U.S. Antimony (UAMY) Announces Addition of Joseph A. Carrabba to Its Board of Directors

THOMPSON FALLS, MT / ACCESSWIRE / February 26, 2024 / United States Antimony Corporation ("USAC"), (NYSE American:UAMY) is pleased to announce the addition of Joseph A. Carrabba, age 71, as an Independent Director to its board.

Mr. Carrabba is the Retired Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc., formerly Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., from May 2007 to November 2013. He also previously served as Cliffs President & CEO from 2006 to 2007 and as President and Chief Operating Officer from 2005 to 2006. Prior to these executive positions, Mr. Carrabba previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Diavik Diamond Mines from 2003 to 2006.

Mr. Carrabba currently resides in south Florida and serves or has previously served on the boards of several other NYSE listed companies including Newmont Mining and Timken Steel, as well as several TSX listed companies, AECON and NioCorp.

Chairman of the Board of USAC, Gary C. Evans, commented on Joe Carrabba's addition to the board of directors, "In light of the many changes occurring at U.S. Antimony, the need for an additional seasoned mining expert with significant public company experience is appropriate. Mr. Carrabba is an experienced executive in the mining sector internationally as well. We are delighted to announce today that Mr. Carrabba will fill that void and assist the board greatly in guiding the future direction of the Company.

In response to his new role on the Board of Directors of U.S. Antimony, Mr. Carrabba stated "I am delighted to join the U.S. Antimony Board as the company continues to transition its business strategy and strengthen itself for future growth."

About USAC:

United States Antimony Corporation and its subsidiaries in the U.S. and Mexico ("US Antimony", "USAC", the "Company", "we", "us", and "our") sell processed antimony, precious metals, and zeolite products in the U.S. and abroad. The Company processes antimony ore in the U.S. and Mexico primarily into antimony oxide, antimony metal, and antimony trisulfide at its facilities in Montana and Mexico. Our antimony oxide is used to form a flame-retardant system for plastics, rubber, fiberglass, textile goods, paints, coatings and paper, as a color fastener in paint, and as a phosphorescent agent in fluorescent light bulbs. Our antimony metal is used in bearings, storage batteries, and ordnance. Our antimony trisulfide is used as a primer in ammunition. In its operations in Idaho, the Company mines and processes zeolite, a group of industrial minerals used in soil amendment and fertilizer, water filtration, sewage treatment, nuclear waste and other environmental cleanup, odor control, gas separation, animal nutrition, and other miscellaneous applications. 

Forward-Looking Statements:

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Contact:

United States Antimony Corp.PO Box 64347 Cox Gulch Rd.Thompson Falls, Montana 59873-0643406-606-4117E-Mail: [email protected]

SOURCE: United States Antimony Corporation