New Discovery At Dominion Lake Gold Base Metal Project

THUNDER BAY - Benton Resources Inc. has made a new gold discovery on its Dominion Lake Gold-Base Metal Project. The Company acquired Dominion Lake last year after a large parcel of land became available for staking within the northern Tulks Volcanic Belt of the Victoria Lake Supergroup, highly favorable geological terrain with demonstrated potential for hosting both Volcanogenic Massive Sulfides and Gold mineralization.

A small prospecting program conducted in late summer 2024 on the recently staked Dominion Lake claims resulted in the discovery of a 50 m wide sheared zone in contact with >12.0 m wide exposed quartz-flooded and silicified zone that has been traced intermittently for approximately 120 m. The new zone, named the Rickirb Zone, has returned grades as high as 4.6 grams per tonne (g/t) gold (Au). The Company has collected a total of 30 grab samples within a 200 m area of the new zone, with 7 samples grading greater than 0.5 g/t Au. The zone has a trend of 20 degrees and is situated 21 km north-northeast of Calibre Mining Corp.'s Marathon Deposit.

In conjunction with the new gold discovery, the Company has executed an option agreement to acquire a 100% interest in several mineral licences. With the addition of licenses, the Company's land package surrounds two known VMS deposits. Benton is planning further prospecting and soil sampling to trace out the new gold horizon along with other potential targets.