United Silver Corp. Appoints New Directors
July 09 2012 - 8:51AM
Business Wire
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 RelationsTel. (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.