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Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. is a Canadian-based company with six rare earth exploration and development properties in North America with an option on a sizable additional property in South Africa. In addition, as part of the Company’s strategy to pursue a vertically-integrated business model, the Company's wholly-owned subsidiaries of Less Common Metals Limited located in Birkenhead UK, and Great Western Technologies Inc., located in Troy, Michigan, produce a variety of specialty alloys for use in the battery, magnet and aerospace industries. These "designer" alloys include those containing copper, nickel, cobalt and the rare earth elements.
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09/06/2011
Stocktube video - Great Western Minerals' Jim Engdahl updates Proactive on the company's "mines to metals" strategy
Great Western is executing its ambitious strategy to not only mine rare earth elements, but control the entire supply chain through to alloy production and sale. CEO and President Jim Engdahl provides us with an update on the corporate strategy and benefits behind it -
04/05/2011
James Engdahl, President CEO & Director of Great Western Minerals Group, talks about minimising commodity risk
James Engdahl, President CEO & Director of Great Western Minerals Group, talks about minimising commodity risk, downstream profitability, a Toyota group company that has been a customer for ten years, tremendous demand, new furnaces on order, taking the Steenkampskraal mine back into production, and a strong cash position (April 2011). -
09/06/2010
James Engdahl President of Great Western Minerals talks about fully permitted Steenkampskraal mine, the rare earth metals shortage & revenues of $13 million in 2009
James Engdahl - President, CEO, & Director of Great Western Minerals Group - talks about the Steenkampskraal mine - now fully permitted under new mining laws, getting into production, a forecast shortage of certain rare earth metals, 2009 revenue of US$13 million, value added downstream operations, and clients such as Toyota.
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Company Statement:
Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. (GWMG) is a Saskatchewan-based junior exploration company. Listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX.V: GWG), GWMG is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of rare earth mineral properties in North America and Africa.
Current properties include two rare earth projects in Saskatchewan, Canada, one in New Brunswick, Canada, one in Utah, USA, and one in South Africa . The most advanced projects is the 100%-owned Hoidas Lake Rare Earth Project, located in northern Saskatchewan, and the Steenkampskraal Project in South Africa.
Rare earth elements (REEs) are used in many alternative energy technologies such as wind power generation, fuel cells, rechargeable batteries, hydrogen storage, and permanent magnets used in electric and electric-hybrid vehicles. The rare earth elements comprise the lanthanide series of elements and include lanthanum, cerium, neodymium, praseodymium, samarium, europium, gadolinium and yttrium.
Current Operations:
Projects
Great Western Minerals currently has three projects in development, one of which (Hoidas Lake) has been advanced to the prefeasibility stage of development.
GWMG's goal is to put in place a "mine-to-market" strategy and become North America's first vertically integrated rare earth elements producer. To that end, GWMG acquired its wholly owned subsidiary and processing facility, Great Western Technologies Inc. (GWTI), in January of 2006, and Less Common Metals Ltd., in June of 2008.
Steenkampskraal Mine (Rareco), Project — Western Cape, South Africa
The former-producing Steenkampskraal Mine is located approximately 70 km north of the town of Vanrhynsdorp, population 4,000, in the Western Cape Province of South Africa and is approximately 350 km north and west of Cape Town.
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Hoidas Lake Rare Earth Project — Saskatchewan, Canada
The Hoidas Lake Rare Earth Project is North America's most advanced rare earth element (REE) property in development. This site has the potential to supply at least 10% of North America's consumption of REEs for many years.
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Deep Sands Utah Rare Earth Element Project, USA
A heavy mineral sands property in Utah, United States. This 17,094 hectare property is located near Salt Lake City in Juab County which, at one time, was considered to be one of the richest mining districts in the United States. The property is accessible year-round, with rail, roads, and power located adjacent to the property.
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Other Projects
Benjamin River Project, New Brunswick, Canada
The Benjamin River rare earth element project is located approximately 53 km west of Bathurst, New Brunswick. The property consists of 493 claim blocks covering 114 sq km and hosts a heavy rare earth element enriched, apatite-diopside-magnetite vein.
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Douglas River Project, Saskatchewan, Canada
he Douglas River rare earth property consists of two claims approximately 21 km south of the former Cluff Lake Uranium Mine and approximately 420 km NW of La Ronge SK.
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Management
Board of Directors and Primary Management- For more in depth information, please click here
Gary L. Billingsley, C.A., P.Eng., P.Geo. - Position: Executive Chairman
James B. Engdahl - Position: President & CEO, Director
Audrey McMillan, C.A. - Position: Chief Financial Officer
Russell Grant - Position: Senior Vice President of Business Development, Director
Dwight Percy - Position: Manager, Investor Relations
John G. Pearson, M.Sc. Geol., P. Geo. - Position: Vice President, Exploration
Richard O. Hogan, M.Sc. Eng. - Position: Vice President, Operations
Baodong Zhao, Ph.D. - Position: Manager, Metallurgy
Gord Dent - Position: Manager, Corporate/Public Relations
C. Reid McDonald, M.Sc.- Position: GIS & Remote Sensing
David Kennedy, C.Eng., MIMMM - Position: Director
Robert Quinn, BSBA, JD - Position: Director
Rupert Allan, P.Geo. - Position: Director
Ian McNaughton, FICB - Position: Director
Bill McKnight - Position: Director
Technical Advisory Committee
Mohamed Madhi, MBA,M.Sc
Major Shareholders
Share Structure (as of September 30, 2009)
| Common shares issued and outstanding: | 192,376,216 |
| Unexercised warrants: | 17,249,833 (1,408,632 broker) |
| Unexercised share options: | 9,975,000 |
Contact Information
Head Office
Great Western Minerals Group Ltd.
226 Cardinal Crescent
Saskatoon, SK S7L 6H8
Phone: (306) 659-4500
Fax: (306) 659-4501
E-mail: info@gwmg.ca
Investor Relations
Ron Malashewski Manager - Investor Relations
Phone: (306) 659-4500
Cell: (306) 659-4516
E-mail: info@gwmg.ca
Japan Contact
Kaz Machida Japan Project Advisor c/o Kay Investment Limited
33-14-404 Yoyogi 3-Chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan 151-0053
Phone: 03-5304-5410
Fax: 03-5304-5499
Email: kmachida@kayinvestment.com
Corporate Information
Solicitors
Boughton Law Corporation
Suite 1000 - 595 Burrard Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V7X 1S8, Canada
Auditors
Hergott, Duval, Stack & Partners LLP
1200 - 410 22nd Street East
Saskatoon, SK, S7K 5T6, Canada
Phone: (306) 934-8000
Fax: (306) 653-5859
Bank
Canadian Western Bank
244 - 2nd Avenue South
Saskatoon, SK, S7K 1K9
Phone: (306) 477-8888
Fax: (306) 665-7878
Transfer Agent
Computershare Trust Company of Canada
510 Burrard Street, 2nd Floor
Vancouver, BC, V6C 3B9, Canada
Phone: 604-661-9400
Fax: 604-661-9549
