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Benton drills 39 m of 1.37 g/t TPM at Area 41 2008-07-22 12:07 ET - News Release Mr. Stephen Stares reports BENTON CONTINUES TO INTERCEPT PGM'S AND COPPER AT AREA 41 Benton Resources Corp. has released results of the remaining four drill holes on the Area 41 zone located 12 kilometres northwest of the Marathon copper-PGE deposit. Highlights of the drilling include 39 metres grading 0.18 per cent copper and 1.37 grams per tonne TPM (total precious metals -- platinum, palladium and gold). The results of the drilling and surface sampling to date on the Area 41 zone continually demonstrate the continuity of the zone for at least 900 metres in strike length and exhibits similar grades and thicknesses to the Marathon deposit. Au Pt Pd TPM Cu Hole From To Length (g/t) (g/t) (g/t) (g/t) (%) SL-08-22 117.5 156.5 39.0 0.17 0.45 0.74 1.37 0.18 Includes 117.5 131.0 13.5 0.28 0.49 0.95 1.73 0.19 and 171.5 174.5 3.0 0.21 1.26 1.70 3.17 0.16 and 230.0 234.5 4.5 0.15 0.28 1.02 1.45 0.41 SL-08-23 41.0 57.5 16.5 0.12 0.46 0.72 1.30 0.14 Includes 45.5 50.0 4.5 0.17 0.76 1.14 2.06 0.13 SL-08-24 75.0 101.0 26.0 0.10 0.22 0.45 0.77 0.13 Includes 75.0 84.5 9.5 0.12 0.33 0.56 1.01 0.11 SL-08-25 164.0 168.5 4.5 0.10 0.21 0.49 0.79 0.23 Benton is planning further drilling on the Area 41 to determine the size of the deposit. Results for six drill holes completed through the Sally Lake oxide (magnetite) zone are still pending and will be released when they are received and compiled. Clinton Barr, PGeo, vice-president, exploration, for Benton, is the qualified person responsible for this release. |
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| aus der Diskussion: | Benton Resources (BTC). Guter kanadischer Gold- und Uranwert |
| Autor (Datum des Eintrages): | Pabella (07.08.08 01:17:24) |
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