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GREAT WESTERN MINERALS GROUP SELECTS STEENKAMPSKRAAL RARE EARTH PROCESSING PLANT DETAILED DESIGN TEAM
GREAT WESTERN MINERALS GROUP SELECTS STEENKAMPSKRAAL RARE EARTH PROCESSING PLANT DETAILED DESIGN TEAM.
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[{"type":"text","content":"GREAT WESTERN MINERALS GROUP LTD. TSX Venture Symbol: GWG CUSIP: 39141Y 10 3OTCQX: GWMGF GREAT WESTERN MINERALS GROUP SELECTS STEENKAMPSKRAAL RARE EARTH PROCESSING PLANT DETAILED DESIGN TEAM July 27, 2011 - Saskatoon, Canada: Great Western Minerals Group (“GWMG”) is pleased to announce that it has contracted DRA Mineral Projects (Pty) Ltd. (“DRA”) of South Africa, a company with a strong track record of utilizing world class standards, for the detailed design of the Steenkampskraal processing plant. DRA is a multi-disciplinary, multi-national organization that specializes in the mining, infrastructure and mineral processing industries. As one of the largest project management enterprises in Africa, the South African-founded group of companies has constructed plants on five continents. DRA is highly regarded for managing projects with a “zero harm” focus, as evidenced by its excellent safety record. All of DRA’s world class quality standards, systems and procedures are based on ISO standards. The processing plant, as the first step in the production process in which Rare Earth ore is converted into Rare Earth chlorides, will be located at the Steenkampskraal mine site. The plant detailed design project is expected to be completed by December 2011. The processing plant will \"crack\" the monazite ore through a caustic leaching process, removing copper and gold by flotation. Tri-sodium phosphate will also be produced as a by-product with the potential for onward sales. The thorium contained in the Rare Earth ore will be removed at the processing stage, and be readied for licensed storage, leaving a clean rare earth chloride ready for the solvent extraction separation phase as at the recently announced Rare Earth materials facility (see GWMG Media Release: July 25, 2011: Great Western Minerals Group Signs Groundbreaking Head of Terms to Build Rare Earth Separation Plant in South Africa). GWMG Pr...