WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC. - Quarter Report: 2014 September (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2014

Or

o Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 001-33404

                    URANIUM RESOURCES, INC.           

(Exact Name of Issuer as Specified in Its Charter)

6950 S. Potomac Street, Suite 300, Centennial, Colorado 80112

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

                                (303) 531-0470                             

(Issuer’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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. Yes x No o

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). Yes x No o

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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). Yes o No x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

URANIUM RESOURCES, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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

OF OPERATIONS

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

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ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

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ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS

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ITEM 2.  UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

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ITEM 3.  DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

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ITEM 4.  MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

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ITEM 5.  OTHER INFORMATION.

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ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS

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SIGNATURES

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EXHIBIT INDEX

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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

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

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

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

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URANIUM RESOURCES, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 8-03 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. The accompanying statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements included in Uranium Resources, Inc.’s 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which are of a normal, recurring nature) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other period including the full year ending December 31, 2014.

Restatement of Previously Reported Consolidated Financial Information

On December 17, 2013, Uranium Resources, Inc. (collectively, the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “URI”) filed an amended Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A (the “Form 10-Q/A”) to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2013 to amend and restate the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures as of September 30, 2013 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 by reclassifying costs from property, plant and equipment to mineral property expenses. The consolidated financial statements and related disclosures in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as it relates to the period ended September 30, 2013, incorporate the effects of this restatement.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-15 (ASU 2014-15), Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern, which provides guidance on determining when and how to disclose going-concern uncertainties in the financial statements. The new standard requires management to perform interim and annual assessments of an entity's ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date the financial statements are issued. An entity must provide certain disclosures if conditions or events raise substantial doubt about the entity's ability to continue as a going concern. The ASU applies to all entities and is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and interim periods thereafter, with early adoption permitted.

2. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

3. DEBT

On November 13, 2013, the Company, together with each of its subsidiaries as guarantors, entered into a loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Resource Capital Fund V L.P. (“RCF”), whereby RCF agreed, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Loan Agreement, to provide a secured convertible loan facility of up to $15.0 million to the Company. The facility initially consisted of three tranches of $5.0 million each. RCF advanced $3.0 million of the first $5.0 million tranche shortly following the closing of the Loan Agreement and on January 29, 2014, the Company’s stockholders, excluding RCF, approved the Loan Agreement and the issuance of shares thereunder. Following such approval, RCF advanced the remaining $2.0 million of the first tranche on February 4, 2014. On April 29, 2014, the Company and RCF executed an amendment to the Loan Agreement which reduced the amount available thereunder from $15.0 million to $8.0 million, and on April 30, 2014, the Company requested, and RCF advanced, the final $3.0 million available under the Loan Agreement.  The total amount drawn under the Loan Agreement after receipt of this advance is $8.0 million.  No additional amounts may be drawn under the Loan Agreement.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

Amounts drawn under the Loan Agreement mature on December 31, 2016 and bear interest at 12% per annum through January 29, 2014 and 10% per annum thereafter, payable quarterly in arrears in shares of the Company’s common stock or, at RCF’s election, in cash.  Additionally, the Company paid a commitment fee quarterly equal to 1% of the amount available, but not drawn, under the Loan Agreement.  In connection with the Loan Agreement the Company also paid, in shares of the Company’s common stock, a 2% loan establishment fee in the amount of $300,000 to RCF. The number of shares to be issued as payment for interest and fees is determined based upon the volume weighted-average price (“VWAP”) of the Company’s common stock for the 20 trading days preceding the last day of each quarter for interest payments and commitment fees and the 20 trading days preceding October 17, 2013 for the loan establishment fee.  Accordingly, the Company has issued the following shares of common stock for settlement of interest expense, commitment fees and the establishment fee:

As of September 30, 2014, interest expense of $200,000 relating to the three months ended September 30, 2014 was included in accrued liabilities on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.  

The Company’s obligations under the Loan Agreement are secured by pledges on the equity interests of the Company’s subsidiaries and a lien on substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company may prepay all or any portion of the amounts drawn under the Loan Agreement without penalty, subject to a minimum prepayment amount of $5.0 million or (if lower) the full amount then outstanding. Prepaid amounts may not be redrawn. The loan agreement contains customary representations, warranties, covenants and events of default and grants RCF the right to designate two nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors so long as any obligations remain outstanding under the Loan Agreement.

