(Sharecast News) - Great Western Mining revealed on Tuesday that chairman Brian Hall had acquired 10.0m ordinary shares in the AIM-listed exploration and development company.

Hall, who joined the board of Great Western back in 2012, purchased the shares over a two-day period at an average price of 11.50p each, for a total value of £1.15m.

Back in August, Great Western announced the completion of its drilling programme at the Mineral Jackpot group of claims in Nevada's Mineral County, with four holes totalling 536 metres drilled in the main workings area.

As of 1600 GMT, Great Western shares were down 2.57% at 0.11p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

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