LITTLETON, Colo., Aug. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Ur-Energy Inc. (NYSE MKT:URG, TSX:URE) today announced that Jeffrey Klenda, Chairman and Executive Director, will present at the Midwest IDEAS Investor Conference which is being held August 26 - 27, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois.

Mr. Klenda will provide an overview of the Company's business during the presentation and will be available to participate in one-on-one meetings with investors who are registered to attend the Conference.

Ur-Energy's presentation is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. (CT) on Thursday, August 27, 2015 at the Hard Rock Hotel, Chicago. The presentation will be audio webcast live at http://wsw.com/webcast/threepa17/urg.

The IDEAS Investor Conferences are held annually in Boston, Chicago and Dallas and are produced by Three Part Advisors, LLC. If interested in attending or learning more about the IDEAS conferences, please contact Joe Noyons at 817-778-8424, jnoyons@threepa.com, or visit www.IDEASconferences.com.

About Ur-Energy
Ur-Energy is a uranium mining company operating the Lost Creek in-situ recovery uranium facility in south-central Wyoming. The Lost Creek processing facility has a two million pounds per year nameplate design capacity. Shirley Basin, our newest project, is one of the Pathfinder Mines assets acquired in 2013. Baseline studies necessary for permitting the project are nearing completion. Ur‑Energy is engaged in uranium mining, recovery and processing activities, including the acquisition, development and operation of uranium mineral properties in the United States. Shares of Ur-Energy trade on the NYSE MKT under the symbol "URG" and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "URE." Ur-Energy's corporate office is located in Littleton, Colorado; its registered office is in Ottawa, Ontario. Ur-Energy's website is www.ur-energy.com.

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