UR-ENERGY INC - Quarter Report: 2014 March (Form 10-Q)

United States

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

Commission File Number: 333-193316

UR-ENERGY INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

10758 West Centennial Road, Suite 200
Littleton, Colorado 80127
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 720-981-4588

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or smaller reporting company:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

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As of April 29, 2014, there were 128,741,108 shares of the registrant’s no par value Common Shares (“Common Shares”), the registrant’s only outstanding class of voting securities, outstanding.

UR-ENERGY INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

When we use the terms “Ur-Energy,” “we,” “us,” or “our,” or the “Company” we are referring to Ur-Energy Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires. Throughout this document we make statements that are classified as “forward-looking.” Please refer to the “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” section of this document for an explanation of these types of assertions.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This report on Form 10-Q contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable United States and Canadian securities laws, and these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "believe", "may", "potential", "intends", "plans" and other similar expressions or statements that an action, event or result "may", "could" or "should" be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative thereof or other similar statements. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Such statements include, but are not limited to: (i) our timeline for completing commissioning and ramp up of production operations at our Lost Creek project; (ii) the technical and economic viability of Lost Creek; (iii) our ability to complete additional favorable U₃O₈ sales agreements; (iv) the production rates and life of the Lost Creek Project and subsequent production from adjoining properties including LC East; (v) the potential of our exploration and development projects including Shirley Basin and other projects at the Lost Creek property; (vi) the timing and outcome of environmental baseline studies, confirmation drilling, mineral resource estimate calculations and permitting at the Shirley Basin project; (vii) timing and outcome of the process to amend existing permits and licenses at Lost Creek for LC East and the KM horizon; (viii) the outcome of our 2014 forecast, and production projections including our expectations regarding the need for additional funding and (ix) the long-term effects on the uranium market of events in Japan in 2011 including supply and demand projections.  These other factors include, among others, the following: future estimates for production, production start-up and operations (including any difficulties with startup), capital expenditures, operating costs, mineral resources, recovery rates, grades and prices; business strategies and measures to implement such strategies; competitive strengths; estimates of goals for expansion and growth of the business and operations; plans and references to our future successes; our history of operating losses and uncertainty of future profitability; status as an exploration stage company; the lack of mineral reserves; risks associated with obtaining permits in the United States and Canada; risks associated with current variable economic conditions; our ability to service our debt and maintain compliance with all restrictive covenants related to the debt facilities and security documents; the possible impact of future financings; the hazards associated with mining production; compliance with environmental laws and regulations; uncertainty regarding the pricing and collection of accounts; the possibility for adverse results in pending and potential litigation; uncertainties associated with changes in government policy and regulation; uncertainties associated with a Canada Revenue Agency or U.S. Internal Revenue Service audit of any of our cross border transactions; adverse changes in general business conditions in any of the countries in which we do business; changes in size and structure; the effectiveness of management and our strategic relationships; ability to attract and retain key personnel; uncertainties regarding the need for additional capital; uncertainty regarding the fluctuations of quarterly results; foreign currency exchange risks; ability to enforce civil liabilities under U.S. securities laws outside the United States; ability to maintain our listing on the NYSE MKT LLC (“NYSE MKT”) and Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”); risks associated with the expected classification as a "passive foreign investment company" under the applicable provisions of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; risks associated with status as a "controlled foreign corporation" under the applicable provisions of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; risks associated with our investments and other risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors” and under the heading of “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, dated March 3, 2014.

Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors Concerning Disclosure of Mineral Resources

Unless otherwise indicated, all resource estimates included in this Form 10-Q have been prepared in accordance with Canadian National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”) and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Definition Standards for Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves (“CIM Definition Standards”). NI 43-101 is a rule developed by the Canadian Securities Administrators which establishes standards for all public disclosure an issuer makes of scientific and technical information concerning mineral projects. NI 43-101 permits the disclosure of an historical estimate made prior to the adoption of NI 43-101 that does not comply with NI 43-101 to be disclosed using the historical terminology if the disclosure: (a) identifies the source and date of the historical estimate; (b) comments on the relevance and reliability of the historical estimate; (c) to the extent known, provides the key assumptions, parameters and methods used to prepare the historical estimate; (d) states whether the historical estimate uses categories other than those prescribed by NI 43-101; and (e) includes any more recent estimates or data available.

