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2009-05-14

GREAT BASIN REPORTS PROGRESS IN QUARTER ENDING MARCH 31, 2009

May 14, 2009, Vancouver, BC - Great Basin Gold Ltd, ("Great Basin" or the "Company"), (TSX: GBG; NYSE Amex: GBG; JSE: GBG) announces results for the quarter ended March 31, 2009. Two of the highlights for the quarter were the good progress made with trial mining activities at Hollister in Nevada, USA and the development of two access points to the gold-bearing reef at the Burnstone Project in South Africa.

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

or

Michael Curlook
Great Basin Gold : IR Manager & Corporate Development
Office: +1 604 633 9113
TF: 1-888-633-9332
Fax: +1 604 633 0190
michaelc@gbgold.co.za

or

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