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RNS Number : 4074O  Great Western Mining Corp. plc  12 January 2026

Great Western Mining Corporation PLC / AIM: GWMO / Euronext Growth: 8GW

 

12 January 2026

GREAT WESTERN MINING CORPORATION PLC

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

 

Appointment of Chief Executive Officer

 

Appointment reinforces focus on value creation and project delivery

 

Great Western Mining Corporation PLC, a strategic and precious metals
exploration and development company, is pleased to announce the appointment of
Mr Edward ('Ed') Loye as Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 February 2026.

 

Ed, who was working as a geological consultant to Great Western during the
second half of 2025, brings over 20 years' experience in mineral exploration
and project development across rare earths ('REE'), critical, precious, and
base metals. He has held senior executive and board roles in both private and
listed companies, with expertise spanning mineralogy, economics, extraction,
and processing.

 

Previous roles include MD of Geolithical Limited, a developer of industrial
minerals and critical metals, including strontium, zinc and indium, and
founder of E-Tech Metals Limited, now ReeXploration Inc. (TSX-V: REE), where
he led the discovery and development of the Eureka REE project in Namibia. Ed
has also held senior roles at the Camborne School of Mines and at the
University of Exeter working on UK Government-funded programmes focused on
critical and technology metals for the energy transition. He is a founding
member of the UK Critical Minerals Association, a Fellow of the Geological
Society of London, and holds MScs in both Mining Geology and Applied
Mineralogy.

 

Ed will join as Chief Executive Officer on 1 February 2026, and it is the
intention of the Board that he will join the Board of Directors in due
course.  Further announcements will be made as appropriate.

 

Brian Hall, Executive Chairman of Great Western Mining, commented, "Ed has
already made a significant impact at Great Western as a consultant so we are
delighted that he has now agreed to step into the role of Chief Executive
Officer. His technical depth, commercial focus and proven leadership position
him exceptionally well to accelerate our Nevada exploration programmes. We
look forward to working closely with Ed as we plan our 2026 work streams and
decisively progress our portfolio."

 

Ed Loye, incoming Chief Executive Officer, said, "Having worked with the
Company as a consulting geologist for several months, I have been consistently
impressed by the quality of its assets and the rigorous, methodical
exploration work completed to date. I am looking forward to advancing these
strategically important projects in the months ahead and building long-term
value for shareholders."

 

**ENDS**

 

For further information:

 

 

 Great Western Mining Corporation PLC
 Brian Hall, Chairman                                              c/o St Brides
 Max Williams, Finance Director                                    greatwesternmining@stbridespartners.co.uk
 Davy
 Nominated Adviser, Euronext Growth Adviser & Joint Broker
 Brian Garrahy                                                     +353 (0)1 679 6363
 Shard Capital Partners
 Joint Broker
 Andrew Gutmann / Erik Woolgar                                     +44 (0)20 7186 9008
 St Brides  Partners
 Financial PR
 Susie Geliher / Isabel de Salis / Will Turner                                    greatwesternmining@stbridespartners.co.uk

 

Notes

Great Western Mining Corporation PLC (AIM: GWMO / Euronext Growth: 8GW) is a
diversified exploration and development company focused on strategic minerals
across several 100%-owned claim groups in Mineral County, Nevada, one of the
world's most prolific and mining-friendly jurisdictions. Backed by an
experienced team, the Company is pursuing a multi-commodity strategy targeting
near-term development and longer-term exploration while assessing farm-out and
joint venture opportunities to unlock broader portfolio value. As well as its
flagship Huntoon Copper Project, which hosts a JORC-compliant resource of 4.3
Mt at 0.45% Cu, with upside from undrilled porphyry targets, it has a pipeline
of gold, silver, and early-stage tungsten assets aligned with US critical
minerals priorities.

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