THUNDER BAY, ON, Aug. 6 - Benton Resources Corp (BTC: TSX.V, "Benton" or "the Company") is pleased to announce the following exploration update from the Company's ongoing exploration programs.

Golden Harp "Block A": Benton has completed a work program consisting of line cutting, ground geophysics (induced polarization (IP) and magnetic), mapping and a soil geochemical survey. Of particular interest was the results of the soil survey where several individual samples returned (greater than)0.5 gpt Au with the highest value returning 5.11 gpt Au. The soil geochemical anomaly up to 900 metres (m) long, is coincident with a moderate to strong IP chargeability response, and occurs along strike to the north west of the MC Zone where diamond drilling in 2008 byGolden Harp Resources Inc. intersected 3.6 gpt gold over 9.0m (including 14.29 gpt Au over 2.0m) from hole GH-019. Benton is planning a substantial drill program to systematically test the new coincident soil and IP anomaly and the MC Zone, as well as follow-up drilling at the Cook Zone where Benton's diamond drill program completed in June returned grades of 5.03 gpt Au over 8.5m in GH09-01, 11.9 gpt Au over 5.5m in GH09-02, and 21.41 gpt Au over 3.0m (including 40.2 gpt Au over 1.5m) in GH09-06 The Golden Harp Block A property is located approximately 100 km south of Timmins and 87 km southwest of Kirkland Lake, Ontario. Benton is currently in the midst of earning up to a 70% interest in the property (Benton P.RMarch 12, 2009).

Saganaga Gold Project: Grid establishment has been finished and ground geophysical surveys (IP and magnetics) are almost complete. A compilation of available data has produced several drill targets that will be followed up on as soon as possible. Drilling will target the Powell gold zone where historical drilling intersected 36.6 gpt Au over 5.3m, the newly discover Megan zone where selected surface grab samples returned grades as high as 75.0 gpt gold, and theStarr Zone where Teck ("Teck") Resources Limited's final hole of an 11-hole program intersected 5.36 gpt Au over 20.0m. Teck held the Saganaga gold property under option from Benton during 2006. The drill program is anticipated to begin in a few weeks.

Goodchild Project, All data and results have now been received and compiled from the recent drill program. The program targeted several electromagnetic VTEM responses along the eastern margins of the Goodchild Ultramafic Intrusion. Several of the drill holes cut various narrow intervals of massive sulphide but only anomalous amounts of base and precious metals were returned. Two of the drill holes contained minor amounts of native copper in the ultramafic indicating a sulphur under-saturated situation and combined with extremely low nickel values locally of less than 100 ppm in the ultramafic may suggest that the nickel has been previously removed from the ultramafic melt and formed a nickel-rich sulphide deposit at depth. The company is currently compiling and reviewing all the data collected to date to evaluate the property moving forward.

South Sibley Project: Benton recently announced an option and joint venture agreement with Kennecott Canada Exploration Inc. who is currently mobilizing a diamond drill to test several magnetic features in search for nickel, copper, platinum, and palladium mineralization. Results will be released after completion of the drill program and assays received.

Onion Lake Project: Benton recently announced an option and joint venture agreement with a private Australian-based company, Aspire Minerals Pty Ltd., and a full agreement is now under review. An exploration program will be designed and initiated after the full agreement is executed and granted regulatory approval.

Kingurutik Lake Project: Benton is currently awaiting an update from its partner Teck, however given the short window of opportunity for the summer exploration season in north central Labrador the Company believes no work will commence until next spring.

Benton is a Canadian based junior with multiple joint ventures and a diversified property portfolio in Gold, Nickel, Copper, and Platinum group elements which can be view on the company's web site post below. The company currently has approximately$13.0 million in cash, owns a 34.3% interest in Coro Mining Corp (TSX.COP), holds an approximate 5% interest in Marathon PGM Corp (TSX.MAR) and retains a 2% Net Smelter Royalty on the northern portion of the Marathon PGM deposit.

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

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

    "Stephen Stares"
    Stephen Stares, President

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For further information: Stephen Stares @: 611 Montreal Street, Thunder Bay, ON, P7E 3P2, Phone (807) 475-7474, Fax (807) 475-7200, www.bentonresources.com; Investor relations: In Canada: First Canadian Capital, Daniel Boase, Phone (416) 742-5600, Fax (416) 742-6410 Or Clair Calvert, (204) 799-2086