Benton Capital Corp (fka BTC)

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Benton provides exploration update and appoints manager for Marathon Properties

Thursday April 26, 9:12 am ET

THUNDER BAY, ON, April 26 /CNW/ - Benton Resources Corp. ("Benton" or the "Company") would like to provide an update of the Company's ongoing exploration programs and announce the appointment of Mr. Paul Degagne as exploration manager for the Goodchild and Bermuda projects. Mr. Degagne brings more than 20 years experience in exploration and development to the Company and will be a tremendous asset to Benton as it moves those projects forward.

On the Bermuda Project, Benton has completed 4 diamond drill holes totaling 914.5 metres out of the planned 10,000-metre program. Drilling was cut short to allow the drill contractor to fulfill a previously committed contract and the remainder of the drill program will be restarted in May. The four holes were drilled eastward and collared approximately 500 metres north of the Marathon deposit where Benton had previously encountered large intercepts of copper and platinum group metals (PGM). The program was successful in identifying additional copper and PGM mineralization however three of the four holes encountered an unexpected syenite dyke where the main mineralized zone was anticipated, although they did intersect the upper mineralized gabbro. The mineralization likely continues to the east of the syenite intrusion and the zone still remains open to the north and south as well.

Benton continues to be excited about the Bermuda project as exploration to date has consistently shown potential for outlining a significant resource of copper and PGMs over very large areas of the property. South of the property boundary, Marathon PGM Corp. continues to intersect high-grade zones of platinum group metals as they move their project towards a full feasibility. Below are the results of all the drill holes completed to date from the east (Bamoos) and west (A41) extents of Benton's Bermuda property.

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