VANCOUVER, BC - Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd. (TSX Venture Exchange: GQ), is pleased to announce that the diamond drill has finally arrived in Kenieba, western Mali, West Africa, and the first hole on the Djambaye 2 gold zone will start on Wednesday, April 27, 2005. Because of the fact that there have been so many delays with the arrival of the drill, the drillers have promised a second drill in 20 days. Marvin Mitchell is the Qualified Person, pursuant to NI 43- 101, on the project. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS "Willis W. Osborne" Willis W.…

VANCOUVER, BC - Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd. (TSX Venture Exchange: GQ), is pleased to announce the results from the mapping and sampling program on the 105 sq km Manankoto concession, located 10 km southwest of Kenieba in western Mali, West Africa. The main feature of mapping is a 100 to 300 m wide diorite dyke that was traced for 5½ km across the region. Anomalous gold from 23 to 1,884 ppb was picked up in soils in and along the dyke on 10 of 13 lines. The soil samples are taken at 200 m intervals…

VANCOUVER, BC - Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd. (TSX Venture Exchange: GQ), is pleased to announce the results from the mapping and sampling program on the 105 sq km Manankoto concession, located 10 km southwest of Kenieba in western Mali, West Africa. The main feature of mapping is a 100 to 300 m wide diorite dyke that was traced for 5½ km across the region. Anomalous gold from 23 to 1,884 ppb was picked up in soils in and along the dyke on 10 of 13 lines. The soil samples are taken at 200 m intervals…

VANCOUVER, BC - Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd. (TSX Venture Exchange: GQ), is very pleased to announce that the drill pads have been prepared and drilling is scheduled to start next week on the Djambaye 2 gold zone within the Kenieba concession in western Mali, West Africa. Drilling was previously scheduled to start in mid-March but was delayed by conditions not under control of the Company. The Djambaye 2 gold zone was discovered in May, 2004 through the sampling of the bottom of 24, 10- to-12 metre-deep pits along a length of 392 metres. The average assay…

VANCOUVER, BC - Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd. (TSX Venture Exchange: GQ), is very pleased to announce that the drill pads have been prepared and drilling is scheduled to start next week on the Djambaye 2 gold zone within the Kenieba concession in western Mali, West Africa. Drilling was previously scheduled to start in mid-March but was delayed by conditions not under control of the Company. The Djambaye 2 gold zone was discovered in May, 2004 through the sampling of the bottom of 24, 10- to-12 metre-deep pits along a length of 392 metres. The average assay…

VANCOUVER, BC - Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd. (TSX Venture Exchange: GQ), is pleased to announce that the Company has now closed the sale of 769,500 units, of the 1,400,000 unit private placement originally announced in November, 2004, to raise proceeds of $400,140. The Company closed the private placement before completion to start the drill program on the Djambaye 2 gold zone. The drill sites are being prepared this week, and drilling should commence by next week. The shares, warrants and any shares issued on exercise of warrants are subject to a hold period and may…

VANCOUVER, BC - Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd. (TSX Venture Exchange: GQ), is pleased to announce that the Company has now closed the sale of 769,500 units, of the 1,400,000 unit private placement originally announced in November, 2004, to raise proceeds of $400,140. The Company closed the private placement before completion to start the drill program on the Djambaye 2 gold zone. The drill sites are being prepared this week, and drilling should commence by next week. The shares, warrants and any shares issued on exercise of warrants are subject to a hold period and may…

VANCOUVER, BC - Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd. (TSX Venture Exchange: GQ), is pleased to update information on certain aspects of the Taseko copper-gold-molybdenum property in view of the rise in the price of these metals. The property is located 225 km north of Vancouver in British Columbia. The Empress zone has a mineral reserve of 11 million tons of 0.61 % Cu and 0.023 opt gold. This mineral reserve estimate was done in 1991 by James Askew Associates, Inc. out of Denver, Colorado for Asarco Incorporated. The geology of the Empress zone consists of a package…

VANCOUVER, BC - Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd. (TSX Venture Exchange: GQ), is pleased to update information on certain aspects of the Taseko copper-gold-molybdenum property in view of the rise in the price of these metals. The property is located 225 km north of Vancouver in British Columbia. The Empress zone has a mineral reserve of 11 million tons of 0.61 % Cu and 0.023 opt gold. This mineral reserve estimate was done in 1991 by James Askew Associates, Inc. out of Denver, Colorado for Asarco Incorporated. The geology of the Empress zone consists of a package…

VANCOUVER, BC - Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd. (TSX Venture Exchange: GQ), is pleased to announce that the start of drilling on the Djambaye 2 gold zone, located on the Kenieba concession in western Mali, West Africa, is scheduled for mid-March 2005. The Djambaye 2 gold zone was discovered in May, 2004 through the sampling of the bottom of 24, 10-to-12-meter-deep pits along a length of 392 meters. The average assay of 29 samples from the 24 pits was 31.44 g/t gold. So far gold mineralization has been traced for 2,342 m along this zone. The Djambaye…

