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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 12, 2014

Registration No. 333-            


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549



FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933



URANIUM RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  75-2212772
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

6950 South Potomac Street, Suite 300
Centennial, Colorado 80112
(303) 531-0470

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)



Jeffrey L. Vigil
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Uranium Resources, Inc.
6950 South Potomac Street, Suite 300
Centennial, Colorado 80112
(303) 531-0470

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)



Copies to:

Paul Hilton, Esq.
David R. Crandall, Esq.
Hogan Lovells US LLP
One Tabor Center, Suite 1500
1200 Seventeenth Street
Denver, Colorado 80202
Telephone: (303) 899-7300
Facsimile: (303) 899-7333



Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.

           If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box: o

           If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box: ý

           If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

           If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

           If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. o

           If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. o

           Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a
smaller reporting company)
  Smaller reporting company ý



CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

               
 
Title of each class of securities
to be registered

  Amount to be
registered(1)

  Proposed maximum
offering price per
unit(2)

  Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
price(2)

  Amount of
registration fee

 

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

  127,359   $2.56   $326,039.04   $41.99

 

(1)
This registration statement also relates to such additional shares of common stock of the registrant as may be issued with respect to such shares of common stock by way of a stock dividend, stock split or similar transaction.

(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), based upon the average high and low per share prices of the registrant's common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Capital Market on August 5, 2014.



           The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

   


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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state or jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED AUGUST 12, 2014

PROSPECTUS

GRAPHIC

127,359 Shares of Common Stock



        This prospectus relates to the resale from time to time of up to an aggregate of 127,359 shares of our common stock by the selling stockholder named herein, which shares were issued to the selling stockholder in a private placement on August 8, 2014.

        All of the proceeds from the sale of the shares covered by this prospectus will be received by the selling stockholder. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of those shares. Our registration of the common stock covered by this prospectus does not mean that the selling stockholder will offer or sell any of the common stock. The shares may be offered and sold from time to time by the selling stockholder named herein through public or private transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market price, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. See "Plan of Distribution" for a more complete description of the ways in which the common stock may be sold.

        Our common stock is currently traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol "URRE." On August 11, 2014, the last reported sales price for our common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market was $2.73 per share.



        Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. See "Risk Factors" beginning on page 3 of this prospectus for factors you should consider before buying shares of our common stock.



        Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.



   

The date of this prospectus is                        , 2014


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        We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information different from that contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and we take no responsibility for any other information that others may give you. If anyone provides you with additional, different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. This prospectus is not an offer to sell, nor is it a solicitation of an offer to buy, the securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover of this prospectus or any such prospectus supplement, or that the information contained in any document incorporated by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date of the document incorporated by reference, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of a security. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

        As permitted by the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part includes additional information not contained in this prospectus. You may read the registration statement and the other reports we file with the SEC at the SEC's web site or at the SEC's offices described below under the heading "Where You Can Find More Information." Before investing in our common stock, you should read this prospectus, as well as the additional information described under "Where You Can Find More Information" and "Information Incorporated by Reference."

        References to the "Company," "URI," "we," "our" and "us" in this prospectus are to Uranium Resources, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires. This document includes trade names and trademarks of other companies. All such trade names and trademarks appearing in this document are the property of their respective holders.

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

        This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the SEC using a "shelf" registration process or continuous registration process. Under this shelf registration process, the selling stockholder may, from time to time, sell the common stock described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. This prospectus provides you with a description of the common stock which may be offered by the selling stockholder. Each time a selling stockholder sells common stock, the selling stockholder may be required to provide you with this prospectus and, in certain cases, a prospectus supplement containing specific information about the selling stockholder and the terms of the securities being offered. That prospectus supplement may include additional risk factors or other special considerations applicable to those securities. Any prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information in this prospectus. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in that prospectus supplement. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with additional information described under "Where You Can Find More Information" and "Information Incorporated by Reference" before investing in our common stock.


DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

        This prospectus and the documents we have incorporated by reference contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements convey our current expectations or forecasts of future events. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

        Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by use of the words "estimate," "project," "believe," "intend," "plan," "anticipate," "expect" and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements include management's expectations regarding our liquidity and burn rate, reserves and mineralized uranium material, capital requirements, timing of receipt of mining permits and access rights, production capacity of mining operations for properties in South Texas and New Mexico and planned dates for commencement of production at such properties. Our ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Actual results could differ materially from those in forward-looking statements because of, among other reasons, the factors described below and in the periodic reports that we file with the SEC from time to time, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K and any amendments thereto. The forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. They are based on numerous assumptions that we believe are reasonable, but they are open to a wide range of uncertainties and business risks.

        Key factors that could cause actual results to be different than expected or anticipated include, but are not limited to:

    the availability of capital to the Company;

    the spot price and long-term contract price of uranium;

    legislation and other actions by the Navajo Nation;

    operating conditions at our mining projects;

    government regulation of the mining industry and the nuclear power industry;

    the world-wide supply and demand of uranium

    weather conditions;

    currently pending or new litigation;

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    timely receipt of mining and other permits from regulatory agencies; and

    the risks set forth herein under the caption "Risk Factors."

        In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which are inherently unreliable and speak only as of the date of this prospectus or as of the date of any document incorporated by reference in this prospectus. When considering forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the cautionary statements in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference. We are not under any obligation, and we expressly disclaim any obligation, to update or alter any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus might not occur.

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

        This summary highlights selected information about Uranium Resources, Inc. and this offering of common stock. This summary does not contain all of the information that may be important to you in making an investment decision. For a more complete understanding of Uranium Resources, Inc. you should read carefully this entire prospectus, including the "Risk Factors" section and the other documents we refer to and incorporate by reference. Unless otherwise indicated, "common stock" means our common stock, par value $0.001 per share. Unless otherwise noted, all share and per share information has been adjusted to reflect the one-for-ten reverse stock split of our common stock that became effective January 22, 2013.


Uranium Resources Overview

        Uranium Resources, Inc. was incorporated in 1977 to explore, develop and recover uranium. We control minerals rights encompassing approximately 200,000 acres in the prolific Grants Mineral Belt in New Mexico, which holds one of the largest known concentrations of sandstone-hosted uranium deposits in the world. We have two licensed processing facilities and properties in Texas, and a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission license to recover up to three million pounds of uranium per year using the in situ recovery ("ISR") process at certain properties in New Mexico. We acquired these properties over the past 25 years, along with an extensive uranium information database of historic drill-hole logs, assay certificates, maps and technical reports for the Western United States. None of our properties are currently in production.

        Our principal executive offices are located at 6950 South Potomac Street, Suite 300, Centennial, Colorado 80112, and our telephone number is (303) 531-0470. Our website is located at www.uraniumresources.com. Information contained on our website or that can be accessed through our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

        For additional information as to our business, properties and financial condition, please refer to the documents cited in "Where You Can Find More Information" and "Information Incorporated by Reference."

Recent Developments

        On July 22, 2014, the Navajo Nation Council rescinded the Navajo Nation Resources and Development Committee's (RDC) December 2013 resolution that acknowledged the Company's right of access and surface use at its Churchrock Project and created a subcommittee to draft terms of an agreement to define mutual benefits for the Navajo Nation and Uranium Resources. The Navajo Nation Council vote ruled that the RDC resolution and creation of the subcommittee were improper under Navajo Nation rules. There has been no change to the Temporary Access Agreement between the Navajo Nation and the Company for the Company to access its Churchrock properties. The Company anticipates continuing to communicate with the Navajo Nation regarding this matter.

 

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The Offering

        The following summary is provided solely for your convenience and is not intended to be complete. You should read the full text and more specific details contained elsewhere in this prospectus. For a more detailed description of our common stock, see "Description of Common Stock."

Issuer

  Uranium Resources, Inc.

Common Stock Offered by the Selling Stockholder

 

127,359 shares of common stock.

Use of Proceeds

 

The proceeds from the sale of the common stock covered by this prospectus will be received by the selling stockholder. The Company will not receive any of the proceeds from any sale by any selling stockholder of the common stock covered by this prospectus. See "Use of Proceeds."

Plan of Distribution

 

The shares may be offered and sold from time to time by the selling stockholder named herein, through public or private transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market price, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. See "Plan of Distribution."

NASDAQ Capital Market Symbol

 

URRE

Risk Factors

 

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described in the section entitled "Risk Factors," as well as any other information in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement and any document incorporated herein by reference, before purchasing our common stock.

 

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RISK FACTORS

        An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider the risks described below, as well as the risks described under the caption "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and in the other filings we make with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which we have incorporated herein by reference. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be materially adversely affected by any of these risks, and the market or trading price of our common stock could decline due to any of these risks. In addition, please read "Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" in this prospectus, where we describe additional uncertainties associated with our business and the forward-looking statements included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. Please note that additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business and operations.

Risks Related to our Common Stock

The availability for sale of a large amount of shares may depress the market price of our common stock.

        As of August 8, 2014, approximately 25.0 million shares of our common stock were outstanding, all of which are freely transferable, and approximately 0.2 million shares of our common stock were reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding options, approximately 0.6 million shares of our common stock were reserved for issuance upon the vesting of outstanding restricted stock units and approximately 3.1 million shares of our common stock were reserved for issuance upon conversion of amounts outstanding under the November 2013 loan agreement between the Company and Resource Capital Fund V L.P. ("RCF"). The availability for sale of a large amount of shares by any one or several stockholders may depress the market price of our common stock and impair our ability to raise additional capital through the public sale of our securities. We have no arrangement with any of the holders of the foregoing shares to address the possible effect on the price of our common stock of the sale by them of their shares.

Terms of future financings may adversely impact our stockholders.

        In order to finance our future production plans and working capital needs, we may have to raise funds through the issuance of equity or debt securities. Depending on the type and the terms of any financing we pursue, stockholders' rights and the value of their investment in our common stock could be reduced. A financing could involve one or more types of securities including common stock, convertible debt or warrants to acquire common stock. We currently have no authorized preferred stock. These securities could be issued at or below the then prevailing market price for our common stock. Any issuance of additional shares of our common stock could be dilutive to existing stockholders and could adversely affect the market price of our common. In addition, if we have to issue secured debt securities, the holders of the debt would have a claim to our assets that would be prior to the rights of stockholders until the debt is paid. Interest on these debt securities would increase costs and negatively impact operating results. If the issuance of new securities results in diminished rights to holders of our common stock, the market price of our common stock could be negatively impacted.

The Company has no history of paying dividends on its common stock, and we do not anticipate paying dividends in the foreseeable future.

        The Company has not previously paid dividends on its common stock. We currently anticipate that we will retain all of our available cash, if any, for use as working capital and for other general corporate purposes. Any payment of future dividends will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon, among other things, our earnings, financial condition, capital requirements, level of indebtedness, statutory and contractual restrictions applicable to the payment of dividends and other considerations that our Board of Directors deems relevant. In addition, the terms of our November 2013 loan agreement prohibit the Company from declaring or paying dividends on our common stock without the consent of RCF. Investors must rely on sales of their common stock after price appreciation, which may never occur, as the only way to realize a return on their investment.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

        The proceeds from the sale of the common stock covered by this prospectus will be received by the selling stockholder. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale by the selling stockholder of the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus.


