Benton Increases Interest in Great Burnt Project and Identifies High Priority Target

Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - April 6, 2026) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received notice from Homeland Nickel Inc ("Homeland") that they will no longer participate in its joint venture with Benton (see news release dated August 17, 2023) on the Great Burnt property which encompasses the South Pond gold-copper deposit and the Great Burnt copper deposit (the "GB Property") in central Newfoundland. As a result, and as of December 31, 2025, Homeland had been deemed to incur $2,201,071.93 (or 26.49%) in exploration expenditures while Benton had incurred $6,108,232.33 (or 73.51%).