VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - September 08, 2017) - GoldQuest Mining Corp. (TSX VENTURE: GQC) (FRANKFURT: M1W) (BERLIN: M1W) ("GoldQuest" or the "Company") is pleased to report that the Category 5 hurricane Irma has had minimal impact on the Company's operations in the Dominican Republic. Gold Quest's operational area in the San Juan province experienced heavy rains but not the severe high winds which impacted the north of the Dominican Republic and other islands in the Caribbean. All the Company's personnel are safe.

As a prudent precaution, the Company paused field activities on Thursday September 9, 2017 and anticipates returning to its substantial field programs including drilling at the Cachimbo Discovery tomorrow, an Induced Polarization geophysical program and geochemical sampling complimenting ongoing detailed mapping in advance of drill target selection.

About GoldQuest

GoldQuest is a Canadian based mineral exploration company with projects in the Dominican Republic. GoldQuest is traded on the TSXâ? V under the symbol GQC and in Frankfurt/Berlin with symbol M1W, with 254,007,384 shares outstanding (291,057,724 on a fully diluted basis) as at the date of this release.

Forwardâ? looking statements:

Statements contained in this news release that are not historical facts are forwardâ? looking information that involves known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Forwardâ? looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the 2015 drill program, the results of the drill program and the interpretation of the results of the drill program, further drilling, the timing of drilling and assay results, mineral resource estimates, the merits of the Company's mineral properties, future drill programs and studies, and the Company's plans and exploration programs for its mineral properties, including the timing of such plans and programs. In certain cases, forwardâ? looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "plans", "has proven", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "potential", "likelihood", "appears", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "at least", "intends", "anticipates" or "does no t anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "should", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved".

Forwardâ? looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forwardâ? looking statements. Such risks and other factors include, among others, risks related to uncertainties inherent in drill results and the estimation of mineral resources; commodity prices; changes in general economic conditions; market sentiment; currency exchange rates; the Company's ability to continue as a going concern; the Company's ability to raise funds through equity financings; risks inherent in mineral exploration; risks related to operations in foreign countries; future prices of metals; failure of equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labor disputes and other risks of the mining industry; delays in obtaining governmental approvals; government regulation of mining operations; environmental risks; title disputes or claims; limitations on insurance coverage and the timing and possible outcome of litigation. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could affect the Company and may cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forwardâ? looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forwardâ? looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, do not place undue reliance on forwardâ? looking statements. All statements are made as of the date of this news release and the Company is under no obligation to update or alter any forwardâ? looking statements except as required under applicable securities laws. Forwardâ? looking statements are based on assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable, including expectations regarding mineral exploration and development costs; expected trends in mineral prices and currency exchange rates; the accuracy of the Company's current mineral resource estimates; that the Company's activities will be in accordance with the Company's public statements and stated goals; that there will be no material adverse change affecting the Company or its properties; that all required approvals will be obtained and that there will be no significant disruptions affecting the Company or its properties.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

CONTACT INFORMATION GoldQuest Mining Corp. www.goldquestcorp.com Bill Fisher Executive Chairman - Toronto +1â? 647â? 271â? 4505 BFisher@GoldQuestCorp.com Chad Williams Investor Relations - Red Cloud KS1-877-919-5979 CWilliams@redcloudKS.com