Mr. Stephen Stares reports

BENTON RESOURCES DRILLING CONTINUES TO DELINEATE THE SOUTH POND GOLD-COPPER DEPOSIT WITH SHALLOW - WIDE INTERCEPTS

Benton Resources Inc. has received encouraging gold results from its first seven holes from resource drilling at the South Pond gold-copper deposit. The continuing program is focused on demonstrating continuity along the 2.7-kilometre-long gold-copper horizon, which remains open north and south of the current drilling limits. Results to date confirm the presence of multiple well-mineralized zones, including hole SP 25-35, where folding or faulting may have resulted in the additional intersections. Further drilling is planned to determine the extent and control of the multiple zones. Chalcopyrite mineralization was noted in many holes, and base metal assay results are still outstanding. A table of results is listed below.

The company also completed two aggressive stepout drill holes, SP 25-40 and 41, located approximately 340 metres and 190 metres north of the South Pond deposit. Both holes intersected highly anomalous gold values, confirming the continuation of gold mineralization to the north and highlighting the strong expansion potential to the system.

A further two holes (GB 25-67/68) were drilled beneath and approximately 25 m north along strike from previous announced NGB target (see the company news release dated Sept. 10, 2025), where drill hole GB-25-63 intersected 5.46 grams per tonne gold and 0.35 per cent copper over 2.75 m, and 2.16 g/t gold and 1.09 per cent copper over 3.00 m. The east-directed holes did not intersect significant mineralization; however, subsequent stripping and detailed mapping revealed steep east-dipping folding, which may explain the result. Bedrock sampling located approximately 100 m to the east-northeast returned assays of 31.35, 4.57, 2.56 and 1.19 g/t gold, coupled with high-grade copper results up to 3.22 per cent, indicating that the mineralized horizon continues to the north. The area is currently being further sampled and mapped to better understand the zone to prepare it for drilling in the future.

Stephen Stares, company president and chief executive officer, stated: "We are confident that the Great Burnt and South Pond deposits will continue to deliver excellent results as we move them forward. Being in the industry and having drilled hundreds of drill holes on various projects, the Great Burnt project is truly a rare gem. These are once-in-a-lifetime projects, where you can get continuous mineralization over such a large area. We now have high-grade copper systems and at least a 2.7-kilometre-long gold-copper system on the same property. We are really excited to continue unlocking the Great Burnt project's true potential."

Qualified person

Stephen House (PGeo), vice-president of exploration for Benton, 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.

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 saw-cut (channels/drill core) with one-half submitted for assay and one-half retained for reference, or hand (rocks) 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 gold (fire assay) at 30 grams plus the ICP-34 method that delivers a 34-element package utilizing a 200-milligram subsample totally dissolved in four acids and analyzed by ICP-OES analytical technique. Overlimits are analyzed with Eastern's atomic absorption method, using a 0.200 g to 2.00 g 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). Grab samples are selective in nature and may not represent the average mineralization of a bedrock exposure.

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, BEX retains net smelter return 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 of 3.21 per cent Cu indicated and 482,000 of 2.35 per cent Cu inferred. The project has an excellent geological setting covering 25 km of strike and boasts six known 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. Phase 1 and 2 drill programs returned impressive results, including 25.42 m of 5.51 per cent Cu, including 9.78 m of 8.31 per cent Cu, and 1.00 m of 12.70 per cent Cu. Drilling at the South Pond gold zone, approximately 7.5 km north of the Great Burnt copper-gold zone, has confirmed a robust gold mineralized system over 2.5 km with results of 74.20 m of 1.43 g/t Au and 43.75 m of 1.62 g/t Au, and is open for expansion in all directions.

We seek Safe Harbor.