Yearly Archives: 2021

Benton and Sokoman Enter into Mutual Participation Agreements Governing Cost Reimbursement Under Their Strategic Exploration AllianceEdit Subject

Thunder Bay ON, October 15, 2021 – Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) (“Benton”) and Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV: SIC) (OTCQB: SICNF) (“Sokoman”) (together, “the Alliance”) are pleased to announce that they have entered into mutual participation agreements (the “Participation Agreements”) that govern cost reimbursement between the Companies relating to certain option agreements entered into by each…

Benton and Sokoman Expand the Kraken Lithium Pegmatite Swarm in Newfoundland

Dyke system expanded: 2.2 km-long by 0.85 km-wide Fine-grained spodumene identified in several new areas Dyke system is wide open for expansion Thunder Bay ON, October 14, 2021 – Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) (“Benton”) and Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV: SIC) (OTCQB: SICNF) (“Sokoman”) (together, “the Alliance”) are pleased to announce that prospecting has expanded the…

Benton Resources and Sokoman Minerals Commence Diamond Drilling Grey River JV Project, Southern Newfoundland

Phase 1 Program Approximately 2,000 metres     Thunder Bay ON, October 12, 2021 – Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) (“Benton”) and Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV: SIC) (OTCQB: SICNF) (“Sokoman”) (together, “the Alliance”) are pleased to announce that Phase 1 diamond drilling has commenced at the Grey River JV gold project (the “Project”) on the south coast of Newfoundland. The Project is targeting high-grade gold mineralization similar…

Benton Advised of Clean Air Metals’ Payment to Rio Tinto on Escape Lake Option

Thunder Bay ON, October 12, 2021 – Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) (‘Benton’ or ‘the Company’) is pleased to announce it has been advised that Clean Air Metals Inc. (“Clean Air”) has paid the sum of CAD$1.0 Million directly to Rio Tinto Exploration Canada Inc. (“RTEC”) as Vendor, pursuant to the terms of the definitive option…

Benton and Sokoman Confirm First High-Grade Lithium Discovery in Newfoundland at the Golden Hope Project

Composite grab sampling returns 2.37% Li2O Thunder Bay ON, September 16, 2021 – Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) (“Benton”) and Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV: SIC) (OTCQB: SICNF) (“Sokoman”) (together, “the Alliance”) are pleased to announce analyses for 35 of 58 follow-up samples from the recently discovered swarm of Lithium-bearing pegmatite dikes on the Golden Hope Joint Venture…

Benton Resources: Clean Air Metals Reports New Drill Results including 76.7m of 5.67g/t PdEq with 21.0m of 9.98g/t PdEq at Escape Lake

Thunder Bay ON, September 7, 2021 – Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) (‘Benton’ or ‘the Company’) is pleased to share results obtained by Clean Air Metals Inc. (TSXV: AIR) (FSE: CKU) (OTCQB: CLRMF) (“Clean Air Metals” or the “Company”) from recent drilling completed at the Escape Lake project, under Option from Benton. Clean Air Metals can…

Benton and Sokoman Confirm High-Grade Gold and Receipt of Drill Permits for Grey River, Southern Newfoundland

Chip sampling with visible gold returns up to 134.46 g/t Au Thunder Bay ON, September 2, 2021 – Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) (“Benton”) and Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV: SIC) (OTCQB: SICNF) (“Sokoman”), members of a joint exploration alliance previously announced on May 27, 2021 (together, “the Alliance”), are pleased to announce they have received high-grade…

Sokoman and Benton Announce Discovery of High-Grade Lithium-Bearing Pegmatites at Golden Hope in Southwestern Newfoundland

Two samples, 110 m apart, return 1.95% and 0.49% Li2O  respectively Thunder Bay ON, August 16, 2021 – Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV: SIC) (OTCQB: SICNF) (“Sokoman”) and Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) (“Benton”), which are 50/50 members of a joint exploration alliance previously announced on May 10, 2021 (together, “the Alliance”), are pleased to announce that…

Benton Receives First Anniversary Payment for Starr Gold-Silver Project from Metallica Metals

Thunder Bay ON, August 4, 2021 – Benton Resources Inc. (‘Benton’ or ‘the Company’) (TSXV: BEX) is pleased to report that it has received the first anniversary option payment comprised of $50,000 and 1,248,177 shares of Metallica Metals Corp. (CSE: MM) (“Metallica”) for the Starr gold-silver project (formerly known within Benton as the Saganaga gold project)…

Benton Advised that Metallica Metals Has Identified Numerous Drill Targets for Starr Project, Thunder Bay Mining District, and Grants Stock Options

Thunder Bay ON, July 28, 2021 – Benton Resources Inc. (‘Benton’ or ‘the Company’) (TSXV: BEX) is pleased to report that Metallica Metals Corp. (CSE: MM (“Metallica”) issued a news release earlier today whereby they have identified numerous drill targets on their Starr gold-silver project (formerly known under Benton as the Saganaga gold project) located in…