GQ Great Quest Fertilizer Ltd

Great Quest Metals Ltd (the "Company" or "Great Quest") (TSX
VENTURE:GQ)(FRANKFURT:GQM) is pleased to report it has entered into an exclusive
arrangement with Botswana Ash (Pty) Ltd ("BotAsh"), to develop the potash brine
potential of Sua Pan salar (salt pan) in Botswana, southern Africa. BotAsh
operates a brine recovery operation for sodium carbonate (soda ash) and sodium
chloride (table salt) on the salar, a facility that started operation in 1991.
Significant concentrations of potash (potassium chloride (KCl) and potassium
sulfate (K2SO4)) have been recorded in the brines of Sua Pan, but have never
been recovered commercially. Great Quest will begin a program to evaluate the
economic potential of potash recovery from the native brines, the BotAsh mine
effluent and the historical mine tailings.


About the Agreement

The memorandum of understanding signed with Botswana Ash (Pty) Ltd grants Great
Quest one-year exclusivity with an option to extend for another year, provided
Great Quest has incurred a minimum of $100,000 in expenditure to explore and
develop the potash potential of the Sua Pan. As Great Quest learns more about
the nature of potash in the Sua Pan salar, it intends to enter into a definitive
long term agreement with BotAsh, outlining compensation for infrastructure and
potassium bearing material with the economic benefit from possible potash
products belonging to Great Quest.


About the Sua Pan Salar

The Sua Pan Salar is the largest and lowest of three salt pans in the
Makgadikgadi Pans region of northeastern Botswana. It is considered one of the
largest salt flats in the world and has a surface area of approximately 4,900
km2 at an elevation of 890 m above sea level. Historical work published by the
World Bank suggests that the Sua Pan salar was capable of producing 163,000 tons
per year ("tpy") of potash mainly KCl (Wold Bank/SADC, 1993 Fertilizer Supply
Options Model), including potential to produce 21,000 tpy of K2SO4 (World
Bank/SADC, 1991, An Action Plan for the Development of Fertilizer Industry).


The reader is cautioned that historical data is not confirmed, and such
historical data has not been verified. There is no known potash resource on the
Sua Pan salar, and there can be no assurance that any potash resource will be
discovered on the property and, if discovered, there is no assurance that any
potash mineralization may be economically extracted.


The technical information of this news release has been reviewed and approved by
Jed Diner (P. Geol), a qualified person for the purposes of National Instrument
43-101.


About Botswana Ash (Pty) Ltd

Botswana Ash (Pty) Ltd began operating in April 1991. The mine is located at Sua
Pan, which is approximately 180 kilometers from Francistown in northern
Botswana. BotAsh produces Soda Ash and Salt. The primary market for soda ash is
South Africa, where most of the product is used in the glass industry. The
nameplate production capacity of the soda ash plant is 300,000 tonnes per annum.
The facility also produces fine and coarse salt with a production capacity of
650,000 tonnes per annum. The mine is connected to South Africa by rail operated
by Botswana Railways. BotAsh is 50/50 joint venture between the Botswana
Government and managing partner Chlor Alkali Holdings (CAH) Group of South
Africa.


About Great Quest

Great Quest Metals Ltd. is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on the
development of African agricultural mineral projects for local production of
farm ready fertilizers. The Company's flagship asset is the Tilemsi Phosphate
Project, encompassing 1,206 km2 in northeastern Mali, containing high quality
phosphate resources amenable to use as direct application fertilizer. Great
Quest is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol GQ, and the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol GQM.


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF GREAT QUEST METALS LTD.

"Jed Richardson"

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider accepts
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. The statements that
are not historical facts and are forward-looking statements involving known and
unknown risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to vary materially
from the targeted results. We seek safe harbor.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Great Quest Metals Ltd.
1 416-566-8134

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