Some DD on Rich Appling:

GREAT BASIN GOLD COMPLETES THE APPOINTMENT OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT
FOR ITS HOLLISTER AND BURNSTONE OPERATIONS

June 21, 2007 - Vancouver, BC – Great Basin Gold Ltd. (TSX: GBG; AMEX: GBN; JSE: GBGOLD) announces
appointments of a number of senior staff members at its Hollister and Burnstone mining projects, in line with the
Company’s strategy to appoint and develop strong, focused management teams at its operations.

For the Company’s Hollister project in Nevada USA, Rich Appling will be joining as the Project Manager, Paul Huet
as Mining Manager, Brian Morris as Chief Geologist, Steve Konieczki as Chief Engineer and Paul Wheelright as
Financial Manager.

Rich Appling will be responsible for advancement of capital projects, including design engineering, permitting,
procurement and construction-management of infrastructure needed to initiate production and increase it to
commercial levels. He has 32 years of experience in underground hardrock mining in Idaho, Washington, Alaska and
Nevada. Rich has been the Project Manager for Hecla Ventures over the past four years, advancing the Hollister
Project from an exploration project to an advanced development project.