Canadian standards, including NI 43-101, differ significantly from the requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and resource information contained in this Form 10-Q may not be comparable to similar information disclosed by U.S. companies. In particular, the term “resource” does not equate to the term “‘reserves”. Under SEC Industry Guide 7, mineralization may not be classified as a “reserve” unless the determination has been made that the mineralization could be economically and legally produced or extracted at the time the reserve determination is made. SEC Industry Guide 7 does not define and the SEC’s disclosure standards normally do not permit the inclusion of information concerning “measured mineral resources”, “indicated mineral resources” or “inferred mineral resources” or other descriptions of the amount of mineralization in mineral deposits that do not constitute “reserves” by U.S. standards in documents filed with the SEC. U.S. investors should also understand that “inferred mineral resources” have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence and great uncertainty as to their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an “inferred mineral resource” will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian rules, estimated “inferred mineral resources” may not form the basis of feasibility or pre-feasibility studies except in rare cases. Investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of an “inferred mineral resource” exists or is economically or legally mineable. Disclosure of “contained ounces” in a resource is permitted disclosure under Canadian regulations; however, the SEC normally only permits issuers to report mineralization that does not constitute “reserves” by SEC standards as in-place tonnage and grade without reference to unit measures. Accordingly, information concerning mineral deposits set forth herein may not be comparable to information made public by companies that report in accordance with United States standards.

NI 43-101 Review of Technical Information: John Cooper, Ur-Energy Project Geologist, P.Geo. and SME Registered Member, and Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, and Catherine Bull, Ur-Energy Project Engineer, Wyoming P.E. and SME Registered Member, and Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, reviewed and approved the technical information contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

PART I

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements

Ur-Energy Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated on March 22, 2004 under the laws of the Province of Ontario. The Company continued under the Canada Business Corporations Act on August 8, 2006. The Company is an exploration stage mining company as defined by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Industry Guide 7 headquartered in Littleton, Colorado and engaged in the identification, acquisition, exploration, evaluation, development and production of uranium mineral resources located primarily in Wyoming in the United States with additional exploration interests in Canada. As of August 2013, the Company commenced uranium production at its Lost Creek Project.

Due to the nature of the uranium mining methods used by the Company on the Lost Creek Property, and the definition of “mineral reserves” under the United States Securities and Exchange Commission Industry Guide 7, the Company has not determined whether the properties contain mineral reserves. However, the Company’s December 30, 2013 NI 43-101 Technical Report on Lost Creek, “Preliminary Economic Assessment of the Lost Creek Property, Sweetwater County, Wyoming,” outlines the potential viability of the Lost Creek Property. The recoverability of amounts recorded for mineral properties is dependent upon the discovery of economic resources, the ability of the Company to obtain the necessary financing to develop the properties and upon attaining future profitable production from the properties or sufficient proceeds from disposition of the properties.

The Company has financed its operations from its inception primarily through the issuance of equity securities and debt instruments. Construction and development of the Lost Creek Project commenced in October 2012 after receiving the Record of Decision from the United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”).  Production began in August 2013 after receiving final operational clearance from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (“NRC”). The Company made its first deliveries and related sales in December 2013.

On October 23, 2013, the Company closed a $34 million Sweetwater County, State of Wyoming, Taxable Industrial Development Revenue Bond financing program (“State Bond Loan”). The repayment terms of the State Bond Loan call for interest only payments for the first year of the loan.

On December 19, 2013, the Company drew down $5 million from RMB Australia Holdings (“RMBAH”) on its First Loan Facility (see note 12). On the same date, the Company closed a private placement for gross proceeds of $5.1 million from the sale of 4.7 million units at $1.10 per unit. Together, the funds were used to purchase Pathfinder Mines Corporation on December 18, 2013.

