Geological Consultants

Laurence Sookochoff, P.Eng. and independent qualified person as defined in National Instrument 43-101

Laurence Sookochoff has had over 50 years of experience in the mining and mineral exploration industry since his graduation with a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from the University of British Columbia.

He has authored well over 1,400 reports and was a founding director of many companies including Corona Resources Ltd. which was instrumental in the discovery of the Hemlo gold deposit in 1982. The Hemlo discovery was the most significant gold discovery in North America and was in production as the David Bell Mine from 1982 to 2013 having produced 4,233,429 ounces of gold.

Laurence Sookochoff brings a wealth of experience to Belmont Resources Ltd. in Belmont’s acquisition of mineral properties in the historic Phoenix Mining Camp located between Grand Forks and Greenwood in the southern interior of British Columbia. As a young geologist he worked at the Phoenix Mine when Granby operated the Phoenix Mine from 1959 to 1976. He was the supervisor of the diamond drilling and drift development at the adjacent Golden Crown Mine.