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| EX-31.1 - SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION - URANERZ ENERGY CORP. | exhibit31-1.htm |
| EX-32.1 - SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION - URANERZ ENERGY CORP. | exhibit32-1.htm |
| EX-31.2 - SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION - URANERZ ENERGY CORP. | exhibit31-2.htm |
| EX-32.2 - SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION - URANERZ ENERGY CORP. | exhibit32-2.htm |
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, 2011
OR
[ ] 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: 001-32974
URANERZ ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| NEVADA | 98-0365605 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| organization) | |
| 1701 East “E” Street, PO Box 50850 | |
| Casper, Wyoming | 82605-0850 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(307) 265-8900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name,
former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the issuer (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
[ ]
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 [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer [ ] | Accelerated filer [X] |
| Non-accelerated filer [ ] | Smaller reporting company [ ] |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company
(as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act)
Yes [
] No [X]
Number of shares of issuer’s common stock outstanding at November 7, 2011: 77,026,774
INDEX
PART 1 FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)
Uranerz Energy Corporation
(An Exploration Stage Company)
September 30, 2011
Uranerz Energy Corporation
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Expressed in US dollars)
| September 30, | December 31, | |||||
| 2011 | 2010 | |||||
| $ | $ | |||||
| (Unaudited) | (Audited) | |||||
| ASSETS | ||||||
| Current Assets | ||||||
| Cash (Note 3) | 41,030,981 | 36,437,370 | ||||
| Prepaid expenses and deposits (Note 6(a)) | 860,385 | 816,269 | ||||
| Other current assets | 40,505 | 32,011 | ||||
| Total Current Assets | 41,931,871 | 37,285,650 | ||||
| Prepaid Expenses and Deposits (Note 6(a)) | 816,015 | 825,583 | ||||
| Mineral Property Reclamation Surety Deposits (Note 7) | 2,020,107 | 2,019,721 | ||||
| Property and Equipment (Note 4) | 4,721,816 | 503,129 | ||||
| Total Assets | 49,489,809 | 40,634,083 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||
| Current Liabilities | ||||||
| Accounts payable | 1,085,749 | 93,115 | ||||
| Accrued liabilities (Note 6(b)) | 467,156 | 617,184 | ||||
| Due to related parties (Note 8) | 32,966 | 49,186 | ||||
| Total Current Liabilities | 1,585,871 | 759,485 | ||||
| Asset Retirement Obligation (Note 7) | 200,352 | – | ||||
| Total Liabilities | 1,786,223 | 759,485 | ||||
| Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 5 and 13) | ||||||
| Subsequent Events (Note 15) | ||||||
| Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||
| Preferred Stock, 10,000,000 shares authorized, $0.001 par
value; No shares issued and outstanding |
– | – | ||||
| Common Stock, 750,000,000 shares authorized, $0.001 par
value; 76,993,074 and 70,821,433 shares issued and outstanding, respectively |
76,993 | 70,821 | ||||
| Additional Paid-in Capital | 142,455,239 | 123,138,957 | ||||
| Deficit Accumulated During the Exploration Stage | (95,001,998 | ) | (83,443,134 | ) | ||
| Total Stockholders’ Equity | 47,530,234 | 39,766,644 | ||||
| Non-controlling Interest | 173,352 | 107,954 | ||||
| Total Equity | 47,703,586 | 39,874,598 | ||||
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | 49,489,809 | 40,634,083 |
(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements)
F-1
Uranerz Energy Corporation
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)
| Accumulated From | |||||||||||||||
| May 26, 1999 | |||||||||||||||
| (Date of Inception) | Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||
| to September 30, | September 30 | September 30, | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||
| Revenue | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| Expenses | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation | 736,303 | 43,407 | 51,127 | 158,618 | 146,286 | ||||||||||
| Foreign exchange | 84,572 | 11,079 | 3,704 | 51,687 | 5,187 | ||||||||||
| General and administrative (Note 10) | 47,346,648 | 1,289,605 | 1,214,847 | 9,850,093 | 7,239,800 | ||||||||||
| Mineral property expenditures | 52,615,642 | 1,000,648 | 3,060,471 | 1,998,715 | 5,555,933 | ||||||||||
| Total Operating Expenses | 100,783,165 | 2,344,739 | 4,330,149 | 12,059,113 | 12,947,206 | ||||||||||
| Operating Loss | (100,783,165 | ) | (2,344,739 | ) | (4,330,149 | ) | (12,059,113 | ) | (12,947,206 | ) | |||||
| Other Income (Expense) | |||||||||||||||
| Gain on sale of investment securities | 79,129 | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| Interest income | 1,999,784 | 18,938 | 16,680 | 60,025 | 44,970 | ||||||||||
| Loss on settlement of debt | (132,000 | ) | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
| Mineral property option payments received | 152,477 | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| Total Other Income | 2,099,390 | 18,938 | 16,680 | 60,025 | 44,970 | ||||||||||
| Loss from continuing operations | (98,683,775 | ) | (2,325,801 | ) | (4,313,469 | ) | (11,999,088 | ) | (12,902,236 | ) | |||||
| Discontinued operations | |||||||||||||||
| Loss from discontinued operations | (28,732 | ) | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
| Gain on disposal of discontinued operations | 979,709 | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| Gain on Discontinued Operations | 950,977 | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| Net Loss | (97,732,798 | ) | (2,325,801 | ) | (4,313,469 | ) | (11,999,088 | ) | (12,902,236 | ) | |||||
| Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest | 2,730,800 | 212,707 | 249,871 | 440,224 | 491,704 | ||||||||||