RCF may convert amounts drawn under the Loan Agreement into shares of the Company’s common stock at any time prior to maturity on December 31, 2016. The conversion price is initially set at $2.60 per share and is subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments and further downward adjustment, subject to a floor of $1.00 per share, in the case of certain equity issuances by the Company before November 13, 2014. As of November 5, 2014, RCF owned approximately 6.8 million shares or 27% of the Company’s outstanding common stock. If RCF were to convert the entire $8.0 million outstanding under the Loan Agreement, assuming a conversion price of $2.60 per share, RCF would receive approximately 3.1 million shares of the Company’s common stock, and RCF’s ownership percentage in the Company would increase to approximately 35%.

4. DERIVATIVE LIABILITY

The conversion feature of the Loan Agreement was determined to be an embedded derivative under ASC 815 as the exercise price is subject to downward adjustment as discussed in Note 3 above and, therefore, does not meet the “fixed-for-fixed” criteria. As a result, the conversion feature of the convertible Loan Agreement is required to be bifurcated and classified as a derivative liability recorded at an initial fair value and subsequently marked-to-market each period with the changes in fair value reported in the Company’s results of operations. The initial fair value measurement of the derivative liability as determined on the date of each advance has been recognized as a debt discount and will be amortized over the life of the Loan Agreement.

The fair value of the derivative liability as of September 30, 2014 has been calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

The change in the derivative liability related to the conversion feature is as follows:

As discussed in Note 3 above, the potential for downward adjustment of the exercise price expires on November 13, 2014 and the exercise price will remain fixed at $2.60 for the remainder of the term of the Loan Agreement.  As a result, the conversion feature will no longer qualify as an embedded derivative instrument and the fair value of the derivative as of November 13, 2014 will be reclassified to equity with no further mark-to-market adjustments.

5. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Our financial instruments consist of cash equivalents, restricted cash and derivative liabilities.  U.S. GAAP defines “fair value” as the price that would be received to sell an asset or be paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price) and establishes a fair-value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value using the following definitions (from highest to lowest priority):

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Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.

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Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

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Level 3 — Prices or valuation techniques requiring inputs that are both significant to the fair-value measurement and unobservable.

The Company considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.  The Company continually monitors its positions with, and the credit quality of, the financial institutions with which it invests.  Periodically throughout the year, the Company has maintained balances in various U.S. operating accounts in excess of U.S. federally insured limits.  

The following table presents information about financial instruments recognized at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and indicates the fair value hierarchy:

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

6. MINERAL PROPERTY EXPENDITURES

Mineral property expenditures for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

7. ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS  

The following table summarizes the changes in the reserve for future restoration and reclamation costs on the balance sheet:

The Company’s current liability of $203,553 consists of the estimated costs associated with current plugging and abandonment activities and planned surface reclamation activities during 2015 at the Company’s Rosita project.  The change in cash flow estimates for the period ended September 30, 2014 was due to a change in the timing of planned restoration activities at the Rosita project.  The Company is currently performing plugging and abandonment activities at its Rosita project.  

8. COMMON STOCK

Common stock issued, net of issuance costs

Registered Direct Offering

On February 12, 2014, the Company completed a registered direct offering with the issuance of 3,960,000 shares of common stock at a price of $2.60 per share for net proceeds of $9,307,245.

At-the-market Sales

On October 31, 2011, the Company entered into an At-The-Market Sales Agreement with BTIG LLC (the “ATM Sales Agreement”), a major global securities trading firm that acts as our sales agent. Under the ATM Sales Agreement, the Company may from time to time sell shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price up to $15.0 million in “at-the-market” offerings, which shares are registered under the Company’s currently effective registration statement on Form S-3. The Company filed a prospectus supplement dated July 2, 2014 with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the offering, relating to shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $4.1 million. The Company pays BTIG a commission equal to 3.0% of the gross proceeds from the sale of any shares pursuant to the ATM Sales Agreement.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 the Company sold 788,186 shares of common stock for net proceeds of $2,586,358 under the ATM Sales Agreement, of which $358,988 of the proceeds were included in accounts receivable as of September 30, 2014.  The Company subsequently received this amount on October 1, 2014.  As of November 5, 2014, approximately $6.3 million of the aggregate $15.0 million remained available for future sales under the ATM Sales Agreement.

Common stock issued for loan interest and fees

As discussed in Note 3 above, unless RCF elects to receive cash, RCF receives common shares of the Company for the payment of interest owing on the Loan Agreement.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company issued 253,376 common shares for the payment of $676,409 in interest and fees.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

Common stock issued for settlement of litigation

On April 15, 2014, the Company and a former executive of the Company, entered into a Settlement Agreement and General Release, under the terms of which it was agreed by the Company’s former executive to dismiss with prejudice claims he brought in a lawsuit against the Company.  As a result of this Settlement Agreement, the Company issued common shares to the Company’s former executive with a grant date fair value of $333,847.  The issuance of 119,231 shares of common stock was based upon a common share price of $2.80.

