Exhibit
99.1
Ur-Energy
Updates its Hauber Project with Bayswater Uranium
Denver, Colorado (Marketwire –
January 11, 2010) Ur-Energy
Inc. (TSX:URE, NYSE Amex:URG) (“Ur-Energy” or the “Company”)
announces Bayswater Uranium Corporation (TSX-V: BYU)(“Bayswater”) has completed
a National Instrument 43-101 (“NI 43-101”) technical report for Ur-Energy’s
wholly-owned subsidiary Hauber Project LLC (the “Hauber
Project”). Ur-Energy and Bayswater completed a venture agreement in
December 2009 by which Bayswater, as an earn-in member of the venture, may earn
a 75% interest in Hauber Project with the expenditure of US$1 million eligible
exploration expenses over a four-year period as previously announced December 1,
2009.
Bayswater,
as Manager of Hauber Project, commissioned Thomas C. Pool, P.E., of
International Nuclear, Inc., based in Golden, Colorado, to complete an
independent NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate of the properties at the Hauber
Project. The resource estimate concludes the Hauber Project
properties hold approximately 1.45 million pounds of eU3O8 (Indicated
Resources) in 423,000 tons at an average grade of 0.17% eU3O8. Bayswater
will file the completed NI 43-101 technical report on www.sedar.com
shortly.
The
Company’s properties at the Hauber Project, in Crook County Wyoming, include 205
unpatented lode mining claims and one State of Wyoming Uranium Lease, for a
combined total of approximately 5160 acres. The identified uranium
occurrences on the Hauber Project occur in the Lower Cretaceous Lakota and Fall
River formations, and are along the trend of the nearby historic Hauber mine,
operated by Homestake Mining from 1958 to 1966. During that period,
Homestake produced over 2.6 million pounds of U3O8 by
underground mining methods.
As a part
of its 2010 obligations under the venture agreement, Bayswater will drill at
least two drill holes for the purpose of testing in situ recovery (ISR)
amenability of the uranium mineralization.
Bill
Boberg, President and CEO of Ur-Energy, stated, “We are pleased with the prompt
completion by Bayswater of a NI 43-101 technical report on the Hauber Project
properties. We welcome this additional work on the Project to
establish compliant resources, and we look forward to the drill program and
other work planned by Bayswater during 2010.”
About
Ur-Energy
Ur-Energy
is a uranium exploration and development company currently completing mine
planning and permitting activities to bring its Lost Creek Wyoming uranium
deposit into production while also planning and permitting a
two-million-pounds-per-year in situ uranium processing facility. Ur-Energy
engages in the identification, acquisition and exploration of uranium properties
in both Canada and the United States. Shares of Ur-Energy trade on the Toronto
Stock Exchange under the symbol “URE” and on the NYSE Amex under the symbol
“URG”. Ur-Energy’s corporate office is located in Littleton, Colorado and its
registered office is in Ottawa, Ontario. Ur-Energy’s website is www.ur-energy.com.
FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
|
Investor/Public
Relations
info@ur-energyusa.com
|
Bill
Boberg, President and CEO
1-720-981-4588, ext.
223
1-866-981-4588
bill.boberg@ur-energyusa.com
|
This release may contain
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable
securities laws
regarding events or conditions that may occur in the future (e.g., completion
and timing of exploration programs at Hauber Project; risks associated with project
development; or the need for additional financing) and are based on current
expectations that,
while considered reasonable by management at this time, inherently involve a
number of significant business, economic and competitive risks, uncertainties
and contingencies. Factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements include, but
are not limited to, capital and other costs varying significantly from
estimates; failure to establish estimated resources and reserves; the grade and
recovery of ore which is mined varying from estimates; capital and other costs
varying significantly from estimates; production rates, methods and amounts
varying from estimates; delays in obtaining or failures to obtain required
governmental, environmental or other project approvals; inflation; changes in
exchange rates; fluctuations in commodity prices; delays in development and
other factors. Readers
should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The
forward-looking statements contained herein are based on the beliefs,
expectations and opinions of management as of the date hereof and Ur-Energy
disclaims any intent or obligation to update them or revise them to reflect any
change in circumstances or in management’s beliefs, expectations or opinions
that occur in the future.
- 2 -