| Net Loss Attributable to the Company | (95,001,998 | ) | (2,113,094 | ) | (4,063,598 | ) | (11,558,864 | ) | (12,410,532 | ) | |||||
| Amounts attributable to Company shareholders | |||||||||||||||
| Loss from continuing operations | (95,952,975 | ) | (2,113,094 | ) | (4,063,598 | ) | (11,558,864 | ) | (12,410,532 | ) | |||||
| Gain on discontinued operations | 950,977 | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| Net Loss Attributable to the Company | (95,001,998 | ) | (2,113,094 | ) | (4,063,598 | ) | (11,558,864 | ) | (12,410,532 | ) | |||||
| Net Loss Per Share – Basic and Diluted | (0.03 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.19 | ) | |||||||
| Weighted Average Shares Outstanding | 76,925,000 | 64,195,000 | 75,627,000 | 64,195,000 | |||||||||||
(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements)
F-2
Uranerz Energy Corporation
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)
| Accumulated From | For The | For The | |||||||
| May 26, 1999 | Nine Months | Nine Months | |||||||
| (Date of Inception) | Ended | Ended | |||||||
| to September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | |||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
| $ | $ | $ | |||||||
| Operating Activities | |||||||||
| Net loss | (97,732,798 | ) | (11,999,088 | ) | (12,902,236 | ) | |||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities: | |||||||||
| Depreciation | 736,303 | 158,618 | 146,286 | ||||||
| Equity loss on investment | 74,617 | – | – | ||||||
| Gain on disposition of discontinued operations | (979,709 | ) | – | – | |||||
| Gain on sale of investment securities | (79,129 | ) | – | – | |||||
| Loss on settlement of debt | 132,000 | – | – | ||||||
| Non-cash mineral property option payment | (37,500 | ) | – | – | |||||
| Shares issued to acquire mineral properties | 19,105,000 | – | – | ||||||
| Warrants issued for mineral property costs | 1,258,000 | – | 1,258,000 | ||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 25,425,839 | 5,060,501 | 3,633,672 | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and deposits | (1,670,163 | ) | (34,548 | ) | (902,008 | ) | |||
| Other current assets | (40,480 | ) | (8,494 | ) | (3,877 | ) | |||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 707,744 | (133,223 | ) | 231,803 | |||||
| Asset retirement obligation | 200,352 | 200,352 | – | ||||||
| Due to related parties | 503,726 | (16,219 | ) | (23,885 | ) | ||||
| Net Cash Used in Operating Activities | (52,396,198 | ) | (6,772,101 | ) | (8,562,245 | ) | |||
| Investing Activities | |||||||||
| Reclamation surety deposits | (2,020,107 | ) | (386 | ) | (938 | ) | |||
| Acquisition of subsidiary, net cash paid | (48 | ) | – | – | |||||
| Proceeds from sale of marketable securities | 20,548,664 | – | 8,766,943 | ||||||
| Purchase of property and equipment | (4,383,875 | ) | (3,401,477 | ) | (143,387 | ) | |||
| Purchase of investment securities | (20,432,035 | ) | – | – | |||||
| Disposition of subsidiary | 905,092 | – | – | ||||||
| Net Cash Used In Investing Activities | (5,382,309 | ) | (3,401,863 | ) | 8,622,618 | ||||
| Financing Activities | |||||||||
| Repayment of loan payable | (98,414 | ) | – | (18,079 | ) | ||||
| Advances from related party | 10,700 | – | – | ||||||
| Contributions from non-controlling interest | 2,904,152 | 505,622 | 615,637 | ||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock | 100,500,188 | 14,286,596 | – | ||||||
| Share issuance costs | (4,507,138 | ) | (24,643 | ) | – | ||||
| Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities | 98,809,488 | 14,767,575 | 597,558 | ||||||
| Increase In Cash | 41,030,981 | 4,593,611 | 657,931 | ||||||
| Cash - Beginning of Period | – | 36,437,370 | 20,426,032 | ||||||
| Cash - End of Period | 41,030,981 | 41,030,981 | 21,083,963 | ||||||
| Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities | |||||||||
| Sale of 60% of subsidiary for interest in mineral property | 774,216 | – | – | ||||||
| Investment securities received as a mineral property option payment | 37,500 | – | – | ||||||
| Purchase of equipment with loan payable | 98,414 | – | – | ||||||
| Common stock issued to settle debt | 744,080 | – | – | ||||||
| Warrants issued for mineral property costs | 1,258,000 | – | 1,258,000 | ||||||
| Common stock issued for mineral property costs | 19,105,000 | – | – | ||||||
| Supplemental Disclosures | |||||||||
| Interest paid | 12,608 | 424 | 424 | ||||||
| Income taxes paid | – | – | – |
(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements)
F-3
Uranerz Energy Corporation
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity
For the Nine-Month Period
Ended September 30, 2011
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)
| Deficit | ||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||||
| Additional | During the | |||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Paid-in | Exploration | Non-Controlling | |||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Capital | Stage | Interest | Total | |||||||||||||
| # | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2010 | 70,821,433 | 70,821 | 123,138,957 | (83,443,134 | ) | 107,954 | 39,874,598 | |||||||||||
| Fair value of stock options granted | – | – | 5,060,501 | – | – | 5,060,501 | ||||||||||||
| Shares issued upon the exercise of options | 2,130,220 | 2,130 | 2,160,202 | – | – | 2,162,332 | ||||||||||||
| Shares issued upon the exercise of warrants | 4,041,421 | 4,042 | 12,120,222 | – | – | 12,124,264 | ||||||||||||
| Share issuance costs | – | – | (24,643 | ) | – | – | (24,643 | ) | ||||||||||
| Contribution from non-controlling interest | – | – | – | – | 505,622 | 505,622 | ||||||||||||
| Net loss and comprehensive loss for the period | – | – | – | (11,558,864 | ) | (440,224 | ) | (11,999,088 | ) | |||||||||
| Balance, September 30, 2011 | 76,993,074 | 76,993 | 142,455,239 | (95,001,998 | ) | 173,352 | 47,703,586 | |||||||||||
(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements)
