Further assay results have expanded the deposit Benton Resources’ (TSXV: BEX) flagship Great Burnt Copper project in Newfoundland. The latest results are said to have expanded the Great Burnt Main Zone to a strike length of 950 metres down plunge.
The expansion follows step out drilling conducted at the deposit, while a downhole electromagnetic survey has identified a conductor in-line with the new intercept. The presence of the conductor is said to suggest that further expansion potential to depth and down-plunge along strike exists.
Highlights from recent drilling include:
- GB-25-51: 1.11% copper over 5.09 metres from a depth of 288.43 metres
- GB-25-53: 0.77% copper over 32.10 metres from a depth of 374.90 metres
- Including 1.12% copper over 18.97 metres
- GB-25-54: 2.01% copper over 12.38 metres from a depth of 306.62 metres
- GB-25-59: 1.09% copper and 2.16 g/t gold over 3.0 metres from a depth of 137.40 metres
- And 1.65% copper over 3.00 metres from a depth of 182.60 metres
- GB-25-60: 4.14% copper over 21.70 metres from a depth of 135.40 metres
- Including 5.97% copper over 14.70 metres
- And including 17.85% copper over 3.00 metres
In addition to the expansion of the Great Burnt Main Zone, Benton is reporting a new discovery on site of heavy stringer to semi-massive mineralization under the North Stringer Zone. Hole GB-25-59 is said to have encountered two zones, with the upper zone being associated with gold mineralization, while the lower zone had higher grade copper that is associated with an electromagnetic anomaly.
The hole is said to demonstrate “considerable expansion potential”, with drilling planned to target the anomalies. The new copper-gold horizon is found 200 metres to the north of the Great Burnt Main Deposit.
“With a busy summer season ahead exploring our large and extremely underexplored land package of 25 km in strike length, I am confident that this project will continue to deliver further expansion of our known zones and new discoveries,” commented Benton CEO Stephen Stares.
Benton Resources last traded at $0.075 on the TSX Venture.
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