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(“Benton”) are pleased to announce awarding a drill contract to commence diamond drilling of the

recently discovered copper sulphide zone on the Long Range Joint Venture property in central

Newfoundland. The contract has been awarded to Logan Drilling of Stewiacke, Nova Scotia and is

expected to commence the week of October 12, 2009. The program is expected to include two drill holes

designed to test a 400 to 600 metre long conductive geophysical anomaly defined by VTEM airborne

geophysical surveys completed by Geotech Ltd. in 2008.

On September 14, 2009, Royal Roads and Benton announced prospecting adjacent to this conductive

anomaly had discovered a copper mineralized zone consisting of disseminated to locally banded massive

sulphides. Based on limited exposure, this zone is estimated to be between 20 and 30 metres thick. The

zone is peripheral to the conductive anomaly’s axis which lies beneath a lake. Although bedrock exposure

along the lake shore is limited, 14 variably oxidized bedrock grab samples were taken, with six of the

samples returning assays of greater than 0.20% copper, with a high value of 1.77% copper.

Also on September 14, 2009, Royal Roads and Benton announced other conductive anomalies examined

by prospecting elsewhere on the property had returned encouraging results favourable for discovery of

nickel-copper magmatic sulphides as well as polymetallic volcanogenic massive sulphides. Among these

are anomalies, where grab samples collected from float believed to be locally derived, returned assays up

to 0.75% nickel and 0.64% copper. A trenching program is currently in progress to test several of these

areas and is expected to be completed within the coming weeks.

The Long Range project is a 50/50 joint venture between Royal Roads and Benton with Royal Roads as

the operator. The property is subject to net smelter royalties of up to 2%, of which 1% can be purchased

for $1 million. Portions of the property are also subject to underlying option agreements requiring cash

payments and share issuances for the joint venture to earn a 100% interest. The project was acquired to

explore for magmatic nickel-copper sulphide deposits within a previously unexplored area recently

recognized to be prospective for magmatic sulphide deposits. The project is well situated with ready

access to nearby roads, power and port facilities.

Qualified Person

Paul Moore, M.Sc., P.Geo., (NL), Royal Road’s Vice President of Exploration, is acting as Qualified

Person in compliance with National Instrument 43-101 with respect to this release and has reviewed the

contents for accuracy. Analyses referred to herein are from rock samples collected by prospectors

contracted by Royal Roads. All assays were completed by Eastern Analytical Limited of Springdale,

Newfoundland by the ICP (Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy) method (ICP-

11) and Ore Grade Assay for Ni and Cu by the atomic absorption (AA) method.

Trading Symbol: RRO - TSX-V News Release No. 13-09

Shares Outstanding: 112,127,490 September 29, 2009

About Royal Roads

Royal Roads is a resource company based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and is primarily focused on

exploring and developing mineral properties in the famous historic Buchans mining camp in central

Newfoundland, Canada. Acadian Mining Corporation (ADA-TSX) owns 29.18% of Royal Roads. For

additional information on Royal Roads’ properties and activities, please visit

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About Benton Resources

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 $15.0 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.

Forward Looking Statements

Certain information contained herein may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of

applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements may include estimates, plans, expectations,

opinions, forecasts, projections, guidance or other statements that are not statements of fact. Although

Royal Roads and Benton (the “Companies”) believe that the expectations reflected in such forwardlooking

statements are reasonable, they can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have

been correct. The Companies caution that actual performance will be affected by a number of factors,

many of which are beyond their control, and that future events and results may vary substantially from

what the Companies currently foresee. The Companies’ forward-looking statements are expressly

qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

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