Belmont Resources Inc. has named Pierre O'Dowd, P. Geo. of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec to the management team, and his appointment as Vice-President, Exploration. Mr. O'Dowd brings more than thirty-five years of mining experience both in exploration and production.

He has also been Vice-President and President of other junior mining companies. Mr. O'Dowd will be responsible for the continued development of the Company's Abitibi, Northwestern Quebec area properties, in particular the Berthiaume ("Be") Property. He will oversee continued ground geophysics and coordinate a diamond drilling program to test the high-priority anomalous zones and strong IP anomalies which identified new exploration targets.