Benton Resources Inc. announced that it has received assays from the final five Phase 1 drill holes from the fall drill program at the Great Burnt Copper deposit, located in south-central Newfoundland. The last five holes (GB-23-18 to GB-23-22) were drilled in the central and upper part of the deposit and returned exceptional results that both confirm and improve significantly on historic data. Highlights from these infill holes include: Hole GB-23-18 cut 4.22% copper over 8.17m, including 7.05% copper over 4.17m Hole GB-23-20 cut 3.05% copper over 17.12m, including 11.11% copper over 1.85m Hole GB-23-21 cut 5.81% copper over 24.00m, including 11.47% copper over 7.00m Hole GB-23-22 cut 3.59% copper over 21.68m, including 15.30% copper over 2.00m Benton's Phase 1 drilling at Great Burnt has been extremely successful in expanding the previously defined limits of the deposit through expansion drilling and increasing the grade and width of the deposit from infill and twin-hole drilling.

With these latest results, the Company is extremely optimistic that the present Mineral Resource can be significantly improved. Additional drilling is being planned and will commence this winter. The Company is encouraged by the results of these latest drill holes and plans to further test the deposit, both within the current Mineral Resource area and also by expanding the deposit down plunge and along strike during the Phase 2 program.

In addition to drilling, prospecting and soil geochemical sampling completed by the Company have confirmed excellent potential to the north of the main Great Burnt deposit, where historical work has identified at least five additional occurrences/zones. The Company will conduct further detailed exploration in preparation for drilling these areas in the spring/summer of 2024.