Benton Capital Completes Distribution of Coro Mining Shares Pursuant to Its Plan of Arrangement

THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Aug 1, 2014) - Benton Capital Corp. (TSX VENTURE:BTC) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has completed its distribution of 61 million common shares of Coro Mining Corp. (TSX:COP) ("Coro") on July 24, 2014 pursuant to its previously announced plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement"). Pursuant to the Arrangement, shareholders of Benton received 0.7998 shares of Coro for every one (1) share of Benton held as of the record date of July 11, 2014.

The initial cost basis for the Coro shares received as part of the Arrangement is $0.07 per Coro share (denominated in Canadian currency), the fair market value on July 24, 2014 determined by averaging the high and low TSX trading prices of Coro on that day.

According to the disclosure provided by the Company in its Management Information Circular dated June 6, 2014 and filed on SEDAR, the Company is not expected to be deemed to have paid, and no Resident Holder is expected to be deemed to have received, a dividend as a result of the distribution of Coro Shares pursuant to the Arrangement (refer to pages A20 through A29 of the Management Information Circular for income tax considerations). Benton shareholders are advised to consult their tax advisors to determine the particular tax consequences to them of participating in the Arrangement and the acquisition, ownership and disposition of the Coro shares acquired pursuant to the Arrangement.

About Benton Capital Corp.:

The Company currently has approximately $1.5 million in cash. In addition to the cash, the Company holds 1,566,623 warrants of Coro Mining Corp. exercisable at $0.15 until December 20, 2016. In addition, Benton holds the Goodchild Copper-Nickel-PGM project located 5km NE of Stillwater Mining's Marathon Copper-PGM deposit, has no debt and has a very low burn rate.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Benton Capital Corp.,

Stephen Stares, President and CEO

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