THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Nov. 24, 2016) – Benton Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:BEX) (“Benton” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce that the Company and its joint venture partner, Nordmin Engineering Ltd. (“Nordmin”), have now received the final results from all drill holes of the 5,000 meter 2016 drilling program on the Cape Ray Project, located in southwest Newfoundland. The table below includes the results from all holes drilled in the program, many of which were previously released but without the silver values. These diamond drill hole results will be used to update the ongoing resource model in preparation for the upcoming pre-feasibility study.
| DDH | From | To | Length | Au (g/t) | Ag (g/t) | |
| CR-16-20 | NSA | |||||
| CR-16-21 | 208.9 | 211.7 | 2.8 | 16.68 | 52.69 | |
| CR-16-22 | 221.4 | 222.4 | 1.0 | 0.71 | 2.82 | |
| CR-16-23 | 87.0 | 88.0 | 1.0 | 1.38 | 14.00 | |
| CR-16-24 | 82.8 | 86.8 | 4.0 | 2.69 | 11.35 | |
| incl. | 82.8 | 84.8 | 2.0 | 2.05 | 9.48 | |
| CR-16-25 | 56.6 | 58.3 | 1.7 | 7.54 | 19.60 | |
| CR-16-26 | NSA | |||||
| CR-16-27 | 175.5 | 177.0 | 1.5 | 1.12 | 4.40 | |
| CR-16-28 | 126.0 | 127.0 | 1.0 | 0.54 | 2.00 | |
| CR-16-31 | 183.4 | 188.0 | 4.6 | 2.01 | 3.64 | |
| incl. | 183.4 | 185.0 | 1.6 | 4.76 | 8.96 | |
| CR-16-32 | 138.6 | 140.8 | 2.2 | 22.50 | 103.90 | |
| and | 146.2 | 147.7 | 1.5 | 5.49 | 16.49 | |
| CR-16-33 | NSA | |||||
| CR-16-34 | 123.4 | 127.4 | 4.1 | 5.02 | 64.76 | |
| CR-16-35 | 130.4 | 130.7 | 0.3 | 1.65 | 41.70 | |
| CR-16-36 | 170.3 | 170.8 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 11.70 | |
| CR-16-37 | 287.2 | 287.6 | 0.4 | 1.45 | 21.50 | |
| and | 356.5 | 358.5 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 1.25 | |
| CR-16-38 | NSA | |||||
| CR-16-40 | 136.3 | 137.3 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 2.30 | |
| CR-16-41 | 71.9 | 73.0 | 1.2 | 1.07 | 2.30 | |
| CR-16-42 | 72.7 | 73.7 | 1.0 | 3.95 | 5.80 | |
| and | 100.7 | 107.1 | 6.4 | 4.00 | 17.65 | |
| CR-16-43 | 50.1 | 53.1 | 3.0 | 2.33 | 5.70 | |
| incl | 50.1 | 51.6 | 1.5 | 4.07 | 7.30 | |
| CR-16-44 | 119.0 | 130.0 | 11.0 | 1.05 | 17.52 | |
| incl. | 126.5 | 127.2 | 0.7 | 6.93 | 226.00 | |
| and | 147.0 | 148.0 | 1.0 | 2.93 | 2.20 | |
| CR-16-45 | 165.0 | 165.5 | 0.5 | 12.46 | 62.30 | |
| CR-16-46 | NSA | |||||
| CR-16-47 | NSA | |||||
| CR-16-51 | 118.3 | 120.3 | 2.0 | 5.36 | 22.80 | |
| and | 188.1 | 189.2 | 1.1 | 2.33 | 5.30 | |
| CR-16-52 | 135.4 | 141.4 | 6.0 | 5.92 | 22.43 | |
| incl. | 139.5 | 140.4 | 0.9 | 30.28 | 112.90 | |
| and | 167.6 | 168.6 | 1.0 | 6.65 | 39.40 | |
Nordmin is earning up to a 50% interest in 4 of the 6 Cape Ray deposits (see Benton PR January 20, 2015) owned by Benton by completing various work programs and project milestones as well as carrying Benton to a full feasibility study and arranging 50% of project financing to production. In March of this year, the companies released the results of a positive preliminary economic assessment (“PEA”) for their Cape Ray Gold Project (see PR March 07, 2016). The results of the PEA include a pre-tax net present value (“NPV”) at a 7% discount rate of $48.4 million with a pre-tax internal rate of return (“IRR”) of 29% and a post-tax NPV at a 7% discount rate of $32.6 million with a post-tax IRR of 24%. The reader should be cautioned that the PEA is preliminary in nature. It contains inferred mineral resources that are considered too speculative to have the economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as mineral reserves. The current drill campaign will help bring some of the inferred resources into indicated which will help with the confidence level of the project as we move towards the feasibility study.
About Benton Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:BEX)
Benton Resources Inc is a well-funded Canadian-based junior with a diversified property portfolio in Gold-Silver, Nickel, Copper, and Platinum group elements.
Clinton Barr, PGeo, Vice-President of Exploration for Benton Resources Inc., is the qualified person responsible for this release and has prepared, supervised and approved the preparation of the scientific and technical disclosure contained within the release.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Benton Resources Inc.,
Stephen Stares, President
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Stephen Stares
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