Bulk Sampling Results

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PLUS: GWMO                                                              18 August 2008

                                                                                                      

                                 GREAT WESTERN MINING CORPORATION PLC

                                       ("GWMC" or the "Company")

                                                   

                                         BULK SAMPLING RESULTS

                                                   

The  Board  of  Great Western Mining Corporation plc., the PLUS quoted Dublin based  uranium,  gold  &

silver exploration company, is pleased to announce results of the second bulk sample leaching test  on

ore from its high-impact project in the State of Nevada, U.S.A.



Background

GWMC is examining an ore deposit containing uranium and other precious metals in quartz monzonite  and

quartzite  located in a hydrothermal shear zone in Mineral County, Nevada. GWMC controls  100%  pf  an

approximately 7.4 square kilometre claim area.



The  independent  laboratory report contains head analyses and the results from  bottle-roll  leaching

tests.



Results

The  second  Bulk  Sample Test substituting a carbonate leach in place of acid  did  not  improve  the

recovery rates of U3O8 reported in the previous test. The use of a cyanidation leach for the gold  and

silver recovery supported the values achieved on the first test announced on 24 April 2008.



Chairman Emmett O'Connell said:



"Final  decision  on  the design of the leaching programme will be made on cost  of  recovery  and  an

environmental impact study, following completion of the Competent Persons Report and results from  the

drilling campaign."



               The Directors of the Company accept responsibility for this announcement.

                                                   

For media enquiries, please contact:



Nick Rome / Michael Kinirons, Bishopsgate Communications

Tel +44 207 562 3350



For further information on investor relations please contact:



Emmett O'Connell, Chairman, Great Western Mining Corporation

Tel. +353 51 565 844 or +353 87 798 8839

E-mail: [email protected]





Corporate Adviser: St Helen's Capital Plc

Barry Hocken

Tel. +44 207 628 5582



www.greatwesternmining.com





Note to Editor:



Great Western Mining Corporation plc is an Irish based exploration company, quoted on the PLUS Market.

The  company, which concentrates on gold, silver and uranium exploration, is based in Nevada, USA. Its

headquarters are in Dublin.



The  Great  Western Mining Corporation holds 89 gold, silver and uranium lode claims in the area  near

Marietta,  Mineral County, Nevada. This US state consistently ranks as one of the leading geologically

prospective  and  pro-mining legal jurisdictions in the world today. Crucially, it is  also  extremely

stable from a geo-political perspective.



Furthermore,  as nuclear power usage expands rapidly across the globe, demand for the world's  limited

uranium resources will expand rapidly, pushing up the price for uranium ore.



The company plans to build a varied portfolio of uranium ore claims in politically secure areas.