American Sands Energy Corp. to Present in Denver a

SALT LAKE CITY, July 17, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Sands Energy Corp. (OTCBB: AMSE ) ("AMSE" or the "Company"), an oil sands exploration and development company operating in Utah, announced today that it will participate at EnerCom's The Oil & Gas Conference 13, which will be held Aug. 11-15 in Denver, Colorado. The Company will present August 15 at 8 am (MST).

"We have the industry's only water-free solution to oil sands mining, and we look forward to telling our unique story at the conference," said William Gibbs, Chairman and CEO of the Company, noting the event hosts one of the largest gatherings of oil and gas executives and investors in the world (see link).

http://enercominc.com/the-oil-and-gas-conference/

About American Sands Energy Corp.

American Sands Energy Corporation is a development stage Delaware company with primary operations in Utah. The Company has acquired rights to oil sand ore covering approximately 1,800 acres of prime oil sand deposits in the Sunnyside area of Utah.  The Company has an extraction and recovery system using a licensed proprietary solvent that separates oil and other hydrocarbons from sand, dirt and other substances without creating tailing ponds and other environmental hazards. For more information, visit www.americansandsenergy.com .

Forward Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements regarding AMSE's future plans and expected performance based on assumptions the Company believes to be reasonable. A number of risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from these statements, including, without limitation, the success rate of business development efforts, exploration efforts and the timeliness of development activities, the ability to place the project into full production; the ability to secure all necessary mining permits in a timely manner, fluctuations in energy prices, confirmation of estimated resources, and other risk factors described from time to time in the Company's reports filed with the SEC. In addition, the Company operates in an industry sector where securities values are highly volatile and may be influenced by economic and other factors beyond the Company's control. American Sands Energy Corp. undertakes no obligation to publicly update these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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