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Bill has his Masters degree in Geology from the University of Colorado. He is a registered Wyoming Professional Geologist and has over 40 years in mining and petroleum geology, mostly in minerals exploration and management in the United States and Africa. He has worked for Continental Oil Company, Wold Nuclear, Kennecott Exploration Inc., Western Mining Corporation, Canyon Resources Corporation and Patrician Gold. He has held management positions in all of these companies and has been the president of the consulting companies Boberg GeoTech International and Africa Mineral Resource Specialists. He has extensive experience in the exploration for and development of uranium deposits and has authored a number of papers on uranium geology and uranium exploration in Wyoming.

Roger has 25 years of mining and manufacturing experience including finance, accounting, IT, ERP and system implementations, mergers and acquisitions, audit and tax, and public and private reporting in international environments. He comes to Ur-Energy after having served as Director of Financial Planning & Analysis for Luzenac America, Inc., a subsidiary of Rio Tinto Minerals. Mr. Smith has also held such positions as Vice President Finance, Corporate Controller, Accounting Manager and Internal Auditor with other mining companies such as Luzenac America, Inc., Vista Gold Corporation, Westmont Gold Inc., and Homestake Mining Company. He also has a Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Western State College, Gunnison, Colorado.

Paul has over 25 years of diversified experience in complex business, real estate and natural resources transactions, including more than five years with a national-practice firm. Mr. Goss has represented clients in commercial litigation, arbitration and mediation, involving real estate, securities, environmental law, corporate law, oil and gas, mining, and class actions in both State and Federal Courts. He obtained his Juris Doctor and graduated cum laude from the Denver University College of Law as well as a Masters of Business Administration from Indiana State University.

Harold has his BS degree in Geology from Colorado State University, did his graduate studies in geology at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, and received a Certificate of Financial Management from the University of Denver. He has over 38 years experience in the mining industry participating in major exploration programs in the commodities of gold, uranium, copper, and phosphate. In exploration, he has worked for Kalium Chemicals Ltd., Chevron Resources Company and as Sr. VP Exploration for Goldbelt Resources Ltd. As a consulting economic geologist, he has participated in numerous pre-feasibility mining studies (open pit and underground projects) as a team leader and in a management position on projects in North America and in the countries of the former Soviet Union.

Wayne heads up the Casper, Wyoming office. He has a career spanning more than 19 years providing engineering, construction, operations and technical support in the uranium mining industry. He spent 16 years in various operations level positions with Total Minerals and COGEMA Mining at their properties in Wyoming and Texas. He was Operations Manager of COGEMA’s Wyoming In-Situ Recovery (ISR) projects from January 1998 until February 2004. Since then, Mr. Heili acted as a consultant for such companies as High Plains Uranium, Inc., Energy Metals Corporation and Behre Dolbear. His experience includes conventional and ISR uranium processing facility operations. Mr. Heili received a Bachelor of Science degree in Metallurgical Engineering from Michigan Technological University, with a mineral processing emphasis.

Hank is coordinating the use of Ur-Energy’s extensive land position and its large historic uranium database to generate new exploration and joint venture exploration programs. He has 26 years of combined experience in the uranium and oil and gas industry. He has an extensive knowledge of the Wyoming uranium deposits and their host basins. He was District Geologist (9 years) for Conoco’s uranium office in Casper, Wyoming and he served as Director of Geology (6 years) overseeing activities of Conoco’s uranium exploration in the United States. While managing Conoco’s Wyoming exploration programs, the Moore Ranch, Ross-Allemand Ranch, and the Lost Creek uranium deposits were discovered. He has BS and MS degrees in Geology from the University of Oklahoma.

Dani joins Ur-Energy after having managed the corporate office of High Plains Uranium, Inc. where she served in many capacities including investor and public relations, corporate governance and land records/data management. Ms. Wright has over 20 years of office administration, information management, human resources and corporate governance experience. She has worked with start-up phase companies in the tech, medical and mining industries, both private and public. In her past managerial experience, she was responsible for creating and implementing corporate policies, overseeing departmental operations and maintaining financial reports, preparing and qualifying for accreditation, implementing compliance and regulatory measures, and maintained various financial, HR, and medical record databases. She has extensive computer skills including database creation and management, user file organization and management, software/server/network development and installation coordination, financial software usage and e-mail system setup and usage. Her educational background includes an Associate in Claims (Insurance/Risk Management), Medical Information Management Certificate, Word Perfect Certification, Microsoft Office Certification, Human Resource Law, Business Management, and more recently, an ESRI Certificate of Completion for ArcGIS I.