On March 14, 2014, the Company drew down an additional $1.5 million on its First Loan Facility (see note 12).

Based upon the Company’s current working capital balances and the expected timing of product sales, it is possible that additional funding might be sought. Although the Company has been successful in raising debt and equity financing in the past, there can be no guarantee that such funding will be available in the future.

Basis of presentation

These financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“US GAAP”) and include all of the assets, liabilities and expenses of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries Ur-Energy USA Inc.; NFU Wyoming, LLC; Lost Creek ISR, LLC; NFUR Bootheel, LLC; Hauber Project LLC; NFUR Hauber, LLC; and (as of December 20, 2013) Pathfinder Mines Corporation. All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation. Ur-Energy Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries are collectively referred to herein as the “Company.”

These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements do not conform in all respects to the requirements of generally accepted accounting principles for annual financial statements. The unaudited interim financial statements reflect all normal adjustments which in the opinion of management are necessary for a fair statement of the results for the periods presented. These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Presentational currency

As a result of losing its foreign private issuer status during 2013, the Company changed its presentational currency from the Canadian dollar to U.S. dollars. Comparative information has therefore been restated in U.S. dollars in these financial statements. The effects of doing so are not significant because the Canadian and U.S. dollars were close to par at March 31, 2013.

Exploration Stage

The Company has established the existence of mineralized materials for certain uranium projects, including the Lost Creek property. The Company has not established proven or probable reserves, as defined by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under Industry Guide 7, through the completion of a “final” or “bankable” feasibility study for any of its uranium projects, including Lost Creek property. Furthermore, the Company has no plans to establish proven or probable reserves for any of its uranium projects for which the Company plans on utilizing in-situ recovery (“ISR”) mining, such as the Lost Creek property or the Shirley Basin mine. As a result, and despite the fact that the Company commenced extraction of U₃O₈ at the Lost Creek property in September 2013, the Company remains in the Exploration Stage as defined under Industry Guide 7, and will continue to remain in the Exploration Stage until such time proven or probable reserves have been established.

Since the Company commenced extraction of mineralized materials at the Lost Creek property without having established proven and probable reserves, any mineralized materials established or extracted from the Lost Creek property should not be in any way associated with having established, or production from, proven or probable reserves. Accordingly, information concerning mineral deposits set forth herein may not be comparable to information made public by companies that have reserves in accordance with United States standards.

Restatement

The Company has regularly monitored practices followed by peer companies in the industry. As discussed above, the Company has not established, and has no plans to establish the existence of proven and probable reserves at this project. As a result of this, the Company changed its accounting policy at December 31, 2013 with respect to the nature of items that qualify for capitalization for in-situ uranium mining operations to align its policy to the accounting treatment that has been established as best practice for these types of mining operations.

The specific costs affected by this change are those associated with the development of the well field which, during 2013, was being constructed as a part of the Lost Creek project.  The development of this well field includes production and monitor well drilling and completion, piping within the well field and to the processing facility, header houses used to monitor production and disposal wells associated with the operation of the mine.  These costs are now expensed when incurred.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2013, a total of $4.1 million of such expenditures were originally capitalized as part of construction in progress within capital assets. Accordingly, the comparative financial statements have been restated to show the impact of this change in accounting policy and reflect this $4.1 million as development expense. This increased the loss per share from $0.03 per share to $0.06.

New accounting pronouncements

The Company continues to monitor new accounting pronouncements and their applicability to the Company’s operations and reporting. During the period ended March 31, 2014, there were no new pronouncements which directly affected the Company’s accounting policies or reporting.

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents consist of the following:

The Company’s accounts receivable consist of the following:

The names of Company A and Company B have not been disclosed for confidentiality reasons.

The Company’s inventory consists of the following:

As of March 31, 2014, there were no costs in excess of net realizable value.

