Benton Completes Option to Purchase Deal with Rio Tinto on Baril Lake Project and Plans January Drilling on Panama Project in Red Lake Mining District

January 2, 2019 Thunder Bay, Ontario: Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV:BEX) (“Benton” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a option to purchase agreement (the “Agreement”) with Rio Tinto Exploration Canada Inc. (RTEC) whereby RTEC will have the right to earn a 100% interest in Benton’s Baril Lake claims located approximately…