VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (April 29, 2013) - Great Quest Metals Ltd (the "Company") (TSX-V: GQ) is pleased to provide the following update for shareholders and interested stakeholders. The Company has been reviewing its projects and objectives in recent months in light of evolving market conditions and changes in management. Great Quest Gold Concession The Company completed an initial drill program in March 2011 on its wholly-owned Sanoukou gold property, located in southwestern Mali. The exploration program tested some of the mineralized dykes and subsequently received encouraging results. Since that initial work the Company has noted a dramatic increase in orpailleur activity (artisanal…

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (March 18, 2013) - the Board of Directors of Great Quest Metals Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX-V: GQ) has adopted an Advance Notice Policy (the "Policy"). The purpose of the Policy is to provide shareholders, directors and management of the Company with a clear framework for nominating directors of the Company at a shareholders' meeting. The Company is committed to: (i) facilitating an orderly and efficient annual general or, where the need arises, special meeting, process; (ii) ensuring that all shareholders receive adequate notice of the director nominations and sufficient information regarding all director nominees; and (iii) allowing…

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (February 27, 2013) - Great Quest Metals Ltd (the "Company") (TSX-V: GQ) is pleased to report that it has received the official decree from the government of Mali, granting its Malian subsidiary a Research Permit ("Permis de Recherche") for the Tarkint Est concession. This concession is adjacent to the north of the Tilemsi and Aderfoul concessions and covers an area of 589 km2. The decree ("Arrêté") #20130551/MM-SG granted by the Malian Ministry of Mines is effective February 20, 2013. Interim President and CEO, Jed Richardson commented: "We are pleased with the continued function of the Malian government during this…

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (February 11, 2013) -- Great Quest Metals Ltd (the "Company") (TSX-V: GQ) announces the appointment of Jed Richardson as interim President & CEO of the Company effective immediately. Mr. Richardson has served as a director of the Company since April 2010. Former President & CEO, Joel Jeangrand, is no longer an officer of the Company The Company announced the filing of a PEA on its Tilemsi Phosphate Project located in Mali in its recent News Release of February 6, 2013. The PEA can be viewed on its website or on SEDAR and the Company will be continuing development…

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (February 7, 2013) -- Great Quest Metals Ltd (the "Company") (TSX-V: GQ) is pleased to report it has filed on SEDAR the previously announced Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") for its Tilemsi phosphate project. The study has been prepared in accordance with the National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101"). For further details, readers are advised to refer to the full PEA report available on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and the Company's press release dated December 18, 2012. PEA Objectives The PEA is a scoping-level study on the development of the Tilemsi phosphate resource into a West African…

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (January 22, 2013) -- Great Quest Metals Ltd (the "Company") (TSX-V: GQ) is pleased to report that it has received the official decree from the government of Mali, granting its Malian subsidiary a Research Permit ("Permis de Recherche") for the Aderfoul concession. This concession is contiguous to the east of the Tilemsi concession and covers an area of 200 km2. Along with the Tarkint Est (589 km2) and Tilemsi (417 km2) concessions, it constitutes Great Quest's flagship project: the Tilemsi Phosphate Project. The Decree #2013 0197/MM-SG granted by the Malian Ministry of Mines is effective January 17, 2013…

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (January 16, 2013) -- Great Quest Metals Ltd. ("Great Quest" or the "Company") (TSX-V: GQ, FRANKFURT: GQM) has been requested by IRROC, in light of recent market activity, to announce that there is no material change in the affairs of the Company. There are no undisclosed material changes in the affairs of the Company that might have caused an increase in our stock price. Joel Jeangrand, CEO of Great Quest, commented, "The current developments in Mali signal a turn in the geopolitical crisis that has affected the country for the past 10 months." Amongst recent news pertaining to Mali,…

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (December 18, 2012) -- Great Quest Metals Ltd ("Great Quest" or the "Company") (TSX-V: GQ, FRANKFURT: GQM) announces the results of an initial NI 43-101 compliant Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA" or the "Report"), the first step in the development of its Tilemsi Phosphate Project, located in Mali, West Africa. The Report was prepared by Gaya Resources Development Ltd and will be available on SEDAR within 45 days. Tilemsi Project Background The PEA is a scoping-level study on the development of the Tilemsi phosphate resource and is based on an initial Inferred Mineral Resource of 50 million tonnes ("Mt"), grading…

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (October 23, 2012) - Joel Jeangrand, President and CEO of Great Quest Metals Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX-V: GQ, FRANKFURT: GQM) is pleased to announce that an updated resource estimate on the Tilemsi Phosphate Project has resulted in an increase of 17.4 million tonnes of inferred phosphate resource at an average grade of 25.9% P2O5. At a 10% cut-off grade, the updated resource estimate represents a 53% increase of the Tilemsi phosphate resource reported by Great Quest in the NI 43-101 Technical Report filed in August 2012. Together with the previously estimated resources on the Alfachatfa and Tin…

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval, Great Quest Metals Ltd. (TSX-V: GQ, FRANKFURT: GQM) has granted stock options to directors to purchase an aggregate of up to 200,000 common shares at a price of $0.87 per share for a five year period, in accordance with its Stock Option Plan. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF GREAT QUEST METALS LTD. "Joel Jeangrand" President, CEO & Director For more information, please contact: Candice Font: Tel +1 604-689-2882 Toll Free: 1 877-325-3838 About Great Quest: Great Quest Metals Ltd. is a Canadian mineral exploration company with assets in Mali, West Africa. The Company is focused on…

