Mr. George Sookochoff reports

BELMONT RESOURCES ANNOUNCES STOCK OPTION GRANT

Belmont Resources Ltd. has granted 2.9 million stock options to certain directors, officers and consultants of the company in accordance with the company's current stock option plan. Each option is exercisable into one common share of the company at a price of five cents per share for a period of five years from the date of grant. The options to be granted will be subject to a hold period expiring four months and one day from issuance.

About Belmont Resources Inc.

Belmont Resources has assembled a portfolio of highly prospective copper, gold, lithium, uranium and rare-earths projects located in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Washington and Nevada states.

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