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Sean Hillacre

President & VP Exploration | Standard Uranium Ltd. | Athabasca Basin Uranium Geologist

"Leading uranium exploration in Saskatchewan's Athabasca Basin with experience from NexGen Energy's Arrow deposit"

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Biography

Sean Hillacre, M.Sc., P.Geo., is a professional geoscientist and mining executive serving as President and VP of Exploration at Standard Uranium Ltd. (TSX-V: STND / OTC: STTDF). With over a decade of experience working as an economic geologist in the Athabasca Basin uranium district of Saskatchewan, Hillacre has established himself as a specialist in one of the world's premier uranium-producing regions.

Prior to joining Standard Uranium in 2020, Hillacre spent five years as part of the technical team at NexGen Energy, where he contributed to progressing the Arrow uranium deposit—one of the most significant uranium discoveries in recent decades—towards production. This hands-on experience at a tier-one uranium project provided him with deep technical knowledge of Athabasca Basin geology and the exploration methodologies required to identify high-grade unconformity-type uranium mineralization.

Under Hillacre's technical leadership, Standard Uranium has advanced multiple drill projects across the Athabasca Basin, with a particular focus on the flagship Davidson River Project. The company's exploration thesis at Davidson River targets a similar geological setting to NexGen's Arrow deposit, leveraging upgraded geophysical surveys and systematic drilling programs to test for high-grade uranium mineralization. Hillacre has been instrumental in building the company's technical team, recruiting skilled geologists with direct Athabasca Basin experience.

Hillacre holds a Master of Science degree and maintains his Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo.) designation. He is a frequent presenter at mining investment conferences and industry events, including the Metals Investor Forum, where he communicates Standard Uranium's exploration strategy and results to the investment community. His combination of academic grounding, field experience at a world-class deposit, and executive leadership at a junior explorer makes him a knowledgeable voice on Athabasca Basin uranium exploration and development.

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Key Quotes

"What we're trying to do at Davidson River is make the same type of discovery they made at NexGen, which is their Arrow Rook I Project."

— BNN Bloomberg interview on Davidson River exploration strategy

"Standard Uranium went public in May of 2020 so we're relatively new but we have a very experienced board and management team. We've built a fantastic technical team on the geology side of things."

— Resource Stock Digest interview on company background

Key Works

BNN Bloomberg coverage of Standard Uranium's exploration strategy at the Davidson River Project in the Athabasca Basin

In-depth interview covering Standard Uranium's Athabasca Basin drill programs and uranium exploration thesis

Specializations

UraniumAthabasca BasinExploration GeologyUnconformity-Type DepositsSaskatchewan Mining

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