The Company’s restricted cash consists of the following:

The Company’s mineral properties consist of the following:

United States

Lost Creek Property

The Company acquired certain Wyoming properties when Ur-Energy USA Inc. entered into the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (“MIPA”) with New Frontiers Uranium, LLC in 2005.  Under the terms of the MIPA, the Company purchased 100% of NFU Wyoming, LLC.  Assets acquired in this transaction include the Lost Creek Project, other Wyoming properties and development databases.  NFU Wyoming, LLC was acquired for aggregate consideration of $20 million plus interest. Since 2005, the Company has increased its holdings adjacent to the initial Lost Creek acquisition through staking additional claims and additional property purchases and leases.

There is a royalty on each of the State of Wyoming sections under lease at the Lost Creek, LC West and EN Projects, as required by law.  Other royalties exist on certain mining claims at the LC South and EN Projects.  There are no royalties on the mining claims in the LC North, LC East or LC West Projects.

Pathfinder Mines

The Company acquired additional Wyoming properties when Ur-Energy USA, Inc. closed a Share Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) with an AREVA Mining affiliate in December 2013.  Under the terms of the SPA, the Company purchased Pathfinder Mines Corporation (“Pathfinder”) to acquire additional mineral properties.  Assets acquired in this transaction include the Shirley Basin Mine, portions of the Lucky Mc mine, machinery and equipment, vehicles, office equipment and development databases.  Pathfinder was acquired for aggregate consideration of $6.7 million, a 5% production royalty under certain circumstances and the assumption of $5.7 million in estimated asset reclamation obligations. The purchase price allocation attributed $5.7 million to asset retirement obligations, $3.3 million to deferred tax liabilities, $15.3 million to mineral properties and the balance to the remaining assets and liabilities. We have performed a preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the underlying assets and liabilities acquired. These amounts are preliminary and adjustments may be necessary when the allocation is finalized.

The Company’s capital assets consist of the following:

Following its earn-in to the Bootheel Project in 2009, Jet Metals Corp (“Jet Metals”), formerly Crosshair Energy Corporation, was required to fund 75% of the Project’s expenditures and the Company the remaining 25%. The Project has been accounted for using the equity accounting method with the Company’s proportionate share of the Project’s loss included in the Statement of Operations since the date of earn-in and the Company’s net investment is reflected on the Balance Sheet. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company elected not to participate financially for the year ended March 31, 2012 which reduced the Company’s ownership percentage to approximately 19%. The equity accounting method has been continued because of the Company’s ability to directly influence the budget process and therefore the operations of the Project. The Company resumed participation financially as of the project year ended March 31, 2013.

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consist of the following:

On October 15, 2013, the Sweetwater County Commissioners approved the issuance of a $34 million Sweetwater County, State of Wyoming, Taxable Industrial Development Revenue Bond (Lost Creek Project), Series 2013 (the “Sweetwater IDR Bond”) to the State of Wyoming, acting by and through the Wyoming State Treasurer, as purchaser. On October 23, 2013, the Sweetwater IDR Bond was issued and the proceeds were in turn loaned by Sweetwater County to Lost Creek ISR, LLC pursuant to a financing agreement dated October 23, 2013 (the “State Bond Loan”). The State Bond Loan calls for payments of interest at a fixed rate of 5.75% per annum on a quarterly basis commencing January 1, 2014. The principal is payable in 28 quarterly installments commencing January 1, 2015 and continuing through October 1, 2021. The State Bond Loan is collateralized by all of the assets at the Lost Creek Project. As a condition of the financing, the RMBAH First and Second Loan Facilities together with certain construction equipment loans were paid off with the funding proceeds from the State Bond Loan.

On June 24, 2013, the Company entered into a $20.0 million First Loan Facility with RMBAH. The initial $20.0 million was drawn and repaid during 2013. An amendment of the First Loan Facility allowed for $5.0 million to be redrawn. This was done on December 19, 2013 for the acquisition of Pathfinder. On March 14, 2014, the loan was amended to change the interest rate, extend the loan maturity date to March 31, 2016, increase the current loan to $6.5 million and provide for an additional line of credit of $3.5 million pending the completion and results of the Technical Report (NI 43-101) on the newly acquired Shirley Basin property. The amended interest rate is approximately 8.75%. Principal payments of $0.81 million are due quarterly commencing on June 30, 2014.