F-4
Uranerz Energy Corporation
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2011
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)
| 1. |
Nature of Operations |
|
Uranerz Energy Corporation (the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Nevada, U.S.A. on May 26, 1999. Effective July 5, 2005, the Company changed its name from Carleton Ventures Corp. to Uranerz Energy Corporation. The Company has mineral property interests in the United States. | |
|
The Company is an Exploration Stage Company, as defined by Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 915, Development Stage Entities. The Company’s principal business is the acquisition and exploitation of uranium resources. | |
| 2. |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
| a) |
Basis of Presentation | |
|
The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) instructions for companies filing Form 10-Q. In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual financial statements and reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial position as of September 30, 2011, and the results of operations and cash flows for the period then ended. The financial data and other information disclosed in the notes to the interim consolidated financial statements related to this period are unaudited. The results for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any subsequent quarter or the entire year ending December 31, 2011. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been condensed pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and regulations and do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. Therefore, these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2010, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2011 with the SEC. | ||
| b) |
Cash and Cash Equivalents | |
|
The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with a maturity of three months or less at the time of issuance to be cash equivalents. | ||
| c) |
Mineral Property Costs | |
|
The Company is primarily engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties. | ||
|
Mineral property exploration costs are expensed as incurred. Costs for acquired mineral property databases are similarly expensed upon acquisition. | ||
|
Mineral property acquisition costs are expensed upon acquisition unless a property can be economically developed as a result of establishing proven and probable reserves and a bankable feasibility study. In the event that a mineral property is acquired through the issuance of the Company’s shares, the mineral property will be recorded at the fair value of the respective property or the fair value of common shares, whichever is more readily determinable. | ||
|
When mineral properties are acquired under option agreements with future acquisition payments to be made at the sole discretion of the Company, those future payments, whether in cash or shares, are recorded only when the Company has made or is obliged to make the payment or issue the shares. | ||
|
As of the date of these financial statements, the Company has no capitalized mineral property expenditures. |
F-5
Uranerz Energy Corporation
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2011
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)
| 2. |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued) | |
| d) |
Restoration and Reclamation Costs (Asset Retirement Obligations) | |
|
United States regulatory authorities require the Company to restore and reclaim its mine area after mining is completed. Pursuant to ASC 410, Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations, the fair value of asset retirement obligation is recognized in the period in which it is incurred if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. Upon initial recognition of a liability, the fair value of the liability is added to the carrying amount of the associated asset and this additional carrying amount is depreciated over the life of the asset. Future reclamation and remediation costs are accrued based on management's best estimate at the end of each period of the costs expected to be incurred at each project. | ||
|
Estimations and assumptions involved in using the expected present value technique to determine fair values are reviewed periodically. At September 30, 2011, the Company had $200,352 accrued for restoration and reclamation obligations; $167,352 was added to construction in progress during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and $33,000 expensed prior to 2011. | ||
| e) |
Income Taxes | |
|
Potential benefits of income tax losses are not recognized in the accounts until realization is more likely than not. The Company has adopted ASC 740, Income Taxes as of its inception. Pursuant to ASC 740 the Company is required to compute tax asset benefits for net operating losses carried forward. The potential benefits of net operating losses have not been recognized in these consolidated financial statements because the Company cannot be assured it is more likely than not it will utilize the net operating losses carried forward in future years. | ||
| f) |
Fair Value of Financial Instruments | |
|
Financial instruments consist principally of cash and cash equivalents and accounts payable. Pursuant to ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures and ASC 825, Financial Instruments the fair value of cash equivalents and marketable securities is determined based on “Level 1” inputs, which consist of quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. The recorded values of all other financial instruments approximate their current fair values because of their nature and respective relatively short maturity dates or durations. | ||
| g) |
Recent Accounting Pronouncements | |
|
Comprehensive Income | ||
|