Common stock issued for settlement of land obligations

On August 8, 2014, the Company issued 127,359 shares of common stock with a grant date fair value of $342,595 to the Juan Tafoya Land Corporation in satisfaction of $337,500 of base rental payments due under the Uranium Mining Lease and Agreement, dated October 12, 2006, by and between Neutron Energy, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and the Juan Tafoya Land Corporation, as amended by the First Amendment thereto, dated August 8, 2014, by and among the Company, Neutron Energy, Inc. and the Juan Tafoya Land Corporation.

On October 3, 2014, the Company entered into a Second Amendment to the Uranium Mining Lease and Agreement whereby, on October 6, 2014, the Company repurchased 91,631 shares of common stock from the Juan Tafoya Land Corporation for an aggregate purchase price of $248,383.

9. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Stock-based compensation awards consist of stock options, restricted stock units and restricted stock awards issued under the Company’s equity incentive plans which include: the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2013 Plan”); the 2007 Restricted Stock Plan (the “2007 Plan”); the Amended and Restated 2004 Directors’ Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan (the “2004 Directors’ Plan”); the 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2004 Plan”); and the 1995 Stock Incentive Plan (the “1995 Plan”). Upon approval of the 2013 Plan by the Company’s stockholders on June 4, 2013, the Company’s authority to grant new awards under all plans other than the 2013 Plan was terminated.  As of September 30, 2014, 642,699 shares were available for future issuances under the 2013 Plan.  For the three and nine months ending September 30, 2014, the Company recorded stock-based compensation cost of $273,996 and $737,270, respectively, which has been included in general and administrative expense.

Bonus Shares

In March 2014, in accordance with the Company’s short-term incentive plan, the Company awarded its executives bonuses that were paid out in common stock of the Company.  The bonus shares were valued using the closing share price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant.  The bonus shares vested immediately and had a grant date fair value of $191,730.

Stock Options

The following table summarizes stock options outstanding and changes during the nine months ended September 30, 2014:

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

The following table summarizes stock options outstanding and exercisable by stock option plan at September 30, 2014:

Total estimated unrecognized compensation cost from unvested stock options as of September 30, 2014 was approximately $107,589, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.73 years.

Restricted Stock Units

Time-based and performance-based restricted stock units (“RSUs”) are valued using the closing share price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The final number of shares issued under performance-based RSUs is generally based on the Company’s prior year performance as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors at each vesting date, and the valuation of such awards assumes full satisfaction of all performance criteria.

The following table summarizes RSU activity during the period ended September 30, 2014:

Total estimated unrecognized compensation cost from unvested RSUs as of September 30, 2014 was approximately $1,133,404, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.37 years.

Restricted Stock Awards

Time-based and performance-based restricted stock awards (“RSAs”) are valued using the closing share price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Vesting based on performance criteria is generally based on the Company’s prior year performance as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors at each vesting date, and the valuation of such grants assumes full satisfaction of all performance criteria. Employee participants who receive restricted stock awards have all of the rights of a shareholder, including the right to vote shares of restricted stock that are the subject of the grant and the right to receive any regular cash dividends paid out of current earnings.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

The following table summarizes RSA activity during the period ended September 30, 2014:

The total estimated unrecognized compensation cost from the unvested RSA grants at September 30, 2014 was $118,380, which is expected to be recognized over the weighted-average vesting period of 1.15 years.

10. EARNINGS PER SHARE

All per share data herein has been retroactively adjusted for the 1 for 10 reverse stock split that occurred following the close of trading on January 22, 2013.

Basic and diluted loss per common share have been calculated based on the weighted-average shares outstanding during the period.  Potentially dilutive shares of 3,846,429 were excluded from the calculation of earnings per share because the effect on the basic loss per share would be anti-dilutive due to our net loss position for the quarter ended September 30, 2014.

11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company’s uranium recovery operations are subject to federal and state regulations for the protection of the environment, including water quality. These laws frequently change and generally become more restrictive. The ongoing costs of complying with such regulations have not been significant to the Company’s annual operating costs. Future closure and reclamation costs are provided for as each pound of uranium is produced on a unit-of- production basis. The Company reviews its reclamation obligations each year and determines the appropriate unit charge. The Company also evaluates the status of current environmental laws and their potential impact on the Company’s accrual for costs. The Company believes its operations are in compliance with current environmental regulations.

