Great Western Minerals Group Ltd.
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
February 2012 (Source: Marketwire) --Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG or the Company) (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) Corporate Holdings: 1 former producing mine: Steenkampskraal mine in South Africa. GWMG holds controlling interest in the mine through its 100% shareholding of Rare Earth Extraction Co. Limited (Rareco). 2 rare earth processing plants: Less Common Metals Limited (LCM) in Birkenhead,
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
January 31, 2012 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG or the Company) (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Less Common Metals (LCM), has successfully carried out the first full-scale melt with LCMs newly acquired furnace. The first pour was undertaken on Friday, January 27, 2012 at LCMs new
Monday, January 30, 2012
January 30, 2012 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG or the Company) (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) is pleased to announce that it has completed the first phase of the exploration program at the Companys Steenkampskraal rare earth property in South Africa. These investigations have two primary goals; firstly, to provide information in support of a
Monday, January 16, 2012
January 16, 2012 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG or the Company) (TSX VENTURE:GWG)(OTCQX:GWMGF) reports that, subject to regulatory approval, it has granted, as at January 11, 2012, to officers, directors, consultants and employees an aggregate of 5,000,000 options to acquire common shares of the Company. The options are exercisable into common shares of
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
January 10, 2012 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG or the Company) (TSX VENTURE:GWG)(OTCQX:GWMGF) is pleased to announce that the joint venture agreement (Agreement) with Ganzhou Qiandong Rare Earth Group Ltd. (GQD) of China for the construction of a rare earth separation plant in South Africa has been completed and signed. Pursuant to the
Thursday, January 05, 2012
January 5, 2012 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG or the Company), (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Vernon Kiss as Vice-President, Corporate Development and Strategic Initiatives. In this new role, Mr. Kiss is responsible for oversight and direction of GWMGs corporate and strategic planning processes. Additionally, he is responsible
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Thursday, December 29, 2011
December 29, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG or the Company) (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) is pleased to announce that GWMGs President and Chief Executive Officer, Jim Engdahl, is scheduled to appear on the Business News Network (BNN) Commodities Show at 11:30 a.m. EST today, Thursday, December 29, 2011. The scheduled topics for the
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
November 30, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) --Q3 2011 Revenues Increase by 25%, Q3 2011 Gross Margins Grow by 84% Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG or the Company)(TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) today announced its financial results for the 3rdQuarter of 2011. GWMG now reports its results under International Financial Reporting Standards. For the three months and the nine months
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
November 29, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) (GWMG or the Company) is pleased to provide a progress report on the Companys drill program at its Steenkampskraal rare earth mine site in South Africa. 26 coreholes totaling 2,307 meters have been completed, including 19 holes dedicated to metallurgical mini-bulk sampling and
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
November 22, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) --Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG or the Company) (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) Corporate Holdings: 1 Rare Earth former producer: Steenkampskraal mine in South Africa. GWMG holds controlling interest in the mine through its 100% shareholding of Rare Earth Extraction Co. Limited (Rareco). 2 Rare Earth processing plants: Less Common Metals Limited (LCM)
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
November 16, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG or the Company) (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Kwaw Kabaah as Mine Manager at the Companys Steenkampskraal mine operation in South Africa. Mr. Kabaah, who reports to David Kennedy, Chief Executive Officer of Rareco, GWMGs wholly-owned subsidiary, is responsible for
Friday, November 11, 2011
Breaking down the coterie that’s known as rare earth elements means taking it a wee bit further than simply defining them as lights and heavies. Once you break them down into 15 or 17 separate components, it shines a light on some of the dynamics of the market and what China may be doing with the supply
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
November 10, 2011 -- Saskatoon, Canada (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG or the Company) is pleased to announce that the Company and a syndicate of agents co-led by Byron Capital Markets Ltd. (Byron) and Cormark Securities Inc. (Cormark) and including GMP Securities LP (GMP) (collectively, the Agents) have closed the previously announced private
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Thursday, November 03, 2011
November 3, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group (GWMG or the Company) (TSX VENTURE:GWG)(OTCQX:GWMGF) is pleased to announce the appointment of David Kennedy to the position of Chief Executive Officer of GWMGs 100%-owned subsidiary Rare Earth Extraction Co. Limited (Rareco). Mr. Kennedy, a co-founder of Less Common Metals (LCM) in 1992, has served as GWMGs
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Monday, October 31, 2011
Great Western Minerals Group Announces Pricing on Previously Announced $15 Million Private Placement
October 31, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- THIS NEWS RELEASE IS INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION IN CANADA ONLY AND IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES. Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) (GWMG or the Company) is pleased to announce that the Company and a syndicate of
Thursday, October 27, 2011
October 27, 2011 (Source: Great Western Minerals Group LTD.) -- THIS NEWS RELEASE IS INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION IN CANADA ONLY AND IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES. Great Western Minerals Group (GWMG or the Company) is pleased to announce that it has engaged a syndicate of
Thursday, September 29, 2011
