VANCOUVER, BC -- Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd. (TSX Venture Exchange: GQ) is very pleased to announce the completion of an agreement on the 117 sq km Sepola concession, located west of and adjacent to the Company's Bourdala concessions, giving a total land package of 205 sq km in the area. Under the terms of the agreement, Great Quest has an option on a 95% interest in the Concession, subject to a 1% net smelter royalty for approximately $125,000 to be paid over a period of 7 years. This acquisition is important for several reasons. The Concession…

VANCOUVER, BC -- Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd. (TSX Venture Exchange: GQ) is very pleased to announce the completion of an agreement on the 117 sq km Sepola concession, located west of and adjacent to the Company's Bourdala concessions, giving a total land package of 205 sq km in the area. Under the terms of the agreement, Great Quest has an option on a 95% interest in the Concession, subject to a 1% net smelter royalty for approximately $125,000 to be paid over a period of 7 years. This acquisition is important for several reasons. The Concession…

VANCOUVER, BC -- Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd., is very pleased to report results of recent sampling along the Djambaye 1 dyke, which is located approximately 550 m east of the Djambaye 2 dyke where a 2,342 m long zone of gold mineralization has recently been discovered. The sampling from around old pits on the Djambaye 1 dyke was completed 1,200 to 2,175 m south of the most southerly sample along the Djambaye 2 zone. A total of 9 samples were taken from the material around old pits along the Djambaye 1 dyke. In the table below,…

VANCOUVER, BC -- Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd., is very pleased to report results of recent sampling along the Djambaye 1 dyke, which is located approximately 550 m east of the Djambaye 2 dyke where a 2,342 m long zone of gold mineralization has recently been discovered. The sampling from around old pits on the Djambaye 1 dyke was completed 1,200 to 2,175 m south of the most southerly sample along the Djambaye 2 zone. A total of 9 samples were taken from the material around old pits along the Djambaye 1 dyke. In the table below,…

VANCOUVER, BC -- Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd., is very pleased to announce an extension of 907 metres to the previously reported 1,435 metre length of the Djambaye 2 gold zone for a total of 2,342 metres. Evidence for the extension is shown in the table below. The number under "Metres" is the distance north from the most northerly sample from the original 1,435 metre length. Quartz vein is abbreviated as "QV". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Pit Number Metres Grams/Tonne Gold Rock Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Previously reported pit - 3.39 Quartz and Chlorite ---------------------------------------------------------------------- P-66 147 0.99 QV in Diorite ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Pit 192 6.87 QV in…

VANCOUVER, BC -- Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd., is very pleased to announce an extension of 907 metres to the previously reported 1,435 metre length of the Djambaye 2 gold zone for a total of 2,342 metres. Evidence for the extension is shown in the table below. The number under "Metres" is the distance north from the most northerly sample from the original 1,435 metre length. Quartz vein is abbreviated as "QV". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Pit Number Metres Grams/Tonne Gold Rock Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Previously reported pit - 3.39 Quartz and Chlorite ---------------------------------------------------------------------- P-66 147 0.99 QV in Diorite ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Pit 192 6.87 QV in…

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…

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…

Annual General Meeting The Company wishes to advise it held its Annual General Meeting on June 24, 2004 at which time Willis W. Osborne, Victor J.E. Jones and Mahamadou Keita were re-elected to the Company's board of directors. Willis W. Osborne was appointed as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and President of the Company and Jennifer Nestoruk was appointed as Secretary of the Company. Adoption of Stock Option Plan The Company also wishes to announce the Company's disinterested shareholders approved the adoption of a stock option plan that provides for the granting of options for the purchase of shares equal to 10%…

Annual General Meeting The Company wishes to advise it held its Annual General Meeting on June 24, 2004 at which time Willis W. Osborne, Victor J.E. Jones and Mahamadou Keita were re-elected to the Company's board of directors. Willis W. Osborne was appointed as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and President of the Company and Jennifer Nestoruk was appointed as Secretary of the Company. Adoption of Stock Option Plan The Company also wishes to announce the Company's disinterested shareholders approved the adoption of a stock option plan that provides for the granting of options for the purchase of shares equal to 10%…

VANCOUVER, BC -- Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX Venture Exchange: GQ), is pleased to announce a private placement of $150,000 for 300,000 units at $0.50 per unit. Each unit consists of one share and one half share purchase warrant. Each full warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of the Company at $0.65 for one year from closing. There is a 4 months hold period on the shares. The proceeds of the private placement will be used for exploration programs on the Djambaye 2 zone and the Alamoutala Ouest concession as well…