In June 2011, ASC guidance was issued related to comprehensive income. Under the updated guidance, an entity will have the option to present the total of comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In addition, the update requires certain disclosure requirements when reporting other comprehensive income. The update does not change the items reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassifies to income. The update is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2012. The Company does not expect the updated guidance to have an impact on the consolidated balance sheet, results of operations or cash flows. | ||
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Fair Value Accounting | ||
|
In May 2011, ASC guidance was issued related to disclosures around fair value accounting. The updated guidance clarifies different components of fair value accounting including the application of the highest and best use and valuation premise concepts, measuring the fair value of an instrument classified in a reporting entity’s shareholders’ equity and disclosing quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in fair value measurements that are categorized in level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The update is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2012. The Company does not expect the updated guidance to have a significant impact on the consolidated balance sheet, results of operations or cash flows. | ||
| 3. |
Cash and Cash Equivalents | |
|
At September 30, 2011, the Company had $41,030,981 in cash and cash equivalents. Pursuant to ASC 820 the fair value of cash equivalents is determined based on “Level 1” inputs, which consist of quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. The Company places cash investments in instruments that meet credit quality standards, as specified in the investment policy guidelines. | ||
F-6
Uranerz Energy Corporation
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2011
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)
| 4. |
Property and Equipment |
| September 30, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | 2010 | ||||||||||||
| Accumulated | Net Carrying | Net Carrying | |||||||||||
| Cost | Depreciation | Value | Value | ||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||
| Computers and office equipment | 243,405 | 163,076 | 80,329 | 85,936 | |||||||||
| Field equipment | 1,000,187 | 573,224 | 426,963 | 417,193 | |||||||||
| Construction in progress | 4,214,524 | – | 4,214,524 | – | |||||||||
| 5,458,116 | 736,300 | 4,721,816 | 503,129 |
| 5. |
Mineral Properties | |
| a) |
On November 18, 2005, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire a 100% interest in 10 mining claims located in the Powder River Basin area, Wyoming, in consideration of $250,000. The amounts were paid in installments and completed by January 2007. | |
| b) |
On December 9, 2005, the Company entered into an option agreement to acquire a 100% interest in 44 mining claims within six mineral properties located in the Powder River Basin area, Wyoming. As at December 31, 2007 all requirements of this option agreement were satisfied and a deed for the 44 claims was received. A royalty fee of between 6% - 8% is payable, based on the uranium spot price at the time of delivery. | |
| c) |
On February 1, 2007, the Company acquired three mineral properties consisting of 138 unpatented lode mining claims located in Campbell County, Wyoming for a total purchase price of $3,120,000. | |
| d) |
On January 15, 2008, the Company acquired an undivided eighty-one percent (81%) interest in approximately 82,000 acres (33,100 hectares) of mineral properties located in the central Powder River Basin of Wyoming, and entered into a venture agreement (the “Arkose Mining Venture”) with the vendor pursuant to which the Company will explore the properties. | |
| e) |
On August 20, 2008, the Company leased 891 acres of mineral properties near the Company’s Nichols Ranch project area in Wyoming for an advance royalty payment of $22,275. | |
| f) |
On August 20, 2008, the Company, on behalf of the Arkose Mining Venture, leased 6,073 acres of mineral properties within Arkose’s area of interest in Wyoming for an advance royalty payment of $151,828. | |
| g) |
On September 18, 2008, the Company leased 984 acres of mineral properties within the Company’s North Reno Creek project area in Wyoming. | |
| h) |
On December 3, 2008, the Company, on behalf of the Arkose Mining Venture, leased 1,680 acres of mineral properties within Arkose’s area of interest in Wyoming for a five year advance royalty payment of $83,993. | |
| i) |
On July 7, 2009, the Company, on behalf of the Arkose Mining Venture, leased 320 acres of mineral properties within Arkose’s area of interest in Wyoming. | |
| j) |
On January 26, 2010, the Company acquired Geological Data on the North Reno Creek uranium prospect located in Campbell County, Wyoming for a total purchase price of $600,000. | |
| k) |
On August 13, 2010, the Company acquired Geological Data on the Powder River Basin, Wyoming by issuing warrants with a fair value of $1,258,000 to purchase 2,000,000 common shares of the Company at an exercise price of $3.00 per share. | |
| l) |
On July 19, 2011, the Company received its Materials License from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission which allowed it to proceed with construction of its Nichols Ranch ISR Uranium Project in Wyoming. | |
F-7
Uranerz Energy Corporation
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2011
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)
| 6. |
Balance Sheet Details |
| a) |
The components of prepaid expenses and deposits are as follows: |
| September 30, | December 31, | ||||||
| 2011 | 2010 | ||||||
| $ | $ | ||||||
| Consulting | – | 5,295 | |||||
| Insurance | 66,140 | 66,905 | |||||
| Lease costs | 545,416 | 405,012 | |||||
| Reclamation bonding | 44,154 | 224,655 | |||||
| Surface use and damage costs | 166,484 | 109,806 | |||||
| Other | 38,191 | 4,596 | |||||
| Current prepaid expenses and deposits | 860,385 | 816,269 | |||||
| Deposits | 29,417 | 29,233 | |||||
| Power supply advance | 674,200 | 674,200 | |||||