September 29, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) (GWMG or the Company) is pleased to announce that substantial progress is being achieved, with the active participation of Ganzhou Qiandong Rare Earth Group Ltd. (GQD) of China, in the development work on the rare earth separation plant in the vicinity of Steenkampskraal in
Monday, September 19, 2011
September 19, 2011, Saskatoon (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group is pleased to announce that it has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent to enter into a long term agreement with Vacuumschmelze GmbH Co. KG of Germany for the supply of rare earth alloys and metals. The Letter of Intent specifies that VAC commits to purchasing
Friday, September 16, 2011
Where to start? Let’s take the high road for a minute and commend Molycorp for being a first-mover in the rare earth space (ex-China, of course), for pressing forward with the debt- and equity-financed expansion and modernization of its Mountain Pass, California mine-to-magnets facility. Molycorp may indeed end up being to rare earths what Apple is to
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
September 14, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. Corporate Holdings:1 Rare Earth former producer: Steenkampskraal mine in South Africa. GWMG holds controlling interest in the mine through its 100% shareholding of Rare Earth Extraction Co. Ltd. (Rareco). 2 Rare Earth processing plants: Less Common Metals Limited (LCM) in Birkenhead, U.K. and Great Western Technologies
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Monday, September 12, 2011
September 12, 2o11 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) (GWMG or the Company) is pleased to announce that Company officials will be presenting at the following venues in September 2011. 1. Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. EST / 9:00 a.m. CST: CEO Conference Call with President Chief Executive Officer Jim
Thursday, September 08, 2011
September 8, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) (GWMG) is pleased to announce the selection of Drillcorp Africa (Pty) Ltd. (Drillcorp) as the drill contractor for the upcoming exploration and resource evaluation program at the Companys Steenkampskraal Rare Earth Element (REE) project in South Africa. Drillcorp is a highly experienced, South African-based
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
August 30, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG or the Company) (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) today announced its financial results for the 2nd Quarter of 2011. GWMG now reports its results under International Financial Reporting Standards. For the three months and the six months ended June 30, 2011, GWMGs financial summary and highlights are
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Thursday, August 11, 2011
August 11, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Matamec Explorations Inc. (Matamec or the Company)(TSX VENTURE:MAT) has engaged the independent engineering firm Roche Ltd. from Montreal, Quebec, to complete its preliminary economic assessment study (PEA) of the HREE Kipawa Deposit located near Temiscaming in SW Quebec. The study is on schedule for publication at the beginning of the fourth
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August 11, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) (GWMG or the Company) is pleased to announce that it has appointed Brent Jellicoe to the position of Director of International Exploration. Mr. Jellicoes primary responsibility is to manage the exploration program at GWMGs Steenkampskraal rare earth project in South Africa. In addition, he
Tuesday, August 09, 2011
August 9, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) (GWMG or the Company) is pleased to announce that it has appointed John Selby as a monazite / radiation / environmental consultant to its team at the Companys Steenkampskraal rare earth mining project in South Africa. Mr. Selby was most recently with Richards Bay
Monday, July 25, 2011
July 25, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group (GWMG) (TSX VENTURE:GWG)(OTCQX:GWMGF) is pleased to announce that it has negotiated a Heads of Terms with Ganzhou Qiandong Rare Earth Group Ltd. (GQD) of China to build a Rare Earth separation plant in South Africa, located in proximity to GWMGs Steenkampskraal operation. The Heads of Terms agreement
Thursday, July 21, 2011
July 21, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) (GWMG) Corporate Holdings: 1 Rare Earths former producer: Steenkampskraal mine in South Africa. GWMG holds controlling interest in the mine through its 100% shareholding of Rare Earth Extraction Co. Ltd. (Rareco). 2 Rare Earths processing plants: Less Common Metals Limited (LCM) in Birkenhead,
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Thursday, July 14, 2011
July 14, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG or the Company) (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Rare Earth Extraction Co. Limited (Rareco). GWMG initiated and completed the exercise of its rights to compel the acquisition of the remaining shares
Thursday, June 30, 2011
June 30, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG or the Company) (TSX VENTURE:GWG)(OTCQX:GWMGF) today announced its financial results for the 1st Quarter of 2011. GWMG has reported its results under International Financial Reporting Standards. For the three months ended March 31, 2011, GWMGs financial summary and highlights are as follows: Manufacturing / processing
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011
June 29, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG or the Company) (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) was added to the Russell Global Index when Russell Investments reconstituted its comprehensive set of global equity indexes on June 24, 2011. Membership in the Russell Global Index, which remains in place for one year, is widely used by
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
June 28, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG or the Company) (TSX VENTURE:GWG)(OTCQX:GWMGF) is pleased to announce its intention to accelerate the exercise of its option to earn-in to 50% of the Red Wine Property controlled by Search Minerals Inc. (Search) in order to create the Joint Venture as detailed in the Option
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Great Western Minerals Group Announces Management Appointments at Steenkampskraal Rare Earth Project
June 22, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (OTCQX:GWMGF)(TSX VENTURE:GWG) (GWMG or the Company) is pleased to announce appointments to two key management positions at the Companys Steenkampskraal Rare Earth project in South Africa. Appointed to the position as Solvent Extraction (Sx) Plant Superintendent is Mr. Witker Zimba. His primary responsibilities will include the
June 21, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) (GWMG or the Company) has posted its annual information circular and related proxy materials on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and has received an order from the Saskatchewan Financial Services Commission abridging the timeline for delivery of related printed materials (the Meeting Materials). Due to
