Great Western Minerals Files Feasibility Study for Steenkampskraal Rare Earth Element Project on SEDAR

SASKATOON, SK--(Marketwired - Jun 20, 2014) - Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. ("GWMG" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: GWG) (OTCQX: GWMGF), a leader in the manufacture and supply of rare earth element-based metal alloys and holder of a low cost, high-grade critical rare earth element mineral property in the Western Cape province of South Africa (the "Steenkampskraal Project"), today announced that its National Instrument 43-101 compliant technical report, containing the results of the feasibility study and reserve estimate for the Steenkampskraal Project, was filed and is available under the Company's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com. The feasibility study will also be available on GWMG's website (www.gwmg.ca).

The report titled "National Instrument 43-101 Independent Technical Report on the Results of a Feasibility Study for the Steenkampskraal Rare Earth Element Project in the Western Cape, South Africa for Great Western Minerals Group Ltd." is dated and effective as of June 20, 2014. The feasibility study was prepared by Venmyn Deloitte (Pty) Ltd under the supervision of the following Qualified Persons: Mr. Andrew Neil Clay, M.Sc. (Geol.), M.Sc. (Min. Eng.), Dip. Bus. M., Pr Sci Nat, MSAIMM, FAusIMM, FGSSA, MAIMA, M.Inst.D., AAPG; Ms. Fiona Harper, BSc (Hons), Pr.Sci.Nat, MSAIMM, MGSSA and Mr. Andrew de Klerk, BSc (Hons)(Geol), G.D.E., MGGSA, Pr.Sci.Nat.

About GWMG

Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. is a leader in the manufacture and supply of rare earth element-based metal alloys. Its specialty alloys are used in the battery, magnet and aerospace industries. Produced at the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Less Common Metals Limited in Ellesmere Port, U.K., these alloys contain transition metals, including nickel, cobalt, iron and rare earth elements. As part of the Company's vertical integration strategy, GWMG also holds 100% equity ownership in Rare Earth Extraction Co. Limited, which controls the Steenkampskraal monazite mine in South Africa. The Company also holds interests in three rare earth exploration properties in North America that are not active.

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