Dave has three decades of professional accounting and financial experience in the natural resources industries, primarily in metals exploration and development. Uranium experience includes Intercontinental Energy Corporation and Urangesellschaft USA, Inc. He administered the financial and administrative functions relating to the development of IEC’s in situ uranium mines in South Texas and UG’s exploration programs in the western United States and the feasibility study of an open pit mine in Wyoming. He has been responsible for the accounting and reporting of both US companies with foreign subsidiaries and US subsidiaries of Australian and German corporations. David set up the accounting system for a South African sister corporation and improved the functionality of a Canadian sister corporation’s system. David received his BBA from Western Michigan University and he obtained his CPA certificate while working for a Big 4 accounting firm in Denver. He has held the titles of CFO, Controller, Treasurer, Secretary and Manager of Finance and Accounting with small to medium sized publicly and privately held corporations.

Having worked for Cox, Padmore, Skolnik & Shakarchy LLP since 2004, Penne brings 15 years of commercial litigation experience along with several years practicing in natural resources and mining litigation. She was recently responsible for preparation of all matters toward closing and oversight of closing in multiple-party oil and gas transaction linked to claims in bankruptcy valued in excess of $25,000,000. Prior to that Penne managed her own law firm which served as one of the lead counsel in defense of a billion-dollar mining fraud case. Penne received her J.D. with Distinction from the University of Iowa.

Nancy manages all acquisitions and maintenance of lands. She is also responsible for permitting and bonding activities. She has over 20 years of experience in land acquisition and lease administration. She has a BS degree in Business and Minerals Land Management from the University of Colorado. She has worked for Xcel Energy Inc., RAG American Coal Holdings Inc, Cyprus Amax Minerals Company, Union Pacific Resources Company, Belnorth Petroleum, the US Bureau of Land Management, and the US Bureau of Mines.

Based out of the Casper, Wyoming office, Steve has over 18 years experience with a strong background in ISR (in-situ recovery) uranium operations as a project manager and in well field and production facility design and engineering. Steve previously worked for Power Resources, Inc., High Country Fabrication, Inc. and Rio Algom Mining Corporation. He has a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from Texas Tech University.

Previous to Ur-Energy, John worked for Crow Butte Resources, Inc. a subsidiary of Cameco, since 2002. He served as Senior Environmental/Safety Superintendent in 2002; Safety Director/Wellfield Supervisor in 2003; and finally, Operations Superintendent 2004 to 2007. John is a Fellow of the World Nuclear University Summer Institute, Summer 2005. He has a M.Sc. Geology and Geophysics from the University of Missouri-Rolla.

Cal is a Wyoming Professional Geologist and is working from our Casper, Wyoming office. He has over 34 years of experience in the mining industry with 27 years in uranium exploration and mining in Wyoming and Texas, more specifically in-situ recovery (ISR) mining. He was District Geologist for Energy Metals Corporation and Chief Geologist for High Plains Uranium, Inc. During his career he worked for Cogema Mining Inc., Total Minerals Corporation, Uranerz USA, Inc. and he has consulted for Mestena Uranium LLC. He has a Bachelor of Science in Geology from Hope College.

Jim has 35 years experience as a geoscientist in the exploration and development of various mineral commodities throughout the USA and 12 foreign countries and management of geological mapping and geological resource studies. Before starting with Ur-Energy, Jim was the Chief of Colorado Geological Survey’s Mineral and Energy Resources Section. Jim is a Professional Geologist. He obtained a Bachelor of Science in Geology from University of California, Santa Barbara, and a Masters Degree in Geology from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

Kirk comes to Ur-Energy with 17 years of varied IT experience. He served in the capacity of Hardware and Software Technical Support for HQ and 10 remote sites for Luzenac America Inc., a shared service of Rio Tinto from 2002 to 2007. From 1996 to 2002, he was Vice President of Broadband Design for Holland Telecommunications Group, Inc. He holds an ITIL Practioner’s Certification and has completed several National Cable Television Institute Courses.

Judy has a BA degree in Business Administration from Marymount College. She has been a manager and held the position of vice president at several banks, including Colonial State Bank, Bank One Corporation and First National Bank of Omaha.

Diane previously worked with Luzenac America, Inc., a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, as Payroll Administrator and managed a multi-state payroll for over 1,300 employees. Diane was instrumental in the conversion of payroll responsibilities as Luzenac merged with US Borax and implemented a completely new payroll system in 2007. Prior to Luzenac Diane worked as Payroll Administrator for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory from 1991 to 1999. She is a Colorado native and has completed numerous training classes and workshops through the American Payroll Association.

Ron has over 20 years of experience, including 8 years in uranium exploration, development and mining, and 5 years in oil and gas exploration and development. He works out of the Casper, Wyoming office. Ron has worked as a Geologist for Exxon and Conoco and then as an Environmental Specialist/Geologist for Georgia Environmental Protection Division, Underground Storage Tank Unit. He has also worked as an Environmental Scientist for Metcalf & Eddy, Inc. and a Project Manager for ATEC Environmental Consultants. His education includes a Bachelor of Arts in Earth & Environmental Science and Master of Arts in Economic Geology from Queens College, City University of New York.