Deferred loan fees includes legal fees, commissions, commitment fees and other costs associated with obtaining the various financings. Those fees amortizable within 12 months of March 31, 2014 are considered current assets.

The following table lists the current and long term portion of each of the Company’s debt instruments:

Schedule of payments on outstanding debt as of March 31, 2014:

The deferred income tax liability relates to the acquisition of the Pathfinder Mining Company. When the Company acquired Pathfinder, it had no basis in its remaining assets. Accordingly, the Company has no tax basis in these assets. Under US GAAP, the Company has to record a liability for the estimated additional taxes that would arise on the disposition of those assets because of the lack of basis in those assets.

In March 2013, the Company assigned a portion of its contractual delivery obligations under two of its sales contracts to a natural resources trading company in exchange for a cash payment of $5.1 million. The remainder of the Company’s contractual delivery obligations under the two contracts remain in place as well as certain other performance obligations including scheduled deliveries of product sourced from approved locations which are covenants associated with the contracts.  The Company will reflect the payment as revenue when the related deliveries under the contracts are settled. As of December 31, 2013, the deliveries called for in 2013 had been made and the revenue thereon was recognized. The required deliveries for 2014 had not been made as of March 31, 2014 and the revenue thereon remains deferred.

Asset retirement obligations ("ARO") for the Lost Creek Project are equal to the present value of all estimated future costs required to remediate any environmental disturbances that exist as of the end of the period, using discount rates ranging from 0.3% to 3.8%. Included in this liability are the costs of closure, reclamation, demolition and stabilization of the mines, processing plants, infrastructure, aquifer restoration, waste dumps and ongoing post-closure environmental monitoring and maintenance costs. At March 31, 2014, the total undiscounted amount of the future cash needs was estimated to be $17.7 million. The schedule of payments required to settle the ARO liability extends through 2033.

The restricted cash as discussed in note 7 is related to the surety bonds and letters of credit which provide security to the related governmental agencies on these obligations.

For the December 2013 private placement, the Company issued units consisting of one common share and one half warrant. Each full warrant is priced at US$1.35 which created a derivative financial instrument. The liability created is adjusted to a calculated fair value quarterly using the Black-Scholes technique described below as there is no active market for the warrants. Any income or loss is reflected in net income for the year. The revaluation as of March 31, 2014 resulted in a loss of $263 thousand which is reflected on the statement of operations.

Stock options

In 2005, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the adoption of the Company's stock option plan (the “Option Plan”). Eligible participants under the Option Plan include directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company. Under the terms of the Option Plan, stock options generally vest with Option Plan participants as follows: 10% at the date of grant; 22% four and one-half months after grant; 22% nine months after grant; 22% thirteen and one-half months after grant; and the balance of 24% eighteen months after the date of grant.

Activity with respect to stock options is summarized as follows:

The exercise price of a new grant is set at the closing price for the stock on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) on the trading day immediately preceding the grant date so there is no intrinsic value as of the date of grant. The fair value of options vested during the three months ended March 31, 2014 was $0.2 million.

As of March 31, 2014, outstanding stock options are as follows:

The aggregate intrinsic value of the options in the preceding table represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value for stock options with an exercise price less than the Company’s TSX closing stock price of Cdn$1.71 as of the last trading day in the period ended March 31, 2014, that would have been received by the option holders had they exercised their options as of that date. The total number of in-the-money stock options outstanding as of March 31, 2014 was 6,997,444. The total number of in-the-money stock options exercisable as of March 31, 2014 was 5,220,508.

Restricted share units

On June 24, 2010, the Company’s shareholders approved the adoption of the Company’s restricted share unit plan (the “RSU Plan”). Eligible participants under the RSU Plan include directors, officers and employees of the Company. Under the terms of the RSU Plan, RSUs vest with participants as follows: 50% on the first anniversary of the date of the grant and 50% on the second anniversary of the date of the grant.

