Benton Provides Cape Ray Update

THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Mar 5, 2015) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:BEX) ("Benton" or "the Company") would like to update its shareholders on the current status of the Cape Ray Project.

On January 20, 2015, Benton announced that it has fully executed its final Option and Joint Venture agreement ("Agreement") with Nordmin Engineering Ltd. ("Nordmin") to advance the 04, 41, 51 and Windowglass Hill (WGH) deposits deposits at the Cape Ray project located in southwest Newfoundland towards production. Nordmin has made an initial payment of $125,000 to Benton as per the agreement, with an additional $125,000 to be paid to Benton later this year.

Nordmin has provided Benton with an update of work completed to date on the project.

Resource models have been completed for the four deposits and a 43-101 report is in progress and is anticipated to be completed by April 30 of this year.

In November, 2014, Nordmin collected 3 bulk samples, one each for the 51, 41 and 04 deposits. At the 41 and 51 deposits, mineralization on surface was trenched and blasted and fresh material collected. Sample weight of material tested was 101.4 kg at the 51 trench and 61.5 kg at the 41 trench. Due to thicker overburden cover at the 04 zone, 2 holes were drilled through the mineralized zone and 94.7 kg of core was collected for testing. Head grades for each of the samples reported as follows: 51 deposit - 6.83 gpt Au and 14.0 gpt Ag, 04 Deposit - 11.47 gpt Au and 12.0 gpt Ag and the 41 Deposit - 2.56 gpt Au and 21.5 gpt Ag. Preliminary recoveries of 97% were obtained from all 3 sites using a grind size ranging from 95 to 105 microns (80% passing) from cyanide bottle roll leach tests. Separate gravity test work was done using a Knelson Concentrator on each of the three locations. A three stage process, using 3 separate grinds of 813-665 microns, 239-216 microns and 69-59 microns (80% passing) achieved recoveries of 80% au, 49% Ag for the 04 deposit, 73% Au, 33% Ag for the 41 deposit and 86% Au, 39% Ag for the 51 deposit. Additional test work is ongoing.

In addition, environmental base line sampling will begin in early spring as a precursor to future permitting applications and a diamond drilling program to test the gaps between the 04-41 and 41-51 deposits is being planned for late spring-early summer of this year.

About Benton Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:BEX)

Benton Resources Inc. is a well funded Canadian based junior with multiple joint ventures and a diversified property portfolio in Gold-Silver, Nickel, Copper, and Platinum group elements.

Clinton Barr (P.Geo.), V.P. Exploration for Benton Resources Inc., is the qualified person responsible for this release.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Benton Resources Inc.,

Stephen Stares, President

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