Uranium Energy Corp Announces the Companys Palangana ISR Uranium Project Now Fully Permitted January 20, 2010
The Projects Last Permit, the Radioactive Materials License, Issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
AUSTIN, TX Uranium Energy Corp (NYSE-AMEX: UEC, the Company) is pleased to announce that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (the TCEQ) has granted a Radioactive Materials License (RML) for the Companys Palangana ISR Uranium Project located in Duval County, Texas. Prior to Palangana, the last RML granted by TCEQ was in 2002 to Mẽstena Uranium for their operation in Brooks County, Texas. The Palangana project has now obtained all the permits needed to proceed with development and has fully and successfully completed the state permitting process at all levels.
Amir Adnani, President and CEO, stated, The completion of the permitting for Palangana underscores the value-creation opportunities the Company is developing in South Texas. With the fully licensed Hobson processing facility now in hand, and with the decades of ISR development and operations experience behind the technical team here, management is confident of the transition to operating status.
Harry Anthony, Chief Operating Officer, said, We appreciate the professionalism and speed with which the TCEQ is acting. With Palangana now fully permitted, Company geologists and engineers are accelerating the pace and scope of their development efforts.
The Company completed the acquisition of the Palangana project through its acquisition of the South Texas Mining Venture, L.L.P. on December 18, 2009. Presently, the Companys technical team is studying the substantial historical information about the project before initiating a 215-hole drilling program with several rigs onsite. Concurrently, the Company has also engaged SRK Consulting for technical assistance to develop a current NI 43-101 Technical Report for the Palangana project which is expected to be completed by mid February 2010.
Overview of the Palangana Project
The Palangana project is a prior-producing in-situ recovery (ISR) project located in the South Texas uranium belt. The 2,500-hectare (6,200-acre) property is located approximately 100 miles south of the Hobson processing facility. Over 4,000 historic holes were drilled at the project by Union Carbide Corp. (UCC), Chevron and Everest Exploration Inc. UCC produced uranium at the project in the mid to late 1970s with ISR technology. Harry Anthony, the Companys Chief Operating Officer, was a member of UCCs ISR mining team and oversaw the development and production of this project.
About Uranium Energy Corp
Uranium Energy Corp (NYSE-AMEX: UEC) is a U.S.-based exploration and development company with the objective of near-term uranium production in the U.S. The Companys fully licensed and permitted Hobson processing facility is central to all of its projects in South Texas, including Palangana, and the Goliad in-situ recovery uranium project which is in the final stages of mine permitting for production. The Companys operations are managed by professionals with a recognized profile for excellence in their industry, a profile based on many decades of hands-on experience in the key facets of uranium exploration, development and mining. The Company is well financed to execute on its key programs.
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