| Available Globally
Conrad B. Houser,
Independent Consultant and President
Geovic Energy Corp.
743 Horizon Crt, 300A,
Grand Junction, CO 81506
(801)556-9192 cell
Email: conhouser@gmail.com
Internationally known mining engineer, attorney and project manager with in-depth engineering, environmental, legal, marketing, planning, and financial expert witness experience at field, management and board levels. PREVIOUSLY: DIRECTOR-Brunner Mond Group Ltd, Northwich, Cheshire, United Kingdom
CEO-Shoshone Gold And Silver Mining LLC, Coeur d’Alene, ID
VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR-Norwest Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT
COO/VICE PRESIDENT Wold Trona Company, Inc., Casper, WY
ENGINEERING & ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER-Drummond, Gillette, WY
VICE PRESIDENT-MOBIL SYNFUELS CORPORATION, Denver, CO
ATTORNEY/PARTNER-Spafford, Nixon & Houser; Salt Lake City, UT
ENGINEERING & CITY PLANNING COORDINATOR Nelson, Haley, Patterson & Quirk, Greeley, Co CAPTAIN, FINANCIAL PROGRAM MANAGER AND BASE ENGINEER- US Air Force; Tokyo, Japan, Headquarters Fifth Air Force
LITIGATION SUPPORT
As both an engineer and a lawyer, Mr. Houser has frequently been employed as an expert witness. More recent engagements have included the following:
- Provided legal team with mining insights, expert witness report, deposition, and arbitration witness before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes dealing with takings action by the US government of a gold mine from a Canadian corporation ($400 million claim); arbiters found for the US
- Provided legal team with mining insights, expert witness report, deposition, and trial witness in contest over an electric power station fuel supply contract terms
- In protracted process provided legal team with mining insights, expert witness report, deposition, and arbitration witness before the International Arbitration Counsel in contest over feasibility of a new mine to supply a new power plant which were taken by the Turkish government ($700 million claim); arbiters found for the US client
- Provided expert report and availability for deposition and trial on valuation of a government taking of natural resources in southern Utah - $80 million at issue – settled for $6 million
- Provided expert report and availability for deposition and trial on valuation of mining company for bankruptcy related litigation in Colorado and Montana - $200 million tax issue settled in favor of USA
- Provided expert report and availability for deposition and trial on determination of contract mining costs and fair rental value of major equipment at a Montana mine - $200 million at issue
- Provided expert report, deposition, and trial availability dealing with conflicts on mining costs and prices charge a utility in Wyoming and Texas - $1 billion at issue
- Provided expert report and availability for deposition and trial on contract terms and financial implications of a contract mining operation in Texas - $50 million at issue
- Provided expert report and availability for deposition and trial on allocation of hazardous waste damages from refining operations at a Utah EPA Superfund Site - $50 million at issue
- Provided assistance to primary expert witness on underground mine shield corrosion issues in Utah - $50 million at issue
|