SELLING STOCKHOLDER

        On August 8, 2014, the Company issued 127,359 shares of common stock to the Juan Tafoya Land Corporation, a New Mexico corporation (the "JTLC"), in satisfaction of base rental payments due under a Uranium Mining Lease and Agreement, dated as of October 12, 2006, by and between the JTLC and Neutron Energy, Inc., a Nevada corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company ("Neutron"), as amended by the First Amendment to Uranium Mining Lease and Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2014 (the "Amendment"), by and among the Company, Neutron and JTLC (as so amended, the "Mining Lease"). The shares were issued in satisfaction of $337,500 of base rent for 2014 due from Neutron under the Mining Lease, at a value of approximately $2.65 per share.

        The Mining Lease relates to 4,097 acres of fee (deeded) surface and mineral rights owned by the JTLC and provides Neutron with the right to explore for, mine and process uranium deposits present on the leased premises. The lease has a term of ten years, and it can be extended on a year-to-year basis thereafter so long as Neutron is conducting operations on the property. Additionally, the Mining Lease provides for:

    an initial payment of $1,250,000;

    annual rental payments of $225,000 for the first five years of the lease and $337,500 for the second five years;

    after the second five years, annual base rent of $75 per acre;

    a gross proceeds royalty of 4.65% to 6.5% based on the then current price of uranium;

    employment opportunities and job-skills training programs for shareholders of the JTLC or their heirs;

    periodic contributions to a community projects fund if mineral production commences from the Juan Tafoya property; and

    funding of a scholarship program for the shareholders of the JTLC or their heirs.

        Neutron is obligated to make the first ten years' annual rental payments notwithstanding the right to terminate the Mining Lease at any time, unless (a) the market value of uranium drops below $25 per pound, (b) a government authority bans uranium mining on the Juan Tafoya property, or (c) the deposit is deemed uneconomical by an independent engineering firm.

        The Amendment provides the Company the ability to satisfy base rental payments for 2014 and 2015 through the issuance of its common stock. Copies of the Mining Lease and Amendment are filed as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, to the registration statement on Form S-3 of which this prospectus forms a part.

        The shares issued under the Mining Lease were issued pursuant to the exemption from registration set forth in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Shares Covered by this Prospectus

        We are registering the shares to permit the selling stockholder and its pledgees, donees, transferees and other successors-in-interest that receive their shares from the selling stockholder as a gift,

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partnership distribution or other non-sale related transfer after the date of this prospectus to resell the shares when and as they deem appropriate.

        The following table sets forth:

    the name of the selling stockholder;

    the number and percent of shares of our common stock that the selling stockholder beneficially owns prior to the offering for resale of the shares under this prospectus;

    the number of shares of our common stock that may be offered for resale for the account of the selling stockholder under this prospectus; and

    the number and percent of shares of our common stock to be beneficially owned by the selling stockholder after the offering of the resale shares (assuming all of the offered resale shares are sold by the selling stockholder).

        The number of shares in the column "Number of Shares Being Offered" represents all of the shares that the selling stockholder may offer under this prospectus. We do not know how long the selling stockholder will hold the shares before selling them or how many shares it will sell and we currently have no agreements, arrangements or understandings with the selling stockholder regarding the sale of any of the resale shares. The shares offered by this prospectus may be offered from time to time by the selling stockholder listed below.

        This table is prepared solely based on information supplied to us by the selling stockholder and public documents filed with the SEC, and assumes the sale of all of the resale shares. The applicable percentages of beneficial ownership are based on an aggregate of 24,971,445 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding on August 8, 2014.

 
  Shares
Beneficially
Owned Prior
to Offering
   
  Shares
Beneficially
Owned After
Offering
 
 
  Number of
Shares Being
Offered
 
Stockholder
  Number   %   Number   %  

The Juan Tafoya Land Corporation

    127,359     * %   127,359     0     0 %

*
Less than 1%.


PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

        The selling stockholder, which term includes its transferees, pledgees or donees or their successors-in-interest, may sell the shares being offered from time to time in one or more transactions:

    on the NASDAQ Capital Market or otherwise;

    in ordinary brokers' transactions, which may include long or short sales;

    in transactions involving cross or block trades or otherwise in the over-the-counter market;

    through broker-dealers, who may act as agents or principals;

    in "at the market" offerings to or through market makers into an existing market for the shares;

    in other ways not involving market makers or established markets, including direct sales to purchasers in negotiated transactions;

    through a bidding or auction process;

    through one or more underwriters on a firm commitment or best efforts basis;

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    through the writing of options, swaps or other derivatives, whether listed on an exchange or otherwise; or

    through a combination of such methods of sale or by any other legally available means.

        In addition, subject to compliance with applicable law, the selling stockholder may enter into option, derivative or hedging transactions with broker-dealers who may engage in short sales of common stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume with the selling stockholder, and any related offers or sales of shares may be made under this prospectus. In some circumstances, for example, the selling stockholder may write call options, put options or other derivative instruments with respect to the shares, which it settles through delivery of the shares. These option, derivative and hedging transactions may require the delivery to a broker, dealer or other financial institution of shares offered under this prospectus, and that broker, dealer or other financial institution may resell those shares under this prospectus.

        The selling stockholder may sell the shares at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to those market prices, at negotiated prices or at fixed prices, which may be changed from time to time. The selling stockholder also may sell the shares pursuant to Rule 144 or other available exemptions adopted under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The selling stockholder may effect transactions by selling shares directly to purchasers or to or through broker-dealers. The broker-dealers may act as agents or principals. Broker-dealers, underwriters or agents may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling stockholder or the purchasers of the shares, or both. The compensation of any particular broker-dealer, underwriter or agent may be in excess of customary commissions. Any commissions received by them and any profit on the resale of shares may be deemed to be underwriting compensation. Because the selling stockholder and broker-dealers that participate with the selling stockholder in the distribution of shares may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act, the selling stockholder may be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.

        The selling stockholder may donate, pledge or otherwise transfer its shares in a non-sale related transaction to any person so long as the transfer complies with applicable securities laws. As a result, donees, pledgees, transferees and other successors in interest that receive such shares as a gift, distribution or other non-sale related transfer may offer shares of common stock under this prospectus.

        The selling stockholder has advised us that it has not entered into any agreements, understandings or arrangements with any underwriters or broker-dealers regarding the sale of its securities. There is no underwriter or coordinating broker acting in connection with the proposed sale of shares by the selling stockholder.

        The shares will be sold through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states the shares may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.

        Under applicable rules and regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), any person engaged in the distribution of the shares may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to our common stock for a period of two business days prior to the commencement of such distribution. In addition, the selling stockholder will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the associated rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, including Regulation M, which provisions may limit the timing of purchases and sales of shares of our common stock by the selling stockholder. Certain persons participating in an offering may engage in over-allotment, stabilizing transactions, short-covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of the offered securities. If any such activities may occur, they will be described in an applicable prospectus

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supplement or a document incorporated by reference to the extent required. We will make copies of this prospectus available to the selling stockholder and have informed them that if either is deemed to be an underwriter, such selling stockholder will need to deliver copies of this prospectus to purchasers at or prior to the time of any sale of the shares.

        We will receive no proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholder pursuant to this prospectus. We will bear all costs, expenses and fees in connection with the registration of the shares, except that the selling stockholder will bear all commissions and discounts, if any, attributable to the sales of the shares. We will indemnify the selling stockholder, and the selling stockholder will indemnify us, and may agree to indemnify any underwriter, broker-dealer or agent that participates in transactions involving sales of the shares, against certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.

        Upon notification to us by the selling stockholder that any material arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer or other agent for the sale or purchase of shares, including through a block trade, special offering, exchange distribution, secondary distribution, or purchase by a broker or dealer, we will file a supplement to this prospectus, if required, disclosing:

    the name of the participating broker-dealers;

    the number of shares involved;

    the price at which such shares were sold;

    the commissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed to such broker-dealers, where applicable;

    that such broker-dealers did not conduct any investigation to verify the information set out or incorporated by reference in this prospectus; and

    other facts material to the transaction.

        A prospectus supplement or document incorporated by reference may be filed to disclose additional information with respect to any sale or other distribution of the shares.


DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK

        The following description of our common stock and the material provisions of our restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, and amended and restated bylaws is only a summary. You should refer to the terms of our common stock contained in our restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, and our amended and restated bylaws for more complete information.

        Our authorized capital stock consists of 200,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share. As of August 8, 2014, approximately 25 million shares of our common stock were issued and outstanding, all of which are fully paid and non-assessable. In addition, there were approximately 0.6 million shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options and upon vesting of outstanding restricted stock units and approximately 3.1 million shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of the $8.0 million outstanding under the November 2013 loan agreement with RCF. Our common stock is currently traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol "URRE."

        Under a March 2012 stockholders' agreement between RCF and the Company, as subsequently modified by a December 2012 bridge loan agreement and the November 2013 loan agreement, RCF is entitled to have two designees placed in nomination for seats on the Company's Board of Directors so long as (i) RCF and its affiliates own or hold shares of common stock which in the aggregate exceed 25% of the Company's issued and outstanding common stock or (ii) any obligations remain outstanding under the November 2013 loan agreement. If at any time RCF and its affiliates own or hold less than

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25% of the Company's issued and outstanding common stock and no obligations remain outstanding under the November 2013 loan agreement, RCF will still be entitled to have one designee placed in nomination for a seat on the Company's Board of Directors so long as RCF and its affiliates own or hold shares of common stock which in the aggregate exceed 10% of the Company's issued and outstanding common stock. Tracy A. Stevenson and Mark K. Wheatley currently serve as RCF's designees on the Company's Board of Directors. In addition, RCF has the right under the March 2012 stockholders' agreement and November 2013 loan agreement to participate in future equity offerings by the Company in proportion to its percentage ownership (assuming conversion of amounts drawn under the November 2013 loan agreement) of the shares of the Company's common stock.

        There are no other preemptive, subscription, conversion or redemption rights pertaining to our common stock. The absence of preemptive rights could result in a dilution of the interest of existing stockholders should additional shares of common stock be issued. Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive such dividends as may be declared by our Board of Directors out of assets legally available therefore and to share ratably in our assets upon liquidation.

        Each share of our common stock is entitled to one vote for all purposes and cumulative voting is not permitted in the election of directors. Accordingly, the holders of more than fifty percent of all of the outstanding shares of our common stock can elect all of the directors. Matters to be voted upon by the holders of our common stock require the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at a stockholders meeting at which a quorum is present. The presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of one-third of our outstanding shares is necessary to constitute a quorum at a stockholders meeting.

        Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc., Denver, Colorado is the transfer agent and registrar for our common stock.

Possible Anti-Takeover Effects of Delaware Law and our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws

        Certain provisions of Delaware law, our restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws discussed below could discourage or make it more difficult to accomplish a proxy contest or other change in our management or the acquisition of control by a holder of a substantial amount of our common stock. It is possible that these provisions could make it more difficult to accomplish, or could deter, transactions that stockholders may otherwise consider to be in their best interests or in our best interests. These provisions are intended to enhance the likelihood of continuity and stability in the composition of our Board of Directors and in the policies formulated by the Board of Directors and may discourage certain types of transactions that may involve an actual or threatened change of control of us. The provisions also are intended to discourage certain tactics that may be used in proxy fights. Such provisions also may have the effect of preventing changes in our management.

        Delaware Statutory Business Combinations Provision.    We are subject to the anti-takeover provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly-held Delaware corporation from engaging in a "business combination" with an "interested stockholder" for a period of three years after the date of the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder, unless the business combination is, or the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder was, approved in a prescribed manner or another prescribed exception applies. For purposes of Section 203, a "business combination" is defined broadly to include a merger, asset sale or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder, and, subject to certain exceptions, an "interested stockholder" is a person who, together with his or her affiliates and associates, owns (or within three years prior, did own) 15% or more of the corporation's voting stock.

