Quia Resources Announces Appointment of New Corporate Secretary and Grant of Stock Options

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 22, 2011) - Quia Resources Inc (TSX VENTURE:QIA) ("Quia Resources" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Monique Rabideau, has been appointed Secretary of the Company, effective February 7, 2011. Ms. Rabideau is a partner in the Corporate and Securities Law Groups at Fogler, Rubinoff LLP, Toronto, Ontario, legal counsel to the Company. In connection with her appointment as Secretary, the Company has granted to Ms. Rabideau incentive stock options for the purchase of a total of 50,000 common shares of the Company at a price of $0.60 exercisable until February 18, 2016. In addition, the Company has also granted to its directors and officers as well as certain employees and consultants incentive stock options for the purchase of a total of 2,300,000 common shares of the Company at a price of $0.60 exercisable until February 18, 2016. The options for a total of 2,350,000 common shares are being granted pursuant to the terms of the Company's stock option plan.

About Quia Resources Inc.

Quia Resources is focused on exploring for gold in the San Lucas Orogenic Gold belt of Colombia, in particular its flagship San Lucas property. Quia's strategy is to focus on Colombia and the San Lucas region since it believes the country and region are geologically prospective and vastly underexplored. Combined with a rapidly improving socio-political environment, Colombia represents a unique opportunity in the global mining landscape for the discovery of new gold deposits. Quia Resources' management has extensive experience in the mining industry in Colombia and South America.