Benton Resources Provides an Update on the Bedivere Gold Project

Thunder Bay, September 28, 2017 - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or "the Company") is pleased to provide an exploration update on the Bedivere Gold Project located in northwestern Ontario. Highlights from the previously released (see Benton PR dated August 31, 2017) initial 14 hole diamond drill program included 1.5 gpt ("grams per tonne") Au ("gold") over 14.0m ("metres") that included a higher grade interval of 6.43gpt over 2.0m in hole BED-17-001, 37.3gpt Au over 1.0m in BED-17-003 where visible native gold was noted in the core and 3.09gpt Au over 4.0m that included 11.2gpt Au over 1.0m and a second parallel zone of 4.04gpt over 1.0m in BED-17-13. To follow up on these encouraging results the Company has now completed approximately 17km of grid and a geophysical crew has been mobilized to complete an IP ("Induced Polarization") geophysical survey to better define the mineralized structure and any potential parallel or buried targets. Once the data is received and compiled a second phase of diamond drilling will start immediately. The follow-up diamond drill program will also test an 800m long airborne conductive response identified in from an airborne EM survey flown earlier this year. The conductor is located towards the southern extent of the mineralized structure. The Company will update shareholders when the drill program gets underway.

Benton also controls the Cape Ray Project located on the southwest coast of Newfoundland. The project hosts six gold deposits, four of which contain 43-101 compliant resources. The previously announced results of the Cape Ray PEA on these 4 deposits include a pre-tax net present value ("NPV") at a 7% discount rate of $48.5 million with a pre-tax internal rate of return ("IRR") of 31% and a post-tax NPV at a 7% discount rate of $32.4 million with a post-tax IRR of 25%. The reader should be cautioned that the PEA is preliminary in nature. It contains inferred mineral resources that are considered too speculative to have the economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as mineral reserves. The Company is working on various ways to advance the project in the best interest of the shareholders and will inform shareholders of the upcoming plans when a concrete decision has been made.

About Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX)

Benton Resources Inc. is a well-funded Canadian-based junior with 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 has prepared, supervised the preparation or approved the scientific and technical disclosure in the news release.

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

"Stephen Stares"

Stephen Stares, President

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Thunder Bay, ON P7B 4A8
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