        Authorized but Unissued Stock.    Our restated certificate of incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to 200,000,000 shares of capital stock, par value $0.001 per share. As of August 8, 2014 approximately 25 million shares of our common stock were issued and outstanding. Our Board of

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Directors has the authority, without further approval of the stockholders, to issue such shares, which would adversely affect the voting power and ownership interest of holders of our common stock. This authority may have the effect of deterring hostile takeovers, delaying or preventing a change in control, and discouraging bids for our common stock at a premium over the market price.

        Advance Notice Provisions for Stockholder Proposals and Stockholder Nominations of Directors.    Our amended and restated bylaws provide that, for nominations to the Board of Directors or for other business to be properly brought by a stockholder before a meeting of stockholders, the stockholder must first have given timely notice of the proposal in writing to our Secretary. For an annual meeting, a stockholder's notice generally must be delivered not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year's annual meeting. Detailed requirements as to the form of the notice and information required in the notice are specified in the amended and restated bylaws. If it is determined that business was not properly brought before a meeting in accordance with our bylaw provisions, such business will not be conducted at the meeting.

        Amendment of Bylaws.    Our Board of Directors is expressly authorized to alter or repeal our bylaws.

        Special Meetings of Stockholders.    Special meetings of the stockholders may be called only by our Chairman, President or pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of directors. Stockholders may not propose business to be brought before a special meeting of the stockholders.


LEGAL MATTERS

        The validity of the common stock offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Hogan Lovells US LLP, Denver, Colorado.


EXPERTS

        The consolidated financial statements of Uranium Resources, Inc. for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 incorporated by reference herein have been audited by Hein & Associates LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report, incorporated by reference herein, and are incorporated by reference in reliance upon that report given on the authority of Hein & Associates LLP as experts in accounting and auditing.

        The information regarding our uranium mineralized materials in New Mexico incorporated by reference in this prospectus is included in reliance on the report submitted by Behre Dolbear & Company (USA), Inc., an independent private mining consulting firm, and has been included herein in reliance on the authority of such firm as experts in geology and engineering.

        The information related to our properties that constitute the Cibola Project, Ambrosia Lake Project and Edgemont Project including non-reserved mineralized material incorporated by reference in this prospectus and registration statement is included in reliance on the following independent technical reports, each of which were completed by Broad Oak Associates, an independent engineer: (i) the Technical Report on the Uranium Resources at The Ambrosia Lake Uranium Project, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA, dated January 18, 2011; (ii) the Technical Report on the Uranium Resources at The Cibola Project, Cibola, McKinley and Sandoval Counties, New Mexico, USA, dated January 14, 2011; and (iii) the Technical Report on the Uranium Resources on The Edgemont Uranium Project, Fall River County, South Dakota, USA, dated January 18, 2011, and has been incorporated by reference herein in reliance on the authority of such firm as experts in geology and engineering.

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

        We file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any reports, statements or other information that we file at the SEC's public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, District of Columbia 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for more information on the public reference room. Our SEC filings are also available to the public from commercial retrieval services and at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. The reports and other information filed by us with the SEC are also available at our website. The address of the Company's website is www.uraniumresources.com. Information contained on our website or that can be accessed through our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus.


INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

        The SEC allows us to incorporate information into this prospectus "by reference," which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document that we file separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this prospectus, except for any information superseded by information contained directly in this prospectus. These documents contain important information about the Company and its financial condition, business and results.

        We are incorporating by reference the Company's filings listed below and any additional documents that we may file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date of this prospectus and prior to the termination of the offering, except we are not incorporating by reference any information furnished (but not filed) under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K and corresponding information furnished under Item 9.01 as an exhibit thereto:

    the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 (the "2013 Form 10-K"), filed with the SEC on March 27, 2014;

    those portions of the Company's definitive proxy statement for the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders that are incorporated by reference into the 2013 Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on April 25, 2014;

    the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on May 9, 2014, and June 30, 2014, filed with the SEC on August 8, 2014;

    the Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on February 4, 2014, February 7, 2014, February 12, 2014, March 5, 2014, April 30, 2014, June 6, 2014, July 2, 2014 and July 24, 2014 (except that any portions thereof which are furnished and not filed shall not be deemed incorporated); and

    the description of our common stock contained in our Form 8-A filed on April 11, 2007, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating the description.

        We will provide, without charge, to each person to whom a copy of this prospectus has been delivered, including any beneficial owner, a copy of any and all of the documents referred to herein that are summarized in this prospectus, if such person makes a written or oral request directed to:

Uranium Resources, Inc.
6950 South Potomac Street, Suite 300
Centennial, Colorado 80112
Attn: Corporate Secretary
(303) 531-0470

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PART II
INFORMATION NOTE REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS

Item 14.    Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

        The following table sets forth an estimate of the fees and expenses relating to the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered hereby, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, all of which shall be borne by Uranium Resources, Inc. (the "Company"). All of such fees and expenses, except for the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") registration fee, are estimated:

SEC registration fee

  $ 41.99  

Legal fees and expenses

    5,000.00  

Accounting fees and expenses

    5,000.00  

Miscellaneous fees and expenses

    2,000.00  
       

Total Expenses

  $ 12,041.99  
       
       

Item 15.    Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

        Under Delaware law, a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to an action (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of his service as a director or officer of the corporation, or his service, at the corporation's request, as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees) that are actually and reasonably incurred by him ("Expenses"), and judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement that are actually and reasonably incurred by him, in connection with the defense or settlement of such action, provided that he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation's best interests, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. Although Delaware law permits a corporation to indemnify any person referred to above against Expenses in connection with the defense or settlement of an action by or in the right of the corporation, provided that he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation's best interests, if such person has been judged liable to the corporation, indemnification is only permitted to the extent that the Court of Chancery (or the court in which the action was brought) determines that, despite the adjudication of liability, such person is entitled to indemnity for such Expenses as the court deems proper. The Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") also provides for mandatory indemnification of any director, officer, employee or agent against Expenses to the extent such person has been successful in any proceeding covered by the statute. In addition, the DGCL provides the general authorization of advancement of a director's or officer's litigation expenses in lieu of requiring the authorization of such advancement by the board of directors in specific cases, and that indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by the statute shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement or otherwise.

        Our Restated Bylaws and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provide for indemnification of our directors and officers and for advancement of litigation expenses to the fullest extent permitted by current Delaware law. In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with certain directors and officers that provide for indemnification and advancement of litigation expenses to fullest extent permitted by the DCGL.

        We maintain a policy of directors and officers liability insurance which reimburses us for expenses which we may incur in connection with the foregoing indemnity provisions and which may provide direct indemnification to directors and officers where we are unable to do so.

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        Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the above, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

Item 16.    Exhibits.

        The exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index immediately preceding the exhibits are filed as part of this registration statement on Form S-3.

Item 17.    Undertakings.

        (a)   The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

    (1)
    To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

    (i)
    To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

    (ii)
    To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and

    (iii)
    To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

      provided, however, that subparagraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those subparagraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.

    (2)
    That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

    (3)
    To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

    (4)
    That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:

    (i)
    Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

    (ii)
    Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made

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        pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

    (5)
    That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

    (i)
    Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

    (ii)
    Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

    (iii)
    The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

    (iv)
    Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

        (b)   The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Exchange Act), that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

        (c)   Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Centennial, State of Colorado, on the 12th day of August, 2014.

    URANIUM RESOURCES, INC.

 

 

By:

 

/s/ JEFFREY L. VIGIL

        Name:   Jeffrey L. Vigil
        Title:   Vice President—Finance and Chief Financial Officer


POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Messrs. Christopher M. Jones and Jeffrey L. Vigil and each of them severally as such person's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in such person's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and any registration statement relating to the offering covered by this Registration Statement filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person might, or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or any substitute therefor, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature
 
Title
 
Date

 

 

 

 

 
/s/ CHRISTOPHER M. JONES

Christopher M. Jones
  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)   August 12, 2014

/s/ JEFFREY L. VIGIL

Jeffrey L. Vigil

 

Vice President—Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

August 12, 2014

/s/ TERENCE J. CRYAN

Terence J. Cryan

 

Director and Chairman

 

August 12, 2014

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Signature
 
Title
 
Date

 

 

 

 

 
/s/ MARVIN K. KAISER

Marvin K. Kaiser
  Director   August 12, 2014

/s/ TRACY A. STEVENSON

Tracy A. Stevenson

 

Director

 

August 12, 2014

/s/ MARK K. WHEATLEY

Mark K. Wheatley

 

Director

 

August 12, 2014

/s/ PAUL K. WILLMOTT

Paul K. Willmott

 

Director

 

August 12, 2014

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number
  Description
  4.1   Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, dated February 15, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed July 26, 2004, SEC File No. 333-117653).

 

4.1.1

 

Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on December 7, 2007).

 

4.1.2

 

Second Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 28, 2013).

 

4.2

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 2, 2013).

 

4.3

 

Stockholders' Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2012, by and between the Company and Resource Capital Fund V L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 7, 2012).

 

4.4

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2012, by and between the Company and Resource Capital Fund V L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 7, 2012).

 

4.5

 

Loan Agreement, dated November 13, 2013, among the Company, those subsidiaries of the Company from time to time party hereto, and Resource Capital Fund V L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 19, 2013).

 

4.6

 

Amendment No. 1 to Loan Agreement, dated April 29, 2014, among the Company, those subsidiaries of the Company from time to time party hereto, and Resource Capital Fund V L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 30, 2014).

 

5.1

 

Opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP.

 

23.1

 

Consent of Hogan Lovells US LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

 

23.2

 

Consent of Hein & Associates LLP.

 

23.3

 

Consent of Behre Dolbear & Company (USA), Inc.

 

23.4

 

Consent of Broad Oak Associates.

 

24

 

Power of Attorney (included on signature page).

 

99.1

 

Uranium Mining Lease and Agreement, dated October 12, 2006, between the Juan Tafoya Land Corporation and Neutron Energy, Inc.

 

99.2

 

First Amendment to Uranium Mining Lease and Agreement, dated August 8, 2014, by and among the Juan Tafoya Land Corporation, Neutron Energy, Inc. and the Company.


EX-5.1 2 a2221116zex-5_1.htm EX-5.1

Exhibit 5.1

 

GRAPHIC

 

Hogan Lovells US LLP

One Tabor Center, Suite 1500

1200 Seventeenth Street

Denver, Colorado 80202

T +1 303 899 7300

F +1 303 899 7333

www.hoganlovells.com

 

August 12, 2014

 

Board of Directors

Uranium Resources, Inc.

6950 South Potomac Street, Suite 300

Centennial, Colorado 80112

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We are acting as counsel to Uranium Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with its registration statement on Form S-3, as amended (the “Registration Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), relating to the resale from time to time by the selling stockholder identified in the prospectus constituting a part of the Registration Statement of 127,359 shares of the common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company (the “Shares”) issued in a private placement on August 8, 2014 pursuant to that certain Uranium Mining Lease and Agreement, dated as of October 12, 2006, as amended by that certain First Amendment thereto dated August 8, 2014, by and among the Company, Neutron Energy, Inc., a Nevada corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and the Juan Tafoya Land Corporation, a New Mexico corporation (the “Outstanding Shares”).  This opinion letter is furnished to you at your request to enable you to fulfill the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K, 17 C.F.R. § 229.601(b)(5), in connection with the Registration Statement.

