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Dear Subscriber

Date: 13/02/2008

GREAT BASIN GOLD’S HOLLISTER DEVELOPMENT PROJECT ENCOUNTERS EXCEPTIONAL GRADES ON CENTRAL CLEMENTINE AND GWENIVERE VEIN EXPLORATION DRIFTING

February 13, 2008, Vancouver BC - Great Basin Gold Ltd. ("Great Basin or the "Company") (TSX: GBG; AMEX: GBN; JSE: GBG) announces that underground development at its Hollister Mine development project continued to accelerate in the fourth quarter of 2007 with 2,242 feet (683 m) of total development being achieved.

Exploration drifting on the Clementine and Gwenivere vein systems continued during the fourth quarter. The purpose of the vein exploration development has been to explore the identified mineralized structures to confirm tenor of the veins and provide bulk sample material for milling test runs.  The following table summarizes the 887 feet of exploration drifting in the fourth quarter 2007.  The grade from sampling, averaged over a width equivalent to the resource model, is compared to the grade from the resource estimate.

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Tsholofelo Serunye
Great Basin Gold Limited : Investor Relations Officer

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