Becoming a leading uranium producer in the United States
Taking deposits into production in New Mexico and Wyoming
Managemenrt
& Directors
David Miller, P. Geol.
CEO and Director
Mr. Miller, is a minerals industry expert in exploration, acquisition and operations. His primary focus has been on uranium, coal bed methane and gold. David worked with Cogema, the second largest producer of uranium in the world, the last 4 as its chief geologist for in-situ operations in the US. Mr. Miller has over 25 years of experience in exploration and acquisition of uranium properties. Mr. Miller has consulted in uranium exploration, deposits, mining, and "in-situ" recovery for the IAEA. Mr. Miller is also an elected member of the Wyoming Legislature, committee assignments include Minerals and the Energy Council.
Steven Khan, MBA, FCSI, CFA
President
Mr. Khan has spent close to twenty years in all aspects of the investment industry, including retail, institutional, corporate finance, capital markets, and investment banking areas. Mr. Khan has held senior management roles including serving as Executive Vice President, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of a number of regional and national Canadian investment brokerage houses. Mr. Khan has served as a Director of a number these brokerage houses as well as sitting on the board of a number of private and public companies. Mr. Khan completed his Bachelor of Science and Master of Business degrees at the University of British Columbia before entering the investment industry. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute, and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation, and is a member of the Association of Investment Management Research.
Mr. Ralph J. Goehring, B.Sc. C.P.A.
Position: Director
Mr. Goehring was a key executive that contributed to the strategic growth and development of Berry Petroleum Company for more than 20 years, including 16 years as Chief Financial Officer. He retired from Berry in mid-2008. As a member of Berry's executive management team, Mr. Goehring helped to guide the successful strategic direction of the Company, which included identifying growth opportunities, negotiating transactions, and performing due diligence to achieve successful outcomes. As Berry's Chief Financial Officer, he directed all financial functions for the company, including tax, investor relations, hedging, and risk management programs. Mr. Goehring holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley, and is a Certified Public Accountant. In addition, he recently joined the Board of Directors of Foothills Resources Inc.
Michael Halvorson
Director
Mr. Halvorson has been involved in the securities industry and mining finance since 1967. He is a successful entrepreneur and is currently a director of a number of public mining and oil and gas companies. His experience will be a valuable asset as the Company continues to advance its strategy.
Dr. Dieter Krewedl
Director
Dr. Krewedl was with Pathfinder Mines Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the French uranium company Cogema, for 23 years and was Pathfinder's Vice President, Exploration from 1990 to 1995. Dr. Krewedl was instrumental in the discovery of the Green Mountain uranium deposit in Wyoming, high grade uranium breccia pipe deposits in Arizona and uranium deposits in the Grants, New Mexico mineral belt.. Dr. Krewedl presently serves as the President of the Geological Society of Nevada.
Mr. Ray Larson
Director
Mr. Larson founded Uranium Resources Inc. (URI) in 1977, and was its Chairman and CEO until his retirement in 1994. URI, which was one of the few US based uranium mining companies to survive the industry's extended market downturn, pioneered the exploration, development and production of uranium ore bodies using in-situ recovery (ISR) technology.
Mr. Larson's experience includes the commercial development of ISR uranium extraction plants at Kingsville Dome and Rosita in south Texas as well as developing significant uranium mineral interests at Church Rock and Crownpoint in northwestern New Mexico. In addition, he negotiated multiple long-term uranium sale contracts with both US and European utilities, and other industry participants. Under Mr. Larson's leadership, URI successfully restored ISR properties in Texas and Wyoming and was a founding member of the Uranium Producers of America Association.
Mr. John DeJoia
Senior Vice President, New Mexico Operations
Mr. DeJoia is a graduate of the University of Wyoming and has over 30 years of technical experience that includes underground, open pit and in-situ uranium mining. His Wyoming mining experience includes the Shirley Basin and Big Eagle uranium mines with Utah International, Development Geologist for Pathfinder Exploration Corporation, Chief Geologist for Federal American Partners in the Gas Hills District, and Director of Technical Services for American Nuclear Corporation. His extensive management experience includes work for Morrison-Knudsen, Inc. at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory and Manager of the Washington Group projects at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Mr. DeJoia's diversified experience covers the entire range of the uranium mining and milling cycle including: feasibility studies and start-up of new mines; permitting, mining and mapping of ore bodies in new mines; closure evaluations for uranium mine and mill tailings facilities and mixed waste facilities. Mr. DeJoia is a Registered Geologist in the State of Wyoming.
Mr. James Crouch,
Vice President, Wyoming Operations
Mr. Crouch has been working in Uranium mining in Wyoming since the late 1960s. Starting as an engineering assistant at Shirley Basin, the bulk of Mr. Crouch's career was spent at the Lucky Mc mine in Wyoming's Gas Hills. At Lucky Mc, Mr. Crouch held a number of senior positions including Chief Engineer, Chief Mine Engineer and Underground Superintendent. He was the mine's Chief Engineer during it's peak production in the late 1970s when stripping rates exceeding 3 million cubic yards a month with the selective mining of 2,500 tons of uranium ore per day. His involvement continued to the point at which the mine was brought to its final phase. At that time, Mr. Crouch was responsible for the NRC acceptance of the final reclamation product on the Lucky Mc Mill site in the Gas Hills.
Mr. Crouch has overseen mine designs, operations and mine and mill site reclamations. Mr. Crouch is an author of a number of published articles and papers on mine practices.
Mr. Crouch is a graduate of South Dakota School of Mines and Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in mine engineering.
Mr. Juan Velasquez
Vice President of Environmental and Regulatory Affairs
Mr. Velasquez is a graduate of the University of New Mexico with an undergraduate Bachelor of Science degree in biology and an MBA. Mr. Velasquez has over 30 years of experience including 7 years with Phillips Uranium Corporation, a subsidiary of Phillips Petroleum Company (now ConocoPhillips) as Manager of Environmental, Health, and Safety Affairs and 15 years with United Nuclear Corporation as President of the Minerals Division and Corporate Manager of Environmental Affairs. Mr. Velasquez has consulted to private, federal and state clients in the nuclear remediation industry. Mr. Velasquez has permitted several major uranium mining and milling operations, including Phillips Nose Rock mine/mill complex and the United Nuclear Church Rock mill tailings disposal facility. He has managed a variety of environmental project developments, operations, and closure activities for Phillips, UNC, and his clients at locations throughout the United States, working closely with federal and state regulatory agencies to obtain the required approvals. Mr. Velasquez is a past Chairman of the New Mexico Mining Association Uranium Environmental Committee and has been active in various other state and national mining associations and organizations.
Executive Advisory Board
Bob Quartermain, P.Geo., M.Sc.
Dr. Hans von Michaelis