IE00B1FR8863/GBP/PLUS-exn
31 July 2008
GREAT WESTERN MINING CORPORATION PLC
("GWMC" or the "Company")
GREAT WESTERN MINING CORPORATION EXPANDS AREA UNDER CLAIM BY 24%
Great Western Mining Corp Plc, the Dublin and Nevada based mineral exploration company, is pleased
to report a further extension of its promising uranium and precious metal prospect in Marietta,
Nevada.
Highlights -
* 17 individual contiguous area claims have been added to the area claims already staked;
* This brings the total number of claims to 89 covering approximately 7.4 square kilometres;
* A Competent Persons Report is currently being compiled.
A further 17 claims have been added to the Company's existing 72 claims bringing the total to 89
claims. This is equal to 7.4 square kilometres.
There is considerable competition for exploration acreage in the Company's immediate discovery
area and beyond. One American group is even staking out the salt marsh some two thousand feet
below GWMC land claims.
A Competent Persons Report is currently being drafted following a comprehensive field examination.
Numerous pit, trench, and rock-chip samples have been collected and are undergoing laboratory
testing. The results will be announced in due course.
A second bulk sample report using a carbonate reagent to determine the most efficacious means of
leach treatment is expected to be completed shortly.
The Directors of the Issuer accept responsibility for this announcement.
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For media enquiries, please contact:
Nick Rome / Michael Kinirons, Bishopsgate Communications
Tel +44 207 562 3350
For further information on investor relations please contact:
Emmett O'Connell, Chairman, Great Western Mining Corporation
Tel. +353 51 565 844 or +353 87 798 8839
E-mail: Emmett@iol.ie
Corporate Adviser: St Helen's Capital Plc
Duncan Vasey / Barry Hocken
Tel. +44 207 628 5582
www.greatwesternmining.com
Note to Editor:
Great Western Mining Corporation plc is an Irish based exploration company, quoted on the PLUS
Market. The company, which concentrates on gold, silver and uranium exploration, is based in
Nevada, USA. Its headquarters are in Dublin.
The Great Western Mining Corporation holds 89 gold, silver and uranium lode claims in the area
near Marietta, Mineral County, Nevada. This US state consistently ranks as one of the leading
geologically prospective and pro-mining legal jurisdictions in the world today. Crucially, it is
also extremely stable from a geo-political perspective.
Furthermore, as nuclear power usage expands rapidly across the globe, demand for the world's
limited uranium resources will expand rapidly, pushing up the price for uranium ore.
The company plans to build a varied portfolio of uranium ore claims in politically secure areas.
Great Western Mining Corporation plc