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GREAT WESTERN MINERALS GROUP APPOINTS GENERAL MANAGER TO GREAT WESTERN TECHNOLOGIES INC.
GREAT WESTERN MINERALS GROUP APPOINTS GENERAL MANAGER TO GREAT WESTERN TECHNOLOGIES INC..
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[{"type":"text","content":"GREAT WESTERN MINERALS GROUP LTD. NEWS RELEASE TSX Venture Symbol: GWG CUSIP: 39141Y 10 3OTCQX: GWMGF GREAT WESTERN MINERALS GROUP APPOINTS GENERAL MANAGER TO GREAT WESTERN TECHNOLOGIES INC. October 25, 2010 - Saskatoon, Canada: Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (“GWMG” or the “Company”, TSX:V - GWG) announces the appointment of Kerry LaPierre as General Manager of Great Western Technologies Inc. (“GWTI”) effective January 2011. GWTI, located in Troy, Michigan, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Great Western Minerals Group. As a leading production facility for vacuum induction melting and casting of alloys containing Rare Earths and other reactive metals, the GWTI plant has capability for heat treatment, hydrogenation and powder processing. Prior to joining Great Western Technologies Inc., Mr. LaPierre, a graduate in Engineering Chemistry from State University of New York, gained extensive experience in management and special metal processing with Sulzer in Michigan. “The appointment of Kerry LaPierre as General Manager at GWTI is another indication of our Company’s commitment to strengthening its position as a leading global supplier of Rare Earth materials,” said GWMG President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Engdahl. “Within our corporate goal of becoming a fully integrated Rare Earths producer, we have bolstered our position by adding Mr. LaPierre’s significant technical management capability at our Michigan facility in order to fully capture the growth opportunities available to GWMG.” Over the past two years, GWMG Director David Kennedy has been responsible for both of the Company’s Rare Earths processing plants – GWTI in Michigan and Less Common Metals (“LCM”) in Birkenhead, U.K. where Dr. Ian Higgins is General Manager. “The strategic addition of management t...