Activity with respect to RSUs is summarized as follows:

As of March 31, 2014, outstanding RSUs are as follows:

Upon RSU vesting, the holder of an RSU will receive one common share, for no additional consideration, for each RSU held.

Warrants

There was no warrant activity during the period ended March 31, 2014.

As of March 31, 2014, outstanding warrants are as follows:

Share-based compensation expense

Stock-based compensation expense was $0.3 million and $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

As of March 31, 2014, there was approximately $0.7 million of total unrecognized compensation expense (net of estimated pre-vesting forfeitures) related to unvested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Option Plan and $0.3 million under the RSU Plan. The expenses are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.1 years and 1.3 years, respectively.

Cash received from stock options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2014 was $0.8 million. There were no options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2013.

Fair Value Calculations

The initial fair value of options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2014 was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:

There were no options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2013.

The Company estimates expected volatility using daily historical trading data of the Company’s common shares, because this is recognized as a valid method used to predict future volatility. The risk-free interest rates are determined by reference to Canadian Treasury Note constant maturities that approximate the expected option term. The Company has never paid dividends and currently has no plans to do so.

Share-based compensation expense is recognized net of estimated pre-vesting forfeitures, which results in recognition of expense on options that are ultimately expected to vest over the expected option term. Forfeitures were estimated using actual historical forfeiture experience.

There were no RSUs granted in the three months ended March 31, 2014 or 2013.

Sales are primarily derived from U₃O₈ being sold to domestic utilities under contracts or spot sales. In 2013, the Company also sold its 2013 and 2014 deliveries under two of its contracts to a third party broker.

Sales consists of:

The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, restricted cash, deposits, accounts payable and accrued liabilities and notes payable. The Company is exposed to risks related to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and management of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments

Credit risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash. These assets include Canadian dollar and U.S. dollar denominated certificates of deposits, money market accounts and demand deposits. They bear interest at annual rates ranging from 0.18% to 0.6% and mature at various dates up to February 5, 2015. These instruments are maintained at financial institutions in Canada and the United States. Of the amount held on deposit, approximately $0.9 million is covered by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Securities Investor Protection Corporation or the United States Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, leaving approximately $8.9 million at risk at March 31, 2014 should the financial institutions with which these amounts are invested be rendered insolvent. The Company does not consider any of its financial assets to be impaired as of March 31, 2014.

Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they come due.

The Company has financed its operations from its inception primarily through the issuance of equity securities and debt instruments. Production commenced in August 2013 after receiving final operational clearance from the NRC.   Product sales commenced in December 2013.

As at March 31, 2014, the Company’s financial liabilities consisted of trade accounts payable and accrued trade and payroll liabilities of $3.8 million which are due within normal trade terms of generally 30 to 60 days, notes payable which will be payable over periods of 0 to 7 years, and asset retirement obligations with estimated completion dates until 2033.  

Sensitivity analysis

The Company has completed a sensitivity analysis to estimate the impact that a change in interest rates would have on the net loss of the Company. This sensitivity analysis shows that a change of +/- 100 basis points in interest rate would have a $0.6 million impact for the year ending December 31, 2014. The financial position of the Company may vary at the time that a change in interest rates occurs causing the impact on the Company’s results to differ from that shown above.

Item 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION

Business Overview

The following discussion is designed to provide information that we believe necessary for an understanding of our financial condition, changes in financial condition and results of our operations. The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the MD&A contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Incorporated on March 22, 2004, Ur-Energy is an exploration stage mining company, as that term is defined in SEC Industry Guide 7. We are engaged in the identification, acquisition, evaluation, exploration, development and operation of U₃O₈ mineral properties in Canada and the United States. We have constructed and begun operation of our first in situ recovery U₃O₈ mine at our Lost Creek Project in Wyoming. Ur-Energy is a corporation continued under the Canada Business Corporations Act on August 8, 2006. Our Common Shares are listed on the TSX under the symbol “URE” and on the NYSE MKT under the symbol “URG.”

