News Release

TSX Venture Symbol: GWG
US Symbol: GWMGF
CUSIP 3914Y 10 3

April 2, 2008

GREAT WESTERN MINERALS GROUP GRANT OPTIONS

Great Western Minerals Group reports that it has granted to officers and employees an aggregate of 400,000 options to acquire common shares of the Company. The options are exercisable into common shares of Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. at a price of $0.30 per share for a period of five years from the date of grant.

Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. continues to advance towards its goal of becoming the only fully-integrated Rare Earth producer in the world as it continues to develop its Hoidas Lake rare earth deposit in northern Saskatchewan and its Deep Sands project in Utah. The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Great Western Technologies Inc., owns and operates manufacturing facilities in Troy, Michigan, currently producing advanced materials for the alternative energy and special alloy markets.

Jim Engdahl.

President

For further information contact, Ron Malashewski, Manager of Investor Relations at (306) 659-4500. All email inquiries should be made to info@gwmg.ca (website: www.gwmg.ca). Direct mail: Great Western Minerals Group Ltd., 226 Cardinal Crescent, Saskatoon, SK S7L 6H8

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