Benton and Sokoman Initiate Drill Program at the Kraken Lithium Prospect on the Golden Hope JV; Spodumene-bearing Pegmatite Encountered in First Hole

Thunder Bay, ON, January 21, 2022 – Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV:BEX) (“Benton”) and Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV:SIC) (OTCQB:SICNF) (“Sokoman”) together, (the “Alliance”) are pleased to announce that the Alliance has commenced the Phase 1 diamond drilling program at the Kraken Lithium prospect on the Golden Hope JV project located in southwest Newfoundland near the village of…