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2008-08-13

GREAT BASIN GOLD COMMENCES TRIAL MINING ON GWENIVERE AND CLEMENTINE HIGH GRADE VEINS AT HOLLISTER PROJECT IN NEVADA

August 13, 2008, Vancouver, BC - Great Basin Gold Ltd. (TSX: GBG; AMEX: GBN; JSE: GBG) (hereafter Great Basin or the Company) announces the results for the quarter ending June 30 2008.

One of the highlights of the period was the commencement of trial stoping on the Gweniviere and Clementine veins at the Hollister Development Project.  A total of 16,128 tons has been mined, year-todate, and 8,643 dry tons at a head grade of 0.975 oz/t (33.4 g/t) of gold and 9.6 oz/t (329.1 g/t) of silver have been milled from which a net of 8,714 gold equivalent ounces  were recovered. A total of US$7.8 million was recognized as revenue from trial mining activities at the Hollister Development Project.

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Please feel free to contact our investor relations team at the following numbers,

Tsholofelo Serunye
Great Basin Gold : Investor Relations Officer
Office: +27 11 301 1800
Fax: +27 11 301 1840
tsholos@gbgold.co.za

or

Melanee G. Henderson
Investor Relations: Hunter Dickinson Inc.
T. 604 684 6365
F. 604 684 8092
TF. 1 800 667 2114
eMail: MelaneeH@hdgold.com

or

Barbara Cano
Office: +1 646 452 2334
Fax: +1 646 452 2331
bcano@breakstone-group.com 

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