Wits Basin Precious Minerals (fka WITM)

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PR for Wits Basin

ORLANDO, FL, Jul 18, 2005 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- The Aurelius Multimedia Network, a division of the Aurelius Consulting Group, announced today that Vance White, the president and CEO of Wits Basin Precious Minerals (WITM) , was interviewed on Corporate Update, a special presentation of the Aurelius Internet Radio Network. Wits Basin Precious Minerals is a gold exploration and development company, which holds interests in three gold and one base metal exploration projects. To listen to the interview in entirety, please visit http://www.runonideas.com/ammn?source=WITM07152005.

During the interview, Mr. White discussed the developments regarding the Bates-Hunter Mine in Colorado and the extension of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. Key highlights of these developments include plans to begin the de-watering process with the water treatment facility in Colorado. This will allow levels sampling and metallurgical testing to be started in the coming weeks. In addition, drilling has reached the 2,300 meter level in the FSC/Witwatersrand Basin in South Africa.

About Wits Basin Precious Minerals, Inc.

Wits Basin is a minerals exploration and development company holding interests in four exploration projects and currently does not claim to have any mineral reserves on any project. The Company's common stock trades on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol "WITM." For more information on Wits Basin Precious Minerals, Inc. (WITM) , visit Wits Basin on the web at www.witsbasin.com.