• Benton Resources began regional hydrogen-helium soil-gas sampling at the Smoking Gun and Parson’s Pond projects in Newfoundland with partner Metals Creek.
• Program targets 650-750 samples over 2-3 weeks; lab work will test for hydrogen, helium, neon, CO2, methane, and other light hydrocarbons.
• Smoking Gun work follows historical helium anomalies up to 8,900 ppb in water from a legacy drill hole within the Deer Lake Basin land package.
• Parson’s Pond program covers a large basin where historical logs reported gas shows, including methane readings reaching 72% across holes 14.2 km apart.

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