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (September 17, 2012) - Great Quest Metals Ltd. ("Great Quest" or the "Company") (TSX-V: GQ, FRANKFURT: GQM) is pleased to announce it has completed the brokered and non-brokered private placements announced on September 11, 2012, placing an aggregate of 1,356,295 units (the "Units") of the Company at a price of $0.85 per Unit for total gross proceeds of $1,152,850 (the "Offering"). Insiders' participation amounted to around 10% of the private placement. Each Unit consists of one common share and one half of a transferable common share purchase warrant (a "Warrant"). Each whole Warrant entitles the holder to…

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (September 11th, 2012) -- Great Quest Metals Ltd. ("Great Quest" or the "Company") (TSX-V: GQ, FRANKFURT: GQM) is pleased to announce that it has agreed, subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange, to complete a brokered and a non-brokered private placement totalling 1,356,295 units at $0.85 per unit (the "Private Placement") for gross proceeds of CAD $1,152,850. The brokered private placement was led by sole agent Pope & Company (the "Agent"). Each unit consists of one common share and one half of a transferable common share purchase warrant (a "Warrant"). Each whole Warrant entitles the…

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (August 23, 2012) - Joel Jeangrand, President and CEO of Great Quest Metals Ltd. ("Great Quest" or the "Company") (TSX-V: GQ, FRANKFURT: GQM) is pleased to announce that, further to its news release of November 8, 2011, the Company has filed a National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") compliant mineral resource estimate with respect to its Tilemsi Phosphate Project, located in eastern Mali, West Africa. This document entitled "Tilemsi Phosphate Project, Mali - Resource Estimate" (the "Report"), dated August 16, 2012 was prepared for Great Quest by Jed Diner (M.Sc., P.Geol.), an Independent Qualified Person as defined by NI…

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (August 23, 2012) - Joel Jeangrand, President and CEO of Great Quest Metals Ltd. ("Great Quest" or the "Company") (TSX-V: GQ, FRANKFURT: GQM) is pleased to announce that, further to its news release of November 8, 2011, the Company has filed a National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") compliant mineral resource estimate with respect to its Tilemsi Phosphate Project, located in eastern Mali, West Africa. This document entitled "Tilemsi Phosphate Project, Mali - Resource Estimate" (the "Report"), dated August 16, 2012 was prepared for Great Quest by Jed Diner (M.Sc., P.Geol.), an Independent Qualified Person as defined by NI…

VANCOUVER, BC -- Joel Jeangrand, President & CEO of Great Quest Metals Ltd. ("Great Quest" or the "Company") (TSX-V:GQ) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Jayram (Jay) Hosanee as Chief Financial Officer effective July 16, 2012. Mr. Hosanee is a General Certified Accountant who brings over 20 years of senior management experience in corporate finance, auditing and internal control. Prior to joining Great Quest, he held the position of CFO at Mineral Hill Industries Inc. and Golden Dawn Minerals Inc. His international experience includes multi-currency group consolidation, overseeing financial reporting and regulatory compliance of several publicly listed companies. He…

VANCOUVER, BC - Joel Jeangrand, President & CEO of Great Quest Metals Ltd. ("Great Quest" or the "Company") (TSX-V:GQ) is pleased to announce that a memorandum of understanding ("MOU") was signed retaining the International Fertilizer Development Center ("IFDC") to conduct specific market and technical studies for its Tilemsi Phosphate Project. IFDC has extensive knowledge of the fertilizer value chain and various market dynamics in West Africa. The market study will evaluate the current market for phosphate both as direct application fertilizer and as a component for blended NPK fertilizer. In addition, IFDC will provide ongoing technical assistance for such matters…

VANCOUVER, BC - Joel Jeangrand, President & CEO of Great Quest Metals Ltd. ("Great Quest" or the "Company") (TSX-V:GQ) is pleased to announce that a memorandum of understanding ("MOU") was signed retaining the International Fertilizer Development Center ("IFDC") to conduct specific market and technical studies for its Tilemsi Phosphate Project. IFDC has extensive knowledge of the fertilizer value chain and various market dynamics in West Africa. The market study will evaluate the current market for phosphate both as direct application fertilizer and as a component for blended NPK fertilizer. In addition, IFDC will provide ongoing technical assistance for such matters…

VANCOUVER, BC - Joel Jeangrand, President & CEO of Great Quest Metals Ltd. ("Great Quest" or the "Company") (TSX-V:GQ) is pleased to announce plans to pursue development of a natural phosphate product for sale in West Africa. The Company is highly satisfied with the results of the recent metallurgical tests, and believes that the results indicate significant economic potential for the phosphate product derived from the Tilemsi Phosphate Project (Tilemsi). The Company will now seek to complete a preliminary economic assessment, to quantify capital and operating costs, and analyze the markets for the proposed products. Results from beneficiation, granulation, and solubility…

VANCOUVER, BC - Joel Jeangrand, CEO of Great Quest Metals Ltd. ("Great Quest" or the "Company") (TSX-V:GQ) is pleased to announce the successful completion of solubility tests carried out on the Tilemsi Phosphate Project in Eastern Mali by MINTEK South Africa and the Company's consultant Gaya Resources Development ("Gaya"). The results from the solubility tests indicated that the phosphate rock from the Project has high potential as direct application fertilizer, as compared to the R.B. Diamond Rock Phosphate Classification. The high solubility of the non-beneficiated phosphate rock indicates the rock could be used as a very low cost phosphate component…

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -(Marketwire - April 2, 2012) - The Board of Directors of Great Quest Metals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:GQ)(FRANKFURT:GQM) ("Great Quest" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has appointed Mr. Joel Jeangrand as President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as Director of the Company, effective April 2, 2012. Mr. Jeangrand will focus on corporate growth through the development stages of its phosphate and gold assets in Mali, West Africa. Joel Jeangrand has more than 20 years of global experience in marketing, business and corporate development in the natural resource sector and renewable energy business. Prior to…