 

For purposes of this opinion letter, we have examined copies of such agreements, instruments and documents as we have deemed an appropriate basis on which to render the opinions hereinafter expressed.  In our examination of the aforesaid documents, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the accuracy and completeness of all documents submitted to us, the authenticity of all original documents, and the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies (including telecopies).  As to all matters of fact, we have relied on the representations and statements of fact made in the documents so reviewed, and we have not independently established the facts so relied on.  This opinion letter is given, and all statements herein are made, in the context of the foregoing.

 

This opinion letter is based as to matters of law solely on the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended. We express no opinion herein as to any other laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, or regulations.

 

 

Hogan Lovells US LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in the District of Columbia.  “Hogan Lovells” is an international legal practice that includes Hogan Lovells US LLP and Hogan Lovells International LLP, with offices in:  Alicante   Amsterdam   Baltimore   Beijing   Berlin   Brussels   Caracas   Colorado Springs   Denver   Dubai   Dusseldorf   Frankfurt   Hamburg   Hanoi   Ho Chi Minh City   Hong Kong   Houston   London   Los Angeles   Madrid   Miami   Milan   Moscow   Munich   New York   Northern Virginia   Paris   Philadelphia   Prague   Rome   San Francisco   Shanghai   Silicon Valley   Singapore   Tokyo   Ulaanbaatar   Warsaw   Washington DC   Associated offices: Budapest   Jakarta   Jeddah   Riyadh   Zagreb.  For more information see www.hoganlovells.com

 



 

Based upon, subject to and limited by the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Outstanding Shares are validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable.

 

This opinion letter has been prepared for use in connection with the Registration Statement.  We assume no obligation to advise you of any changes in the foregoing subsequent to the effective date of the Registration Statement.

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement and to the reference to this firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus constituting a part of the Registration Statement.  In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are an “expert” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Very truly yours,

 

/s/ Hogan Lovells US LLP

 

HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP

 

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EX-23.2 3 a2221116zex-23_2.htm EX-23.2

Exhibit 23.2

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Uranium Resources, Inc. of our report dated March 27, 2014, relating to our audit of the consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, which appears in Uranium Resources, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.

 

/s/ Hein & Associates, LLP

Dallas, Texas

August 11, 2014

 



EX-23.3 4 a2221116zex-23_3.htm EX-23.3

Exhibit 23.3

 

CONSENT OF BEHRE DOLBEAR & COMPANY (USA), INC.

 

As independent geological consultants, Behre Dolbear & Company (USA), Inc. hereby consents to the incorporation by reference of its report (and to all references to the firm, including being named as experts) included in or made a part of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Uranium Resources, Inc.

 

BEHRE DOLBEAR & COMPANY (USA), INC.

 

/s/ Behre Dolbear & Company (USA), Inc.

 

Denver, Colorado

August 12, 2014

 



EX-23.4 5 a2221116zex-23_4.htm EX-23.4

Exhibit 23.4

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT QUALIFIED PERSON

 

Broad Oak Associates consents to the incorporation by reference of the written disclosure of the technical reports titled “Technical Report on the Uranium Resources at The Cibola Uranium Project, Cibola, McKinley and Sandoval Counties, New Mexico, USA” dated January 14, 2011, “Technical Report on the Uranium Resources at The Ambrosia Lake Project, McKinley County, New Mexico, USA” dated January 18, 2011 and “Technical Report on the Uranium Resources on The Edgemont Uranium Project, Fall River County, South Dakota, USA” dated January 18, 2011 (collectively, the “Reports”) and any extracts from or summary of the Reports in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Uranium Resources, Inc. We also consent to the use of our name and all references to Broad Oak Associates as an expert in geology and engineering in the Registration Statement.

 

/s/ Broad Oak Associates

 

Broad Oak Associates

By: Geoff S. Carter, P. Eng.

 

Toronto, Ontario

August 12, 2014

 



EX-99.1 6 a2221116zex-99_1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

URANIUM MINING LEASE AND AGREEMENT

 

This Uranium Mining Lease and Agreement (“Mining Lease”), effective as of October 12, 2006 (the “Effective Date”), between the JUAN TAFOYA LAND CORPORATION, a New Mexico Corporation (“Lessor”), and NEUTRON ENERGY, INC., a Wyoming Corporation (“Lessee”).

 

RECITALS

 

A.            Lessor is the owner in fee of land located in the Counties of Sandoval, Cibola, and McKinley, State of New Mexico, more particularly described in the attached Exhibit A incorporated by reference in this Mining Lease.

 

B.            The Parties desire to enter into an agreement relating (i) to Lessee’s entry upon, over and across the Property and (ii) payment by Lessee to Lessor for the right of entry and ingress and egress over, upon and across the Property, for the purpose of gaining access to any Mineral Deposits as may be found on the Property, for the exploitation of those Mineral Deposits, and for damage to or destruction of the surface estate of the Property as a result of Lessee’s exploitation of Mineral Deposits or other activities on the Property.

 

C.            Lessor seeks assurances that Lessee takes full responsibility for any and all environmental and reclamation obligations for Lessee’s activities on, in, or under the Property, and that Lessee will fully comply with any and all applicable federal, state, or local laws and regulations, whether environmental, reclamation, or otherwise (“Applicable Laws”), implicated by Lessee’s activities.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the payments, covenants and obligations set out in this Mining Lease, Lessor and Lessee mutually agree to the following provisions:

 

1.             DEFINITIONS.

 

A.            PROPERTY. “Property” means (i) the 4096.7 acres, more or less, owned by Lessor in fee located in the Counties of Sandoval, Cibola, and McKinley in the State of New

 

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Mexico and described in Exhibit A to this Mining Lease, (ii) other fee real property presently owned by Lessor in any of said Counties, and (iii) any other fee real property hereafter acquired by Lessor within the exterior boundaries of the land described in Exhibit A.

 

B.            MINERAL DEPOSITS.      “Mineral Deposits” means uranium bearing ores and includes uranium, thorium, and any other fissionable material, together with vanadium, molybdenum, manganese, and other nonfissionable materials that are associated with uranium, uranium bearing ores and other fissionable materials.

 

C.            EXPLOITATION. “Exploitation” or “Exploit” means all means and methods selected by Lessee in its sole discretion, whether now known or discovered in the future, for determining and recovering the value contained in the Mineral Deposits in, on and under the Property, including but not limited to, geological and geophysical exploration activities; exploratory drilling operations; underground mining operations (including, without limitation, in-situ mining and solution mining operations, subject, however, to the provisions of Section 15 of this Mining Lease concerning water); surface activities in support of underground mining, including but not limited to drilling and operation of water or fluid recovery wells (subject however to the provisions of Section 15 of this Mining Lease concerning water); milling, processing, marketing, construction, maintenance and operation of Production Facilities (as defined in Section 1.D. below); stockpiling; and storage, deposit and disposal of ore, overburden, topsoil, tailings, waste and other materials. It is specifically agreed that Lessee shall not be permitted, and “Exploitation” and “Exploit” will not be interpreted to include, the use of any portion of the Property for open pit mining or strip mining operations for Mineral Deposits or the construction or operation of a merchant power generating facility or associated merchant generating facility infrastructure.

 

D.            PRODUCTION FACILITIES.      “Production Facilities” means facilities constructed, maintained and operated in support of and necessary, convenient or incident to the

 

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Exploitation of Mineral Deposits including, without limitation, milling and processing facilities; temporary housing (subject to the provisions of Section 22 of this Mining Lease concerning residency on the Property); office facilities; utilities, including, without limitation, electrical, telecommunication, gas and water; transportation facilities; buildings, structures, equipment, machinery, shafts, openings and other surface and subsurface excavations, ditches, drains, railroads, roads, bridges, and other improvements; and facilities for the development, production and use of sand, gravel and other materials useful in and limited to construction of Production Facilities on the Property or on tracts within the exterior boundaries of the Property not owned by Lessor.

 

E.            PARTIES (PARTY).      The Parties to this Mining Lease are Lessor and Lessee. Each of Lessor and Lessee is a Party.

 

2.             LEASE.

 

A.            Lessor leases the Property to Lessee with the exclusive right and privilege:

 

(1)         to Exploit all Mineral Deposits on, in and under the Property;

 

(2)         to use so much of the surface as may be necessary, useful, or convenient in connection with the foregoing, including, without limitation, the right to construct and operate Production Facilities on the Property;

 

(3)         to Exploit Mineral Deposits on, in and under the Property using Production Facilities on adjoining and nearby lands and to exploit Mineral Deposits on, in and under adjoining and nearby lands using Production Facilities on the Property; and

 

(4)         to commingle, under or on the surface, ores, minerals and other materials from Mineral Deposits on, in and under the Property with ores, minerals and other materials from adjoining and nearby lands, provided, however, that (i) before commingling Lessee shall in good faith and in accordance with sound mining practices sample Mineral Deposits on, in and under the Property and Mineral Deposits on, in and under adjoining and nearby lands so that royalties

 

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payable to Lessor can be accurately and fairly determined and (ii) Lessee shall maintain complete and accurate records showing the results of such sampling and how royalties payable to Lessor are determined.

 

B.            Notwithstanding any other provision of this Mining Lease, Lessee agrees that:

 

(1)         Lessor reserves to itself the exclusive right to grant any other easements, rights, and privileges of any kind in any or all portions of the Property and to take any other actions with respect to the Property that the fee owner of the Property would normally be permitted to take and that do not unreasonably or materially interfere with the rights created in Lessee by this Mining Lease.

 

(2)         In the event of condemnation or taking by any means of any rights in the surface estate of the Property for any public purpose or by any public authority, the entire amount of any compensation or award received will belong to Lessor, except that Lessee will be entitled to receive the portion, if any, of any such compensation or award attributable to improvements and other property constructed or placed by Lessee on the Property.

 

(3)         Lessor has not granted Lessee any rights under this Mining Lease to purchase all or any portion of the Property for any purpose or at any price.

 

(4)         Lessor has not granted Lessee any rights in, ownership of, or control over, any archeological or paleontological items or artifacts that may be found or identified at any place within the Property, and all such items or artifacts are reserved to Lessor. In its activities on the Property, Lessee shall comply with all Applicable Laws concerning the identification and protection of any archeological or paleontological sites, and shall conduct a cultural resources survey to inventory cultural resources in advance of any disturbance regardless of whether such a survey and inventory would be required by Applicable Laws. Lessee agrees to use its best efforts and due diligence to avoid or to mitigate damage to any such sites. However, Lessee will not be liable for damage to such sites so long as it exercises ordinary and reasonable care.

 

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3.             TERM OF LEASE. This Mining Lease will extend for a primary term of ten (10) years from the Effective Date. At the end of the ten (10) year primary term, this Mining Lease shall be extended on a year-to-year basis for so long as Lessee is in good faith engaged on the Property in (i) the Active Exploitation of Mineral Deposits and/or (ii) reclamation, restoration, decommissioning or decontamination activities required by this Mining Lease and/or by Applicable Laws. “Active Exploitation” includes exploration, development, permitting, preparing for production, production and processing.