| Power supply deposit | 112,398 | 122,150 | |||||
| Non-current prepaid expenses and deposits | 816,015 | 825,583 |
| b) |
The components of accrued liabilities are as follows: |
| September 30, | December 31, | ||||||
| 2011 | 2010 | ||||||
| $ | $ | ||||||
| Construction expenses | 135,550 | – | |||||
| Mineral exploration expenses | 103,789 | 457,100 | |||||
| Reclamation costs | 58,710 | 78,084 | |||||
| Registration fees | 74,050 | – | |||||
| Employee vacation | 80,058 | – | |||||
| Other | 14,999 | 82,000 | |||||
| Total accrued liabilities | 467,156 | 617,184 |
F-8
Uranerz Energy Corporation
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2011
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)
| 7. |
Asset Retirement Obligations |
|
The following summary sets forth the annual changes to the Company’s asset retirement obligation relating to the Company’s Nichols Ranch ISR Uranium Project in Wyoming to September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010: |
| Total | |||
| $ | |||
| Balance at December 31, 2010 | — | ||
| Liabilities incurred | 167,352 | ||
| Reclassified from current liabilities | 33,000 | ||
| Accretion expense | — | ||
| Revision of estimated cash flows | — | ||
| Balance at September 30, 2011 | 200,352 |
The current portion of Reclamation and remediation liabilities of $58,710 and $78,084 at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, are included in accrued liabilities (see Note 6).
In 2008 the Company provided a bond in the amount of $622,500 to the State of Wyoming, Department of Environmental Quality or the Secretary of the Interior, United States Government. The bond is in lieu of depositing cash to guarantee reclamation of exploration drill holes in the Arkose Mining Venture and surety was provided by an insurance company. The bond applies to 250 drill holes on a revolving basis. The Company and the Arkose Mining Venture have a 100% record of completing reclamation without recourse to security provided.
In December 2010, the Company provided a $1,700,000 cash security to support a bond in the amount of $6,800,000 to the State of Wyoming, Department of Environmental Quality or the Secretary of the Interior, United States Government. The bond is in lieu of depositing cash to guarantee mine reclamation. The bond applies to the first year’s operation of the Company’s Nichols Ranch ISR Uranium Project. This amount together with other surety deposits of $320,107 have been classified as mineral property reclamation surety deposits.
| 8. |
Related Party Transactions / Balances | |
| a) |
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company incurred $Nil (2010 - $131,355) for contracted office and administrative services (included in general and administrative expenses) to a company controlled by a director who is Executive Chairman of the Company. | |
| b) |
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company incurred $772,123 (2010 - $667,947) for consulting services (included in general and administrative expenses) provided by officers. Other general and administrative expenses were reimbursed in the normal course of business. At September 30, 2011, consulting services and expenditures incurred on behalf of the Company of $32,966 (December 31, 2010 - $46,493) are owed to these officers, and these amounts are unsecured, non-interest bearing, and due on demand. | |
| c) |
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company paid fees of $120,115 (2010 - $117,625) to five non-executive directors of the Company for their services as directors. Other general and administrative expenses were reimbursed to the directors in the normal course of business. At September 30, 2011, expenditures incurred on behalf of the Company of $Nil (December 31, 2010 - $2,693) are owed to these directors, and these amounts are unsecured, non-interest bearing, and due on demand. | |
| d) |
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company incurred $671,993 (2010 - $15,000) for bonuses (included in general and administrative expenses) for related party officers. | |
| 9. |
Common Stock | |
| a) |
On August 8, 2011, the Company increased the number of authorized common shares from 200,000,000 to 750,000,000. | |
| b) |
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company issued 2,130,220 shares of common stock, pursuant to the exercise of stock options, for proceeds of $2,162,332. | |
| c) |
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company issued 4,041,421 shares of common stock, pursuant to the exercise of common share purchase warrants, for gross proceeds of $12,124,264. | |
F-9
Uranerz Energy Corporation
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2011
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)
| 10. |
Stock Based Compensation |
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On June 15, 2011, the Company amended the 2005 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance under the plan from 10,000,000 to 30,000,000 and extend the plan termination date for an additional 10 years. No options shall be issued under the Stock Option Plan at a price per share less than the defined Market Price. On June 11, 2008, the Company modified the Stock Option Plan to define Market Price as the volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange or American Stock Exchange, now the NYSE Amex, whichever has the greater trading volume for the five trading days before the date of grant. At September 30, 2011, the Company had 19,950,360 shares of common stock available to be issued under the Stock Option Plan. | |
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During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company granted 1,979,500 stock options with immediate vesting to directors, officers, employees and consultants to acquire 1,045,000 common shares at an exercise price of $3.98 per share expiring in 5 – 10 years, 884,500 common shares at an exercise price of $3.21 per share for 10 years, and 50,000 common shares at $2.87 per share for 2 years. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company recorded stock-based compensation for the vested options of $5,060,501, as general and administrative expense. | |
