Chi Joins Board of OX-GEN; Company Has New Miners' Oxygen System.BOISE, Idaho “Boise” redirects here. For other uses, see Boise (disambiguation). Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho. It is the county seat of Ada County and the principal city of the Boise metropolitan area. -- Steven Y. Chi, former president of the Morrison Knudsen Corporation mining group, has been elected to the board of directors of OX-GEN, Inc., which offers a revolutionary non-explosive, non-flammable two-hour oxygen unit for use by miners. As president of the Morrison Knudsen group, Chi oversaw mining operations in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). , North Dakota North Dakota, state in the N central United States. It is bordered by Minnesota, across the Red River of the North (E), South Dakota (S), Montana (W), and the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba (N). , South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming, Mexico and Canada. He also was chair of Mibrag BV, a German mining company that is part of Washington Group International. Chi currently is president of CHI Consulting, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , which provides management consulting services to mining companies, and president and chairman of SELCO SELCO Southeastern Libraries Cooperating SELCO Ships Electronic Configuration File , Inc., an Idaho investment and management company. He is a current board member of Mibrag and of Westmoreland Resources, Inc., one of the nation's largest coal producers, and is chairman of the board of American Girl JV. "We are very pleased to have Steven Chi on our board," said Frank Fosella, chairman and president of OX-GEN. "He has long been a leader in the mining industry, and his experience and perspective will be invaluable as we produce a safer oxygen system for underground miners." Chi also has served as a board member of the Northwest Mining Association, a member of the University of Idaho The university was formed by the territorial legislature of Idaho on January 30, 1889, and opened its doors on October 3, 1892 with an initial class of 40 students. The first graduating class in 1896 contained two men and two women. College of Mines Advisory Board, and a board member and chairman of the U.S.-Mongolia Council. OX-GEN received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in August 2005 for its revolutionary portable, non-pressurized, non-explosive and non-flammable emergency oxygen generator. OX-GEN currently is taking orders for this unit, which supplies oxygen from 15 to 30 minutes, for delivery in October. The company currently is completing tests on a two-hour, self-rescuer unit, which will be submitted for approval in late summer to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, n.pr an institute of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that is responsible for assuring safe and healthful working conditions and for developing standards of safety and health. and the federal Mining Safety and Health Administration. "The non-pressurized characteristics of the OX-GEN Self Rescue unit enables oxygen of this purity to be stored and used in places once thought inconceivable," added Mark J. Michaud, vice president of operations and general counsel for OX-GEN. Additional information is available by calling 208-336-0773 or on the Internet at www.ox-gen.us. Note: A photo is available upon request. |
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