Benton Resources, Inc. BEX

Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 9, 2026) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) (the "Companies" or "Benton") and Metals Creek Resources Corp. (TSXV: MEK) (OTC Pink: MCREF) (FSE: M1C1) (the "Companies" or "Metals Creek") are pleased to announce preliminary results of anomalous concentrations of hydrogen and helium from the recently completed soil gas program (see news release dated August 18, 2026). This program involved two regional soil gas programs at Parson's Pond and Smoking.

Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 9, 2026) - Metals Creek Resources Corp. (TSXV: MEK) (OTC Pink: MCREF) (FSE: M1C1) (the "Companies" or "Metals Creek") and Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) (the "Companies" or "Benton") are pleased to announce preliminary results of anomalous concentrations of hydrogen and helium from the recently completed soil gas program (see news release dated August 18, 2026). This program involved two regional soil gas programs at Parson's Pond and Smoking.

Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 3, 2026) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) (the "Companies" or "Benton") and Metals Creek Resources Corp. (TSXV: MEK) (OTC Pink: MCREF) (FSE: M1C1) (the "Companies" or "Metals Creek") are pleased to announce that it has acquired an additional 262 claim units via staking (See Figure 1), expanding the Smoking Gun Hydrogen/Helium Project in the Deer Lake Basin. The Companies are currently awaiting results from the recently completed soil gas...

Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 20, 2026) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company has completed multiple trenches on the Dominion project, successfully exposing the Rickirb gold zone over an intermittent strike length of 210 m, which remains open to the NE and SW. The zone is described as an intensely silica and carbonate altered quartz-feldspar porphyry (QFP) hosted in an intense shear zone. Mineralization consists..

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Skull Ridge Gold Corp. (CSE: SKUL) (“Skull Ridge” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has acquired, through an arm’s-length Newfoundland prospector 689 mineral claims covering approximately 17,225 hectares in Central Newfoundland. The claims were acquired through the reimbursement of staking and related acquisition costs. “The Crippleback–Stony Lake Project gives Skull Ridge a district-scale position within one of Centra

Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 18, 2026) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton") and Metals Creek Resources Corp. (TSXV: MEK) (OTC Pink: MCREF) (FSE: M1C1) ("Metals Creek") (Benton and Metals Creek collectively referred to as the "Companies") are pleased to announce that they have entered into a purchase agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with G2B Gold ("G2B"), an arms-length party, whereby the Companies will jointly acquire a 100% interest in 2 mineral licenses...

Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 18, 2026) - Metals Creek Resources Corp. (TSXV: MEK) (OTC Pink: MCREF) (FSE: M1C1) (the "Companies" or "Metals Creek") and Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) (the "Companies" or "Benton") are pleased to announce that it has entered into a purchase agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with G2B Gold ("G2B"), an arms-length party, whereby the Companies will jointly acquire a 100% interest in 2 mineral licenses encompassing 30 claim units (the...

Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - July 29, 2026) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) (the "Companies" or "Benton") and its 50% partner, Metals Creek Resources Corp. (TSXV: MEK) (OTC Pink: MCREF) (FSE: M1C1) (the "Companies" or "Metals Creek") are pleased to announce the commencement of two large scale regional soil gas programs (See New Release: June 23, 2026) at Parson's Pond and Smoking Gun Hydrogen-Helium projects. Rudy Willick of Rudiger Re-Chem from Neuanlage, Saskatchewan will...

Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - July 29, 2026) - Metals Creek Resources Corp. (TSXV: MEK) (OTC Pink: MCREF) (FSE: M1C1) (the "Companies" or "Metals Creek") and Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) (the "Companies" or "Benton") are pleased to announce the commencement of two large scale regional soil gas programs (See New Release: June 23, 2026) at Parson's Pond and Smoking Gun Hydrogen-Helium projects. Rudy Willick of Rudiger Re-Chem from Neuanlage, Saskatchewan will oversee execution of...

Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - July 27, 2026) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce the execution of a letter agreement (LA) dated July 24, 2026 with privately held Silverback Metals Corp. ("Silverback") to create a new well-funded public resource company ("Spinco") which will own several mineral projects including Benton's Great Burnt Project. The LA provides that on completion of the transactions described below, Benton will spin out..

Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 26, 2026) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company will purchase a 100% interest in additional claims from Herb and April Froude, arm's-length prospectors, which will be added to the original option agreement dated November 25, 2024 (see news release dated November 28, 2024). Subject to regulatory approval, the Company will make a one-time cash payment of $3,000 and issue 20,000 common...

Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 23, 2026) - Metals Creek Resources Corp. (TSXV: MEK) (OTC Pink: MCREF) (FSE: M1C1) (the "Companies" or "Metals Creek") and Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) (the "Companies" or "Benton") are pleased to announce they have hired Rudy Willick of Rudiger Re-Chem from Neuanlage, Saskatchewan to complete two large regional scale Soil Gas Sampling programs at Parson's Pond and Smoking Gun Hydrogen-Helium projects. Rudy is a well-known scientist in the...

Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 23, 2026) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) (the "Companies" or "Benton") and Metals Creek Resources Corp. (the "Companies" or "Metals Creek") (TSXV: MEK) (OTC Pink: MCREF) (FSE: M1C1) are pleased to announce that they have hired Rudy Willick of Rudiger Re-Chem from Neuanlage, Saskatchewan to complete two large regional scale Soil Gas Sampling programs at Parson's Pond and Smoking Gun Hydrogen-Helium projects. Rudy is a well-known scientist in the..

Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 2, 2026) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced (see May 27, 2026 news release) non-brokered private placement financing (the "Private Placement") with investor Eric Sprott. The Company has issued 28,571,429 units at $0.07 per unit (the "Unit") for gross proceeds of $2,000,000, each Unit consisting of one common share of the Company and one common share...

Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 1, 2026) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) (the "Companies" or "Benton") and Metals Creek Resources Corp. (TSXV: MEK) (OTC Pink: MCREF) (FSE: M1C1) (the "Companies" or "Metals Creek") are pleased to announce they have substantially increased their land positions in the Deer Lake Basin, more than doubling the size of the Smoking Gun Project by increasing their holdings from 242 claim units to 654 claim units covering 163.5 km2. The Companies have...

Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 1, 2026) - Metals Creek Resources Corp. (TSXV: MEK) (OTC Pink: MCREF) (FSE: M1C1) (the "Company" or Metals Creek) and Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) (The Companies) are pleased to announce they have substantially increased its land positions in the Deer Lake Basin, more than doubling the size of the Smoking Gun Project expanding from 242 claim units to 654 claim units covering 163.5 km2. The Companies have jointly acquired through staking an...