12. SUBSEQUENT EVENT

On September 5, 2014, the Company, its wholly owned subsidiary Uranco Inc. and Rio Grande Resources Corporation entered into an Asset Exchange Agreement whereby the Company will acquire from Rio Grande Resources certain uranium properties located in South Texas near the Company’s processing facilities.  In exchange for the South Texas properties, the Company will transfer to Rio Grande Resources two parcels of fee-owned mineral rights and a royalty interest in the Roca Honda area of west-central New Mexico.  The Company is retaining certain leases, mining claims and fee-owned mineral interests on separate parcels in the Roca Honda area.  After completing customary due diligence and satisfying certain closing conditions, on November 6, 2014, the Company and Rio Grande Resources closed the transaction and effectuated the exchange of properties.

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following management’s discussion and analysis of the consolidated financial results and condition of URI for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 has been prepared based on information available to us as of November 5, 2014. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included herewith and the audited Consolidated Financial Statements of URI for the period ended December 31, 2013 and the related notes thereto filed with our Annual Report on Form 10-K, which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). All amounts stated herein are in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted. This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions.  Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including, but not limited to, those set forth elsewhere in this report. See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

Introduction

Uranium Resources, Inc. was incorporated in 1977 to explore, develop and recover uranium. URI controls 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.

Highlights for the nine months ended September 30, 2014

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Entry into an Asset Exchange Agreement

On September 5, 2014, the Company, its wholly owned subsidiary Uranco Inc. and Rio Grande Resources Corporation entered into an Asset Exchange Agreement whereby on November 6, 2014 the Company acquired from Rio Grande Resources certain uranium properties located in South Texas near the Company’s processing facilities.  In exchange for these South Texas properties, the Company transferred to Rio Grande Resources two parcels of fee-owned mineral rights and a royalty interest in the Roca Honda area of west-central New Mexico.  The Company has retained certain leases, mining claims and fee-owned mineral interests on separate parcels in the Roca Honda area.

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Reduced Cash Burn Rate

The Company reduced its cash mineral property expenses and its general and administrative expenses by approximately 13% during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as compared with the same period in 2013.  This reduction reflects the Company’s continuing efforts to reduce the cash burn rate.

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Technical Reports

In April and June 2014, the Company completed Technical Reports consistent with Canadian National Instrument 43-101 standards for its Cebolleta and Juan Tafoya projects in New Mexico.

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At-the-Market Sales

During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company sold 788,186 shares of common stock for net proceeds of $2,586,358 under its ATM Sales Agreement. Under the ATM Sales Agreement, the Company may from time to time sell shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price up to $15.0 million in “at-the-market” offerings, which shares are registered under the Company’s currently effective registration statement on Form S-3. The Company filed a prospectus supplement dated July 2, 2014 with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the offering, relating to shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $4.1 million.

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Registered Direct Offering

On February 12, 2014, the Company completed a registered direct offering with the issuance of 3,960,000 shares of common stock at a price of $2.60 per share for net proceeds of $9,307,245.

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Amendment to Loan Agreement

On April 29, 2014, the Company and RCF entered into the amendment to the Loan Agreement. The amendment reduced the amount available under the second tranche of the Loan Agreement from $5.0 million to $3.0 million and terminated RCF’s commitment relating to the $5.0 million third tranche. As a consequence, the aggregate amount available under the Loan Agreement decreased from $15.0 million to $8.0 million. Following execution of the amendment, the Company requested, and RCF advanced on April 30, 2014, the final $3.0 million available under the Loan Agreement. The total amount drawn under the Loan Agreement after receipt of this advance is $8.0 million. No additional amounts may be drawn under the Loan Agreement.  All other terms of the Loan Agreement remained unchanged.  This amendment was the result of the Company’s successful efforts to raise additional cash through equity transactions and reduce its cash burn rate which enabled the Company to lower the amount needed under the RCF Loan Agreement.

Results of Operations

Summary

Our consolidated net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2014 was $3,994,384, or $0.16 per share as compared with a consolidated net loss of $3,272,891, or $0.17 per share for the same period in 2013.  For the three months ended September 30, 2014, the increase in our consolidated net loss of $721,493 from the respective prior period was primarily the result of increases in interest expense of $675,309, including non-cash debt discount and establishment fee amortization of $484,978, and mineral property expenses of $46,606, which were partially offset by a gain on derivatives of $145,010.

Our consolidated net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $10,582,863, or $0.44 per share as compared with a consolidated net loss of $11,943,038, or $0.63 per share for the same period in 2013.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the decrease in our consolidated net loss of $1,360,175 from the respective prior period was primarily the result of a gain on derivatives of $1,604,657, a decrease in the impairment of uranium properties of $683,356, and a decrease in mineral property expenses of $753,475. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in interest expense of $1,463,749, including non-cash debt discount and establishment fee amortization of $1,182,607, as compared with the corresponding 2013 period.

