benton") is pleased to announce the acquisition by staking of two new copper-nickel-cobalt (Cu-Ni-Co) projects in Labrador. The Delta property is located approximately 25km to the southeast of the Voisey's Bay Cu-Ni-Co deposit and the Rim property is located approximately 100 km south of the Voisey's Bay deposit.
The Delta property is situated in a geological setting consisting of mafic intrusive rocks (troctolitic and gabbroic) with coincident aeromagnetic features and locally anomalous copper, nickel, and cobalt in lake sediments. The Delta property is composed of two claim blocks totaling 184 units and is enclosed by CVRD Inco claims that are currently undergoing Ni-Cu-Co exploration.
The Rim property consists of seven claim blocks totaling 1566 claims units that cover similar geophysical and geochemical features noted in the Voisey's Bay deposit area. The project is situated along the rim of a large mid-Proterozoic intrusive complex and cut by numerous structures. Historical diamond drilling adjacent to the Rim property intersected high grade Cu-Ni-Co mineralization grading up to 10.2% Cu, 11.6% Ni, and 0.42% Co during the late 1990's (Donner Metals Ltd. website, www.donnermetals.com, SVB Project). Benton is planning an aggressive spring program on both projects.
Benton has also granted 25,000 options to an employee of the company exercisable at $0.93 for five years.
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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