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On March 3, 2010, the Company modified the terms of 5,286,700 outstanding options. The weighted average grant date fair value of the modified stock options was $0.49 and the Company recognized an additional $2,535,808 stock based compensation expense which is included in general and administrative expense related to these options. | |
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During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company granted 1,190,000 stock options to directors, officers, employees and consultants to acquire 702,500 common shares at an exercise price of $1.33 per share for 5 - 10 years, 185,000 common shares at an exercise price of $1.35 per share for 1.5 years, 100,000 common shares at an exercise price of $1.40 per share for 10 years, 200,000 common shares at an exercise price of $1.64 per share for 1.5 years, and 2,500 common shares at an exercise price of $1.20 per share for 1.5 years. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company recorded stock-based compensation for the vested options of $1,097,864, as general and administrative expense related to these options. | |
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The fair values of stock options granted were estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option- pricing model and the weighted average grant date fair values of stock options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were $2.54 and $0.90 per share, respectively. | |
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The weighted average assumptions used are as follows: |
| Nine Months Ended | |||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | ||||||
| 2011 | 2010 | ||||||
| Expected dividend yield | 0% | 0% | |||||
| Risk-free interest rate | 1.83% | 1.61% | |||||
| Expected volatility | 98% | 107% | |||||
| Expected option life (in years) | 4.43 | 3.32 | |||||
The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, was $6,753,095 and $nil respectively.
F-10
Uranerz Energy Corporation
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2011
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)
| 10. |
Stock Based Compensation (continued) |
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The following table summarizes the continuity of the Company’s stock options: |
| Weighted- | |||||||||||||
| Weighted | Average | ||||||||||||
| Average | Remaining | Aggregate | |||||||||||
| Number of | Exercise | Contractual | Intrinsic | ||||||||||
| Options | Price | Term (years) | Value | ||||||||||
| $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Outstanding, December 31, 2010 | 6,735,600 | 1.86 | 6.05 | 14,372,749 | |||||||||
| Granted | 1,979,500 | 3.61 | |||||||||||
| Exercised | (2,130,220 | ) | 1.02 | ||||||||||
| Expired | (40,000 | ) | 0.65 | ||||||||||
| Outstanding, September 30, 2011 | 6,544,880 | 2.67 | 6.68 | 595,754 | |||||||||
| Exercisable, September 30, 2011 | 6,544,880 | 2.67 | 6.68 | 595,754 |
A summary of the status of the Company’s non-vested options at September 30, 2011, and changes during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 are presented below:
| Weighted | ||||||
| Average | ||||||
| Number of | Grant Date | |||||
| Options | Fair Value | |||||
| $ | ||||||
| Non-vested at December 31, 2010 | 75,000 | 1.16 | ||||
| Granted | 1,979,500 | 2.54 | ||||
| Vested | (2,054,500 | ) | 2.49 | |||
| Non-vested at September 30, 2011 | – | – |
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As at September 30, 2011, there was no unrecognized compensation cost or non-vested stock option agreements. | |
| 11. |
Stock Purchase Warrants |
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During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, 4,041,421 common share purchase warrants were exercised for gross proceeds of $12,124,264 and 183,579 common share purchase warrants expired, unexercised. | |
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A summary of the changes in the Company’s common share purchase warrants is presented below: |
| Weighted Average | ||||||
| Number | Exercise Price | |||||
| $ | ||||||
| Balance December 31, 2010 | 6,225,000 | 3.00 | ||||
| Exercised | (4,041,421 | ) | 3.00 | |||
| Expired | (183,579 | ) | 3.00 | |||
| Balance September 30, 2011 | 2,000,000 | 3.00 |
As at September 30, 2011, the following common share purchase warrants were outstanding:
| Number of Warrants | Exercise Price | Expiry Date |
| 2,000,000 | 3.00 | June 30, 2014 |
F-11
Uranerz Energy Corporation
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2011
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)
| 12. |
Shareholder Rights Plan | |
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The Company has adopted a Shareholder Rights Plan (the "Plan") effective August 25, 2010. The Plan confers one right (a "Right") for each of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock, as at August 25, 2010 and for shares of common stock issued thereafter. Each Right will be evidenced by the Company's shares of common stock and will trade with the Company's shares of common stock. Under the terms of the Plan, the Rights separate and become exercisable upon a “flip-in event”: if a person or group acquires 20% or more of the Company's common stock other than through a take-over bid which meets certain requirements, among them that the offer be extended to all shareholders, that it remain open for 60 days, and that it receive approval of not less than 50% of independent shareholders. If a flip-in event occurs as described in the Plan, the Rights entitle the holder of each Right to purchase for $8.75 per share (the “exercise price”) that number of shares of common stock of the Company which has a market value of twice the exercise price, subject to certain adjustments as provided under the Plan. The Plan is effective for a three-year period. | ||
