Conquest receives civil claim on King Bay accident

TORONTO , Dec. 14 /CNW/ - Conquest Resources Limited (TSX-V: "CQR") announces that it has been served with a statement of claim by the estate and family of a contractor who was working to construct an ice road at the King Bay joint venture property in late December 2007 when his snow vehicle broke through the ice resulting in the contractor's death.

The estate is claiming damages of $1.0 million against Conquest and its directors for negligence and breach of contract while the family is claiming $1.5 million under the Family Law Act of Ontario. Conquest asserts that it has no responsibility or liability for the accident and that the claim against Conquest and its directors is entirely unsupportable. Conquest intends to vigorously defend the action if it proceeds.

Conquest also intends to apply to add KBG Minerals Corporation, the registered owner of the King Bay property and its partner on the King Bay joint venture, as well as John Wahl , Chief Operating Officer of KBG and the project supervisor, as third parties and to seek indemnity from them to the extent allowed by law.

Conquest has, through a plea agreement, previously settled proceedings under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act arising out of the same accident. ( See Conquest Press Release dated July 30 , 2009).

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Conquest is exploring several gold projects in Ontario. These include the Alexander Gold Project at Red Lake; the Aurora and Sunday Lake properties at Detour Lake; the King Bay Gold Project at Sturgeon Lake (60% interest); and the Smith Lake Gold Project at Missanabie.

There are currently 72,663,830 shares of Conquest issued and outstanding.

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