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RNS Number : 6580A  Great Western Mining Corp. plc  16 April 2026

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

 

16 April 2026

GREAT WESTERN MINING CORPORATION PLC

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

 

Drilling Contractor Secured for Defender-Pine Crow Tungsten Project

 

Great Western, the exploration and development company focused on mineral
projects in the state of Nevada, USA, is pleased to announce that it has
signed a contract with Major Drilling America, Inc. ("Major Drilling America")
to undertake a drilling campaign at its 100%-owned Defender-Pine Crow Tungsten
Project in Mineral County, Nevada ("Defender-Pine Crow" or the "Project").

 

Defender-Pine Crow is the Company's primary focus for the coming months,
following highly encouraging assay results from a machine-cut channel sampling
programme announced in January 2026.  The upcoming reverse circulation ("RC")
drilling programme, planned for approximately 7,000 ft, is designed to support
progress towards a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate ("MRE"), targeted for Q4
2026. The programme will also test the scale and continuity of the mineralised
system between Defender and Pine Crow, including its potential relationship to
the broader copper and tungsten mineralised trend extending towards M2,
located more than 3 km to the southwest.

 

Groundworks are scheduled to commence in May 2026 to prepare drill pads, with
drilling by Major Drilling America expected to begin in July 2026.

 

Major Drilling America, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, is part of Major
Drilling Group International Inc., a leading provider of specialised drilling
services to the global mining industry, with operations across North America,
South America, Australia, Asia, Africa and Europe.

 

Great Western CEO, Ed Loye, commented: "Securing a drilling contractor ensures
sustained momentum for our active exploration programme at Defender-Pine Crow
as we work towards delineating a maiden tungsten MRE by the end of 2026.

 

"While drilling is a key component of this programme, we are progressing
multiple workstreams in parallel. We are currently analysing detailed
geological mapping and geophysical survey data collected in recent weeks to
better understand the mineralised trend between Defender and the Company's
existing MRE at M2. The results of this work will be reported in due course as
will results from further assay results from further channel sampling, which
will be incorporated into our evolving exploration model.

 

"Overall, activity at Defender-Pine Crow is accelerating at a pleasing rate,
and we look forward to updating the market as this emerging tungsten discovery
continues to develop."

 

**ENDS**

 

For further information visit www.greatwesternmining.com
(https://www.greatwesternmining.com) or contact:

 

 Great Western Mining Corporation PLC
 Brian Hall, Chairman                                           c/o St Brides

 Ed Loye, CEO                                                   greatwesternmining@stbridespartners.co.uk
                                                                (mailto:greatwesternmining@stbridespartners.co.uk)
 Max Williams, Finance Director
 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                                greatwesternmining@stbridespartners.co.uk
                                                                (mailto:greatwesternmining@stbridespartners.co.uk)

 

Notes

Great Western Mining Corporation PLC (AIM: GWMO / Euronext Growth: 8GW) is an
exploration and development company focused on strategic minerals across
several 100%-owned claim groups in Mineral County, Nevada, a highly
prospective and mining-friendly jurisdiction. The Company has an increasing
strategic emphasis on tungsten as a critical mineral, while continuing to
advance its flagship Huntoon Copper Project, which hosts a JORC-compliant
resource of 4.3 Mt at 0.45% Cu with further porphyry upside. It also maintains
exposure to gold and silver through exploration and tailings reprocessing
opportunities, alongside evaluating farm-out and joint venture options to
unlock wider portfolio value.

 

Forward‑Looking Statements

This announcement contains forward‑looking statements relating to the plans,
activities and expectations of Great Western Mining Corporation PLC. Such
statements include, but are not limited to, those concerning planned
exploration programmes, anticipated timelines and potential mineral resource
outcomes. Forward‑looking statements are typically identified by words such
as "plan", "expect", "anticipate", "intend", "may", "could", "potential" or
similar expressions.

 

These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and involve
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially.
Factors include geological risk, exploration and drilling results, permitting
and regulatory approvals, funding availability, operational challenges,
commodity price movements and general market conditions. No assurance can be
given that any forward‑looking statements will prove to be accurate, and
shareholders are cautioned not to place undue reliance on them.

 

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