NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sagebrush Gold, Ltd. (OTCBB:SAGE) announced today that the Company has engaged the services of Mr. Steven Tibbals as Plant Engineer for Relief Canyon and Ms. Debra Struhsacker as the Company's Environmental Consultant.
Mr. Steven Tibbals has worked in all phases of the mining industry from corporate offices to remote mine sites. After receiving an AS Degree in Electronics at Monterey Peninsula College in Monterey, California, Mr. Tibbals transferred to the Mackey School of Mines, University of Nevada, Reno. He received his BS degree in Mining Engineering from Mackey in 1976. He has held a variety of jobs from Junior Engineer to COO of a junior mining company. After spending his early mining career working underground in the silver mines in Northern Idaho at the Bunker Hill Mine and the Lucky Friday Mine, Mr. Tibbals went on to work in the uranium industry. Mr. Tibbals worked for Kerr McGee Nuclear, Pennsylvania Power and Light and Western Nuclear before transitioning into the gold industry. Mr. Tibbals has worked at a variety of gold mines in Nevada working in ore reserve estimation, mine design and planning, mineral economics, property acquisition, permitting and mine management. While in Nevada, Mr. Tibbals worked for several companies including Western State Minerals at the Northumberland Mine before taking a position as General Manager of the Relief Canyon Mine in Pershing County, Nevada.
Debra Struhsacker is a Reno, Nevada-based independent Environmental Permitting & Government Relations Consultant, with over 25 years of experience working on mineral development and environmental issues. Ms Struhsacker provides mining industry clients with customized, executive-level advice on environmental permitting strategies, government relations, and stakeholder involvement issues. Ms. Struhsacker started out her career as a geologist specializing in geothermal resource development and precious metals exploration. She is one of the founders of the Women's Mining Coalition, a member of the Mining and Metallurgical Society of America, a Certified Professional Geologist, and a Nevada Certified Environmental Manager. She is a trustee of the Northwest Mining Association, an Emeritus Member of the Board of Directors of the Mountain States Legal Foundation, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Food Bank of Northern Nevada.
Sagebrush President David Rector commented, "We are very pleased to have Debra and Steven join the Company. Debra's experience and expertise in the field of environmental permitting and government relations will be very beneficial to the Company as we strive towards our stated goal of fast-tracking into gold production at the Relief Canyon Gold Project. Steven's wealth of experience, specifically at the Relief Canyon Project, will prove to be very valuable. We previously stated that the Company planned to surround ourselves with some of the best experts in the resource sector to facilitate and fast-track our growth and I believe that Debra and Steven are excellent additions towards that goal."
About Sagebrush Gold, Ltd.
Sagebrush Gold, Ltd. is a junior gold exploration company focused on searching for world class resources and seeking out potentially significant gold exploration and development targets in Nevada's leading gold districts.
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