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Ur-Energy Announces Appointment of Matthew Gili as President as Ur-Energy Advances Wyoming Uranium Production
LITTLETON, CO / ACCESS Newswire / June 30, 2025 / Ur-Energy Inc. (NYSE American:URG)(TSX:URE...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Ur-Energy Announces Appointment of Matthew Gili as President as Ur-Energy Advances Wyoming Uranium ProductionLITTLETON, CO / ACCESS Newswire / June 30, 2025 / Ur-Energy Inc. (NYSE American:URG)(TSX:URE) (the \"Company\" or \"Ur-Energy\") is pleased to announce the appointment of Matthew D. Gili as Ur-Energy's President as a part of the Company's succession planning and plans for strategic growth.Ur-Energy is progressing toward full production levels at Lost Creek and quickly moving toward production operations at its second mine at Shirley Basin. At full production, the Company expects to mine up to 2.2 million pounds of uranium annually. The addition of Mr. Gili strengthens the Company's experienced management team to support the drive toward full-scale production at Lost Creek and Shirley Basin and the implementation of our strategic development plans.Ur-Energy Chairman and CEO, John Cash, stated, \"We are pleased to expand our executive team with the addition of Matt Gili as President. Matt has a decades long career in all aspects of mining operations, having started with major mining companies Rio Tinto and Barrick, before earning strong executive management credentials with i-80 Gold and Nevada Copper.\"As a manager in operational settings, Matt has a proven track record of meeting cost budgets and exceeding production targets, as well as growing exploration and development targets. Matt has successfully built and led management teams, navigated the capital markets and engaged with various stakeholders in his recent executive roles. We are confident Matt's operational, strategic planning and management background will greatly benefit Ur-Energy as we continue to grow the Company. The addition of Matt fully aligns with our growth strategy, plans to capitalize on the Trump Administration's recent Executive Orders promoting the U.S. nuclear fuel cycle industries, and Ur-Energy's goal of being the leading producer of U.S. recovered uranium.\"Mr. Gili is a Professional Engineer with deep C-suite experience having served as a Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Technical Officer and Executive General Manager. Mr. Gili has served in executive roles with publicly traded mining companies, most recently as President and Chief Operating Officer of i-80 Gold Corporation (2021-2025) and, prior to that, as Chief Execut...