Poised to become a mid-tier gold producer

Publication: NYSE Euronext

New York, May 10, 2012 – NYSE Euronext (NYX) today announced that NYSE Amex LLC, the self regulatory organization, will be renamed NYSE MKT LLC effective May 14, 2012, subject to SEC filing. NYSE MKT is the premier U.S. equities market for listing and trading of small growth companies. NYSE MKT’s associated options market will continue to do business under the name NYSE Amex Options.

Publication: Reuters

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – President Jacob Zuma squashed more than two years of talk on Friday about the nationalization of South Africa’s massive mining sector, saying state control or ownership of the mines in the world’s biggest platinum producer could not work.

Publication: CNTN - Xinhua News Agency

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Gold production has increased in the U.S. state of Nevada, the country's largest gold-producing state, as the gold price continues to rise and the stock market tumbles.

Publication: Reno Gazette-Journal

Nevada’s cash-strapped government stands to gain from the ongoing run-up in gold prices that reached a record $1,713 per ounce on Monday, industry observers believe.

Publication: The Wall Street Journal

LONDON (Dow Jones)--HSBC Bank has raised its gold forecasts for the next several years, the latest in a line of banks and brokers to upgrade expectations for the precious metal.

www.mineweb.com

3 April 2012

Great Basin Gold's Burnstone mine in South Africa has had its fair share of difficulties over the past year and the coming year is likely to be a make or break one for the operation near Balfour, south east of Johannesburg.

www.miningweekly.com

13 October 2011

Gold miner Great Basin Gold (GBG) was on track to achieving its planned increased rate of mining at the Burnstone mine for the remainder of this year and for 2012, CEO Ferdi Dippenaar said on Thursday.

www.tfnn.com

19 May 2011

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Publication: The Mining Record

01 May 2011

VANCOUVER, BC – Great Basin Gold Ltd. reports exploration, stope and block delineation results for its Hollister Project and Burnstone Mine.

Publication: The Northern Miner

07 March 2011

Balfour, South Africa – In July 2006, Great Basin Gold (gbg-t) started building its Burnstone gold mine in South A frica, looking to be the first new gold producer in the Witwatersrand basin in 30 years.

Publication: The Globe and Mail

07 February 2011

It might seem an odd place for a gold miner to start a new project: a country with an eroding gold industry, unreliable electricity supplies, inadequate transport, frequent political protests, rising fears of nationalization, and controversial rules on black empowerment.