Quartz Mountain Reports Drill Results from Gnat Copper Deposit & Surface Exploration Delineates New Porphyry Copper Deposit Targets at the Galaxie Joint Venture Property, British Columbia

QUARTZ MOUNTAIN REPORTS DRILL RESULTS FROM GNAT COPPER DEPOSIT & SURFACE EXPLORATION DELINEATES NEW PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSIT TARGETS AT THE GALAXIE JOINT VENTURE PROPERTY, BRITISH COLUMBIA

February  21,  2013,  Vancouver,  BC  –  Quartz  Mountain  Resources  Ltd.  (“Quartz  Mountain”)  (TSX‐V:  QZM; OTC: QZMRF) is pleased to provide an update on results from exploration work conducted at the Galaxie  property,  located  on  Highway  37,  42  kilometres  north  of  the  Red  Chris  copper‐gold  mine construction site and 25 kilometres south of the Village of  Dease Lake, British Columbia (“BC”).

The  Galaxie  property  hosts  the  Gnat  porphyry  copper  deposit,  where  a  two‐hole  drill  program  was undertaken in December 2012 to test newly identified potential to the known historical estimate, which comprises  an  “Indicated  Reserve”  of  30  million  tonnes  grading  0.39%  Cu.  The  2012  drill  program confirmed the presence of mineralization at depth, returning intervals of, for example, 55.7 metres at 0.44%  copper  and  91.0  metres  at  0.37%  copper.  Elsewhere  on  the  Galaxie  property,  comprehensive surface  exploration  programs  have  identified  new  porphyry  copper  and  skarn  silver  targets  for  drill testing in 2013.

"We are encouraged by the results from the 2012 field programs at Galaxie," stated Quartz Mountain  Chairman  Scott  Cousens.  "Management  is  confident  that  this  underexplored  area  holds  significant  potential for the discovery of important new porphyry copper deposits.” 

The  Gnat  deposit  was  discovered  in  the  late  1960s.    Exploration  to  1972  resulted  in  the  historical estimate by Lytton Minerals Ltd as reported in a Canadian Stock Exchange Listing Statement in 1972. It is based on 83 AQ‐size drill holes, and includes 20% dilution by wallrock grading 0.15% copper.  As no other documentation of reserve estimation parameters is known to exist, the reliability of the estimate cannot be assessed. There is no classification of "Indicated Reserves" under current standards and a Qualified Person has not done sufficient work to classify the estimate as current mineral resources or reserves, and as such the Company is not treating it as current.

Geological evaluation of historical drilling information at the Gnat deposit completed last year indicates that the copper mineralization remains open to expansion. Based on this work, an Induced Polarization (“IP”) geophysical survey completed over the immediate deposit area suggested a previously untested depth potential.  A first phase drill test of this target, comprising 1,164 metres in two drill holes was completed in late 2012. Significant intercepts from the two drill holes completed are summarized in the Table of Assay Results below. A drill plan and other information regarding the Gnat deposit are available on Quartz Mountain's website: http://www.quartzmountainresources.com.

GNAT DEPOSIT  TABLE OF ASSAY RESULTS 

Widths reported are drill widths, such that true thicknesses are unknown.

All assay intervals represent length weighted averages.

Hole GT12001 encountered mineralization below the historical resource, including 55.7 metres grading 0.44% copper intercepted from 360.0 metres below surface. Located in the northern sector of the Gnat deposit, hole GT12001 indicates potential to extend the known porphyry copper system to the west and northwest, and to depth.

Geological  information  from  GT12002  drilled  to  test  the  southern  sector  of  the  deposit  to  depth indicates  that  mineralization  is  limited  vertically  by  a  previously  undefined  fault,  which  has  brought older mineralized rocks over younger unmineralized rocks The technical team is currently integrating geological information and assay data received from the initial two drill holes with other exploration data to inform management’s plans for further exploration of the Gnat deposit area.

Additional Drill Ready Targets 

In addition to the Gnat deposit, the 1,200 square kilometre Galaxie property has excellent exploration potential.  In late 2012, surface exploration programs were completed over five target areas selected throughout  the  region.  Integrated  field  surveys  included  the  collection  of  6,155  soil  geochemical samples, 487 rock geochemical samples, 182 silt geochemical samples and completion of some 290 line kilometres of IP geophysical survey. Several compelling new porphyry copper targets and a skarn silver target were identified and are currently being prioritized for ground follow‐up and drill testing in 2013 (also see Quartz Mountain’s release dated January 29, 2013). Drill permits have been received from the BC government for all targets.

Of particular interest are the Hu and Hotai porphyry copper and the Silver Lode skarn silver targets (see maps  at  http://www.quartzmountainresources.com/s/MapsFigures.asp).  At  Hu,  located  in  the northwest portion of the Galaxie property, a copper and multi‐element‐in‐soils anomaly is co‐incident with a 750 metre by 1,200 metre IP chargeability anomaly. Chalcopyrite‐rich veins hosted by andesitic volcanics rocks have been observed along the flanks of the anomalous zone.