Ur-Energy has one wholly-owned subsidiary: Ur-Energy USA Inc. (“Ur-Energy USA”), a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Colorado. Ur-Energy USA has three wholly-owned subsidiaries: NFU Wyoming, LLC (“NFU Wyoming”), a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Wyoming which currently acts as our land holding and exploration entity; Lost Creek ISR, LLC (“Lost Creek ISR”), a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Wyoming to operate our Lost Creek Project and hold our Lost Creek properties and assets; and Pathfinder Mines Corporation (“Pathfinder”), a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, acquired in December 2013, which holds, among other assets, the Shirley Basin and Lucky Mc properties in Wyoming. Our other U.S. subsidiaries remain unchanged since the filing of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, dated March 3, 2014.

We utilize in situ recovery of the U₃O₈ at our flagship project Lost Creek Project and will do so at other projects where possible. The in situ recovery (“ISR”) technique is employed in uranium extraction because it allows for an effective recovery of roll front uranium mineralization at a lower cost. We have one producing U₃O₈ mine located in the State of Wyoming, Lost Creek, which utilizes ISR mining and commenced uranium extraction in 2013. We have one U₃O₈ processing facility or plant located in the state of Wyoming, Lost Creek. It processes U₃O_8, the extracted uranium from the Lost Creek project into drums for shipping to a third-party storage and conversion facility.

Our Lost Creek processing facility which includes all circuits for the production, drying and packaging of uranium for delivery into sales, can process one million pounds of U₃O₈ annually from the Lost Creek mine. The processing facility has the physical capacity to process two million pounds of U₃O₈ annually, which provides additional capacity to process material from other sources. We expect that the Lost Creek processing facility will be utilized to process captured U₃O₈ from our Shirley Basin Project.

Currently, we have eight U₃O₈ sales agreements in place with various U.S. utilities for the sale of Lost Creek yellowcake at long-term contract pricing. The multi-year sales agreements represent a portion of our anticipated production from 2013 through 2019. During the quarter ended March 31, 2014, we added two sales agreements that provide for sales during 2014 and 2016. These agreements individually do not represent a substantial portion of our annual projected production, and our business is therefore not substantially dependent upon any one of the agreements. The balance of our Lost Creek production will be sold through spot sales and through additional multi-year agreements.

MINERAL RIGHTS AND PROPERTIES

The following is a summary of significant activities by project for the three months ended March 31, 2014:

Lost Creek Property

Ten of our U.S. properties are located in the Great Divide Basin, Wyoming, including Lost Creek. Currently we control a total of more than 2,100 unpatented mining claims and four State of Wyoming mineral leases for a total of approximately 42,000 acres (16,997 hectares) in the area of the Lost Creek Property, including the Lost Creek permit area (the “Lost Creek Project” or “Project”), and certain adjoining properties which we refer to as LC East, LC West, LC North, LC South and EN project areas (collectively, with the Lost Creek Project, the “Lost Creek Property”).

The Lost Creek Project demonstrated quarter-over-quarter improvement in the average daily production rate as reflected by the captured, dried and sold product results. During the quarter, production head grades continued to exceed technical projections, averaging levels of 179 mg/l U₃O₈. The Results of Operations are detailed below. As previously reported, the production rate has been controlled at a substantially lower level than budgeted to effectively manage the plant feed rate while commissioning of the plant and water management systems continued. Lost Creek continues to produce and sell U₃O₈ while the process of commissioning continues and operational issues are being identified and addressed.

Project operational rates were subsequently adjusted downward to implement corrective actions related to waste water management concerns. Waste water generation rates had exceeded the available waste water disposal capacity of the facility, which resulted in the two holding ponds storing more water than allowed. Corrective measures were implemented and pond levels are now at acceptable levels. The corrective actions included a temporary but substantial reduction in production operational levels. We continued to capture uranium in the process plant while the corrective measures were implemented and are now in the process of resuming normal production levels. The Company is working to address any remaining water balance concerns. We anticipate that the production rates may continue to fluctuate as commissioning continues and initial operational issues are identified and addressed.

