Drilling Permit Approved

6th March 2014

Great Western Mining Corporation PLC

("Great Western Mining", "GWM" or the "Company")

Drilling Permit Approved

Great Western Mining, the AIM and ESM quoted mineral exploration company with 73 sq. kilometres of mineral claims in south-west Nevada USA, is pleased to announce that the permit application for the Phase 2 drilling programme on the Company's M2-Smith copper target has been approved by the United States Bureau of Land Management.

Great Western Mining's drilling contractor, O'Keefe Drilling, has been mobilised to site.

The Company will notify the market shortly when drilling has commenced.

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ENQUIRIES:

Great Western Mining Corporation Plc

David Fraser, Chief Executive +44 207 933 8795

Davy (Nomad, ESM Adviser & Joint Broker) +353 1 679 6363

John Frain john.frain@davy.ie

Roland French roland.french@davy.ie

Hume Capital Securities plc (Joint Broker) +44 203 693 1470

Jon Belliss

Abigail Wayne

Walbrook (UK PR and IR) +44 207 933 8795

Paul Cornelius

Guy McDougall greatwesternmining@walbrookpr.com