Belmont Resources Appoints Veteran Geologist Bruce Laird, P.Geo., to Lead Exploration Programs on CBC & A-J Projects.
Belmont Resources Appoints Veteran Geologist Bruce Laird, P.Geo.,
to Lead Exploration Programs on CBC & A-J Projects.
April 24, 2025 -Vancouver, B.C., Canada; Belmont Resources Inc. (“Belmont” or the “Company”) (TSX.V:
B E A ; F S E : L 3 L2 ) i s p l e a s e d t o a n n o u n c e t h e h i r i n g o f B r u c e L a i rd, P. Geo., as consultant geologist and
Independent Qualified Person as defined in National Instrument 43-101
Mr. Laird will lead the exploration activities and advancement of the geological understanding of
Belmont’s Come By Chance and A-J projects in southern British Columbia.
Bruce Laird, P.Geo., is a seasoned geologist and project manage r with over two decades of experience in
mineral exploration across British Columbia, Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America, and the
Caribbean. Since 2004, he has worked as a self-employed consult ing geologist, managing mineral
exploration programs and providing project management services to a variety of exploration companies
in British Columbia.
Laird has extensive expertise in geological data collection, QA /QC and interpretation with hands-on
experience managing exploration programs for porphyry copper, gold, and molybdenum projects, as well
as low sulfidation epithermal gold, volcanic massive sulphide, and SEDEX systems. Notably, he contributed
to the discovery of the Main Ridge epithermal gold mine in Jamaica and the Chiquibul gold mine in Belize
and served as project geologist for several years on the Woodjam Cu/Au/Mo porphyry project in BC.
“We are very pleased to welcome Bruce Laird to the Belmont team as consultant geologist and
Independent Qualified Person,” commented George Sookochoff, President and CEO of Belmont Resources.
“Bruce’s extensive experience and proven track record in mineral exploration, both in British Columbia and
internationally, will be invaluable as we advance our Come By C hance and A-J projects. His hands-on
expertise in a range of deposit types and his leadership in suc cessful discovery programs will greatly
enhance our technical capabilities and support our commitment to delivering value to our shareholders.”
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April 24, 2025
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Contact: George Sookochoff, President & CEO
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Belmont has assembled a portfolio of highly prospective copper, gold, lithium, uranium and rare earths
projects located in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Washington and Nevada States.
Flagship projects:
1. Come By Chance (CBC) Copper-Gold Porphyry Target – British Columbia:
Drilling Planned Q2-2025 – view image at: https://bit.ly/CBC2025DrillPlan
• Compelling Porphyry target Identified: Exploration results are
vectoring toward a large, untested coincident magnetic, chargeability,
resistivity geophysical anomaly. This multi-coincidence anomaly is
considered one of the most promising targets for a vertically extensive
porphyry center.
• 2022 Phase I drilling identified the Propylitic outer perimeter of the
potential porphyry system.
• Q2-2025 Phase 2 drilling scheduled to test this high-priority potential
mineralized porphyry core.
2. Athelstan-Jackpot (A-J) Gold – British Columbia:
Drilling Planned Q3-2025 – view image at: https://bit.ly/AJ_2025_Drill_Plan
• A-J Gold Project, which includes two past producing gold
mines—Athelstan and Jackpot—that yielded 7,600 ounces of gold
and 9,000 ounces of silver (Minfile 082ESE047). Key highlights of
the project include:
• Extensive Surface Gold Mineralization: A 1,500-meter gold trend
with widespread surface gold mineralization has been identified.
• Potential Resource Estimate: Previous trenching and sampling suggest a potential resource of 2,000
to 5,000 ounces of gold in surfac e and near-surface mineralized areas (2002 Summary Report by R.E.
Miller, P.Geo).
• Exploration Focus : B e l m o n t i s i n v e s t i g a t i n g t h e p o t e n t i a l f o r e c o n o m i c g o l d g r a des in mineable
surface and near-surface ore zones along this trend.
• Upcoming Drilling Program: In Q3 2025, drilling will target south-west trending linear high-
resistivity zones identified as potential feeders originating from Jackpot fault. Jackpot fault may be
providing conduit for mineralized hydrothermal mineralized solutions to surface.
CBC 2025 Drill Plan
A-J 2025 Drill Plan
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Contact: George Sookochoff, President & CEO
Email: [email protected]
Suite 615 – 800 W. Pender Street,
Vancouver, B.C. V6C 2V6
Ph: 604-505-4061
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3. Crackingstone Uranium –Located in Saskatchewan's uranium-rich Athabasca Basin.
view image at: https://bit.ly/Crackingstone_Uranium_map
• Exceptional High-Grade Uranium Potential: The property has
demonstrated historic grab sample grades of up to 15.6% U₃O₈.
Previous mining on the site produced 11 tons at an average grad e of
2.3% U₃O₈.
(A Qualifying 43-101 Report On the Crackingstone River-Ruza Property
Beaverlodge District SE of Uranium City Saskatchewan for Belmon t
Resources Inc. By R.A. Bernatchez , P. Eng. Consulting Geologist , July
11, 2006)
• Extensive Mineralized Corridors : Three major conductive and
structural mineralized corridors, totaling 10 kilometers in length, have
been identified and are associated with high-grade uranium
occurrences.
• Comprehensive Drilling Program: Belmont has submitted a permit
application for a two-year drilling initiative, which includes 40 drill holes totaling 10,000 meters.
This program reflects the company’s confidence in the property’s potential to host significant
uranium resources.
Situated just six kilometers from Uranium City, the Crackingsto ne property benefits from excellent
infrastructure, including road access, power availability, and logistical support. Be lmont’s exploration
efforts also include evaluating rare earth element (REE) potent ial on the property, further enhancing its
strategic importance.
Optioned out projects:
4. Lone Star Copper-Gold – Washington State: 50% optioned to Australian Marquee Resources
ASX:MQR; MQR has spent $2.5M in drilling, completed new resourc e in Dec. 2022 and a PEA in
November 2023. (BEA NR Nov. 29, 2023)
5. Kibby Basin Lithium – Nevada State : 80% optioned to Australian Marquee Resources ASX: MQR;
project located 60 kilometers north of the lithium rich Clayton Valley Basin. MQR has spent $2.5M in
drilling in 2022 for potential deep seated lithium brine. 2022 Drilling confirmed high levels of lithium-
bearing sediments along with dissolved lithium in the groundwater. (BEA NR Dec 8, 2022).
Crackingtone Uranium Map
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Contact: George Sookochoff, President & CEO
Email: [email protected]
Suite 615 – 800 W. Pender Street,
Vancouver, B.C. V6C 2V6
Ph: 604-505-4061
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NI 43-101 Disclosure:
Mr. Laurence Sookochoff, P.Eng., independent consultant for Belmont Resources Inc., is a qualified
person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the technical
content in this news release.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
“George Sookochoff”
George Sookochoff, CEO/President
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