Benton to drill Bark Lake
2008-02-22 09:36 ET - News Release
Mr. Stephen Stares reports
BENTON MOBILIZES DRILL TO NEW HIGH GRADE NICKEL, COPPER, PLATINUM AND PALLADIUM DISCOVERY AT BARK LAKE
Benton Resources Corp. has mobilized a drill to the Bark Lake project. The first-phase drill program will consist of five to seven holes totalling a minimum of 1,000 metres of drilling. The program will focus on testing moderate to strong induced-polarization anomalies coincidental with magnetic anomalies. These anomalies lie within close proximity to high-grade base and precious metal surface samples, which returned individual assays grading up to 1.5 per cent nickel, 1.2 per cent copper, 2.6 grams per tonne platinum, 1.4 grams per tonne palladium and 0.7 gram per tonne gold. Twelve out of the 16 samples taken from the area returned results higher in platinum than palladium. Management believes the project has excellent potential and results of the diamond drilling program will be released as they are received.
Clinton Barr, PGeo, vice-president, exploration, for Benton Resources Corp., is the qualified person responsible for this release.