 

4.             RENT. Lessor agrees to make an initial cash payment to Lessor of $1,250,000.00 upon the execution of this Mining Lease. This payment and payments of annual base rent pursuant to this Section 4 are nonrefundable and shall not be recovered by Lessee from royalties to be paid to Lessor during the term of the Mining Lease. In addition to paying the initial cash payment of $1,250,000.00 to Lessor, Lessee agrees to pay to Lessor base rent of $225,000.00 per year for the first five years of this Mining Lease and $337,500.00 per year for the second five years of this Mining Lease. The first annual rental payment shall be made concurrently with the $1,250,000.00 initial cash payment upon the execution of this Mining Lease. As provided in Section 17, despite any surrender and release by Lessee of this Mining Lease as to all or any part of the Property during the first ten years hereof, Lessee shall continue to pay annual base rent pursuant to this Section 4 for the first ten years hereof unless on the date a rent payment is due (i) uranium mining in all or any portion of the State of New Mexico that includes the Property has been banned by any governmental authority, (ii) the “Uranium Sale Price” (as defined in Section 6.A (2)) is less than $25 per pound, or (iii) an independent engineering firm has determined that it would be uneconomic to mine uranium deposits on the Property. After the end of the tenth year of this Mining Lease, Lessee shall for so long as it is engaged on the Property in Active Exploitation of Mineral Deposits pay annual base rent of $75 per acre subject to this Mining Lease on the date rent is due. The amount of rent paid by Lessee for any lease year after the

 

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tenth lease year shall be deducted from royalties otherwise payable for such year pursuant to Section 6 and no royalties shall be payable for any lease year after the tenth lease year until the aggregate amount of royalties otherwise payable for such lease year exceeds the amount of rent paid for the same lease year. All rent payments shall be made on the anniversary of this Mining Lease by wire transfer to the bank account designated by Lessor, or by certified check, drawn on a United States bank, payable to Lessor and sent to Lessor by certified mail to the address provided for in Section 30. After Active Exploitation of Mineral Deposits permanently ceases and while Lessee is engaged in reclamation, restoration, decommissioning and decontamination activities required by this Mining Lease and/or by Applicable Laws, Lessee shall have no obligation to pay annual base rent.

 

5.             PROSPECTING AND MINING.

 

A.          Lessee shall conduct its prospecting and/or mining activities on the Property with reasonable diligence and skill for the purpose of achieving and maintaining the production of Mineral Deposits consistent with good mining and business practices, and shall comply with all Applicable Laws as further set out in this Mining Lease.

 

B.          Lessee shall within ninety (90) days after the end of the term, termination or surrender of this Mining Lease deliver to Lessor all (i) drill logs, core assay data and other non-interpretive and non-analytical data obtained by Lessee in connection with its drilling operations on the Property and (ii) records relating to pumping and beneficial use of water from wells on the Property.

 

C.          Annually, on each anniversary date of this Mining Lease, Lessee will provide to Lessor a written schedule of all significant activity conducted within the Property during the immediately preceding year, including: (i) a description of the nature of the activity; (ii) the

 

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inclusive dates on which the activity was performed; and (iii) the projected section or sections of land upon which the activity was performed.

 

D.          Promptly following the execution of this Mining Lease by both Parties, Lessor shall deliver to Lessee copies of drill hole maps, ore reserve maps, and any other documents in the possession of or available to Lessor relating to uranium deposits on the Property.

 

6.              ROYALTY.

 

A.          On Uranium.

 

(1)           Lessee shall pay Lessor a gross proceeds royalty on all U308 and uranium in any other form produced from the Property (“Uranium Concentrates”) according to the following schedule:

 

Royalty Rate

 

Uranium Sale Price (as defined below)

 

 

 

 

 

4.65

%

$40.00 or less per pound

 

5.00

%

$40.01-$65.00 per pound

 

5.75

%

$65.01-$75.00 per pound

 

6.50

%

$75.00 or more per pound.

 

 

(2)           “Uranium Sale Price,” for purposes hereof, shall be the actual sale price of Uranium Concentrates; provided, however, that with respect to any Uranium Concentrates (i) not sold within six (6) months after Lessee’s receipt thereof or (ii) sold to an affiliate of Lessee, “Uranium Sale Price” shall be the weighted average “price for spot market sales” (as defined in the following sentence) of United States source uranium for the calendar quarter in which Lessee receives such Uranium Concentrates. “Price for spot market sales” shall be the price that is reported as the average TradeTech Exchange Value (“NEV”) per pound of U308 or, in the event the NEV is not available, such other appropriate index of spot market sale price as is customarily accepted and relied upon by the uranium industry; and further provided, that after such Uranium Concentrates have been sold, royalty previously paid thereon shall be adjusted on the basis of the actual sale price thereof, and Lessee shall either pay to Lessor any additional royalty owed or withhold from future royalty payments any excess amount previously paid.

 

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B.            On Other Minerals. On minerals other than Uranium Concentrates (“Other Minerals”) that are recovered and sold by Lessee from the Property, Lessee shall pay Lessor a royalty of five percent (5.0%) of the actual sale price.

 

C.            Payment of Royalties. Lessee shall pay Lessor any and all royalties due hereunder within forty five (45) days following its receipt of the proceeds from the sale of the Uranium Concentrates or Other Minerals or within six (6) months after its receipt of unsold Uranium Concentrates, whichever first occurs. Each royalty payment shall be accompanied by a statement showing (i) applicable quantities and (a) for Uranium Concentrates, Uranium Sale Prices, and (b) for Other Minerals, actual sales price, and (iii) any other information utilized in calculating the payment.

 

7.             ACCESS OF LESSOR TO BOOKS AND PREMISES. Lessee shall keep accurate and complete maps, drill logs, books of accounts in accordance with general accounting principles, and records of all activities performed under this Mining Lease that are reasonably required for the proper computation of royalties. Lessee shall at Lessor’s request provide Lessor with information from such records utilized in calculating the amounts due under this Lease from Lessee to Lessor. Lessor will be entitled, at any reasonable time during normal business hours, to inspect and copy such records. The information provided to Lessor will be sufficiently detailed and clearly identified to allow a full understanding of the calculations performed in determining royalties, and the information will include, without limitation, sales volumes, Uranium Sale Price, and actual sale price of Other Minerals. The Parties specifically agree, however, that all such information shall be confidential and that Lessor shall not divulge any of such information to any person for any purpose except as may reasonably be required by Lessor in order to verify amounts due to be paid by Lessee to Lessor under the terms of this Mining Lease, or to enforce the terms of this Mining Lease.

 

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8.             TAXES.      Except for any income taxes and any other taxes and assessments accruing by reason of the initial cash payment or any royalty, rent or other amount paid or payable under this Mining Lease by Lessee to Lessor, Lessee will pay any additional taxes or assessments that may be levied or assessed against Lessor as a direct result of any activities by Lessee under this Mining Lease including, without limitation, the construction and use of any improvements by Lessee on the Property. Lessee specifically agrees to pay all annual property taxes assessed against the Property for 2007 and subsequent years in excess of $476.35 for the duration of this Mining Lease, as well as all severance taxes imposed as a result of Lessee’s activities on the Property.

 

9.             INSURANCE.      Lessee agrees and covenants to carry and maintain in full effect during the term of this Mining Lease, and during any extension or renewal thereof, adequate insurance coverage to prevent Lessor from suffering damages of any nature by virtue of Lessee’s utilization of the Property, including:

 

(A)         Worker’s compensation coverage on all employees engaged in operations on the Property; and

 

(B)         General liability insurance covering bodily injury and property damage
liability in a form and with an insurance company acceptable to Lessor, with a combined single limit of $5,000,000 per occurrence. Lessee shall cause Lessor to be named as an additional-named insured on such policy of insurance, and shall deliver proof thereof to Lessor. During the term of this Mining Lease or any extensions or renewals of this Mining Lease, Lessee shall provide Lessor continuing evidence of ongoing insurance coverage in the form of valid certificates of insurance.

 

C.            Lessee shall require any contractor employed by Lessee to perform any manner of work on, in, or under the Property, to carry and maintain insurance coverage as set forth above.

 

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Lessee shall require any such contractor to obtain additional-named insured coverage for Lessor under its policy of liability insurance prior to commencing work.

 

10. INDEMNIFICATION.

 

A.            Lessee agrees to indemnify, protect, defend and hold Lessor harmless from and against any and all environmental (including, without limitation, environmental protection or reclamation-related) or non-environmental claims, losses, demands, lawsuits, citizen suits, proceedings, enforcement actions, administrative orders, liabilities, costs, damages, injury and litigation expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ and experts’ fees), arising in any way and at any time (whether before or after the end of the term, termination or surrender and release of this Mining Lease for any reason) from Lessee’s use, Exploitation, or other activities on, in or under the Property, or from conditions on, in or under such lands to the extent such conditions were created or caused by Lessee, its employees, contractors, affiliates, successors, venture partners, permittees, agents or other representatives.

 

B.            This agreement to indemnify does not extend to liability, claims, damages, losses or expenses, including attorney fees, caused by or resulting from, in whole or in part, the negligence, act or omission of Lessor, or the agents or employees of Lessor, in the performance of a “construction contract” as defined in NMSA 1978, § 56-7-1, or in the performance of an “agreement pertaining to a well for oil, gas or water, or mine for a mineral” as defined in NMSA 1978, § 56-7-2. This limitation on Lessee’s agreement to indemnify is intended solely to ensure that the agreement satisfies either or both of New Mexico’s anti-indemnification provisions, NMSA 1978, §§ 56-7-1 and 56-7-2, as may be applicable.

 

11.          WARRANTY.      Lessor makes no warranty as to title to the Property. Lessor is aware of no liens or encumbrances that would affect the operations of Lessee in any manner, but makes no warranty as to the existence of any such liens and encumbrances, except that it has paid property taxes due on the Property for 2006 and prior years. Lessee acknowledges that it

 

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examined Lessor’s ownership of and title to the Property prior to entering into this Mining Lease, and except as expressly provided to the contrary in this Section 11, bears the sole risk of any defects in title, liens or other encumbrances (except any arising out of property taxes due on the Property for 2006 or prior years) existing on the Effective Date which may affect Lessee’s operations during the term hereof; provided, however, that if (i) Lessor’s title fails as to any part of the Property, no rents or royalties shall thereafter be payable with respect to that part of the Property, (ii) Lessor owns part of but not the entire interest in any part of the Property, rents and royalties shall be reduced proportionately with respect to that part of the Property, and (iii) any part of the Property is subject to any obligation to pay to any third party any royalty or other amount in addition to the rent and the royalty expressly provided for herein, any such additional royalty or other payment shall be deducted from amounts otherwise payable to Lessor hereunder; and provided further, that in no event shall Lessor be required to refund any part of the initial cash payment of $1,250.000.00, any rent or royalty, or any other amount hereunder theretofore received by Lessor. Lessor shall not by action or inaction after the Effective Date grant or permit any interest in or encumbrance upon the Property that interferes in any material way with Lessee’s rights, titles or interests in, to or under this Mining Lease.

 

12. DAMAGE TO TANGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS, FIXTURES AND PERSONAL PROPERTY OF LESSOR. In the event Lessee’s activities on the Property result in damage to or destruction of any tangible improvements, fixtures or personal property of Lessor located within the Property, including but not limited to buildings, fences, irrigation ditches, cattle guards, power lines, roads, or vehicles, Lessee shall promptly repair such damage or destruction. If Lessee does not repair such damage within 30 days of learning or receiving notice of such damages, Lessee will be obligated to pay to Lessor one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the actual and reasonable cost of repairing or replacing the tangible improvements, fixtures or

 

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personal property, which cost of repair or replacement will be determined as of the date on which the damage or destruction is repaired or replaced.

 

13. DAMAGE TO AGRICULTURAL LAND AND LIVESTOCK.

 

A.            Lessee shall pay Lessor $500 as compensation for each acre of crops damaged or destroyed by Lessee’s activities on the Property.