VANCOUVER, BC -- Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX Venture Exchange: GQ), is pleased to announce a private placement of $150,000 for 300,000 units at $0.50 per unit. Each unit consists of one share and one half share purchase warrant. Each full warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of the Company at $0.65 for one year from closing. There is a 4 months hold period on the shares. The proceeds of the private placement will be used for exploration programs on the Djambaye 2 zone and the Alamoutala Ouest concession as well…

VANCOUVER, BC - Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX Venture Exchange: GQ), is very pleased to announce the results of the recent geological mapping, pitting and sampling along the Djambaye 2 zone in the Kenieba concession, western Mali, West Africa. The initial phase of the program consisted of digging 24 pits along a 392 metre stretch of the north-south zone. Twenty-one of the pits were dug to a depth of 10 to 12 metres and sampled at the bottom. Pits 18, 23, and 24 were dug to a depth of 2 to 3 m. In the…

VANCOUVER, BC - Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX Venture Exchange: GQ), is very pleased to announce the results of the recent geological mapping, pitting and sampling along the Djambaye 2 zone in the Kenieba concession, western Mali, West Africa. The initial phase of the program consisted of digging 24 pits along a 392 metre stretch of the north-south zone. Twenty-one of the pits were dug to a depth of 10 to 12 metres and sampled at the bottom. Pits 18, 23, and 24 were dug to a depth of 2 to 3 m. In the…

VANCOUVER, BC -- Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX Venture Exchange: GQ), is very pleased to announce the results of geological mapping, soil sampling and pitting over a 400 x 1200 metre area along the Kabaya 1 zone, which is highly anomalous in gold and is located in the Kenieba concession, Mali, West Africa. Mapping has partly defined two 50 to 75+ metre wide diorite dikes separated by a 25 to 65 m wide zone of greenschist. The dikes strike 45°, although in the northeastern part of the area mapped, the northwestern dike appears to…

VANCOUVER, BC -- Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX Venture Exchange: GQ), is very pleased to announce the results of geological mapping, soil sampling and pitting over a 400 x 1200 metre area along the Kabaya 1 zone, which is highly anomalous in gold and is located in the Kenieba concession, Mali, West Africa. Mapping has partly defined two 50 to 75+ metre wide diorite dikes separated by a 25 to 65 m wide zone of greenschist. The dikes strike 45°, although in the northeastern part of the area mapped, the northwestern dike appears to…

VANCOUVER, BC -- Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd., is very pleased to announce that the Company has been listed on the Berlin Bremen Stock Exchange. Berliner Freiverkehr (Aktien) AG, which is one of the largest German brokerage firms, act as the market maker for the Company on this exchange which they classify as an unofficial regulated market. The symbol of Great Quest on the Berlin Bremen Stock Exchange is GQM, and the German Cusip Number is CA3909121038. The advantages of trading Great Quest stock in Berlin are numerous. It allows an avenue for the Company to disseminate…

VANCOUVER, BC -- Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd., is pleased to announce the start of a pre-drilling program on the Kenieba concession, which is south of and adjacent to Nevsun's land package, covering the Tabakoto and Segala deposits in western Mali, West Africa. . The program includes soil sampling and geological mapping of the 7 km long Djambaye zone where the local miners (orpailleurs) have been digging pits in the search for and recovery of gold for 300 years. A one (1) sq km area along this zone was previously mapped and soil sampled with the result…

VANCOUVER, BC -- Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd., is pleased to announce the start of a pre-drilling program on the Kenieba concession, which is south of and adjacent to Nevsun's land package, covering the Tabakoto and Segala deposits in western Mali, West Africa. . The program includes soil sampling and geological mapping of the 7 km long Djambaye zone where the local miners (orpailleurs) have been digging pits in the search for and recovery of gold for 300 years. A one (1) sq km area along this zone was previously mapped and soil sampled with the result…

VANCOUVER, BC -- Willis W. Osborne, President of Great Quest Metals Ltd., is reporting today on the final results from drill holes 18 through 22 of the 2003-04 diamond drill program on the Bourdala concessions in western Mali, West Africa. Hole DH 18-BR was drilled in the Bourdala Sud-Ouest zone to test for a northeasterly extension of the zone with intersections of 10 m of 3.92 g/t gold and 5 m of 8.63 g/t gold from DH 06-BR and 7.0 m of 5.00 g/t gold from DH 11-BR. Although DH 18-BR intersected a zone from 43.5 to 55.4 m similar…