Shoshone Silver Appoints Conrad Houser CEO
April 16, 2007 -- WALLACE, ID -- Shoshone Silver Mining (PINK SHEETS: SHSH) today announced the appointment of Conrad B. Houser to the position of Chief Executive Officer. Lex Smith will continue as President and as a member of the Board of Directors.
“Conrad brings wide ranging knowledge of mining and corporate development to Shoshone,” said Carol Stephan, Chairman of Shoshone’s Board of Directors. “He has a track record of providing the vision to create new corporate goals and the invigorating leadership necessary to meet those goals. He is ideally suited to build on Shoshone’s strong foundation and lead the company into an exciting future.”
Says Mr. Houser, “My primary objectives are to enliven Shoshone Silver, establish a dynamic business plan, and execute optimal use of existing and future assets to maximize shareholder return.”
Mr. Houser gained a Professional Engineering license in Colorado after earning engineering degrees from both the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs and Rice University in Houston. He later studied law at Brigham Young University graduating with honors in 1975. Further, he is a registered patent attorney with the USPTO. Mr. Houser is a member of the Utah State Bar and the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation.
Mr. Houser has more than 25 years experience in international mining activities including project management, strategic planning, finance, administration, mine design, environmental permitting and compliance and marketing. He has also been expert witness in many U.S. and international litigation matters. Formerly Vice President of Mobil Oil’s mining division he played a key role in the profitable sale of that division.
Mr. Houser most recently served for ten years as Vice President of Legal and Management Affairs in the Salt Lake City office of Norwest Corporation, a mining, energy, and environmental consulting firm, where he provided expertise on issues including A&D due diligence, feasibility, mining remediation and profit claims in both US and international settings. Prior to joining Norwest, Houser was Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Wold Trona.
With experience in many countries, including alphabetically Australia, Brazil, England, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Thailand, The Netherlands, Turkey and Zambia and in many products including precious metals, coal, trona, limestone and phosphates he adds a new dimension to Shoshone.
About Shoshone Silver Mining
Founded in 1969 as a silver exploration, development and production company, Shoshone maintains a diverse portfolio of mineral exploration projects across the western United States and Mexico, including core holdings in the north Idaho Lakeview District. Shoshone stock trades on the Pink Sheets under the symbol "SHSH".
Certain statements contained in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are based on beliefs of management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to management. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results.
For further information, please visit the company’s website at www.shoshonesilvermining.com.
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