November 16, 2011 - Saskatoon, Canada: Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. ("GWMG" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Kwaw Kabaah as Mine Manager at the Company's Steenkampskraal mine operation in South Africa.
Mr. Kabaah, who reports to David Kennedy, Chief Executive Officer of Rareco, GWMG's wholly-owned subsidiary, is responsible for the management, control and day-to-day operations at the Steenkampskraal mine.
Mr. Kabaah has extensive and diverse hands-on experience in the mining industry, including ore extraction and mining production operations, mine health and safety, and mining project work. He has worked with Johannesburg Consolidated Investment Group Mines, the DeBeers Group and African Rainbow Minerals' Black Rock Mine Operations. Additionally, he has worked with the South Africa Department of Mineral Resources, the government agency that regulates and enforces health and safety issues in South African mines.
With a post-graduate degree in Mining Engineering earned at the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa, Mr. Kabaah also holds a Mine Overseer’s Certificate of Competency. His professional affiliations include the Engineering Council of South Africa and the South Africa Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Rareco Chief Executive Officer David Kennedy said, "The appointment of Kwaw Kabaah as Mine Manager for Steenkampskraal is yet another indication of the ability of our Company to attract highly qualified and very experienced professionals to our team. In working with our Steenkampskraal group, Mr. Kabaah will undoubtedly make a very strong contribution to the success of the Steenkampskraal mine project."
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