Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. announced appointments to two key management positions at the Company’s Steenkampskraal Rare Earth project in South Africa.

Appointed to the position as Solvent Extraction Plant Superintendent is Mr. Witker Zimba. His primary responsibilities will include the development and operation of GWMG’s Sx plant. Mr. Zimba has extensive experience in flotation, electro wining and solvent extraction plants, having worked previously for Nkana Smelter in Kitwe, Zambia and Konkola Copper Mines in Chingola, Zambia. Mr. Zimba holds a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Beijing Chemical Technology. His professional affiliations include the Engineering Institute of Zambia and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum. Mr. Zimba’s duties with GWMG will begin on June 27, 2011.

Appointed to the position as Plant Metallurgist is Mr. Thabo Khoboko. His primary responsibilities will focus on the operation of the Rare Earth processing plant at Steenkampskraal, from run of mine crushing through to Rare Earth chloride production. Mr. Khoboko has previously worked with companies such as Bateman Engineering and Lesotho Meteorological Services and holds a Bachelor of Technology Degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Pretoria His duties with GWMG will begin on July 04, 2011.

“The appointment of these two highly qualified individuals to their respective positions with GWMG represents yet another concrete step in the development of our Company’s Steenkampskraal Rare Earth project”, said Jim Engdahl, President. “Under the direction of Steenkampskraal Project Director Vincent Mora, Mr. Zimba and Mr. Khoboko will provide resources which will ensure the processing plant and the separation plant are developed on time and on budget and subsequently operated in a highly effective manner.”

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