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Mineral property expenses

Mineral property expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 were $986,623 and $2,928,995, respectively, as compared with $940,017 and $3,682,470 for the 2013 periods.

The following table details our mineral property expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:

For the three months ended September 30, 2014, mineral property expenses increased by $46,606 as compared with the corresponding period in 2013.  This increase was primarily due to an increase in our land maintenance and holding costs of $159,805, which was the result of the timing of the $337,500 annual rental payment for our Juan Tafoya project.  During the 2013 period, this payment was made in the fourth quarter.  This was partially offset by a decrease in land holding costs related to certain claims that were not renewed during 2014.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, mineral property expenses decreased by $753,475 as compared with the corresponding period in 2013.  This decrease was mostly the result of the Company completing a settling pond clean-out project at the Kingsville Dome project and a staff reduction as the Company moved into the stabilization period at the Kingsville Dome and Vasquez projects.  

Also for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, there was a shifting of expenses from restoration and recovery to standby care and maintenance as the Company completed most of its restoration and recovery programs during the first quarter 2014.

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General and Administrative Charges

Significant expenditures for general and administrative expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 were:

For the three months ended September 30, 2014, general and administrative charges increased slightly by $28,090 as compared with the corresponding period in 2013.  The significant variances for the three months ended September 30, 2014 as compared with the corresponding period in 2013 are as follows:

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Consulting and professional service expense increased by $132,723, which was mostly the result of an increase in costs associated with due diligence regarding the Company’s asset exchange with Rio Grande Resources Corporation.

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Insurance and bank fees decreased by $45,611, which was the result of a decrease in the Company’s renewal rates for corporate insurance policies.

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Office expenses decreased by $32,011, which was the result of costs incurred during the 2013 period for the Company’s relocation of its corporate offices from Texas to Colorado.  There were no similar relocation costs during the 2014 period.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, general and administrative charges increased overall by $251,690 as compared with the corresponding period in 2013.  This increase was mostly the result of the following:

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Non-cash stock-based compensation expense increased by $437,984, which was mostly the result of an annual performance bonus awarded to executives in March 2014 which was paid in common stock of the Company as well as an increase in the issuance of restricted stock units during 2014 as compared with the prior period.

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Legal, accounting and public company expenses increased by $458,175, which was mostly attributable to increases in legal costs associated with the amendment to the Loan Agreement with RCF, the filing of two S-3 shelf registration statements and the filing of an S-8 registration statement for securities under the Company’s stock incentive plan along with costs associated with the asset exchange with Rio Grande Resources,  a change in the Company’s transfer agent, compliance related to the ATM sales agreement and an increase in franchise taxes.

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Salaries and payroll burden costs decreased by $327,529, which was the result of a reduction of the employee headcount as a result of the Company’s restructuring.  Also the Company incurred severance charges during the 2013 period as a result of the restructuring and there were no similar costs during the 2014 period.

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Consulting and professional service expenses decreased by $151,050, which was largely due to the Company’s reduced reliance on outside mining consultants and public relations firms.

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Other income and expenses

Gain/loss on derivative liability

The conversion feature of the Loan Agreement is required to be recorded as a derivative liability recorded at fair value and marked-to-market each period with the changes in fair value each period reported in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations. The fair value of the derivative liability related to the conversion feature was $3,811,876 at September 30, 2014 as compared with a fair value of $2,169,408 at December 31, 2013. The unrealized gain was generated by a decrease in the Company’s stock price as well as the passage of time in the Black-Sholes option pricing model.

Interest Expense

Amounts drawn under the Company’s Loan Agreement with RCF bear interest at 12% per annum through January 29, 2014 and 10% per annum thereafter, payable quarterly in arrears in shares of the Company’s common stock or, at RCF’s election, in cash.  The following table outlines the interest payments and fees paid as of September 30, 2014 and for the three months then ended:

As of September 30, 2014, the Company has accrued interest expense of $200,000 payable to RCF relating to the three months ended September 30, 2014.  Included in interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 is the amortization of the debt discount and establishment fee of $484,978 and $1,182,607, respectively.