Thursday, June 16, 2011
June 16, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) (GWMG or the Company) is pleased to report the results of the 2010 exploration program at the Douglas River Rare Earth Project, located in the western Athabasca Basin region of northern Saskatchewan. The work program included geological mapping, till, soil and biogeochemical surveys,
Thursday, June 09, 2011
Great Western Minerals Group Launches Mine Shaft Refurbishment at Steenkampskraal Rare Earth Project
June 9, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG or the Company) (TSX VENTURE:GWG), announces it has selected East Rand Engineering Services (ERESSA) to carry out the shaft refurbishment project at the Companys Steenkampskraal Rare Earth project in South Africa. The project is scheduled to begin within two weeks and be completed by mid-November,
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
June 8, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG or the Company) (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) announces the appointment of Elizabeth M. Nash as Corporate Secretary. Ms. Nash, whose legal practice is focused on securities and corporate law, has provided advisory services to GWMG for 5 years. Prior to launching her own law practice in
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Monday, June 06, 2011
June 6, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Jim Engdahl, President and Chief Executive Officer of Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) (GWMG), provided expert testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on two key pieces of legislation: the National Strategic and Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011 (H.R. 2011) and
Friday, June 03, 2011
June 3, 2011 (Source: Bloomberg) -- General Electric Co. (GE) led companies in urging Congress to spur U.S. production of rare earths, needed for wind turbines, aircraft engines, medical devices and cell phones, and to reduce dependence on supplies from China.Congress is considering two bills that would require the Interior Department to report on U.S. mineral resources
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Monday, May 30, 2011
May 30, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG or the Company) (TSX VENTURE:GWG)(OTCQX:GWMGF) announces that it is exercising its rights under South African company law and has initiated the process to compel the acquisition of all of the remaining shares of Rare Earth Extraction Co. Limited (Rareco) that it does not already hold,
Monday, May 09, 2011
May 9, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG or the Company) (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) announces that it has received full approval for its work program, under the existing Nuclear Authorization for the Companys Steenkampskraal Rare Earths project, from the South African National Nuclear Regulator (NNR).The approvals cover programs that include radiation protection, integrated
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
April 27, 2011 (Source: Reuters) -- Great Western Minerals (GWG.V) said on Wednesday that it had signed a long-term deal with Japans Aichi Steel (5482.T) to continue providing it with rare earth alloys for high-powered magnets. Shares of the Canadian company rose more than 9 percent to C$0.85 after the announcement of the deal, which will help
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April 27, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG or the Company) (TSX VENTURE:GWG)(OTCQX:GWMGF) announces that it has, through its wholly owned subsidiary Less Common Metals Limited (LCM), signed a long term Co-operation Agreement with Aichi Steel Corporation (ASC) of Japan. ASC is a part of the Toyota Group of Companies.LCM is a producer
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
April 26, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG or the Company) (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) is pleased to announce it has appointed Mr. Vincent Mora as the Companys Project Development Manager for the Steenkampskraal Rare Earths operation in South Africa. He will be located at site.Mr. Moras primary responsibility is to expeditiously plan, budget,
April 25, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG or the Company) (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) announces that it issued its monthly installment payment under the terms of its advisory agreement (the Agreement) with Byron Securities Limited (Byron).As announced previously (see December 13, 2010 GWMG News Release: Great Western Minerals Group Enters Into Advisory Agreement
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Thursday, April 21, 2011
April 21, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG or the Company) (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) announces that it has updated its plans for the Steenkampskraal Rare Earth property in South Africa.The steps in the plan may be undertaken in sequential order, or wherever possible, will be undertaken on a concurrent basis with the intent
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
April 18, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG or the Company), (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) announces that has amended its stock option plan to reflect recent regulatory changes and to implement non-material housekeeping changes.In accordance with the provisions of GWMGs existing stock option plan (the Option Plan) and pursuant to the policies of the
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Monday, April 04, 2011
March 31, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG or the Company), (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) today announced its 2010 financial results.For the year ended December 31, 2010, GWMGs financial highlights include: -- Manufacturing / processing revenues from GWMGs wholly owned subsidiaries Less Common Metals and Great Western Technologies Inc. were $15.1 million for 2010
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
March 31, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG or the Company) (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) announces that, based on the results of an extensive drilling and sampling program, and in consideration of the attention required for GWMGs more advanced projects, the Company does not plan to undertake additional exploration work on the Deep Sands
Monday, March 21, 2011
March 21, 2011 (Source: Marketwire) -- Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG or the Company) (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) announces that it issued its monthly installment payment under the terms of its advisory agreement (the Agreement) with Byron Securities Limited (Byron).As announced previously (see December 13, 2010 GWMG News Release: Great Western Minerals Group Enters Into Advisory Agreement
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