Quest Minerals & Mining Back to Second Shift Status

PATERSON, N.J., Oct. 5, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quest Minerals & Mining Corp.
(Pink Sheets:QMIN) (Frankfurt:QMN9), a Kentucky-based operator of energy and
mineral related properties, today announced that it has once again put an
additional set of employees to work on a second maintenance shift at their
current mine location.

Eugene Chiaramonte, Jr., President of Quest, noted, "This new technically
trained crew will focus on all minor and/or major repair issues between the day
shifts. If there are no repairs needed, then this team has the expertise to mine
coal as well, which allows for more fluid production with more output results.
If all goes well, we anticipate initiating a third shift scenario, entailing two
day shifts with the maintenance support at night."

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.

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CONTACT: Quest Minerals & Mining Corp.
Eugene Chiaramonte, Jr.
973-684-0035