Financial Position

Operating Activities

Net cash used in operating activities was $9,647,337 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, as compared with $11,512,872 for the same period in 2013. The decrease of $1,865,535 in cash used is mostly the result of (a) a decrease in cash spent on mineral properties of $1,096,070 which reflects the Company’s completion of a settling pond clean-out project at the Kingsville Dome project and lower land holding costs as the Company elected not to renew certain claims; (b) a decrease in cash spent of $209,468 for general and administrative expenses, which reflects the Company’s ongoing efforts to reduce its cash burn rate; (c) a decrease in cash used of $676,409 as a result of the Company’s quarterly interest payments being paid in common stock; and were partially offset by (d) an increase in cash used in working capital activities $176,817 which is mostly the result of an increase in prepaid expenses and accounts receivable.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $6,834 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, as compared with net cash provided by investing activities of $5,358,850 for the same period in 2013. The decrease in cash provided by investing activities of $5,365,684 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 is primarily due to the release of restricted cash of $5,481,015 during the same period in 2013.

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Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was $16,424,183 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 cash proceeds in aggregate of $5,000,000 were received from two separate advances made under our Loan Agreement with RCF.  An advance of $2,000,000 was received in January 2014 and an advance of $3,000,000 was received during April 2014.  Also during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company received net proceeds of $9,307,245 from a registered direct offering the Company completed in February 2014 and $2,227,370 in net proceeds from common stock sold through the Company’s ATM program.  Offsetting these amounts were payments made for withholding taxes on net share settlements of equity awards of $87,220 and payments made on existing capital lease obligations of $8,547.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $3,496,259 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 which resulted from the sale of common stock for net proceeds of $3,599,432 in connection with a rights offering that was completed in March 2013.  This amount was partially offset by payments of $103,173 made on existing lease obligations.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At September 30, 2014, our working capital was $6,782,819, as compared with a working capital deficit of $1,226,222 as of December 31, 2013, which represents an increase of $8,009,041. This increase in working capital is primarily due to an increase in cash balances of $6,770,012 to $7,887,315 as of September 30, 2014. Given current planned operations, the Company expects that its existing cash balances will provide it the necessary liquidity through the third quarter of 2015. The Company will continue to look for ways to reduce its monthly cash burn rate while exploring opportunities to raise additional funds, as needed.

The Company ceased uranium production activities in 2009 due to sustained low uranium prices and does not anticipate receiving significant sales revenue and related cash inflows for 2014. Since ceasing production, the Company has primarily financed its operations through equity and debt financings. The Company has been successful at raising capital in the past, most recently with the completion of a registered direct offering in February 2014 for net proceeds of $9.3 million as well as securing debt financing in November 2013 that provided the Company with $8.0 million in cash.  The Company also has an existing ATM Sales Agreement that allows the Company to sell from time-to-time, shares of its common stock in at-the-market offerings having an aggregate offering price up to $15.0 million of which the Company has a total of $6.3 million for future sales available as of November 5, 2014.  While the Company has been successful in the past raising funds through equity and debt financings, no assurance can be given that additional financing will be available to us in amounts sufficient to meet our needs or on terms acceptable to us.  In the event funds are not available, we may be required to change our planned business strategies.

Off- Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements.

Contractual Obligations

There were no material changes to the contractual obligations disclosed in Item 7 of Part II in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2013.

Subsequent Events

Share Repurchase

On August 8, 2014, the Company issued 127,359 shares of common stock with a grant date fair value of $342,595 to the Juan Tafoya Land Corporation in satisfaction of $337,500 of base rental payments due under the Uranium Mining Lease and Agreement, dated October 12, 2006, by and between Neutron Energy, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and the Juan Tafoya Land Corporation, as amended by the First Amendment thereto, dated August 8, 2014, by and among the Company, Neutron Energy, Inc. and the Juan Tafoya Land Corporation.

On October 3, 2014, the Company entered into a Second Amendment to the Uranium Mining Lease and Agreement whereby, on October 6, 2014, the Company repurchased 91,631 shares of common stock from the Juan Tafoya Land Corporation for an aggregate purchase price of $248,383.

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Closing of Land Exchange Agreement

On September 5, 2014, the Company, its wholly owned subsidiary Uranco Inc. and Rio Grande Resources Corporation entered into an Asset Exchange Agreement whereby on November 6, 2014 the Company acquired from Rio Grande Resources certain uranium properties located in South Texas near the Company’s processing facilities.  In exchange for the South Texas properties, the Company transferred to Rio Grande Resources two parcels of fee-owned mineral rights and a royalty interest in the Roca Honda area of west-central New Mexico.  The Company has retained certain leases, mining claims and fee-owned mineral interests on separate parcels in the Roca Honda area.  After completing customary due diligence and satisfying certain closing conditions, on November 6, 2014, the Company and Rio Grande Resources closed the transaction and effectuated the exchange of properties.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