Work has continued on applications to amend existing permits and licenses at Lost Creek to include recovery from the KM horizon and LC East operations. We anticipate that requests for these amendments will be submitted to regulatory authorities during second quarter 2014.

Shirley Basin Project

A drill program at Shirley Basin commenced during the quarter, with 11 holes being drilled: six are stratigraphic test holes; four are being completed as monitor wells. Weather and ground conditions have delayed the program’s completion, which will resume when conditions improve. Historical data is currently being analyzed. We also anticipate commencing environmental baseline studies during second quarter, as we begin the process of permitting the project for mine operations.

Results of Operations

During the quarter, we recorded $2.9 million of gross profit on net sales of $6.1 million, which represents a gross margin of approximately 48%. We had an operating loss of $1.0 million after deducting total operating expenses of $3.9 million. After recording interest and other expenses, the final net loss for the quarter was $1.9 million.

Sales were based on selling 110,000 pounds at an average price of $61.12 per pound. Ad valorem and severance taxes cost $6.69 per pound during the quarter. The resulting net average realized price was $54.43. The spot sales market has continued to decline at a time when we are heading into our first spot sales deliveries. We expect to see lower average pricing as we head into Q2 and Q3. Our next contract deliveries at higher long-term contract pricing will take place in Q3 and Q4 when we have contracted to deliver 200,000 pounds.

Cost of sales were consistent with the previous quarter ($3.2 million in 2014 Q1 as compared to $3.1 million in 2013 Q4). With production levels increasing, our cost per pound sold has improved (down from $34.40 to $29.46). As production and sales levels continue to increase in future quarters, we would expect to see the cost per pound figures decrease further.

Operating costs, which includes exploration, evaluation, development and general and administrative expenses, were also consistent with prior periods although some costs became a part of cost of sales once the Lost Creek Project came on line. Development expenses were low for the quarter as we are not currently doing any development drilling at Lost Creek.

Interest expense has increased significantly as we are now paying interest on both the RMB Australia Holdings (RMB) and State of Wyoming loan facilities. Our first principal payments to RMB ($0.8 million) and Wyoming ($1.0 million) will be paid in June 2014 and December 2014, respectively.

The NRC and the State have approved the Lost Creek bond increase from $8.6 million to $13.3 million. We are working to place the bonds now and will likely pay the premium ($0.2 million) in April or May.

We received cash from the sales of uranium during the quarter. With the last payment received in early April, our cash position as at April 28, 2014 was approximately $6.7 million.

Three months ended March 31, 2014 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013

The following table summarizes the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands of U.S. dollars):

U₃O₈ Sales and Production

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, 198,573 pounds of U₃O₈ were captured within the Lost Creek plant. 171,233 of those pounds were packaged in drums and 170,216 pounds of the drummed inventory were shipped to the conversion facility where 110,000 pounds were sold to utility customers.  Inventory, production and sales figures for the Lost Creek Project are as follows:

Notes:

Cash cost per pound and non-cash cost per pound for produced and sold U₃O₈ presented in the table above are non-U.S. GAAP measures.  These measure do not have a standardized meaning or a consistent basis of calculation under U.S. GAAP.  These measures are used to assess business performance and may be used by certain investors to evaluate performance.  To facilitate a better understanding of these measures, the tables below present a reconciliation of these measures to the financial results as presented in our financial statements.

Sales per the statement of operations included in the filing as well as the form 10-K filed for the year ended December 31, 2013 includes revenue from sources other than the sales of U₃O₈. The sales footnotes in these financial statements separate the U₃O₈ sales from other revenues. Ad valorem and severance taxes are calculated on the average price per pound of U₃O₈ that we sell and therefore the amount of the tax will fluctuate depending on the price of U₃O₈ we receive.  Because of this relationship to the price of U₃O₈, the taxes are deducted from sales revenues when determining the average realized price per pound sold.  The 2014 Q1 average realized price per pound sold, after deducting the value-based ad valorem and severance taxes, was $54.43 (2013 Q4 - $55.34).