TORONTO, June 3 /CNW/ - First Uranium Corporation (TSX:FIU, JSE:FUM,CA33744R1029:ISIN) ("First Uranium" or the "Company") is pleased to announcethe appointment of Graham P. Wanblad to the Board of First Uranium effectiveJune 1, 2008.
"Graham brings a wealth of project development and operational experienceto the First Uranium Board," said Nigel Brunette, Chairman of First Uranium."Prior to his retirement as Executive Technical Director of Simmer and JackMines, Limited, Graham was intimately involved with subsidiary First Uranium'sprojects, and is, therefore, extremely knowledgeable about the Company'sbusiness and assets. We are privileged to be able to continue to benefit fromhis sage advice and experience at the Board level. He is a true gentleman forwhom I have the greatest respect. I know he will enhance the First UraniumBoard with his high standards of professionalism and integrity, as well as hiswisdom and thoughtful insight."
President and Chief Executive Officer of First Uranium, Gordon Miller,said, "I am delighted that Graham has agreed to accept the appointment to theBoard of Directors and I look forward to drawing on his vast experience in thefield of design, construction and project execution gained from many years ofbuilding successful projects in multi-jurisdictional environments."
Mr. Wanblad has more than 48 years of experience in the mining industry,mainly in the fields of mining and process project development and operationalexperience that included the management of multi-disciplined technical teams.
From 2005 to May 2008, Mr. Wanblad served as Executive Technical Directorof First Uranium's parent company, Simmer and Jack Mines, Limited ("Simmer &Jack), and was a Director on the Simmer & Jack Board in 2005 and 2006.
Prior to joining Simmer & Jack, Mr. Wanblad served as an independenttechnical consultant from 1998 to 2005.
For the 38 years before that, Mr. Wanblad was associated withJohannesburg Consolidated Investments Company ("JCI"), which, in its time, wasone of the six major South African mining houses. Starting with JCI in 1960,he held various positions of increasing responsibility gaining operationalexperience at gold, platinum and base metal mines and project managementexperience, with overall technical management of many multi-billion Rand gold,uranium, platinum, coal and base metals projects. He joined the JCI Board in1990 as Managing Director of Technical Services and was appointed to ExecutiveTechnical Director of the JCI Group in 1993.
Mr. Wanblad was the non-executive chairman of six JCI Group companies,held directorships at six listed mining companies and has had theinternational responsibilities of developing phased feasibility studies for 12projects in 10 countries.
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About First Uranium Corporation
First Uranium Corporation (TSX:FIU, JSE:FUM) is focused on thedevelopment of its South African uranium and gold mines with the goal ofbecoming a significant low-cost producer through the re-opening andunderground development of the Ezulwini Mine and the expansion of the MineWaste Solutions tailings recovery facility. First Uranium also plans to growproduction by pursuing value-enhancing acquisition and joint ventureopportunities in South Africa and elsewhere.
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