GOLDQUEST MINING CORP.

INTERIM MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS

QUARTERLY HIGHLIGHTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2023

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

3

NOTE TO U.S. INVESTORS CONCERNING ESTIMATES OF INDICATED AND INFERRED RESOURCES 3

OVERVIEW

3

BUSINESS STRATEGY

4

2023 HIGHLIGHTS

4

FINANCIAL REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE DURING ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY

4

SELECTED INFORMATION

4

RESULT OF OPERATIONS

5

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

6

OUTSTANDING SHARE DATA

6

COMMITMENTS

7

CONTINGENCIES

7

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

7

RELATED PARTIES

8

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

8

ADOPTION OF NEW AND AMENDED IFRS PRONOUNCEMENTS

8

OFF-BALANCE SHEET FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

9

PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS

9

RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

9

ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE FOR VENTURE ISSUERS WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT REVENUE

12

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

12

GoldQuest Mining Corp.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - QUARTERLY HIGHLIGHTS For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

INTRODUCTION

This Interim Management's Discussion and Analysis - Quarterly Highlights (the "Interim MD&A") has been prepared to provide material updates and analysis of the business operations, financial condition, financial performance, cash flows, liquidity, and capital resources of GoldQuest Mining Corp. and its subsidiaries ("GoldQuest" or the "Company").

Effective with the first interim quarter of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, the Company adopted the option under Section 2.2.1 of National Instrument 51-102F1 to provide the Interim MD&A disclosure under the "Quarterly Highlights" regime set out in that section of the instrument.

The following Interim MD&A as of May 26, 2023, should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements of the Company and the notes relating thereto, for the three months ended March 31, 2023, which are prepared in accordance with international Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") and the annual management discussion and analysis for the year ended December 31, 2022. All financial amounts are stated in Canadian currency unless stated otherwise. Additional information relating to the Company is filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

NOTE TO U.S. INVESTORS CONCERNING ESTIMATES OF INDICATED AND INFERRED RESOURCES

The terms "Indicated" and "Inferred" Resources are used herein. United States investors are advised that while such terms are recognized and required by Canadian regulations, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission does not recognize them. "Inferred Mineral Resources" have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and as to their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an Inferred Mineral Resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian rules, estimates of Inferred Mineral Resources may not form the basis of feasibility or other economic studies. United States investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of Indicated Mineral Resources will ever be converted into Mineral Reserves. United States investors are also cautioned not to assume that all or any part of a Mineral Resource is economically or legally mineable.

OVERVIEW

GoldQuest is a Canadian-based mineral exploration company with projects in the Dominican Republic. The Company's common shares trade on the TSX-V under the symbol GQC and in Frankfurt/Berlin under the symbol M1W. GoldQuest operates through its wholly-owned British Virgin Island subsidiary, GoldQuest Mining (BVI) Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, GoldQuest Dominicana SRL, which is domiciled in the Dominican Republic. GoldQuest commenced exploration activities in the Dominican Republic in 2001 and has focused on its portfolio of gold-copper projects located within the Tireo Formation in the western portion of the Dominican Republic.

The Company holds 19 exploration permits (granted or under application) and one exploitation permit (under application) concessions in the Dominican Republic. These concessions are grouped into the following districts:

  • San Juan District, including Romero (exploitation permit under application), Jenigbre-II (Jenigbre), Valentin-II, Loma Los Comios (actual Loma Los Limones), Loma Cachimbo-II (Loma Viejo Pedro), Los Gajitos and Los Lechones (together actual Alto de Los Chivos), Descansadero (actual Gajo La Guama), Tocon de Pino-II, Las Tres Veredas (actual Palo de La rosa), Piedra Dura-II, Tachuela Fase-II (formerly La Fortuna), La Guinea, Toribio (actual Arroyo La Vaca) concessions
    (collectively referred to as the "Tireo Property").
  • Jarabacoa District, including Monte Verraco (formerly Loma Oculta) and La Rabona concessions.
  • Regional Exploration, including Loma El Catey, Loma La Damajagua, Hoyo Prieto-II and Recodo concessions.

The Tireo Property in the San Juan District and the Monte Verraco Property (formerly Loma Oculta) in the Jarabacoa District are the Company's material properties.

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GoldQuest Mining Corp.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - QUARTERLY HIGHLIGHTS For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

BUSINESS STRATEGY

GoldQuest seeks to become a gold-copper development company in the Dominican Republic and to evaluate opportunities in other countries. The Company aims to maximize long-term value for its shareholders by moving the Romero Project forward through to development while exploring for additional mineralization on its other properties.

