Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> May 18, 2009
W. WILLIAM BOBERG, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Ur-Energy
Inc., was the company's senior US geologist and Vice President of US Operations
prior to 2006. Before his initial involvement with the company in 2004, he was a
consulting geologist, having over 35 years' experience investigating, assessing
and developing a wide variety of mineral resources in a broad variety of
geologic environments in western North America, South America and Africa.
Companies that Mr. Boberg has worked for include Gulf Minerals, Hecla Mining,
Anaconda, Continental Oil Minerals Department, Wold Nuclear, Kennecott, Western
Mining, Canyon Resources and Africa Mineral Resource Specialists. Mr. Boberg has
over 20 years' experience exploring for uranium in the continental US. He
discovered the Moore Ranch Uranium Deposit, the Ruby Ranch Uranium Deposit as
well as several smaller deposits in Wyoming's Powder River Basin. He received
his Bachelor's degree in Geology from Montana State University and his Master's
degree in Geology from the University of Colorado. He is a registered Wyoming
Professional Geologist and fellow of the Society of Economic Geologists. He is a
member of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Inc., American
Institute of Professional Geologists (for which he is a certified geologist),
the Denver Regional Exploration Society and the American Association of
Petroleum Geologists. Mr. Boberg is also a Director for Aura Silver Resources
Inc. Profile
the things you are doing at the present time.
Mr. Boberg: Our company is a pure-play uranium company that was
