Exhibit 31.1

                                  CERTIFICATION

I, William R. Wheeler, certify the following:

1.       I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSB of Quest Minerals &
         Mining Corp.;

2.       Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue
         statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
         to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
         such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
         covered by this annual report;

3.       Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
         information included in this annual report, fairly present in all
         material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
         cash flows of Quest Minerals & Mining Corp. as of, and for, the periods
         presented in this annual report;

4.       Quest Minerals & Mining Corp.'s other certifying officer and I are
         responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
         procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for
         Quest Minerals & Mining Corp. and we have done the following:

         a.       designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure
                  that material information relating to Quest Minerals & Mining
                  Corp. is made known to us by others within the Company,
                  particularly during the period in which this annual report is
                  being prepared;

         b.       evaluated the effectiveness of Quest Minerals & Mining Corp.'s
                  disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days
                  prior to the filing date of this annual report (the
                  "Evaluation Date"); and

         c.       presented in this annual report our conclusions about the
                  effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based
                  on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.       Quest Minerals & Mining Corp.'s other certifying officer and I have
         disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to Quest Minerals &
         Mining Corp.'s auditors and the audit committee of Excalibur Industries
         Inc.'s board of directors:

         a.       all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
                  internal controls which could adversely affect Quest Minerals
                  & Mining Corp.'s ability to record, process, summarize and
                  report financial data and have identified for Quest Minerals &
                  Mining Corp.'s auditors any material weaknesses in internal
                  controls; and

         b.       any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
                  or other employees who have a significant role in Quest
                  Minerals & Mining Corp.'s internal controls; and

6.       Quest Minerals & Mining Corp.'s other certifying officer and I have
         indicated in this annual report whether or not there were significant
         changes in internal controls or in other factors that could
         significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our
         most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to
         significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.



April 21, 2004                   /s/ William R. Wheeler
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                                 William R. Wheeler
                                 Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
                                 (Principal Executive Officer)