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Quest Minerals & Mining Retains General Mining to Rehabilitate Pond Creek Mine

Posted on: Friday, 16 February 2007, 18:00 CST

Quest Minerals & Mining Corp. (OTCBB: QMMG; Frankfurt: QMN.F), a Kentucky based operator of energy and mineral related properties, today announced that it has retained General Mining, LLC, of Wallins, Kentucky, to rehabilitate the company's Pond Creek Mine at Slater's Branch, Kentucky. Quest has also granted to General Mining a right of first refusal to act as the company's contract miner once the rehabilitation is completed.

Eugene Chiaramonte, Jr., President of Quest, stated, "We are very excited to have retained General Mining to rehabilitate the Pond Creek Mine. General Mining has over 30 years of experience in the coal mining industry and has an excellent reputation for providing quality work. We are looking forward to having General Mining as part of our team and we look forward to a prosperous relationship."

In addition to rehabilitating the mine, General Mining will proceed to obtain all necessary licenses from the requisite Federal and State authorities to allow it to complete the rehabilitation and commence mining operations.

About Quest Minerals & Mining

Quest Minerals & Mining Corp., or Quest, acquires and operates energy and mineral related properties in the southeastern part of the United States. Quest focuses its efforts on properties that produce quality compliance blend coal. For more information on Quest Minerals & Mining Corp., please visit our website at www.questmining.net.

Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains discussion of items that may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although Quest believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurances that its expectations will be achieved. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from expectations include, but are not limited to, lack of revenue producing operations, lack of working capital, debt obligations, judgments and lien claims against Quest and certain of its assets, difficulties in refinancing short term debt, difficulties identifying and acquiring complementary businesses, fluctuations in coal, oil & gas, and other energy prices, general economic conditions in markets in which Quest does business, extensive environmental and workplace regulation by federal and state agencies, other general risks related to its common stock, and other uncertainties and business issues that are detailed in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Source: Business Wire

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