United Silver Corp. Appoints New Directors
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United Silver Corp. ('USC';TSX: USC; OTC: USCZF; Frankfurt: UM8)
is pleased to announce that it has appointed Kenneth A. Brunk and James
N. Meek to its board of directors. Both directors qualify as independent
directors under Canadian securities rules, and their addition bolsters
USC′s corporate governance as well as adds considerably to our board′s
depth and breadth of experience.
Kenneth A. Brunk holds a degree in Metallurgical Engineering from
Michigan Technological University and throughout his forty-two year
career has been responsible for designing, constructing, staffing and
operating multiple mining operations. He is currently President, CEO and
Chairman of Midway Gold Corp., a company inter-listed on TSX-V and
NYSE-MKT. Mr. Brunk has served as Chief Operating Officer of Romarco
Minerals and prior to that, spent over a decade working at Newmont
Mining where he rose to Senior Technical Officer and then Senior Vice
President.
James N. Meek has extensive public and private mining company experience
as a Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Manager of
Budget and Financing, Controller, Accounting Manager and Chief
Accountant. He also has experience managing investment portfolios,
trading commodities and in risk management. Mr. Meek has been CFO of
Romarco Minerals and Sterling Mining Company, Sarbanes-Oxley consultant
for Summit Assurance, and Treasurer at Coeur d′Alene Mines and
accounting manager at Asarco, among other positions.
USC also announces that Fred Brackebusch has graciously resigned as a
director to permit the addition of these two independent directors. Mr.
Brackebusch has made an important contribution to our company as a
director, and he continues to be an integral part of our operations as
the CEO of New Jersey Mining Company, USC's joint venture partner in the
expansion and operation of the New Jersey Mill in Kellogg, Idaho, and as
the Chairman of the Joint Venture Management Committee. Mr. Brackebusch
will also continue attending board of directors′ meetings as a special
advisor to the board. USC wishes to thank Mr. Brackebusch for his
dedication and commitment to our company and his willingness to step
aside so that USC could add independent directors and improve its
corporate governance.
ABOUT UNITED SILVER CORP.
USC is a vertically integrated mining company with operations in Idaho,
USA. It has a majority interest in the Crescent Silver Mine project in
Idaho's prolific Silver Belt - directly between two of the world's
historically largest silver producing properties, the Sunshine and
Bunker Hill mines. USC also offers a full suite of mining services
including contract mining and mine machine repair and fabrication
services to silver miners in the district. USC's common shares trade on
the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol 'USC'. For more information
about USC, please visit: www.unitedsilvercorp.com.
ON BEHALF OF UNITED SILVER CORP.
'Graham Clark'
Chairman and CEO
Investor Relations
Tel. (855) 238-0202
The Toronto Stock Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the content of this news
release.
United Silver Corp.
Investor Relations
Graham Clark,
855-238-0202