 

B.            Lessee shall pay Lessor $200 as compensation for each acre of improved pasture damaged or destroyed by Lessee’s activities on the Property.

 

C.            Lessee shall pay Lessor $500 per animal for any livestock damaged or destroyed by Lessee’s activities on the Property.

 

14.          COMPLIANCE WITH LAW. Lessee’s use of the Property, and any Exploitation or other activities on, in, or under such lands, shall be undertaken by Lessee in compliance with all Applicable Laws, including, without limitation, those concerning mining methods, environmental matters and reclamation. At a minimum, Lessee shall fully reclaim all disturbances, occasioned by Lessee, in accordance with the reclamation and performance standards set forth in the New Mexico Mining Act, as well as in regulations adopted thereunder, or under the federal Atomic Energy Act, Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act, or other Applicable Laws. Any termination of this Mining Lease notwithstanding, and unless otherwise agreed in writing, Lessee agrees, both during and after the term of this Mining Lease, to take full responsibility for such compliance and reclamation and for any legal liability (whether related to environmental, reclamation or otherwise) or enforcement proceedings arising from Lessee’s activities or conditions caused by or resulting from such activities on, in or under such lands to the extent such conditions were created or caused by Lessee, its employees, contractors, affiliates, venture partners, permittees, agents, or other representatives. In addition, all activities or work performed or caused to be performed by Lessee on such lands shall be performed in accordance with the best prevailing practices in the mining and reclamation fields, and in a

 

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manner to minimize any detrimental effects to Lessor’s established and customary uses of the Property, including grazing of livestock.

 

15. WATER.

 

A.            Lessor grants to Lessee the right to use any water rights owned by Lessor, and grants Lessee access to any surface or ground water sources from which Lessor has a legal right to divert water for beneficial use. Lessor also grants to Lessee the right to use all wells, dams, surface diversions, ditches, storage tanks, and related fixtures and appurtenances existing on the Effective Date, in its activities on the Property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lessor reserves the right to use so much water as is necessary for domestic, grazing, ranching and agricultural purposes on the Property, and reserves the right to use any and all wells, storage tanks, surface diversions, ditches, impoundments and other related appurtenances existing on the Effective Date, necessary for such uses of water.

 

B.            Lessee acknowledges that Lessee’s water rights are primarily declared water rights, and Lessee will bear sole responsibility for compliance with any and all laws applicable to its use of water in its activities on the Property. Lessee will obtain at its own expense any permits from the Office of the New Mexico State Engineer which may be necessary for use of water in its activities on the Property.

 

C.            Lessee shall not knowingly take any action in connection with the exercise of its rights under this Mining Lease that would jeopardize or materially degrade the quality and quantity of water available to Lessor from Lessor’s sources. In the event Lessee takes any action in connection with its rights under this Mining Lease that results in any material degradation of the quality and quantity of water available to Lessor, then, in addition to taking full responsibility for any liabilities as provided in Sections 10 and 14 of this Mining Lease, Lessee shall use its best reasonable and good faith efforts to replace or restore Lessor’s water in quality, quantity and point of delivery at sole cost to Lessee.

 

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D.            Subject to the last sentence of Section 15.A of this Mining Lease, Lessee may drill new wells on the Property, and construct facilities on the Property necessary or convenient for the use by it of water produced from such wells in its operations and activities, and apply to the New Mexico State Engineer for and obtain permits and licenses for such uses. During the term of this Mining Lease, Lessee shall be the owner of any such permits, licenses and related water rights. Within ninety (90) days after the end of the term, termination or surrender and release of this Mining Lease, Lessor may by written notice to Lessee request that ownership of any such well, facility, permit and/or license be transferred by Lessee to Lessor. After Lessor and Lessee obtain any approvals required by Applicable Laws and/or any federal, state or local regulatory agency for such transfer so requested by Lessor, Lessee shall make such transfer if and after (i) Lessee has completed all reclamation and restoration work required by the Mining Lease, Applicable Laws and any such agency or (ii) Lessor agrees in writing to complete all such work and to indemnify and hold Lessee harmless against its failure to do so.

 

16. DEFAULT AND TERMINATION.

 

A.            In the event either Party considers the other in default under any term or provision of this Mining Lessee, it shall give written notice of such default to the other in the manner provided in Section 30 hereof. If the other Party admits its default, the other Party shall cure the default within sixty (60) days of receiving such notice unless curing the default in good faith and with due diligence would take longer than sixty (60) days, in which case the other Party shall within sixty (60) days begin to cure the default and thereafter proceed in good faith and with due diligence to cure the default.

 

B.            If the Party asserted to be in default admits its default and fails to cure the default within the time prescribed in Section 16.A, then the Party asserting default may terminate this Mining Lease.

 

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C.            If the Party claimed to be in default denies the default, then the matter shall be submitted to binding arbitration in the manner provided in Section 20 of this Mining Lease. If the Party asserting default prevails at arbitration, then that Party may terminate this Mining Lease unless the other Party proceeds to cure the default(s) confirmed by the arbitration within the time prescribed in Section 16.A.

 

D.            Subject to the right of a Party to terminate this Mining Lease pursuant to this Section 16, controversy between the Parties shall not interrupt operations hereunder. In the event of any controversy, Lessee shall continue to make the payments to Lessor provided for herein and may continue to exercise its rights hereunder.

 

17.         SURRENDER AND RELEASE.      Lessee may at any time and from time to time surrender and release this Mining Lease as to all or any part of the Property by (i) filing for record in the appropriate county or counties an instrument of full or partial surrender and release and (ii) giving Lessor notice of such recording. Upon any such recording, Lessee’s rights with respect to the portion of the Property as to which this Mining Lease is surrendered and released (except the rights provided for in Section 18) shall end and, except as provided in the immediately following sentence of this Section 17, Lessee’s obligations thereafter accruing with respect to such portion of the Property shall end. No such recording shall terminate any of Lessee’s obligations theretofore accrued and despite any such recording, Lessee shall annually for each of the first 10 years following execution of this Mining Lease pay Lessor rent pursuant to Section 4 of this Mining Lease unless any such payment is excused pursuant to Section 4.

 

18.         REMOVAL OF PROPERTY. During the term of this Mining Lease and for a period of six (6) months after the end of the term, the termination of, or the surrender and release by Lessee of its entire interest under, this Mining Lease, Lessee may (but shall not be obligated to) remove from the Property any and all structures, equipment, other personal property and fixtures owned by Lessee or erected or placed by Lessee on the Property except mine timbers, roof

 

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supports, and other facilities intended to prevent the caving or collapse of underground mine workings.

 

19. FORCE MAJEURE.

 

A.            If either Party shall be prevented by Force Majeure (as defined in Section 19.B. below) from timely performance of any obligation under this Mining Lease (except an obligation of Lessee to pay money to Lessor), the failure of timely performance shall be excused and the period of performance and the term hereof shall be extended for an additional period equal to the duration of the Force Majeure, but in no event shall the term be extended for more then ten (10) years as a result of Force Majeure. Upon the occurrence and upon the termination of any Force Majeure, the Party whose timely performance is prevented shall promptly notify the other Party and shall proceed in good faith and with due diligence to remedy the Force Majeure, but shall not be required to settle any labor dispute or to contest the validity of applicability of any law, regulation or administrative action or any act or failure to act by any civil or military authority.

 

B.            “Force Majeure” means any cause beyond a Party’s reasonable control, including, without limitation, Applicable Laws; act or failure to act by any governmental authority; inability to obtain any license, permit or other authorization required to conduct operations or in connection with the Property; unforeseen geological or metallurgical conditions: unusually severe weather; acts of God; mining casualty; shutdown of a mill or other processing facility; material damage to or destruction of mine, mill or other facility; fire; explosion; flood; insurrection; riot; labor dispute; inability after diligent efforts to obtain workmen, materials or supplies; delay in transportation; and lack of suitable market for products, excessive costs of mining, processing or marketing, unsatisfactory prices or other market conditions rendering operations uneconomic.

 

20.          ARBITRATION.      The Parties agree that any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Mining Lease, or the breach hereof will be settled by arbitration in accordance

 

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with the New Mexico Uniform Arbitration Act (the “Act”), NMSA 1978, §§ 44-7A-1 to 44-7A32, and judgment upon any arbitration award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered by a court in accordance with the Act. The Parties further agree as follows:

 

A.            The Party seeking arbitration shall serve notice of its demand for arbitration on the other Party in the manner provided in Section 30 of this Mining Lease. The demand shall describe the nature of the controversy and remedy sought.

 

B.            Any arbitrator selected or appointed to arbitrate any dispute arising under this Mining Lease will be a disinterested person familiar with the business of mining and processing of uranium ore and the marketing of the product from the processing of uranium ore.

 

C.            Arbitration will be performed by one neutral arbitrator to be selected by the Parties. If the Parties are unable to agree on an arbitrator within twenty (20) days of service of notice of the demand for arbitration, then each Party shall within five (5) days designate its own arbitrator. The Parties’ designated arbitrators shall then within ten (10) days appoint a neutral arbitrator to arbitrate the matters submitted for arbitration.

 

D.            Venue for any matter submitted by either party for review by a court in accordance with the Act shall be in the Thirteenth Judicial District of New Mexico.

 

E.            The Party who is not successful in the alleged matters submitted to arbitration shall be responsible to the other Party for all reasonable costs and attorney’s fees.

 

21. EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND DONATIONS.

 

A.            Lessee shall make reasonable efforts to provide employment in its activities on the Property to shareholders of Lessor or individuals who are heirs of the Juan Tafoya Land Grant. In the event any shareholder of Lessor or individual who is an heir of the Grant, desires employment from Lessee for operations on the Property, and provided that Lessee in its discretion determines the shareholder or heir demonstrates the necessary qualifications to perform the type of employment required by Lessee incident to its operations on the Property,

 

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Lessee shall, subject to Applicable Laws, employ or promote the shareholder or heir to the position sought so long as the services to be performed by the shareholder or heir are consistent with the requirements of Lessee.

 

B.            Lessee shall make reasonable efforts to provide job training opportunities to shareholders of Lessor or individuals who are heirs of the Grant, including the implementation of a program for training shareholders and Grant heirs in professional and technical skills applicable to Lessee’s activities on the Property.

 

C.            For the duration of its activities on the Property under this Mining Lease, Lessee shall fund and sponsor an annual scholarship program for shareholders or Grant heirs to receive undergraduate or graduate level education in the fields of geology, mining engineering, metallurgy, health care, elementary and secondary education, range science or wildlife management at a New Mexico college or university.

 

D.            Lessee will donate one percent (1%) of its net profits derived from operations on the Property to a social service or community program chosen by Lessor.

 

22.          RESIDENCY ON THE LEASED PROPERTY. Lessor grants to Lessee the limited right to provide and maintain temporary housing on the Property for mine security personnel only. Lessee shall not house its non-Grant employees, or contractors and their employees, on the Property without Lessor’s prior written consent. Lessee shall also make reasonable efforts to prevent its employees or employees of its contractors from squatting on the Property. This Mining Lease does not prohibit such individuals from securing temporary housing by separate agreement with property owners within the Village of Marquez, New Mexico.

 

23.          ASSIGNMENT.      Neither Lessor nor Lessee has the right to sell, lease, assign, or convey its rights under this Mining Lease without the written consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. However, either Party may assign its rights under

 

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this Mining Lease to an entity owned, controlled, under common control with or operated by that Party without the other Party’s prior written consent.

