US Oil Sands Inc. (fka UERLF)

[ICBS]

Utah Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge against US Oil Sands’ PR
Spring Project, Affirms Validity of the Company’s Permit
CALGARY, ALBERTA June 25, 2014 – US Oil Sands Inc. ("US Oil Sands" or the "Company") (TSXV: USO), a
company focused on oil sands exploration and production in Utah, announced today that the Utah
Supreme Court (the "Court") has dismissed the only outstanding regulatory challenge made against the
Company’s PR Spring Project (the "Project"), located in Utah’s Uintah and Grand Counties. In a
unanimous decision, the Court found that the groundwater discharge permit-by-rule originally issued in
2008 by the Utah Division of Water Quality was correctly issued based on the conclusion that the
Company’s extraction process would have a "de-minimus" or negligible impact on ground water quality.
Notably, the Company’s process uses low impact, non-toxic substances without the use of tailings ponds
and emits no free water or process fluids as it recycles its water and bio-solvent. Changes or
enhancements made to the Project since that time were not judged to have any negative material
impact on the original approval.
Further, the Court found that appellants challenging a permit decision must do so on a timely basis,
thereby providing finality with respect to regulatory decisions and allowing permit holders to
expeditiously proceed with their projects.
Cameron Todd, CEO of US Oil Sands commented, “We are pleased that the Court clearly supports the
validity of permits granted to the Company’s PR Spring Project. US Oil Sands has continually
demonstrated its commitment to environmentally responsible energy development and expects to
showcase its breakthrough extraction technology when the Project begins producing next year.”