Chairman Takes Temporary Leave of Absence and Blake Steele Assumes President Role
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO--(Marketwired - Aug 10, 2015) - Azarga Uranium Corp. (TSX:AZZ)(OTC PINK:PWURF)(FRANKFURT:P8AA) ("Azarga" or the "Company") announces that its Chairman and CEO, Alexander Molyneux, has informed the Company that he will be taking a temporary leave of absence.
Mr. Molyneux has assumed the role of Interim CEO of the world's seventh largest uranium producer, Paladin Energy Ltd. (ASX:PDN)(TSX:PDN). He has informed Azarga that the arrangement is temporary and he intends to resume his role as Chairman and CEO of the Company. Furthermore, Mr. Molyneux has advised the Company that he has no intention of selling any of his substantial shareholding in the Company.
The Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Blake Steele, Azarga's current CFO, to the additional role of President.
Azarga's Deputy Chairman, Richard Clement, has agreed to act as Chairman during Mr. Molyneux's absence. The executive component of Mr. Molyneux's role will be shared between Mr. Clement and Mr. Steele.
About Azarga Uranium Corp.
Azarga is a mineral development company that owns six uranium projects, deposits and prospects in the USA (South Dakota, Wyoming and Colorado) and Kyrgyzstan together with investment holdings in Anatolia Energy Ltd. ((ASX:AEK) - 12% legal ownership) and Black Range Minerals Limited ((ASX:BLR) - 19% legal ownership). The Dewey Burdock Project in South Dakota is the main initial development priority, which has received its Nuclear Regulatory Commission License and is in the process of completing all other major regulatory permit approvals necessary for operation of the project including those from the Environmental Protection Agency and the South Dakota Department of Natural Resources.
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Azarga Uranium Corp.
John Mays
Chief Operating Officer
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Azarga Uranium Corp.
Mark Hollenbeck
Dewey Burdock Project Manager
+1 605 685-3376
info@azargauranium.com
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