 

24.          MODIFICATION AND WAIVER. This Mining Lease may not be amended or modified except by written instrument signed by both Parties. A waiver by either Party of full compliance with any term, covenant, or condition contained in this Mining Lease will not be deemed to be a waiver of such term, covenant, or condition, on any subsequent breach of the same or of any other term, covenant, or condition contained in this Mining Lease.

 

25.          APPLICABLE LAW. This Mining Lease will be governed, construed, and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New Mexico.

 

26.          CAPTIONS. The captions of any articles, paragraphs or sections of this Mining Lease are made for convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions herein.

 

27.          ATTORNEY’S FEES. Subject to the Parties’ agreement to arbitrate as provided in Section 20 of this Mining Lease, in any arbitration or court action brought by either Party to enforce any of the terms and provisions of this Mining Lease, the prevailing Party in such action will be awarded, in addition to damages, injunctive or other relief, its reasonable costs and expenses including reasonable attorney’s fees.

 

28.          ENTIRE AGREEMENT. The Parties intend this Mining Lease to be the final and complete expression of their Agreement. This Mining Lease merges all previous negotiations between the Parties and constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

29.          SEVERABILITY. In the event any portion of this Mining Lease shall be found invalid or void for any reason, that portion will be deleted from operation and effect within this agreement. However, the balance of this Mining Lease will not be affected and shall continue in full force and effect.

 

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30.          NOTICES. All notices and other communications, required or permitted to be given under this Mining Lease shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given and delivered, if mailed, certified postage prepaid:

 

If to Lessor: Juan Tafoya Land Corporation

Attn: Ruth Armijo, President

3801 Benny Road SW

Albuquerque, NM 87105

 

With copy to: Sanchez, Mowrer & Desiderio, P.C.

Attn: Robert J. Desiderio

P.O. Box 1966

Albuquerque, NM 87103

 

If to Lessee: Nuclear Energy, Inc.

Attn: Kelsey Boltz, President

5320 North 16th Street

Phoenix, AZ 85016

 

With copy to: Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, P.A.

Attn: Mark K. Adams

P.O. Box 1357

Santa Fe, NM 87504.

 

Such addresses may be changed from time to time by giving the other party fifteen (15) days prior written notice.

 

31.          COOPERATION. Lessor shall use its best good faith and diligent efforts to persuade the owners of tracts within the exterior boundaries of the Property but not owned by Lessor to enter into uranium mining leases and agreements with Lessee on substantially the same terms and conditions as are contained in this Mining Lease.

 

32           SHORT FORM AND RECORDING. Contemporaneously herewith, the Parties shall execute and deliver a Short Form of this Mining Lease. Either Party may record the Short Form in the real property records of Cibola, McKinley and Sandoval Counties. Neither Party shall file or record this Mining Lease in any public records.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Lessor and Lessee have executed this Mining Lease on the day and year first written above.

 

 

LESSOR:

JUAN TAFOYA LAND CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ Ruth Armijo

 

 

 

 

 

Its President

 

 

 

 

LESSEE:

NEUTRON ENERGY, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ Kelsey Boltz

 

 

 

 

 

Its President

 

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Exhibit A

 

Legal description of the McKenzie fence line, the North Fence Line, and the fence lines following the approximate East and South boundaries of the Juan Tafoya Grant in the Vicinity of Marquez, Sandoval County, New Mexico.

 

From the point of beginning, being stone mound and brass cap narked “POLARIS PT. 1 TURLEY EXCEPTION 19’74”, the U.S.G.S. Station “AQUA” bears S 67° 11’ 374E, and is 18473.05 feet

 

Then from the above said point of beginning along the South fence S. 89° 07’ 19” W. a distance of 1535.88 feet, to a point from which witness corner No. 1 bears N. 23° E. and is 2.50 feet in distance; then N. 0° 37’ 47” W. a distance of 2396.96 to a point from which witness corner No. 2 bears S 89°19’ W. and is 0.83 feet in distance; then N.02°38’ 44” W, 645.59 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 3 bears N.17° 00’ W. and is 2.17 feet in distance; then W. 63° 49’ 03” W., 314.8 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 4 bears N 26° 00’ E. and is 0.55 feet in distance; then N. 63° 49’ 15” W. 219.09 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 5 bears N. 30° 00’ E. and is 135 feet in distance; then N. 64° 17’ 24” W 380.09 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 6 bears N. 30° 00’ E, and is 1.0 feet in distance; then N. 69° 50’ 26” W.,68.03 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 7 bears N. 14° 00’E. and is 1.4 feet in distance; then N. 74° 24’ 36” W., 271.23 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 8 bears N. 15° 36’ E and is 0.9 feet in distance; then W. 73° 45’ 9” W.452.49 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 9 bears WEST and is 22 feet in distance; then N. 8° 05’ 17” 10.76 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 10 bears N. 78° 00’ W, and is 1.1 feet in distance; then N. 55° 52’ 16” W., 20930 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 11 bears N. 34°’ 00’ E. and is 12 feet in distance; then N. 61° 24’ 28” W., 143.58 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 12 bears N. 28° 35’ E. and is 1.15 feet in distance; then N. 66°20’ 29” W., 122.00 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 13 bears S. 23° 40’ W. and is 12 feet in distance; then N. 62° 31’ W., 193.47 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 14 bears N.2’7° 55’ E, and is 1.4 feet in distance; then N. 62° 05’ 21” W., 116.65 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 15 bears S. 62°05’ E. and is 1.7 feet in distance; then N. 44° 03’ 35” W 36522 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 16 bears N. 43° 57’ E. and is 135 feet in distance; then N. 46° 50’ 39” W., 295.62 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 17 bears S. 31° 43’ E, ands 1.9 feet in distance; then N. 31° 43’ 27” W 238.39 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 18 bears 1.80° 38’ W. and Is 1.1 feet in distance; then N. 09° 22’ 2E’ W 186.10 feet to appoint from which witness corner No. 19 bears S. 20° 00’ E. and is 13 feet in distance; then N. 72° 10’ 44” W., 85.23 feet

 

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to a point from which witness corner No. 20 bears S. 07° 37’ 26” E., and is 1.3 feet in distance; then N. 07° 06’ 36” W., 140.39 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 21 bears N. 57°37’ 57” W. and is 1.6 feet in distance; then N. 59° 40’ 30” W., 935.35 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 22 bears N. 30° 23’ E. and is 0.7 feet in distance; then N. 60°34’ 27” W., 280.32 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 23 bears N. 29° 40’ E. and Is 1.8 feet in distance; then N. 59° 33’ 04” W., 47.45 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 24 bears N. 29° 51’ E. and is 1.3 feet in distance; then N. 60°00’ 08” W., 243.55 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 25 bears N. 29° 52’ E. and is 0.7 feet in distance; then N. 62° 25’ 35” W., 24.61 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 26 bears N. 26° 58’ E., and is 0.44 feet in distance; then N. 60° 31’ 22” W., 528.28 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 27 bears N. 29° 36’ E. and is 15 feet in distance; then N. 42 20’ 58” W., 114.79 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 28 bears N. 47° 39’ E. and is 1.4 feet in distance; then N. 45° 54’ 37” W., 176.27 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 29 bears N. 46°21’ 56” W. and is 4.5 feet in distance; then N. 33° 04’ 49” W., 30.84 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 30 bears N. 41° 28’ E and is 1.6 feet in distance; then N. 21° 53’ 54” W., 88.11 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 31 bears S. 66° 31” W. and is 1.0 feet in distance; then N. 09° 18’ 27” W., 103.18 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 32 bears N. 66° 31 E. and is 2.4 feet in distance; then N. 06° 32’ 08” E., 101.39 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 33 bears N 82° 31’ E and is 1.2 feet in distance; then N. 00° 55’ 31” K, 32.00 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 34 bears S. 84° 00’ E. and is 13 feet in distance; then N. 05° 59’ 48” E., 69.14 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 35 bears S. 88° 53’ E. and is 1.5 feet in distance; then N. 10° 53’ 07” E, 298.14 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 36 bears N. 11° 39’ E. and is 3.18 feet in distance; then S. 80° 54’ 37” E., 126.98 feet

 

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to a point from which witness corner No.37 bears S. 10° 25’ W. and is 3.3 feet in distance; then N. 87° 59’ E., 48.90 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 38 bears S. 03° 16’ E., 2.15 feet in distance; then S. 81° 34’ E., 238.09 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 39 bears S. 08’° 13’ E and is 1.2 feet in distance; then S. 84° 31’ 22” E,105.41 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 40 bears S. 85’ 09’ E. and is 1.6 feet in distance; then N. 57° 41’ 57” E., 92.98 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 41 bears N. 35° 00’ E. and is 2.4 feet in distance; then N. 69°18’ 48” E., 51.92 feet to a point which witness corner No. 42 bears S. 18° 38’ E. and is 0.5 feet in distance; then N. 69° 01’ 11’ E., 87.68 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 43 bears S 20° 55’ E. and is 0.6 feet in distance; then N. 65° 41’ 02” E., 98.30 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 44 bears S. 59° 30’ W. and is 1.3 feet in distance; then N. 59 10’ 05” E. 130.22 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 45 bears S 71° 48’-E. and is 1.0 feet in distance; then N. 75° 56’ 20” E., 46.41 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 46 bears S. 35° 50’ E. and is 0.8 feet in distance; then N. 41° 22’ 45” E 37.38 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 47 bears S. 60° 00’ E. and is 1.3 feet in distance; then N. 24° 04’ 41” E, 10.53 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 48 bears S. 73° 00 E and is 0.7 feet in distance; then N. 12° 55’ 26” E., 17.04 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 49 bears S. 75° 00’ E. and is 0.95 feet in distance; then N. 17° 43’ 24” E, 29.96 feet to a point from which witness corner No.50 bears S. 65° 00’ E. and is 1.1 feet in distance; then N. 38 15’ 06” E., 45.64 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 51 bears N. 25 00’ W. and is 1.0 feet in distance; then N. 74° 43’ 56” E., 52.38 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 52 bears S.13° 00’ E and is 0.85 feet in distance; then N. 34° 12’ 12” E., 291.81 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 53 bears N. 58° 00’ W. and is 0.75 feet in distance; then S. 52° 17’ 32” E., 1742.68 feet to a point from which witness corner No.

