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Uranium Energy Corp Appoints Samuel Talbott as District Exploration Manager, Wyoming
April 2, 2008
AUSTIN, TX – April 2, 2008 – Uranium Energy Corp, a US-based junior resource company with the objective of near-term ISR uranium production, announces the appointment of Samuel L. Talbott as District Exploration Manager, Wyoming. Mr. Talbott is a career geologist with over 25 years experience in the field, having worked for uranium mining companies in the southwestern United States. Mr. Talbott will be based at the Company’s Casper, Wyoming office. In Wyoming, the Company controls approximately 23,000 acres of uranium-prospective land, consisting of mining claims and state leases, and historic drilling databases with over 27,000 feet of new drilling and 2 million feet of historic drilling covering Wyoming’s uranium provinces.
Mr. Talbott has held senior positions for Uranium Resources Inc, Crow Butte Resources (now Cameco Corp), Malapai Resources (now Areva), and others, mostly on uranium mines in Wyoming and Texas. His most recent position was with Mesteña Uranium LLC, the owner and operator of the Alta Mesa ISR Uranium Mine, located 100 miles from the Goliad Project in south Texas. At Alta Mesa, he served as the Manager of Exploration and Development.
Mr. Talbott earned his BSc in Geology from the University of Wyoming, and his Bachelor of Earth Science from Chadron State College.
Uranium Energy Corp Chief Operating Officer, Harry Anthony, provided this comment on the appointment, “Sam’s experience of 20 years in ISR development in Nebraska, Wyoming, and Texas makes his knowledge very unique for our industry. His experience transcends development of wellfield patterns to include exploration of uranium resources as well. Sam’s experience will be invaluable in training our younger geologists and engineers as we progress the Goliad Project in South Texas. He will head up UEC’s Wyoming office in Casper to move developing projects forward, continue to evaluate resource acquisitions, and direct joint venture opportunities with other uranium-related companies. “
About Uranium Energy Corp
Uranium Energy Corp (AMEX: UEC) is a US-based junior resource company with the objective of becoming a near-term ISR uranium producer in the United States. The Company controls one of the largest historical uranium exploration and development databases in the US. Through the use of these databases, the Company has acquired advanced uranium properties throughout the southwestern US. The operational management is comprised of pre-eminent uranium mining and exploration professionals, whose collective experience in this industry gives the Company ongoing uranium mine-finding and mine development expertise.
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American Stock Exchange Symbol: UEC
Frankfurt Stock Exchange Symbol: U6Z
Berlin Stock Exchange Symbol: U6Z
WKN: AØJDRR
ISN: US9168961038
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