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Expands Area Under Claim
Expands Area Under Claim.
About this update from Great Western Mining Corp. Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n\nIE00B1FR8863/GBP/PLUS-exn\n 31 July 2008\n\n GREAT WESTERN MINING CORPORATION PLC\n (\"GWMC\" or the \"Company\")\n\n GREAT WESTERN MINING CORPORATION EXPANDS AREA UNDER CLAIM BY 24%\n\nGreat Western Mining Corp Plc, the Dublin and Nevada based mineral exploration company, is pleased\nto report a further extension of its promising uranium and precious metal prospect in Marietta,\nNevada.\n\nHighlights -\n\n * 17 individual contiguous area claims have been added to the area claims already staked;\n * This brings the total number of claims to 89 covering approximately 7.4 square kilometres;\n * A Competent Persons Report is currently being compiled.\n\nA further 17 claims have been added to the Company's existing 72 claims bringing the total to 89\nclaims. This is equal to 7.4 square kilometres.\n\nThere is considerable competition for exploration acreage in the Company's immediate discovery\narea and beyond. One American group is even staking out the salt marsh some two thousand feet\nbelow GWMC land claims.\n\nA Competent Persons Report is currently being drafted following a comprehensive field examination.\nNumerous pit, trench, and rock-chip samples have been collected and are undergoing laboratory\ntesting. The results will be announced in due course.\n\nA second bulk sample report using a carbonate reagent to determine the most efficacious means of\nleach treatment is expected to be completed shortly.\n\n The Directors of the Issuer accept responsibility for this announcement.\n\n --ENDS--\n\nFor media enquiries, please contact:\n\nNick Rome / Michael Kinirons, Bishopsgate Communications\nTel +44 207 562 3350\n\nFor further information on investor relations please contact:\n\nEmmett O'Connell, Chairman, Great Western Mining Corporation\nTel. +353 51 565 844 or +353 87 798 8839\nE-mail: [email protected]\n\nCorporate Adviser: St Helen's Capital Plc\nDuncan Vasey / Barry Hocken\nTel. +44 207 628 5582\n\nwww.greatwesternmining.com\n\nNote to Editor:\n\nGreat Western Mining Corporation plc is an Irish based exploration company, quoted on the PLUS\nMarket. The company, which concentrates on gold, silver and uranium exploration, is based in\nNevada, USA. Its headquarters are in Dublin.\n\nThe Great Western Mining Corporation holds 89 gold, silver and uranium lode claims in the area\nnear Marietta, Mineral County, Nevada. This U...