Great American Energy, Inc. announced that on May 20, 2013, the company appointed John Rud to its Advisory Board as an advisor relating to exploration and mining activities. Mr. Rud has amassed over 50 years of experience in identifying, exploring and processing a wide variety of mineral deposits, and in all aspects of putting mining properties into production. In particular, Mr. Rud has specialized in lithium in the state of Nevada, having located over 600 placer claims for lithium exploration and development in the Clayton Valley area.

Great American Energy's 7,680-acre Big Smoky Valley Lithium Project is adjacent to the Clayton Valley area and to America's only producing lithium mine, Chemetall Foote's Silver Peak Mine in Clayton Valley (producing for 40+ years at a rate of 5,000 lithium carbonate equivalent tonnes per year). Rud is currently President of GeoXplor Corp, which offers exploration services, including geological, geotechnical, and geophysical services, radiometric surveys, down-hole probe equipment, and comprehensive geological reporting including NI (National Instrument) 43-101. Among his recent Consultant activities are designing and supervising the construction of a 150 ton per hour Frac sand plant in northwestern Arkansas.

He also designed and supervised construction of a Feldspar/Quartz processing plant while designing and initiating an open pit mining operation for the plant, hiring and supervising all personnel, procuring equipment, and completing initial marketing studies for stucco sand products and glass grade silica sand.