Benton Resources Inc. News Releases

Benton and Metals Creek Announce Approval of Property Acquisitions

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:30:00 -0400

Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 15, 2026) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton") and Metals Creek Resources Corp. (TSXV: MEK) (OTC Pink: MCREF) (FSE: M1C1) ("Metals Creek") (Benton and Metals Creek collectively referred to as the "Companies") are pleased to announce the receipt of TSX Venture Exchange approval for the previously announced (August 18, 2026 new release) joint acquisition from G2B Gold ("G2B") of an interest in 2 mineral licenses encompassing 50 claim...

Benton Discovers High-Grade Gold at the Dominion Project with Assays up to 30.53 g/t Au in Channel Sampling

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:30:00 -0400

Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 10, 2026) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company has received high-grade gold results, up to 30.53 g/t Au, from channel sampling at the Rickirb gold zone within the Company's Dominion project located in Newfoundland. Three trenches were excavated and channel sampled at the zone over an intermittent strike length of over 210 m, which remains open to the NE and SW (see Figures 1 and...

Benton and Metals Creek Announce Anomalous Concentrations of Hydrogen-Helium Soil Gas at Smoking Gun and Parson's Pond Projects, Newfoundland

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:30:00 -0400

Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 9, 2026) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) (the "Companies" or "Benton") and Metals Creek Resources Corp. (TSXV: MEK) (OTC Pink: MCREF) (FSE: M1C1) (the "Companies" or "Metals Creek") are pleased to announce preliminary results of anomalous concentrations of hydrogen and helium from the recently completed soil gas program (see news release dated August 18, 2026). This program involved two regional soil gas programs at Parson's Pond and Smoking...

Benton and Metals Creek Acquire an Additional 262 Claim Units at Smoking Gun Hydrogen-Helium in Newfoundland, Awaiting Final Results from the Gas Sampling Program

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:30:00 -0400

Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 3, 2026) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) (the "Companies" or "Benton") and Metals Creek Resources Corp. (TSXV: MEK) (OTC Pink: MCREF) (FSE: M1C1) (the "Companies" or "Metals Creek") are pleased to announce that it has acquired an additional 262 claim units via staking (See Figure 1), expanding the Smoking Gun Hydrogen/Helium Project in the Deer Lake Basin. The Companies are currently awaiting results from the recently completed soil gas...

Benton Trenching Program in Progress at Dominion Project and Discovers New Gold Zone at Stoney Caldera

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:30:00 -0400

Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 20, 2026) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company has completed multiple trenches on the Dominion project, successfully exposing the Rickirb gold zone over an intermittent strike length of 210 m, which remains open to the NE and SW. The zone is described as an intensely silica and carbonate altered quartz-feldspar porphyry (QFP) hosted in an intense shear zone. Mineralization consists...

Benton and Metals Creek Complete Hydrogen-Helium Soil Gas Sampling at Smoking Gun and Parson's Pond in Newfoundland, Acquire Additional Claims

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:30:00 -0400

Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 18, 2026) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton") and Metals Creek Resources Corp. (TSXV: MEK) (OTC Pink: MCREF) (FSE: M1C1) ("Metals Creek") (Benton and Metals Creek collectively referred to as the "Companies") are pleased to announce that they have entered into a purchase agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with G2B Gold ("G2B"), an arms-length party, whereby the Companies will jointly acquire a 100% interest in 2 mineral licenses...

Benton and Metals Creek Commence Hydrogen-Helium Soil Gas Sampling at Smoking Gun and Parson's Pond in Newfoundland

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:30:00 -0400

Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - July 29, 2026) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) (the "Companies" or "Benton") and its 50% partner, Metals Creek Resources Corp. (TSXV: MEK) (OTC Pink: MCREF) (FSE: M1C1) (the "Companies" or "Metals Creek") are pleased to announce the commencement of two large scale regional soil gas programs (See New Release: June 23, 2026) at Parson's Pond and Smoking Gun Hydrogen-Helium projects. Rudy Willick of Rudiger Re-Chem from Neuanlage, Saskatchewan will...

Benton Plans to Spin Out Great Burnt Copper-Gold Project to Shareholders for $15.0 M Valuation in Conjunction with Concurrent $10.0 M Financing

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:36:00 -0400

Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - July 27, 2026) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce the execution of a letter agreement (LA) dated July 24, 2026 with privately held Silverback Metals Corp. ("Silverback") to create a new well-funded public resource company ("Spinco") which will own several mineral projects including Benton's Great Burnt Project. The LA provides that on completion of the transactions described below, Benton will spin out...

Benton Acquires Additional Land at its Dominion Lake Project and Commences Summer Exploration

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:44:00 -0400

Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 26, 2026) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company will purchase a 100% interest in additional claims from Herb and April Froude, arm's-length prospectors, which will be added to the original option agreement dated November 25, 2024 (see news release dated November 28, 2024). Subject to regulatory approval, the Company will make a one-time cash payment of $3,000 and issue 20,000 common...

Benton and Metals Creek Hire Expert Rudy Willick to Complete Hydrogen-Helium Gas Sampling at Smoking Gun and Parson's Pond in Newfoundland

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:30:00 -0400

Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 23, 2026) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) (the "Companies" or "Benton") and Metals Creek Resources Corp. (the "Companies" or "Metals Creek") (TSXV: MEK) (OTC Pink: MCREF) (FSE: M1C1) are pleased to announce that they have hired Rudy Willick of Rudiger Re-Chem from Neuanlage, Saskatchewan to complete two large regional scale Soil Gas Sampling programs at Parson's Pond and Smoking Gun Hydrogen-Helium projects. Rudy is a well-known scientist in the...