Benton Capital Corp (fka BTC)

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Benton and Pacific North West to jointly explore Swayze Greenstone Belt

Tuesday February 12, 9:31 am ET

http://biz.yahoo.com/cnw/080212/benton_joint_venture.html?.v=1

THUNDER BAY, ON, Feb. 12 /CNW/ - Benton Resources Corp. (TSX.V : BTC) ("Benton") and Pacific North West Capital Corp. ("PFN") (TSX: PFN - News) are pleased to report that they have entered into a Joint Venture (JV) agreement to undertake exploration on the Swayze Nickel Project. The Swayze Joint Venture Project is situated in the Swayze Greenstone Belt, approximately 100km south-west of Timmins, Ontario and incorporates some fifty townships. The Swayze Greenstone Belt represents the western extension of the Abitibi Greenstone Belt, which is the host to numerous ultramafic-hosted Ni deposits including the producing Redstone Mine (Liberty) south of Timmins as well as the newly discovered Golden Chalice Occurrence.

The Swayze Joint Venture Project was initiated by both companies to include each of their property holdings within the project area. These holdings will continue to grow through the staking and optioning of selected properties that have the potential to host nickel, copper, and PGM mineralization within the belt. Exploration programs will be designed to identify and test priority areas within the project boundaries. The Swayze is underlain in several areas by ultramafic flows and intrusions, some of which host historical nickel showings including the Joint Ventures' Tooms Showing which has historically reported 2.5% Ni over 1.6m within a drill intersection of 0.63% Ni over 7.3 metres.

Benton Resources and Pacific North West Capital have entered into a 50% - 50% Joint Venture Agreement whereby both Companies agree to bear all expenditures and participate in a single purpose unincorporated Joint Venture for the purpose of carrying out all mineral exploration for a three year period, totaling a minimum of $1,200,000.

Benton will act as Operator for the project and will be responsible for carrying out all exploration activities.

About Benton Resources Corp:

Benton Resources Corp. is a mineral exploration company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol BTC. Benton's aggressive and experienced management team is focused on base and precious group metal exploration. The Company's diverse property portfolio includes Canadian projects which are highly prospective for gold, uranium, platinum, palladium, nickel and copper. The Company currently has approximately $20 million in working capital.

About Pacific North West Capital Corp:

Pacific North West Capital Corp. (TSX.PFN OTCBB.PAWEF Frankfurt.P7J) is a mineral exploration company focused on Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) and Base Metals. Management's corporate philosophy is to be Project Generator, Explorer and Project Operator with the objective of option/joint venturing projects with major mining companies through to production. To that end, Pacific North West Capital's current option/joint ventures agreements are with Anglo Platinum, Stillwater Mining Company, Xstrata Nickel and SOQUEM. The company has approximately $9 million in working capital and securities with no debt.


On behalf of the Board of Directors of Benton Resources Corp.
"Stephen Stares"
Stephen Stares, President

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For further information

Stephen Stares, 3290 Willard Ave, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7E 6J7, Phone [phone], Fax [phone], www.bentonresources.ca
Investor relations: First Canadian Capital Corp., Daniel Boase, Phone [phone], Toll Free: 1-866-580-8891
In U.S.A: The Windward Agency, Kelly Boatright, Phone [phone]

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Source: Benton Resources Corp.