The Hotai prospect, located in the southern part of the Galaxie property, is largely covered by glacial sediments.  Three  discrete  and  large‐scale  IP  chargeability  anomalies  lying  beneath  cover  have  been defined. The southern most of these chargeability anomalies occurs over 750 metres by 1,700 metres and  is  coincident  with  a  positive  magnetic  feature.  A  diorite  outcrop  peripheral  to  this  chargeability anomaly hosts copper‐bearing quartz veinlets.  The second chargeability target to the north measures approximately 1,100 metres by 1,700 metres and is coincident with a pronounced annular magnetic high feature  with  a  central  magnetic  low,  a  type  of  magnetic  feature  that  is  classically  associated  with porphyry copper deposits. In addition, a third potential mineralized system occurs to the northeast of these two target areas, where a significant copper and multi‐element‐in‐soils anomaly exists over 1,000 metres by 1,750 metres. This mineralized target is associated with a strong IP chargeability anomaly.

Finally, at the Silver Lode target area, located 8 kilometres north of Hotai, a significant and coincident geochemical‐geophysical  anomaly  has  been  identified,  again  covered  by  glacial  debris.  An  IP chargeability  anomaly  approximately  500  metres  in  diameter  is  associated  with  exceptionally  strong silver concentrations in stream sediment geochemical samples, as well as a significant silver and multi‐ element‐in‐soils anomaly over the target.  Outcrop in the general area indicates a broad zone of skarn‐ altered calcareous volcaniclastic and sedimentary rocks. A broad IP chargeability feature, lying under cover,  continues  southward  from  the  Silver  Lode  skarn  target  for  some  two  kilometres  and  may represent an extension to the known skarn target.

Quartz Mountain is operating the Galaxie Project in joint venture with Amarc Resources Ltd. (“Amarc”). By agreement announced November 7, 2012, Quartz Mountain holds a 60% interest in the Galaxie and ZNT Projects and Amarc holds a 40% interest.  Amarc can acquire a further 10% interest by funding $1 million in project expenditures.

The Galaxie Project is located some 25 kilometres south of Dease Lake, BC within a region where mining and mineral exploration is the principal industry.  The district is well served by an existing transportation system,  a  developing  power  infrastructure  and  a  skilled  workforce.  Highway  37  passes  through  the center of the Galaxie property and provides for year‐around direct access to the Gnat deposit which is located  in  an  area  of  gently  rolling  topography.  Construction  of  the  $400‐million  Northwest Transmission Line has commenced, which will include a 287‐kV transmission line to a new substation near  Bob  Quinn  Lake,  approximately  180  kilometres  by  road  south  of  Dease  Lake.  The  Northwest Transmission Line is scheduled to connect to the Red Chris copper‐gold mine construction project in early 2014.

About Quartz Mountain Resources Ltd. 

Quartz Mountain Resources Ltd. is a Vancouver‐based exploration company focused on making a major new deposit discovery in British Columbia. Quartz Mountain is associated with Hunter Dickinson Inc. (HDI), a diversified, global mining group with more than 25 years of mineral development success.

Mark Rebagliati, P. Eng., a Qualified Person as defined under National Instrument 43‐101, has reviewed the technical content of this release.

For further details, please visit Quartz Mountain's website at http://www.quartzmountainresources.com or contact Investor Services at (604) 684‐6365 or within North America at 1‐800‐667‐2114.

On behalf of the Board of Directors Ronald Thiessen President and CEO

All soil, silt and rock samples in the 2012 program were prepared at the ACME Laboratories in Smithers or Vancouver and analyzed using their 36 element ICP/MS package at the Vancouver, Canada facility (ISO 9001:2000 and 17025:2005 accredited). Drill core samples were analyzed for Cu, Ag, Au and 33 additional elements by Aqua Regia digestion of a 15 g sample followed by ICP-MS finish. Samples >0.2% Cu were also analyzed by 4 acid digestion ICP-AES. Samples >0.2 g/t Au were also analyzed for Au, Pd and Pt by 30 g Fire Assay Fusion ICP-AES finish. As part of a comprehensive QA/QC program, one standard and also one field replicate are inserted into the sample stream in each group of 20 samples, as well as one or more field blanks in each analytical batch. Rock chip samples were also analyzed for gold by Fire Assay with an ICP-AES finish, or gravimetric finish for samples >10 ppm Au.

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This release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements". All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts that address exploration drilling, exploitation activities and other related events or developments are forward-looking statements. Although Quartz Mountain believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include market prices, potential environmental issues or liabilities associated with exploration, development and mining activities, exploration and exploitation successes, continuity of mineralization, uncertainties related to the ability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals, permits, licenses and title and delays due to third party opposition, changes in and the effect government policies regarding mining and natural resource exploration and exploitation, continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. For more information, investors should review Quartz Mountain's annual Form 20-F filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov and its home jurisdiction filings that are available at www.sedar.com.