Great Western Mining Corporation plc (GWMC) nnounced today that a radioactive anomaly has been confirmed along the eastern
edge of the Company's lode claims in Mineral County, Nevada.

A sample from the area of interest to GWMC tested 0.071 percent U3O8 uranium oxide. The Company is extending its area under claim at present, and results from similar testing of areas already held will be announced in due course.

Emmett O'Connell, Chairman of GWMC said, "This sample was taken following  extensive examination of public records going back 50 years from the Nevada  Bureau of Mines, the United States Geological Survey and the Atomic Energy Commission."

O'Connell noted that the recent extraordinary rise in the price of uranium from less than $7 per pound in 2001 to the region of $130 per pound has highlighted the inelastic demand for the mineral and the limited supply base available. "We believe that prices for uranium are driven, not by massive Chinese buying but by two decades of limited investment in the nuclear sector, along with limited investment in uranium mining. We believe that GWMC has some interesting prospects in hand and look forward to early test results."

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Emmett O'Connell, Chairman, Great Western Mining Corporation
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