Mr. Stephen Stares reports

BENTON INTERSECTS WIDE INTERVAL OF MASSIVE SULPHIDE AT GREAT BURNT MAIN ZONE AND MAKES NEW DISCOVERY IN NORTH STRINGER AREA, MOBILIZES DOWN HOLE AND SURFACE EM CREWS

Benton Resources Inc. continues to build on the high-grade copper mineralization present within the Great Burnt Main zone (GBMZ). The company recently completed drill hole GB-25-60, its second drill hole from west to east, testing an area of the GBMZ believed to be lower grade based on historical drilling and continuing the hole eastward to hit the Footwall zone. GB-25-60 cut a 15.00-metre (m) section of mineralization, with 10.40 m of massive and semi-massive sulphide with heavy chalcopyrite from 137.40 m to 147.90 m. Core angles on the zone are estimated to be 80 to 90 per cent true thickness. The company anticipates that additional drilling will be required to test/upgrade these historical areas of weaker mineralization. The company continues to believe that redrilling of the historical areas is very important, as the closest historical hole GB31, located approximately 12.00 m away, cut 8.84 m at 1.09 per cent copper (Cu). GB-25-60 continued eastward to a final depth of 310 m and also intersected a 5.00 m stringer zone interpreted to be the Footwall zone from 272.20 to 277.20 m.

In addition, the company would like to report that it has intersected two significant zones of heavy stringer to semi-massive mineralization under the surface area of the North Stringer zone (NSZ). Hole GB-25-59 was designed to test a detailed ground magnetic anomaly approximately 200 m north of the GBMZ and the stratigraphy of the NSZ at depth. The hole cut two well mineralized chalcopyrite-pyrrhotite zones from 172.40 m to 174.40 m and a second zone 182.60 m to 186.80 m. This is the deepest hole in the northern part of the system and the company is planning immediate follow-up with downhole geophysics commencing this week, to be followed by further drilling.

The current drill program, totalling 3,220 m to date, has targeted several new areas and zones, including the North Stringer/Footwall zones, various shallow magnetic and geophysical anomalies, and areas where highly anomalous copper and gold mineralization was discovered on surface. Most holes have intersected weak to strong mineralization with assay results expected shortly.

The company has currently paused drilling as it awaits results and completes its geophysical program. Eastern Geophysics Ltd. has been contracted for the downhole EM (electromagnetic) surveying of several new drill holes, including the deep zone at the north end of the NSZ in GB-25-59. Benton will also complete a deep surface ground EM survey over selected areas of the Great Burnt project, including the South Pond copper-gold deposit.

Benton has a 70-per-cent interest in the Great Burnt copper-gold project, with Homeland Nickel Inc. holding the remaining 30 per cent, where it is financing its respective interest, with Benton as the project operator.

The company would also like to express its appreciation to the Newfoundland and Labrador provincial government's junior exploration assistance program for financial grants supporting mineral exploration projects in the province. Benton has been fortunate to have received these grants, which are an important catalyst for mineral exploration in this highly favourable mining jurisdiction.

The company will be exhibiting at the upcoming Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada Conference in Toronto from March 2 to March 5 at booth No. 2117 in the Investors Exchange.

QA/QC (quality assurance/quality control) protocols

Core and rock samples, including standards, blanks and duplicates, are submitted to Eastern Analytical Ltd., Springdale, Nfld., for preparation and analysis. All samples were acquired by sawcut (channels/drill core), with one-half submitted for assay and one-half retained for reference, or hand (rocks) and delivered, by Benton personnel, in sealed bags, to the Springdale lab of Eastern Analytical, which is an accredited assay lab that conforms to the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025. Samples are analyzed using Eastern's Au (gold) (fire assay) at 30 grams plus ICP-34 method that delivers a 34-element package utilizing a 200-milligram subsample totally dissolved in four acids and analyzed by ICP-OES (inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy) analytical technique. Overlimits are analyzed with Eastern's atomic absorption method, using 0.200 gram to 2.00 gram of sample, digested with three acids. All reported assays are uncut. Eastern Analytical achieved ISO 17025 accreditation in February, 2014 (for more details on the scope of accreditation, visit the CALA website).

QP (qualified person)

Stephen House (PGeo), vice-president of exploration for Benton Resources, the qualified person under National Instrument 43-101, has approved the scientific and technical disclosure in this news release and prepared or supervised its preparation.

About Benton Resources Inc.

Benton Resources is a well-financed mineral exploration company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol BEX. Benton has a diversified, highly prospective property portfolio and holds large equity positions in other mining companies that are advancing high-quality assets. Whenever possible, Benton retains net smelter return (NSR) royalties with potential long-term cash flow.

Benton is focused on advancing its high-grade-copper-gold Great Burnt project in central Newfoundland, which has a mineral resource estimate of 667,000 tonnes at 3.21 per cent copper (Cu) indicated and 482,000 at 2.35 per cent Cu inferred. The project has an excellent geological setting covering 25 kilometres of strike and boasts six known Cu-Au-Ag (copper-gold-silver) zones over 15 kilometres that are all open for expansion. Further potential for discovery is excellent given the extensive number of untested geophysical targets and Cu-Au soil anomalies.

All drilling phases at Great Burnt to date have returned impressive results including: GB-23-02: 13.00 m of 8.31 per cent Cu, including 3.00 m of 12.80 per cent Cu; GB-23-04: 26.87 m of 7.18 per cent Cu, including 11.16 m of 10.28 per cent; Cu GB-23-12: 25.42 m of 5.51 per cent Cu, including 1.00 m of 8.77 per cent Cu, 82.00 g/t Ag and 4.43 g/t Au; GB-23-15: 22.59 m of 5.03 per cent Cu, including 0.50 m of 20.00 per cent Cu; GB-23-21: 24.00 m of 5.81 per cent Cu, including 7.00 m of 11.47 per cent Cu; and GB-23-22: 21.68 m of 3.59 per cent Cu, including 2.00 m of 15.3 per cent Cu.

Drilling at the South Pond gold zone, approximately 7.5 kilometres north of the Great Burnt copper-gold zone, has confirmed a robust gold-mineralized system over 2.5 kilometres with robust results, including: SP-24-03: 43.75 m of 1.62 g/t Au; SP-24-07: 74.20 m of 1.43g/t Au; SP-24-15: 22.50 m of 1.24 g/t Au; and SP-24-32: 54.5 m of 1.88 g/t Au, and is open for expansion in all directions.

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