Metals Creek and Benton Resources Jointly Stake Additional Potential Natural Hydrogen/Helium Project in Newfoundland

Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 12, 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 jointly acquired through staking an additional 156 units under two licences to cover hydrogen/helium potential in Newfoundland (Smoking Gun Prospect). The Smoking Gun Prospect (See Figure1) was selected after research uncovered highly anomalous helium with values up to 8,900 parts per billion (ppb) (See Table 1) in water collected from an historic drill hole.