Benton Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE:BTC) ("Benton" or "the Company") is pleased
to announce that the Company has entered into a letter of intent ("LOI") to
acquire a 100% interest in the Elizabeth Anne Gold Project located approximately
19km west of the Mountain Pass rare earth mine in California. Management
believes this project lies within the southern extension of the Walker Lane Gold
Belt, which hosts several multi-million ounce gold deposits throughout Nevada
and California. Sampling by the vendor returned values up to 73 grams per tonne
("gpt") gold, while recent sampling completed by Benton returned surface grab
samples grading up to 3.6gpt gold along with highly anomalous values of silver,
bismuth, mercury and arsenic--standard trace elements used by most major gold
companies to locate large epithermal gold systems within the Walker Lane Gold
Belt. Since 2009, only two shallow holes have been drilled on this project, one
of these holes returning several anomalous values up to 0.45gpt gold over 8.4
metres within intense illite alteration that continued to the bottom of that
drill hole. The project has all necessary permits in place for prospecting,
mapping and a first phase drill program. Benton can earn a 100% interest by
paying $1.2 million in cash over 13 years, which includes an upfront payment of
$40,000 on signing for the first year, and subject to a 3% net smelter royalty
("NSR") (which Benton will have the right to buy back half of for $1.5 million,
and hold a right of first refusal to match any offer on the remaining 1.5% NSR).


President and CEO Stephen Stares states "We look forward to exploring and
advancing this promising Elizabeth Anne Gold Project. We see tremendous
potential and opportunities to discover and delineate economic deposits in the
U.S. and this project represents the first of many that we will be evaluating in
the U.S."


About Benton

Benton is a Canadian based junior with multiple joint ventures and a diversified
property portfolio in Gold, Nickel, Copper, and Platinum group elements. The
Company currently has approximately $8 million in cash, owns approximately 57.86
million shares in Coro Mining Corp. (TSX:COP), holds approximately 348,000
shares of Stillwater Mining Company (NYSE:SWC), holds 782,500 shares in Marathon
Gold Corp. (TSX:MOZ), holds 1.6 million shares in Puget Ventures (TSX
VENTURE:PVS), holds 8.47 million shares of Mineral Mountain Resources Ltd. (TSX
VENTURE:MMV), and holds 815,000 shares of Bell Copper Corporation (TSX
VENTURE:BCU), holds 1.67 million shares of Trillium North Minerals (TSX
VENTURE:TNM), holds 1.55 million shares of Golden Dory Resources (TSX
VENTURE:GDR) and holds 3 million shares of Parkside Resources (currently
private). Benton is currently in the process of spinning out the majority of its
assets by a plan of arrangement into a new listed company in order to separate
its 41.6% investment in Coro Mining from its cash, equities and exploration
assets. Benton shareholders will receive one share in this new company for each
share of Benton held pursuant to regulatory approval.


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


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

Stephen Stares, President

The information contained herein contains "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of applicable securities legislation. Forward-looking statements
relate to information that is based on assumptions of management, forecasts of
future results, and estimates of amounts not yet determinable. Any statements
that express predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives,
assumptions or future events or performance are not statements of historical
fact and may be "forward-looking statements."


Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties
which could cause actual events or results to differ from those reflected in the
forward-looking statements, including, without limitation: risks related to
failure to obtain adequate financing on a timely basis and on acceptable terms;
risks related to the outcome of legal proceedings; political and regulatory
risks associated with mining and exploration; risks related to the maintenance
of stock exchange listings; risks related to environmental regulation and
liability; the potential for delays in exploration or development activities or
the completion of feasibility studies; the uncertainty of profitability; risks
and uncertainties relating to the interpretation of drill results, the geology,
grade and continuity of mineral deposits; risks related to the inherent
uncertainty of production and cost estimates and the potential for unexpected
costs and expenses; results of prefeasibility and feasibility studies, and the
possibility that future exploration, development or mining results will not be
consistent with the Company's expectations; risks related to gold price and
other commodity price fluctuations; and other risks and uncertainties related to
the Company's prospects, properties and business detailed elsewhere in the
Company's disclosure record. Should one or more of these risks and uncertainties
materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results
may vary materially from those described in forward-looking statements.
Investors are cautioned against attributing undue certainty to forward-looking
statements. These forward looking statements are made as of the date hereof and
the Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise them to reflect
new events or circumstances. Actual events or results could differ materially
from the Company's expectations or projections.