Not only did Chris work as a summer student in the position of Geotechnician for the Colorado URE office in 2006, but he was also a Student Intern for the Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining, Land and Water in 2005. Now working out of the Casper, Wyoming office, he is a recent graduate of the Colorado School of Mines with a BS in Geological Engineering. He plans to return to graduate school to get a Masters Degree in 2008.

Working from our Casper, Wyoming office, Ahmad is a recent graduate of Colorado State University where he obtained his BS in Mechanical Engineering. His related work experience has been with the State of Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality where he did computer modeling of ground water contamination, GIS data interpretation, and inspection of ground water well drilling operations.

Mel has over 30 years experience in minerals exploration. Mel oversees all GIS mapping and resource calculations. He has an MS degree in Geology from the University of Wisconsin. In uranium exploration, he has worked for INCO, Cotter Corporation, and Urania Exploration. Prior to joining Ur-Energy, he consulted for ten years in the field of GIS mapping, modeling, and data analysis.

Glenn has over 50 years experience in the mining and oil industry. Glen is credited with the discoveries of the Radon Springs and Lost Creek deposits in the Great Divide basin. He received his BS in Geology at the University of Utah with graduate studies in geology at the University of Utah and Colorado School of Mines. He has worked in the western U.S., Venezuela, and Algeria. He was manager of uranium exploration for Texasgulf Inc. In exploration, he was instrumental in the discovery of two uranium deposits in the Red Desert area of Wyoming and the extension of the White Canyon Uranium district in Utah.

Nick is a registered Wyoming Professional Geologist. He has over 40 years experience in the minerals industry working for uranium exploration companies such as Kerr-McGee Corp., Texasgulf Inc., Urania Exploration, and Reserve Industries. He received his Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Wyoming. He has worked in the western U.S., Canada, and Australia. At Reserve Industries, he was VP of Exploration when the Cigar Lake and McArthur River deposits were discovered.

“Rusty” has over 34 years of experience as a geologist. He has a BS in Geology from Colorado State University, and he is a Wyoming Professional Geologist. Prior to joining Ur-Energy, he was employed by the US Forest Service as Regional Geologist/Minerals Examiner for the Rocky Mountain Region.

Prior to coming on board with Ur-Energy Inc, Tom worked for Energy Metals Corporation and High Plains Uranium as Land Manager. He has a BS in Business Administration/Finance from Montana State University Billings and is currently pursing his CPL certification.

Dawn has BS and MS degrees in Geological Engineering from Colorado School of Mines. She has worked for the DOI Bureau of Indian Affairs evaluating industrial minerals on native lands in California and Wyoming, and the USGS on the Yucca Mountain project.

Based in Wyoming, Daniel has a BS in Geology from Montana State University. He worked as a Senior Staff Geologist for TRC Solutions, and he was an Environmental Volunteer with the US Peace Cops in Tanzania.

John comes to Ur-Energy after working as the Project Geologist for Power Resources Inc. from 2005 to 2007. He has a M.S. and Geology from East Carolina University.

Mary is a Wyoming Professional Geologist. She has a BS degree in Geology from the University of Nebraska and 20 years of experience working in the petroleum industry. She has been an Exploration Geologist, Development Geologist and Geologic Database Manager. Previous companies she has worked for are Texaco, Wetterhorn and HIS Energy.

“Tad” has a BS degree in Industrial Arts with over 10 years of work experience for oil industry where he was employed preparing geologic and geophysical maps and assisting geologists, geophysicists, and engineers with research projects. He has been employed by J-W Operating Company, ARCO, Ensearch Exploration Inc, and Southern Union Inc.

Carrie has a BS degree in Applied Geography from the University of Arizona. She has worked for Convergent Group/Schlumbergerma and Image Scans, Inc.

Theresa has a BS degree in Business from the University of Denver. She has worked in the oil and gas industry in well database management for IHS Energy and Seismic Specialist Inc.  

Marshall works in the Casper office. He is currently a geology student at Casper College.

Linda has a BA degree in Business Administration with a Minor in Management from Columbia College of Missouri.

Carol earned her Juris Doctorate from Gonzaga University School of Law, Spokane, WA and her BS in Business Administration from Regis College, Denver, CO where she was Magna Cum Laude. She has a Legal Assistant/Paralegal Certificate from the Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, CO and a Certificate of Completion for Mediation Training.

Lori has served in the capacity of Community Manager (property management) in the Denver, CO area where she was responsible for bookkeeping, resident retention programs, off-site marketing, and contracts/leases.