With the exception of historical matters, the matters discussed in this report are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from projections or estimates contained herein. 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. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the adequacy of funding for the Company through the second quarter of 2015, the Company’s anticipated cash burn rate and capital requirements, and the outcome of developments with the Navajo Nation Council. Words such as “may,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “forecast,” “potential,” “intend,” “continue,” “project” and variations of these words, comparable words and similar expressions generally indicate forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, among others:

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the availability of capital to the Company;

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

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legislation and other actions by the Navajo Nation;

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operating conditions at our mining projects;

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

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the world-wide supply and demand of uranium;

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weather conditions;

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unanticipated geological, processing, regulatory and legal or other problems we may encounter;

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currently pending or new litigation; and

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timely receipt of mining and other permits from regulatory agencies;

as well as other factors described elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K and the other reports we file with the SEC. Most of these factors are beyond our ability to predict or control. Future events and actual results could differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by or underlying the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. We disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements made herein, except as required by law

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Smaller reporting companies are not required to provide the information required by this item.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management has recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply judgment in evaluating the Company’s controls and procedures.

During the fiscal period covered by this report, the Company’s management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2014.

Changes in Internal Controls

During the three months ended September 30, 2014, no changes have been made in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Information regarding reportable legal proceedings is contained in Part I, Item 3, “Legal Proceedings”, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and in Part II, Item 1., “Legal Proceedings,” in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014. The following updates and restates the description of certain legal proceedings to reflect developments during the three months ended September 30, 2014.

On December 23, 2013, the Navajo Nation Council Resources and Development Committee (“NNRDC”) acknowledged the Company’s right-of-way and surface and mineral access rights granted in the 1929 Deed by the Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Company and the easement and right of way in the 1959 Surface Owner’s Agreement between the Nation and Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Company and approved by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and also acknowledged the same surface and mineral access rights by the Company being successor-in-interest to the Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Company to its Churchrock properties. The NNRDC also formed a subcommittee including Nation and Company representatives to draft the terms of an agreement that would result in mutual gains for both the Nation and Company considering the right-of-way and surface use granted in the 1929 Deed. One of the objectives of the subcommittee was also to develop surface reclamation standards for the old Churchrock Mine Site owned by a subsidiary of the Company, which is the subject of administrative action by the Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency. On July 22, 2014, the Navajo Nation Council rescinded the December 2013 resolution of the NNRDC acknowledging the Company’s rights and creating the subcommittee.  The Company is considering appropriate next steps including the potential for litigation.

On September 28, 2007, the Company filed suit against Kleburg County in the 105^th Judicial District Court, Kleburg County, Texas for declaratory relief interpreting the December 2004 Settlement Agreement between Kleburg County (the “County”) and the Company as to the level of groundwater restoration the Company agreed to achieve in Kingsville Dome production areas 1 and 2 and for recovery of the Company’s legal fees and costs of the suit.  The County filed a counterclaim alleging the Company had breached the terms of the December 2004 Settlement Agreement, asked for a Declaratory Judgment and injunctive relief ordering the Company to cure various alleged breaches of that agreement and asked that the County be awarded its legal fees and costs of the suit.  On December 13, 2012, the Court ruled that the Company is permitted to continue ISR operations in the Kingsville Dome project but must continue to restore Well I-11A to its previous use.  The Court also ruled that the Company breached the December 2004 Settlement Agreement when it tried to rely on 1987 data (in addition to original 1985 data) drawn from Well I-11 to establish clean-up standards applicable under the December 2004 Settlement Agreement for the well, and the Court awarded nominal damages in the amount of $20.00.  On November 13, 2013, the Court ruled on attorney’s fees and found that neither the Company nor the County was entitled to attorney’s fees.

On February 10, 2014, the County filed a notice of appeal on the merits judgment of December 13, 2012 and the attorney’s fee judgment on November 13, 2013.  On February 12, 2014, the Company cross-appealed on both the merits judgment and the attorney’s fees judgment.  The matter is now pending before the 13^th Court of Appeals in Corpus Christi, Texas.  The Court has set a revised briefing schedule that requires both parties to file (and in fact they did file) their opening briefs on October 8, 2014.  The revised briefing schedule also requires both parties’ response briefs to be filed on November 7, 2014 and reply briefs to be filed on November 28, 2014.

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ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS

Other than as set forth below, there have been no material changes from those risk factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

The Navajo Nation’s ban on uranium mining in what it considers to be Navajo Indian Country and its opposition to the transportation of radioactive substances over and across what it views as Navajo Nation lands may have a material adverse effect on our future operations.