 

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54 bears S. 20° 50’ W. and is 13 feet in distance: then S. 69° 25’ 36” E., 14.17 feet to a point from which witness corner No.,55 bears S. 33° 00’ W. and is 1.4 feet in distance; then S. 64° 04’ 07” E.,312.89 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 56 bears S. 26° 00’ W. and is 0.8 feet in distance; then N. 89° 39’ 19” E., 203.36 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 57 bears S. 08° 00’ E and is 0.8 feet in distance; then N. 76° 31’ 41” E., 683.63 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 58 bears S. 13° 00’ E. and is 0.86 feet in distance; then N. 76° 59’ 19” E, 773.28 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 59 bears S.13° 00’ E. and is 1.15 feet in distance; then N. 77° 31’ 06” E 446.69 feet to a point from which witness corner No. 60 bears S. 51° 57’ E. and is 0.8 feet in distance; then N. 01° 21’ 06” W. 4260.77 feet to a point from which witness corner, marked N. Fence A.P. No. 1, bears N. 01° 21’ W. and is 0.86 feet in distance; then S. 88° 33’ 24” E along the north fence 268.77 feet to a point from which witness corner A.P. No. 2, bears No. 01° 28 E. and is 0.75 feet in distance; then S. 84° 11’ 33” E., 63.33 feet to a point from which witness corner A.P. No. 3 bears S. 06° 00’ W. and is 1.55 feet in distance; then S. 87° 01’ 55” E., 5660.50 feet to a point from which witness corner A.P. No. 4 bears S. 03° 00’ W. and is 1.35 feet in distance; then S. 83° 19’ 11” E. 127.23 feet to a point from which witness corner A.P. No. 5 bears S. 07° 00’ W. and is 1.7 feet in distance; then S. 88° 30’ 31” E., 1966.28 feet to a point from which witness corner A.P. No. 6 bears S. 01° 30’ W. and is 1.2 feet in distance; then S. 89° 28’ 09” E., 7682.87 feet to a point from which witness corner A.P. No. 7 bears S. 33° 00’ W. and is 1.9 feet in distance,· then S. 00° 03’ 21” E. a distance of 8159.75 feet; then S. 01° 19’ 39” E. a distance of 686.36 feet then S. 12° 34’ 47” E. distance of 175.27 feet then S.12° 37’ 30” W. a distance of 236.04 feet; then S. 00° 45 35” W. a distance of 1151.82 feet; then S. 04° 39’ 24” E. a distance of 365.79 feet; then S. 86° 00’ 37” W. a distance of 501.10 feet; then N. 69° 37’ 48” W. a distance of 108.08 feet; then N. 82° 39’

 

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20” W. a distance of 414.86 feet; then N. 77° 35’ 01” W. a distance of 410.78 feet; then N. 74’ 28’ 36” W. a distance of 460.46 feet; then S. 81°10’ 12” W. a distance of 188.82 feet; then S. 56° 27’ 27” W. a distance of 402.81 feet; then N. 88° 00’ 38” W. a distance of 511.50 feet; then N. 56° 42’ 08” W. a distance of 620.12 feet; then S. 87° 46’ 48” W. a distance of 1335.83 feet; then S, 89° 16’ 17” W. a distance of 1650.44 feet; then N. 89° 15’ 15” W. a distance of 3195.41 feet; then S. 88° 28’ 59” W. a distance of 4059.24 feet; then S. 73° 09’ 13” W. a distance of 71.03 feet; then S. 89° 14’ 48” W. a distance of 392.88 feet to the point and place of beginning, and containing an area of 4096.6609 acres, more or less, also known as the Juan Tafoya Land Grant, being the village and community lands of the Town of Marquez, New Mexico.

 

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EX-99.2 7 a2221116zex-99_2.htm EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

 

FIRST AMENDMENT TO

URANIUM MINING LEASE AND AGREEMENT

 

This First Amendment to the Uranium Mining Lease and Agreement (hereinafter “First Amendment”) is made and effective this 8th day of August 2014 (hereinafter “Effective Date”) between the Juan Tafoya Land Corporation, a New Mexico corporation (hereinafter referred to as “Lessor”), Neutron Energy, Inc., a Nevada corporation (hereinafter referred to as “Lessee”), and Uranium Resources, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “URI”).

 

Recitals

 

A.                                    On October 12, 2006, Lessor entered into a Uranium Mining Lease and Agreement (“Mining Lease”) with Lessee.

 

B.                                    On August 29, 2012, Lessee was acquired in whole by URI, and URI has received and will continue to receive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the Mining Lease and this First Amendment.

 

C.                                    Now the parties desire to amend the Mining Lease with this First Amendment pursuant to the terms and conditions below.

 

Agreement

 

1.                                      The definition of “parties” in Section 1.E of the Mining Lease is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following new definition:

 

1.E.                           PARTIES (PARTY).  The Parties to the Mining Lease are Lessor and Lessee and, solely for purposes of Section 4 of the Mining Lease as amended by the First Amendment, URI.  Each of Lessor and Lessee are a Party and, solely for purposes of Section 4 of the Mining Lease as amended by the First Amendment, URI is also a party.

 

2.                                      The provisions contained in Section 4 of the Mining Lease remain in effect and are unaltered by this First Amendment except that the second to last sentence of Section 4 is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following new sentence.

 

All rent payments shall be made on the anniversary of this Mining Lease by one of the following three methods:  (i) by wire transfer to the bank account designated by Lessor; (ii) by certified check drawn on a United States bank payable to Lessor and sent to Lessor by certified mail to the address provided for in Section 30; or (iii) by stock certificate sent to Lessor by certified mail to the address provided for in Section 30 naming Lessor as provided for in Section 4.1.

 

3.                                      The Mining Lease is hereby amended to include the following new provisions contained in new Section 4.1 and new Section 4.2.

 

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4.1                               PAYMENT BY DELIVERY OF A STOCK CERTIFICATE.

 

A.                                    Rent Due in 2014 and 2015.  Lessor, Lessee and URI agree that the annual base rent due and payable on October 12, 2014 shall be paid by URI issuing to Lessor a stock certificate in the amount and pursuant to the procedures set forth in this Section 4.1 within 3 business days of the Effective Date of the First Amendment (hereinafter referred to as the “Issuance Date”).  Lessor, Lessee and URI agree that on or before July 12, 2015, URI shall notify Lessor whether it desires to make payment of the annual base rent due and payable on October 12, 2015 by issuance of a stock certificate, and if such notice is given then payment by issuance of a stock certificate shall be in an amount and pursuant to the procedures set forth in this Section 4.1, and shall be issued on a date to be agreed to between the parties (hereinafter “Second Issuance Date”).

 

B.                                    Number of Shares.  In the event that URI will make payment to Lessor pursuant to Section 4.1.A, URI will provide to Lessor a stock certificate with the number of shares of URI’s common stock to be determined by dividing the amount of the payment owed by the value of URI’s common stock on the business day immediately prior to the Issuance Date for the payment due on October 12, 2014 or the Second Issuance Date for the payment due on October 12, 2015, and if that calculation includes fractional shares the number shall be rounded up.  The number of shares of URI’s common stock shall be fully vested on the Issuance Date or Second Issuance Date, and although the stock certificate will carry the legend identified in Section 4.1.C below, URI will facilitate the removal of the legend in the manner described in Section 4.1.D below if requested by Lessor.

 

C.                                    Legend on the Certificate.  Any stock certificate for shares of URI common stock issued by URI to Lessor pursuant to this Section 4.1 will have the following legend affixed to the reverse side of the certificate:

 

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”) OR UNDER ANY “BLUE SKY” OR STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM.  THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES MAY REQUIRE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER TO THE EFFECT THAT ANY PROPOSED TRANSFER OR RESALE IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.”

 

D.                                    Removal of the Legend.  The legend on any certificate identified in Section 4.1.C above will be removed by URI in response to a written request from Lessor or a stock broker or other agent acting on behalf of Lessor (hereinafter referred to as the

 

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“Request Date”) within 72 hours of URI’s receipt of such written request provided either of the following conditions shall have been satisfied.  If Lessor sells less than all of the shares represented by the certificate any remaining shares will be re-issued on a new certificate bearing the same legend identified in Section 4.1.C above.

 

(i)                                     URI shall have on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) an effective registration statement relating to the resale of such shares (hereinafter a “resale shelf registration statement”) and the written request from Lessor shall be in connection with a proposed sale of some or all of the shares.  URI will prepare a resale shelf registration statement that will specifically name Lessor for the purpose of registering the shares of the Company’s common stock provided to Lessor pursuant to this Section 4.1.  URI anticipates that the resale shelf registration statement will be filed with the SEC within approximately 5 business days of the Issuance Date or the Second Issuance Date.  While URI cannot predict when the SEC will declare the resale shelf registration statement effective, based on prior experience URI anticipates that the resale shelf registration statement will become effective 10 business days after its filing with the SEC.  If the SEC decides to review the resale shelf registration statement, URI will notify Lessor within 48 hours of such a decision and will work with SEC (and Lessor if needed) to resolve any comments in a timely manner.  When the resale shelf registration statement becomes effective (either after 10 business days or after SEC’s review of the same is complete), within 48 hours URI will so notify Lessor (hereinafter the “Notification Date”).

 

(ii)                                  One year shall have elapsed from the Issuance Date for payment due on October 12, 2014, or the Second Issuance Date for payment due on October 12, 2015.

 

4.2                               SHORTFALL PAYMENT.

 

In the event that the value of common stock on the applicable Notification Date is less than the value of the common stock on the Issuance Date for the payment due on October 12, 2014, or the Second Issuance Date for the payment due on October 12, 2015, the difference shall be paid to Lessor by URI in cash or by wire transfer (in accordance with Section 4 of the Mining Lease) within three business days of the Notification Date.  If the brokerage fee for the sale of the stock exceeds $250.00, URI agrees to reimburse the brokerage fee in excess of $250.00 to Lessor within three days of notice of the sale of the stock and delivery to URI of documentation of the brokerage fee by Lessor.

 

4.                                      The Mining Lease is hereby amended to include the following new provisions contained in new Section 6.D and new Section 6.E.

 

6.D                             Advance Royalties.  Any payment of annual base rent made on or after the Effective Date of the First Amendment, whether payment is made by cash, wire transfer or stock certificate or any combination thereof, shall also be treated as a non-refundable “Advance Royalty,” with the meaning provided below, but not as a deferral of the annual

 

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base rent.  For sake of clarity, any payment under Section 4 of the Mining Lease of annual base rent as well as the initial cash payment prior to the Effective Date of the First Amendment shall not be treated as an Advance Royalty.  The collective amount of all Advance Royalties shall be deducted from the gross proceeds royalty payment required under Section 6.A(1) of the Mining Lease if and whenever such gross proceeds royalty payments would otherwise be made. In no event shall Lessor be required to refund any part of any Advance Royalty received by Lessor.

 

6.E                              Royalty on non-Property Uranium Concentrates.  In the event that Lessee utilizes the Production Facilities for the Exploitation of Mineral Deposits sourced from other than the Property, Lessee shall pay Lessor a gross proceeds royalty equal to 0.50% on the non-Property Uranium Concentrates.  The meaning of the foregoing capitalized terms is as set forth in the Mining Lease.

 

5.                                      The parties agree that all provisions in the Mining Lease not revised in this First Amendment shall remain in effect and operative, and all terms defined in the Mining Lease shall have their same meaning in this First Amendment.  The captions of any sections in this First Amendment are made for convenience only and shall not control or effect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions herein.  The parties intend this First Amendment when coupled with the Mining Lease to be the final and complete expression of their agreement, and merges all previous negotiations between the parties and constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.  In the event that any portion of this First Amendment shall be found invalid or void for any reason, that portion will be deleted from operation and effect within this First Amendment but the balance of this First Amendment will not be affected and shall continue in full force and effect.  Contemporaneous herewith, the parties shall execute and deliver a Short Form of this First Amendment and any party may record the Short Form in the real property records of Cibola, McKinley and/or Sandoval Counties in New Mexico.  None of the parties shall file or record this First Amendment in any public records.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Lessor, Lessee and URI have executed this First Amendment to Uranium Mining Lease and Agreement on the day, month and year first written above.

 

 

Lessor:

JUAN TAFOYA LAND CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Walter Baca

 

 

Name:

Walter Baca

 

 

Title:

President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lessee:

NEUTRON ENERGY, INC,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Christopher M. Jones

 

 

Name:

Christopher M. Jones

 

 

Title:

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

URI:

URANIUM RESOURCES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Christopher M. Jones

 

 

Name:

Christopher M. Jones

 

 

Title:

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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