Fred has over 50 years experience in uranium exploration both in the Western US and Australia. He received an MS degree in Geology from the University of Wyoming. He has worked for the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Kerr-McGee Corporation, Colorado Corporation and as the owner/principal of several uranium exploration companies which conducted exploration programs through agreements with major utilities and exploration companies. When he was manager of uranium exploration for Kerr-McGee the program resulted in major uranium discoveries in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming and Church Rock, New Mexico. As Vice President for The Colorado Corporation, his exploration program resulted in the discovery of the Green Mountain (Lost Soldier) uranium deposit, Wyoming.

Edward has 26 years of exploration experience with Conoco. He spent 9 years in uranium exploration and 17 in petroleum exploration and development. In uranium, he has worked in Wyoming, New Mexico, and in Texas where he was District Geologist. He has a M.S. in Geology from Eastern Washington University.

Karin is a registered Wyoming Professional Geologist, a research professor at the Colorado School of Mines and a consulting geologist with very broad experience. She received her PhD in Geology from the University of Massachusetts and was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Capetown. She has worked for ASARCO, Rio Tinto and Hazen Research.

Dustin has more than 25 years experience in commercial nuclear fuel markets, principally natural uranium concentrates (U3O8) research, analysis and reporting to electric utilities, uranium mining companies and service industries located in North America, Western Europe and the Asia/Pacific regions. Mr. Garrow has held several senior commercial positions with uranium production companies including Rocky Mountain Energy, Everest Minerals, and Energy Fuels Nuclear as well as having been Vice President – Marketing and Sales for ConverDyn, a marketing joint venture responsible for the sales of conversion services from the Metropolis Conversion Plant. He has served on various industry advisory committees including Uranium Institute (London), Nuclear Energy Institute (Washington, DC) and Industry Sector Advisory Committee on Energy for Trade Policy Matters (ISAC 6) – U.S. Department of Commerce/International Trade Administration.

Thomas is a Registered Professional Engineer (Colorado) and he has a Professional Degree (E.M.) in Mining Engineering from Colorado School of Mines. He has worked on over 50 uranium projects worldwide. His areas of expertise are in the uranium marketing, reserve calculations, production costs, feasibility studies, ISL mining operations, and as an analyst of the world uranium industry for the development of new production facilities. He has held management positions with Nuclear Fuels Corporation, CONCORD group of companies, and Douglas-Robertson & Associates. He is the author of numerous publications and articles on uranium and the uranium industry.

Brian is a Landman and Land Management Consultant with over 28 years experience in land acquisition and lease administration. He has a BS degree in Business and Minerals Land Management from the University of Colorado. He has worked for Gulf Mineral Resource Company, Mitchell Energy and Lewis & Clark Exploration Company.

Rob is an independent Mineral Landman and Surveyor based in Casper, Wyoming. He has a BS in Business from the University of Wyoming and has worked as a surveyor and landman for many uranium exploration groups, including American Nuclear, Wyoming Minerals, Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company, TOTAL, Cogema, Cameco and Power Resources Incorporated.

Paul has over thirty-five years experience as an exploration geologist. He began his career with Gulf Minerals as a project geologist at the Rabbit Lake, Saskatchewan discovery in 1969, followed by work in the 1970s -1980s as a senior geologist for BP Minerals exploring for uranium across Canada. He and Eric Craigie formed Hornby Bay Resources, a lead explorer in the Hornby Bay Basin for unconformity uranium deposits. Paul serves on the Board of several public companies in the role as a consulting geologist.

Jim has over 37 years experience as a geologist. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Since January 1998, he has been an Adjunct Professor at Queen’s University and since 2001, at Laurentian University. He is a past President of the Geological Association of Canada and of the Society of Economic Geologists. He retired as Chief Geoscientist, Earth Sciences Sector, the Geological Society of Canada in 1998. He is currently a director of Phoenix Matachewan Mines Inc., Patrician Diamonds Inc., Kinloch Resources Inc. and RJK Resources Inc.

Eric is a geological consultant. He has over 30 years experience as a mineral exploration geologist. His career began in 1970, working on uranium projects in central and northern Canada. From 1978 until 1984, he managed the eastern Canadian exploration office of BP Minerals and from 1984 until 1992 he was in charge of diamond exploration for the Selection Trust Division of BP Resources. Since 1992, he has consulted extensively for diamond, gold, base metal and uranium explorers in Canada, USA, Africa and Asia. He is currently President of Patrician Diamonds Inc. and is also a director of several private companies involved in the exploration for precious metals and uranium.

Jack is a geological consultant. He has over 30 years of exploration of various mineral commodities throughout Canada. Jack has written 43-101 and technical reports as well as performed technical conception and implementation of electret ion chamber (EIC) radon surveys. Although Jack has been a consulting geologist since 1988, previous to that date, he worked for companies Conwest Exploration Ltd., Cominco Ltd., Sulpetro minerals Ltd., and Louvicort Mining Management Inc. Jack has a Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of Western Ontario.