Great Basin Gold Q3 2009 Results Conference Call and Webcast: Thursday, November 12, 2009

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Great Basin Gold Ltd. (Great Basin Gold or the Company) (TSX: GBG; NYSE Amex: GBG; JSE: GBG) will hold its Q3 2009 results conference call and webcast on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 6:00am PST/ 09:00am EST/ 2:00pm GMT/3:00pm SAST. The Management Discussion and Analysis and interim Financial Statements ending September 30, 2009 will be available on the Company's website (www.grtbasin.com) after TSX market close on Wednesday, November 11, 2009. Regulatory filings will be available on SEDAR, EDGAR and SENS before TSX market open on Thursday, November 12, 2009.

The conference call can be accessed using dial-in number: 866.356.3377 (toll-free North America), 617.597.5392 (International), passcode: 48353476. To ensure timely entry into the call, please dial in at least 20 minutes before start time. A live audio webcast of the conference call will also be available at: www.grtbasin.com

A replay will be available starting Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 12:00pm and ending at 11:59pm EST on November 19, 2009. The replay is accessible by dialing 888-286-8010 (toll-free North America) or 617-801-6888 (International) and entering the passcode: 99586687.

For conference call or other inquiries, please feel free to contact our investor relations team at the following numbers,

    Tsholo Serunye in South Africa                 27 (0)11-301-1800
    Michael Curlook in North America               888-633-9332
    Barbara Cano at Breakstone Group in the USA    646-452-2334

No regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained in this news release.

This release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements". All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts, that address possible future commercial production, reserve potential, exploration drilling results, development, feasibility or exploitation activities and events or developments that Great Basin Gold expects to occur are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include market prices, exploitation and exploration successes, continuity of mineralization, uncertainties related to the ability to obtain necessary permits, licenses and title and delays due to third party opposition, geopolitical uncertainty, changes in government policies regarding mining and natural resource exploration and exploitation, and continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and those actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. For more information on the Company, Investors should review the Company's annual Form 40-F filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and its home jurisdiction filings that are available at www.sedar.com.

SOURCE Great Basin Gold Ltd.

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