In April 2005, the Navajo Nation (“Nation”) Council passed the Diné Natural Resources Protection Act of 2005, 18 Navajo Nation Code §1303, which prohibits uranium mining and processing on any sites within “Navajo Indian Country” as defined by 7 Navajo Nation Code § 254(A). The ban may impede or prevent us from developing and operating our properties located in federally defined Indian Country for two reasons. First, the Nation takes a more expansive view of its own jurisdiction over “Navajo Indian Country” than does current federal law. Specifically, 7 N.N.C. § 254(A) provides that the term “Navajo Indian Country” applies to all land within the exterior boundaries of the Navajo Indian Reservation or of the Eastern Navajo Agency, Navajo Indian allotments, dependent Indian communities, and all land held in trust for, owned in fee by, or leased by the United States to the Nation. This may conflict with federal law as codified by Congress and interpreted by the federal courts. The term “Indian Country” is derived from jurisdictional determinations in criminal law enforcement proceedings under the federal Indian Country statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1151, and understood to encompass territory situated within Indian reservations, land owned by Indian Allottees, and land within a dependent Indian community. Second, while the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has specifically held, en banc, that the Company’s Section 8 property in Churchrock, New Mexico is not Indian Country, approximately one-third of our in-place mineralized uranium material is located elsewhere in federally defined Indian Country. Consequently, with respect to the Nation, our ability to operate will be adversely affected unless Navajo law is modified or a waiver or other exemption is provided.

In February 2012, the Navajo Nation Council passed The Radioactive and Related Substances, Equipment, Vehicles, Persons and Materials Transportation Act of 2012 which would prohibit the transport across Nation lands of any equipment, vehicles, persons or materials for the purposes of exploring for or mining, producing, processing or milling any uranium ore, yellowcake, radioactive waste or other radioactive products on or under the surface of or adjacent to Nation lands unless the transporter has first (i) obtained Nation consent and a federal grant of easement, (ii) consented to full subject matter and personal jurisdiction of the Nation, and (iii) agreed to terms and conditions regarding clean-up and remediation. The Act would also require the Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency (“NNEPA”) to promulgate regulations implementing notice requirements, license fees, bonding requirements, route restrictions and curfews for the transportation of radioactive substances over and across Nation lands or otherwise within Navajo Indian Country. The Act, which may conflict with federal laws and regulations governing the transport of radioactive materials, could have a material adverse effect on our future operations, including our ability to transport equipment and personnel to and from our properties and to transport resin from New Mexico to our processing facilities in Texas.

In April 2012, the Nation’s Division of Natural Resources issued a Notice of Violation and Order to Comply with the Navajo Nation Civil Trespass Act (the “NOV”) against the Company’s subsidiary Hydro Resources, Inc. (“HRI”). The NOV assessed a $50 civil assessment for alleged trespass on Section 9, Township 16 North, Range 16 West, N.M.P.M. (“Section 9”), which is land held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Nation (“Trust Lands”). The NOV stated that HRI’s Section 8 Churchrock property cannot be reached from New Mexico State Highway 566 without crossing either Section 9 or Section 17, both of which are Trust Lands, and that the Highway 566 right-of-way does not abut or extend into the Section 8 Churchrock property. The NOV demanded that HRI cease entering upon and crossing Section 9 and Section 17 for the purpose of transporting vehicles, equipment and/or personnel to the Section 8 Churchrock property until HRI either (i) provided documentation of a validly existing right-of-way or easement; or (ii) obtained an appropriate right-of-way from the Nation.

On December 23, 2013, the Navajo Nation Council Resources and Development Committee (“NNRDC”) acknowledged the right-of-way and surface use of the Company at its Churchrock properties licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The right of way and surface and mineral access rights were granted in a 1929 Deed by the Santa Fe Pacific Railroad, and were passed to the Company as the successor in interest to the 1929 Deed. The NNRDC also authorized the creation of a subcommittee to work with the Navajo Nation Executive Director of the Natural Resources Division and the Department of Justice, along with representatives of the Company, to consider the terms of an agreement that results in mutual gains for both the Nation and the Company, considering the right of way and surface use granted in the 1929 Deed. On July 22, 2014, the Navajo Nation Council rescinded the December 2013 resolution of the NNRDC acknowledging the Company’s rights and creating the subcommittee.

If further agreement with the Nation is not reached, our development plan could be materially adversely affected.

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ITEM 2.  UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

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 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.

ITEM 3.  DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

None.

ITEM 4.  MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 5.  OTHER INFORMATION.

None

ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS

See the Exhibit Index following the signature page to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a listing of the exhibits that are filed as part of this Quarterly Report.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

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