VANCOUVER, July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Great Basin Gold Ltd. (Great Basin Gold or the Company) (TSX: GBG; NYSE Amex: GBG; JSE: GBG) will hold its Q2 2009 results conference call and webcast on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 6:00am PDT/ 9:00am EDT/ 2:00pm BST/3:00pm SAST. The press release for Q2 2009 results will be issued before market on Wednesday, August 12. The conference call can be accessed using dial-in number: 800.299.0148 (toll-free North America), 617.801.9711 (International) Passcode: 83817747. 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: http://www.grtbasin.com/ A replay will be available starting Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 12:00pm and ending at 11:59pm EDT on August 19, 2009. The replay is accessible by dialing 888-286-8010 (toll-free North America) or 617-801-6888 (International) and entering the passcode: 12962654. For conference call 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 http://www.sedar.com/. 1108-1030 West Georgia St. Vancouver, BC, V6E 2Y3 Canada Toll Free: 888-633-9332 South Africa: 27 (0) 11 301 1800 http://www.grtbasin.com/ DATASOURCE: Great Basin Gold Ltd. CONTACT: Tsholo Serunye in South Africa, 27 (0)11-301-1800, or Michael Curlook in North America, +1-888-633-9332, or Barbara Cano at Breakstone Group in the USA, +1-646-452-2334, all for Great Basin Gold Ltd. Web Site: http://www.grtbasin.com/

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