Great Western Minerals Group announced the selection of Drillcorp Africa (Pty) Ltd. as the drill contractor for the upcoming exploration and resource evaluation program at the Company's Steenkampskraal Rare Earth Element project in South Africa.

Drillcorp is a highly experienced, South African-based drilling team that has been in business throughout Africa since 1988. With 45 rigs currently operating throughout South Africa, Drillcorp provides diamond core drilling to depths of 3,000 meters along with reverse circulation, underground, and percussion drilling services.

The first objective of the program, which will be fully underway by September 14, is to provide geological information, metallurgical characterization, and assay data in support of a fully compliant National Instrument 43-101 resource estimate report on potential ore material stockpiled at surface as well as underground in-situ material. The second objective is to expand the resources at Steenkampskraal through testing the down-dip extension of the main structure as well as full investigation of the encasing host rock mineralization.

GWMG President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Engdahl said, "This is yet another pivotal moment in the progress of GWMG at Steenkampskraal with the launch of an exploration program at site designed to confirm previous data and produce an NI 43-101 resource estimate."

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