(Source: MARKETWIRE)

Silver Quest Resources Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: SQI) is
pleased to announce that it has exercised its option to acquire a 60%
interest in the Capoose Property located on the Nechako Plateau of
Central British Columbia from Bearclaw Capital Corp. (BRL.V).
To earn its 60% interest the Company has paid a total of $240,000,
issued 1,040,000 shares and incurred $1 million in exploration
expenditures. The remaining 40% can be acquired over the next 24
months by a further cash payment of $2,500,000 with the option to pay
50% in shares. The Company has recently completed a 13 hole diamond
drill program with results from one hole (see Press Release October
20, 2009) reported. The results from the remaining 12 holes are
pending.
The Capoose property covers three zones of disseminated silver and
gold mineralization. Historical resources on Zones 1 and 2
(previously reported by Pan American Silver Corp. dated April 17,
2000 on SEDAR) are stated to be 32.66 million ounces of silver and
308,500 ounces of gold (consisting of 28.22 million tonnes averaging
36.0 grams per tonne (g/t) silver and 0.34 g/t gold).
This historical resource estimate completed by Pan American Silver
Corp. was not compiled within the definitions and standards outlined
in National Instrument 43-101. As the Company has not completed an
updated resource estimation, it cautions that the historical resource
estimate cannot be relied upon.
The Company is also pleased to announce that is has renegotiated the
Jag Property Option Agreement (see Press Release August 1, 2008) to
acquire 100% of Jag on more favourable terms. The Company is to make
staged cash payments of $225,000 ($50,000 paid to date) and issuance
of 200,000 shares (50,000 shares issued to date). The Jag property is
contiguous to the north and northeast of the Capoose - Silver Trend
Property.
Additionally, the Company has increased its land holdings by staking
an additional 14 claims, totaling 6,198 ha to the south of the
Capoose property, bringing Silver Quest's total contiguous land
holdings in the project area to 14,509 ha.
For more information on the property location and background please
see the Company's website at www.silverquest.ca.
Randy Turner, P. Geo., has reviewed this press release.
SILVER QUEST RESOURCES LTD.
Randy Turner, President
The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the contents of this
news release.
Contacts:
Silver Quest Resources Ltd.
Investor Relations
604-687-3959
604-687-1448 (FAX)
info@silverquest.ca
www.silverquest.ca
SOURCE: Silver Quest Resources Ltd.
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