U.S. Energy Corp. Announces Appointment of Fredrick Craft as Project Manager and Perry Anderson as Director of Community Relations $5.0 Million Supplemental Budget Approved for the “Lucky Jack”
2008-04-02 10:59:00
U.S. Energy Corp. Announces Appointment of Fredrick Craft as Project Manager and Perry Anderson as Director of Community Relations
$5.0 Million Supplemental Budget Approved for the “Lucky Jack”
RIVERTON, WY–( EMWNews – April 2, 2008) – U.S. Energy Corp. (
announced the appointment of Fredrick Craft as the Project Manager and
Perry Anderson as Director of Community Relations for the Company’s “Lucky
Jack” molybdenum project in Gunnison County, Colorado.
Mr. Craft is a graduate of Montana College of Mineral Science and
Technology with a degree in Environmental Engineering and over 32 years of
experience in the mining industry involving management, engineering,
milling, permitting, safety and reclamation of mining operations. Mr.
Craft has been the Director of Environmental Affairs for U.S. Energy Corp.
since 1996.
Mr. Anderson will continue as the Director of Community Relations for the
Lucky Jack molybdenum project. A graduate of Oklahoma Baptist University
with a Business Administration Degree and a minor in History, Mr. Anderson
has 24 years of experience as a businessman and entrepreneur. He has been
active in the Gunnison community as a former Gunnison County Commissioner
and a member of the Chamber of Commerce, where he served on the tourism
committee and as Vice-President. He was active in these positions during a
downturn in the economy, focusing much of his efforts on economic recovery
and stimulus. Mr. Anderson previously served as the Community Liaison for
Kobex Resources.
U.S. Energy Corp. also plans to retain several members of the former Kobex
Resources technical team and to maintain local offices in Gunnison,
Colorado and at the Lucky Jack mine site.
The Company announced that its Board of Directors has approved a $5.0
million supplemental budget for the Lucky Jack Project for the remainder of
2008. These additional funds will allow the Company to continue, without
disruption, working with all of the various consulting firms that are in
the process of conducting numerous engineering and technical studies
pertinent to the filing of a Plan of Operations and advancement of mineral
delineation at the site.
U.S. Energy Corp. also announced that it has retained the law firm of Davis
Graham & Stubbs to provide legal and regulatory representation for the
Lucky Jack Project. With over 115 attorneys and 200 support staff
nationwide, Davis Graham & Stubbs has provided legal support to emerging
and established industries for the past 90 years. Its expertise includes,
but is not limited to environmental issues, mining, natural resources and
public lands law. Throughout its history, Davis Graham & Stubbs has ranked
as one of the most prominent law firms consistently offering high caliber
legal services in the Intermountain West on issues related to mineral
development.
Mark Larsen, President of U.S. Energy Corp, stated, “We are very pleased to
have individuals with Mr. Craft’s and Mr. Anderson’s abilities that can
assume the responsibilities as Project Manager and Director of Community
Relations at the Lucky Jack Project. Mr. Craft’s strong engineering
background and project management skills, Mr. Anderson’s extensive
community relations experience, the approval of our supplemental budget and
our excellent legal and regulatory representation will allow the Company to
continue moving forward with the development of this ‘world-class’
molybdenum project in a smooth and timely fashion.”
“We anticipate a seamless transition following Kobex’s withdrawal from the
project, and expect to utilize the core competencies of the team that Kobex
(as former project manager) assembled with our assistance,” noted Keith G.
Larsen, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. “The project staff and
consultants are highly competent and have achieved significant progress at
Lucky Jack regarding geology, geotechnical, permitting, community
relations, and engineering issues. With the team already in place, U.S.
Energy Corp. will continue with the permitting and advancement of this
project, which represents one of the highest-grade molybdenum mining
opportunities in the world.”
About U.S. Energy Corp.
U.S. Energy Corp. is a diversified natural resource company with interests
in molybdenum, oil and gas, gold, and real estate. While the Company’s
primary emphasis is investments in the natural resources sector, it is also
broadening its business interests to include cash-flow-generating
investments driven by surging growth created by energy and mining activity
in the intermountain west region of the United States.
The Company is headquartered in Riverton, Wyoming, and its common stock is
listed on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “USEG.”
Disclosure Regarding Mineral Resources Under SEC and Canadian Regulations;
and Forward-Looking Statements
The Company owns or may come to own stock in companies which are traded on
foreign exchanges, and may have agreements with some of these companies to
acquire and/or develop the Company’s mineral properties. An examples is
Sutter Gold Mining Inc. These other companies are subject to the reporting
requirements of other jurisdictions.
United States residents are cautioned that some of the information
available about our mineral properties, which is reported by the other
companies in foreign jurisdictions, may be materially different from what
the Company is permitted to disclose in the United States.
This news release includes statements which may constitute
“forward-looking” statements, usually containing the words “believe,”
“estimate,” “project,” “expect,” or similar expressions. These statements
are made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements inherently
involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that would cause
or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, future
trends in mineral prices, the availability of capital, competitive factors,
and other risks. By making these forward-looking statements, the Company
undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revision or changes
after the date of this release.
For further information on the differences between the reporting
limitations of the United States, compared to reports filed in foreign
jurisdictions, and also concerning forward-looking statements, please see
the Company’s Form 10-K (“Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements”;
“Disclosure Regarding Mineral Resources under SEC and Canadian Regulation”;
and “Risk Factors”); and similar disclosures in the Company’s Forms 10-Q.
For further information, please contact: Keith G. Larsen CEO or Mark J. Larsen President U.S. Energy Corp. (307) 856-9271 877 North 8th West |
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