The Company is committed to the exploration and development of all of its mineral properties in a socially and environmentally responsible manner that will be beneficial for all stakeholders. The Company's sustainable social responsibility mandate aims to provide employment opportunities and social support for local communities, sustainable development of local infrastructure and follow leading environmental practices in the regions that GoldQuest operates in.

Due to the delay in receiving Presidential endorsement of the Exploitation License for the Company's Romero Project, the Company is seeking and evaluating opportunities with respect to mineral properties outside the Dominican Republic. The Company is monitoring the political situation in the Dominican Republic and any progress towards Presidential endorsement of the Exploitation License with interest as it evaluates other opportunities in mining friendly jurisdictions.

2023 HIGHLIGHTS

  • On March 1, 2023, the Ministry of Energy and Mines of the Dominican Republic granted a new Exploration License to the Company, Loma Cachimbo-II (Loma Viejo Pedro), which is located south of the Romero Project.
  • On March 6, 2023, the Company announced that it received the final report of a poll/survey commissioned to measure the social support within the San Juan provide to carry on with the EIA for its Romero Project. It shows 67.7% of the population of the San Juan province supports the EIA studies for the project. The survey was conducted by Gallup, a world-renowned polling consultant.

FINANCIAL REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE DURING ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared coronavirus COVID-19 a global pandemic; the Company has not been significantly impacted by the spread of COVID-19. However, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, inflationary pressures, rising interest rates, the global financial climate and the conflict in Ukraine are affecting current economic conditions and increasing economic uncertainty, which may impact the Company's operating performance, financial position and the Company's ability to raise funds as this time.

SELECTED INFORMATION

For the three months ended

March 31, 2023

March 31, 2022

March 31, 2021

$

$

$

Operating expenses

984,377

534,817

774,745

Interest and miscellaneous income

104,208

13,695

15,438

Net loss for the period

(880,169)

(521,122)

(759,307)

Comprehensive loss for the period

(881,669)

(515,122)

(780,307)

Basic and diluted loss per share:

‐ net loss

(0.00)

(0.00)

(0.00)

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GoldQuest Mining Corp.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - QUARTERLY HIGHLIGHTS For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

As at

March 31, 2023

December 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

$

$

$

Working capital

11,029,757

11,877,219

14,026,222

Total assets

11,295,584

12,082,157

14,271,587

Total liabilities

209,356

140,719

155,718

Share capital

73,461,074

73,461,074

73,461,074

Deficit

83,158,333

82,278,164

79,568,866

RESULT OF OPERATIONS

Three months ended

March 31, 2023

December 31, 2022

September 30, 2022

June 30, 2022

$

$

$

$

Interest income

104,208

88,725

69,712

30,750

Net loss

(880,169)

(953,358)

(635,890)

(598,928)

Comprehensive loss

(521,122)

(950,358)

(637,390)

(615,428)

Basic and diluted loss per share

(0.00)

(0.00)

(0.00)

(0.00)

Three months ended

March 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

September 30, 2021

June 30, 2021

$

$

$

$

Interest income

13,695

12,796

12,468

12,976

Net loss

(521,122)

(620,122)

(399,655)

(616,437)

Comprehensive loss

(515,122)

(614,122)

(405,655)

(635,937)

Basic and diluted loss per share

(0.00)

(0.00)

(0.00)

(0.00)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 compared with the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022

The Company incurred a net loss of $880,169 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, representing an increase of $366,547 when compared with $521,122 for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase in net loss during the three months ended March 31, 2023 was primarily the result of an increase in cash and non-cash compensation (including evaluation and exploration costs, foreign exchange loss, general and administrative, investor relations and promotion and management and directors' fees) that was partially offset by the decrease in share-based payments.

Evaluation and exploration costs increased by $411,336 to $504,196 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, from $92,860 for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase is attributed from the increase in field expenses of $107,161, field technicians of $56,497, geological of $45,661 and social responsibility of $184,165.

Foreign exchange loss was $62,597 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to a foreign exchange loss of $40,552 for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The foreign exchange loss was primarily a result of the retranslation of the Company's monetary assets and liabilities which is denominated in foreign currencies (US dollars and DOP) into Canadian dollars.

General and administrative was $63,325 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to $38,558 for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase is due to an increase in insurance premiums and office expenses incurred by the Company's subsidiary.

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