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Great Western Gold Corp.
Suite 303, 416 21st Street East
Saskatoon, SK S7K 0C2
CDNX: GWG
CUSIP: 39144H107
July 18, 2001
Hoidas Lake Project-Metallurgical Update
Neil P. Yingling, President, is pleased to report that significant progress is being made in metallurgical work currently being carried out on drill core samples from the JAK zone on the Hoidas Lake rare earth project in northern Saskatchewan.
The metallurgical study, underway at Lakefield Research and supervised by Melis Engineering, has produced some positive surprises in the initial stages of testwork. It has been determined that up to 75% of the rare earth content in the JAK zone is derived from the phosphate mineral apatite, (and to a much lesser degree monazite) with the remainder coming from the silicate mineral allanite. Although apatite was known to be associated with the rare earth mineralization, it was thought that allanite, which can occur in massive lenses assaying up to 20% total rare earth oxide, was the dominant rare earth mineral. In hand specimen, the apatite is usually red or brown in color and is masked by finely dispersed hematite, making it difficult to identify.
This discovery is viewed as extremely positive for the Hoidas Lake project since apatite is even more amenable to acid leaching than allanite and the mechanics of processing phosphates are well known. Although quantitative results are not yet available, subsequent upgrading tests appear to indicate that the apatite and allanite can be easily separated into individual concentrates for further processing.
The metallurgical work is expected to take several more weeks to complete and quantitative results will be released as they are received and compiled.
Great Western Gold Corp., based in Saskatoon, explores for diamonds and rare earth elements in Saskatchewan.
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Great Western Gold Corp. is a diversified, Saskatchewan-based, Canadian mining exploration and development company exploring for diamonds, uranium, and rare earths in the Province of Saskatchewan.
For further information, call Neil Yingling at 1 702 896 6724 or Gary Billingsley at 1 306 664 0028.
GREAT WESTERN GOLD CORP.
Neil Yingling
President
The Canadian Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept the responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the contents of the forgoing.
© 2004 Great Western Minerals Group Ltd.
Suite 303, 416 21st Street East
Saskatoon, SK S7K 0C2
CDNX: GWG
CUSIP: 39144H107
July 18, 2001
Hoidas Lake Project-Metallurgical Update
Neil P. Yingling, President, is pleased to report that significant progress is being made in metallurgical work currently being carried out on drill core samples from the JAK zone on the Hoidas Lake rare earth project in northern Saskatchewan.
The metallurgical study, underway at Lakefield Research and supervised by Melis Engineering, has produced some positive surprises in the initial stages of testwork. It has been determined that up to 75% of the rare earth content in the JAK zone is derived from the phosphate mineral apatite, (and to a much lesser degree monazite) with the remainder coming from the silicate mineral allanite. Although apatite was known to be associated with the rare earth mineralization, it was thought that allanite, which can occur in massive lenses assaying up to 20% total rare earth oxide, was the dominant rare earth mineral. In hand specimen, the apatite is usually red or brown in color and is masked by finely dispersed hematite, making it difficult to identify.
This discovery is viewed as extremely positive for the Hoidas Lake project since apatite is even more amenable to acid leaching than allanite and the mechanics of processing phosphates are well known. Although quantitative results are not yet available, subsequent upgrading tests appear to indicate that the apatite and allanite can be easily separated into individual concentrates for further processing.
The metallurgical work is expected to take several more weeks to complete and quantitative results will be released as they are received and compiled.
Great Western Gold Corp., based in Saskatoon, explores for diamonds and rare earth elements in Saskatchewan.
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Great Western Gold Corp. is a diversified, Saskatchewan-based, Canadian mining exploration and development company exploring for diamonds, uranium, and rare earths in the Province of Saskatchewan.
For further information, call Neil Yingling at 1 702 896 6724 or Gary Billingsley at 1 306 664 0028.
GREAT WESTERN GOLD CORP.
Neil Yingling
President
The Canadian Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept the responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the contents of the forgoing.
© 2004 Great Western Minerals Group Ltd.