Great Quest Announces the Start of Exploration on the Alamoutala Ouest Concession

VANCOUVER, BC -- Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX Venture Exchange: GQ), is pleased to announce the start of an exploration program on the 10 sq. km. Alamoutala Ouest concession in western Mali, West Africa. The concession is located between the Sadiola and Yatela gold mines and 10 to 9 km from each. The Alamoutala deposit of approximately 600,000 ounces of gold is within a kilometer.

The program is designed to consist mainly of geological mapping as well as soil sampling and should be completed in a couple of weeks.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

"Willis W. Osborne"
Willis W. Osborne
President