VANCOUVER, BC - Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd. (TSX Venture Exchange: GQ), is pleased to announce that the start of drilling on the Djambaye 2 gold zone, located on the Kenieba concession in western Mali, West Africa, is scheduled for mid-March 2005. The Djambaye 2 gold zone was discovered in May, 2004 through the sampling of the bottom of 24, 10-to-12-meter-deep pits along a length of 392 meters. The average assay of 29 samples from the 24 pits was 31.44 g/t gold. So far gold mineralization has been traced for 2,342 m along this zone. The Djambaye…

VANCOUVER, BC - Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd. (TSX Venture Exchange: GQ), is pleased to announce the start of the preliminary program of exploration on the 105 sq km Manankoto concession in western Mali, West Africa. The only work done in the area consisted of a program of soil sampling and geological mapping carried out through a consortium of agencies of the Malian and French Governments in the early 1980's. Mamadou Keita (M.Sc. Geol.), a Director of the Company, was the manager on the project at the time. The regional work was completed along northwest --…

VANCOUVER, BC - Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd. (TSX Venture Exchange: GQ), is pleased to announce the start of the preliminary program of exploration on the 105 sq km Manankoto concession in western Mali, West Africa. The only work done in the area consisted of a program of soil sampling and geological mapping carried out through a consortium of agencies of the Malian and French Governments in the early 1980's. Mamadou Keita (M.Sc. Geol.), a Director of the Company, was the manager on the project at the time. The regional work was completed along northwest --…

VANCOUVER, BC -- Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd. (TSX Venture Exchange: GQ), is very pleased to announce the acquisition of an option on the 105 sq km Manankoto concession in western Mali, West Africa. This concession straddles a corridor of gold mineralization and small granitic plutons that extends over a length of 55 km southwest from the Yatia granite, which is just north of the Segala and Tabakoto gold deposits of Nevsun Resources, through the Great Quest Kenieba gold concession, with the recently discovered 2,342 m long Djambaya 2 gold zone, to the border with Guinea.…

VANCOUVER, BC -- Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd. (TSX Venture Exchange: GQ), is very pleased to announce the acquisition of an option on the 105 sq km Manankoto concession in western Mali, West Africa. This concession straddles a corridor of gold mineralization and small granitic plutons that extends over a length of 55 km southwest from the Yatia granite, which is just north of the Segala and Tabakoto gold deposits of Nevsun Resources, through the Great Quest Kenieba gold concession, with the recently discovered 2,342 m long Djambaya 2 gold zone, to the border with Guinea.…

VANCOUVER, BC -- Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd., is pleased to announce the grant of 275,000 stock options to directors, officers, consultants and employees of the Company. Each stock option entitles the holder to purchase one common share of the Company's capital stock at $0.65 for a term of five years. This stock option grant is subject to the Company's stock option plan and regulatory approval. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS "Willis W. Osborne" Willis W. Osborne President

VANCOUVER, BC -- Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd., is very pleased to announce a private placement of 1,400,000 units at $0.52 per unit for total proceeds of $728,000. Each unit consists of one common share and one half of a share purchase warrant. Each full share purchase warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one additional common share at a price of $0.65 for a period of two years. A commission will be paid on a portion of the private placement. The private placement funds will be used for a 1,400 metre diamond drill program on the…

VANCOUVER, BC -- Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd., is very pleased to announce a private placement of 1,400,000 units at $0.52 per unit for total proceeds of $728,000. Each unit consists of one common share and one half of a share purchase warrant. Each full share purchase warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one additional common share at a price of $0.65 for a period of two years. A commission will be paid on a portion of the private placement. The private placement funds will be used for a 1,400 metre diamond drill program on the…

VANCOUVER, BC -- Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd. (TSX Venture Exchange: GQ), is very pleased to welcome Robert Veitch as Director of Great Quest Metals Ltd. Mr. Veitch has enjoyed a successful career spanning over thirty years in the North American Automobile Industry. In 1989, Mr. Veitch formed his own consulting firm, L&N Investments Ltd., and since then has enjoyed a consulting relationship with numerous Automobile Manufacturers such as Ford Motor Company, Toyota Canada and Chrysler Canada. His consulting service was built upon a platform of reviewing sales processes and the development of special projects. In…

VANCOUVER, BC -- Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd. (TSX Venture Exchange: GQ), is very pleased to welcome Robert Veitch as Director of Great Quest Metals Ltd. Mr. Veitch has enjoyed a successful career spanning over thirty years in the North American Automobile Industry. In 1989, Mr. Veitch formed his own consulting firm, L&N Investments Ltd., and since then has enjoyed a consulting relationship with numerous Automobile Manufacturers such as Ford Motor Company, Toyota Canada and Chrysler Canada. His consulting service was built upon a platform of reviewing sales processes and the development of special projects. In…