| 13. |
Commitments | |
| a) |
The Company has employment or consulting services agreements with each of its executives. Officers with contracts for services have notice requirements which permit pay in lieu of notice and all officers are due a termination payment following a change in control of the Company. | |
| b) |
On September 18, 2008, the Company signed two mining lease agreements which require ten annual payments of $75,000. The first four payments have been made. Refer to Note 5(g). | |
| c) |
Refer to Note 7 for commitments pertaining to mineral property reclamation surety deposits. | |
| d) |
On May 1, 2009, the Company agreed to pay an estimated cost of $202,987, subsequently revised to $163,107, for the Nichols Ranch Power Line Extension Project. As at September 30, 2011, $50,708 for engineering and design has been incurred and recorded as an expense and $112,399 has been paid as a deposit which will be reclassified as the Project is completed. | |
| e) |
On May 19, 2010, the Company signed an office premises lease for a period of three years commencing September 1, 2010. Rent is approximately $48,074 (Cdn$50,604) per annum. | |
| f) |
At September 30, 2011 the Company has construction purchase orders outstanding for approximately $3,200,000. | |
| 14. |
Segment Disclosures | |
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The Company has two operating segments both involving the acquisition and exploitation of uranium and mineral resources. These operating segments consist of the Arkose Mining Venture (“Arkose”) and the Company’s remaining operations. | ||
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Factors used to identify the Company’s reportable segments include the organizational structure of the Company and the financial information available for evaluation by the chief operating decision-maker in making decisions about how to allocate resources and assess performance. The Company’s operating segments have been broken out based on similar economic and other qualitative criteria. The Company operates both reporting segments in one geographical area, the United States. | ||
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The Chief Executive Officer is the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) as defined by ASC 280, Segment Reporting. The CODM allocates resources and assesses the performance of the Company based on the results of operations. | ||
F-12
Uranerz Energy Corporation
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2011
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)
| 14. |
Segment Disclosures (continued) |
|
Financial statement information by operating segment is presented below: |
| September 30, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Uranerz | Arkose | Total | Uranerz | Arkose | ||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Assets | 49,489,809 | 48,593,793 | 896,016 | 40,634,083 | 39,770,022 | 864,061 | |||||||||||||
| For the | For the | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nine Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
| September 30, 2011 | September 30, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Uranerz | Arkose | Total | Uranerz | Arkose | ||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Net loss | (11,558,864 | ) | (10,516,030 | ) | (1,042,834 | ) | (12,410,532 | ) | (11,164,149 | ) | (1,246,383 | ) | |||||||
| Foreign exchange | (51,687 | ) | (51,687 | ) | – | (5,187 | ) | (5,187 | ) | – | |||||||||
| Interest income | 60,025 | 59,712 | 313 | 44,970 | 44,970 | – | |||||||||||||
| Depreciation | (158,618 | ) | (158,618 | ) | – | (146,286 | ) | (146,286 | ) | – | |||||||||
| For the | For the | ||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
| September 30, 2011 | September 30, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Uranerz | Arkose | Total | Uranerz | Arkose | ||||||||||||||
| Net loss | (2,113,094 | ) | (1,545,321 | ) | (567,773 | ) | (4,063,598 | ) | (3,340,267 | ) | (723,331 | ) | |||||||
| Foreign exchange | (11,079 | ) | (11,079 | ) | – | (3,704 | ) | (3,704 | ) | – | |||||||||
| Interest income | 18,938 | 18,625 | 313 | 16,680 | 16,680 | – | |||||||||||||
| Depreciation | 43,407 | 43,407 | – | (51,127 | ) | (51,127 | ) | – | |||||||||||
| 15. |
Subsequent Events |
| a) | In October 2011 the Company approved an additional $4,900,000 of construction relating to its Nichols Ranch ISR Uranium Project. |
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| b) | On October 5, 2011, the Ontario Securities Commission issued a final receipt for the Company’s Short Form Prospectus, which along with the Company’s S-3 Shelf Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 3, 2011 (jointly the “2011 Prospectus”), allows the Company to offer and sell, from time to time over a twenty-five month period, up to US$100,000,000 in shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001, warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, units of the Company, subscription receipts of the Company, and debt securities of the Company, or any combination thereof in one or more transactions under the 2011 Prospectus. The Company may also offer under the 2011 Prospectus any shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants or subscription receipts. |
F-13
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Forward-Looking Statements
This quarterly report contains "forward-looking-statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements concern our anticipated results and developments in our operations in future periods, planned exploration and, if warranted, development of our properties, plans related to our business and other matters that may occur in the future. These statements relate to analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and assumptions of management.
Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans", "estimates" or "intends", or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual events or results to differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation:
- risks related to our limited operating history;
- risks related to the probability that our properties contain reserves;
- risks related to our past losses and expected losses in the near future;
- risks related to our need for qualified personnel for exploring for, starting and operating a mine;
- risks related to our lack of known reserves;
- risks related to the fluctuation of uranium prices;
- risks related to demand for uranium;
- risks related to environmental laws and regulations and environmental risks;
- risks related to using our in-situ recovery mining process;
- risks related to exploration and, if warranted, development of our properties;
- risks related to our ability to acquire necessary mining licenses or permits;
- risks related to our ability to make property payment obligations;
- risks related to the competitive nature of the mining industry;
- risks related to our dependence on key personnel;
- risks related to requirements for new personnel;
- risks related to securities regulations;
- risks related to stock price and volume volatility;
- risks related to dilution;
- risks related to our lack of dividends;
- risks related to our ability to access capital markets;
- risks related to security of our cash and investments;
- risks related to our issuance of additional shares of common stock;
- risks related to acquisition and integration issues; and
- risks related to defects in title to our mineral properties.
This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect our forward-looking statements. Some of the important risks and uncertainties that could affect forward-looking statements are described further under the section titled "Risk Factors and Uncertainties" contained in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2011. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. We disclaim any obligation subsequently to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events, except as required by law.
General
We are a U.S.-based uranium company focused on achieving near-term commercial in-situ recovery (“ISR”) uranium production. ISR is a mining process that uses a “leaching solution” to extract uranium from underground ore bodies; it is the generally accepted extraction technology used in the Powder River Basin area of Wyoming (ISR comprised 41% of world uranium production in 2010). We control a large strategic land position in the Pumpkin Buttes Uranium Mining District of the central Powder River Basin of Wyoming, U.S.A. Our management team has specialized expertise in the ISR uranium mining method, and a record of licensing, constructing, and operating ISR uranium projects.
We are principally focused on the development of our properties in the Powder River Basin area into commercial ISR uranium mines. Our plan of operations is to bring two properties into production, the Nichols Ranch and Hank units, together referred to as the Nichols Ranch ISR Uranium Project, and continue the exploration and development of our other Wyoming Powder River Basin properties.
In July 2011 we received the final authorizations required to allow us to begin construction of our Nichols Ranch ISR Uranium Project. We commenced construction of the facility described below and related infrastructure immediately thereafter, with a target completion date of late 2012. At the Nichols Ranch ISR Uranium Project we expect to take our Nichols Ranch and Hank units into production of uranium concentrate, which can be sold directly to utilities for processing into fuel used in nuclear electrical generating facilities.
A third project is in the license application preparation stage. In March 2010, we commenced preparation of the environmental permit and license applications for the Jane Dough unit, which is adjacent to the area currently being developed at the Nichols Ranch unit and will share its infrastructure. Jane Dough includes the Doughstick, South Doughstick and North Jane properties. Additional units may be added as we assess our geological data.
The mine plan for the Nichols Ranch ISR Uranium Project includes a central processing facility at our Nichols Ranch unit and a satellite ion exchange uranium concentrating facility at our Hank unit. The production level from these two units is planned to be in the range of 600,000 to 800,000 pounds per year (as U3O8). The central processing facility is licensed for a capacity of two million pounds per year of uranium (as U3O8) and is intended to process uranium-bearing well field solutions from Nichols Ranch, as well as uranium-loaded resin transported from the Hank satellite facility, plus uranium-loaded resin from any additional satellite deposits that may be developed on our other Powder River Basin properties. The Jane Dough unit is compatible with this plan. We believe this centralized design enhances the economics of our potential additional satellite projects by maximizing production capacity while minimizing further capital expenditures on processing facilities.
We plan to use the ISR mining process whereby a ‘leaching’ agent, which contains an oxidant such as oxygen with sodium bicarbonate (commonly known as baking soda) and carbon dioxide, is added to the native groundwater and injected through wells into the ore body in a sandstone aquifer to dissolve minerals containing uranium. This solution is then pumped via other wells to the surface for processing into finished yellowcake product ready for sale to utilities requiring nuclear fuel for operations — resulting in a cost-efficient and, relative to other common mining methods, a more environmentally friendly mining process. The ISR mining process differs dramatically from conventional mining techniques in that ISR mining leaves the rock matrix in place. The ISR technique avoids the movement and milling of rock and ore as well as mill tailing waste associated with more traditional mining methods.
In anticipation of receiving all the approvals necessary to begin production, we commenced a marketing program for conditional sales of uranium from our Nichols Ranch ISR Uranium Project. In July of 2009 we announced that we entered into a sales agreement with Exelon Generation Company, LLC for the sale of uranium over a five year period at defined pricing. In August of 2009 we announced our second contract for the sale of uranium to a U.S. utility also over five years, with a pricing structure that contains references to both spot and long-term prices and includes floor and ceiling prices. These long-term contracts for the sale of uranium are with two of the largest nuclear utilities in the U.S. These two agreements do not individually represent a substantial portion of our targeted uranium production and our business is not substantially dependent on these agreements.
Our Powder River Basin properties include:
- our 100% owned properties that totaled 25,261 acres as of September 30, 2011; and
- our 81% interest in Arkose Mining Venture properties that totaled 62,153 acres as of September 30, 2011.
Our 100% owned properties are comprised of unpatented mineral lode claims, state leases and fee (private) mineral leases, summarized as follows:
| Number of Claims/ | |||
| Property Composition | Ownership Interest (1) | Leases | Acreage |
| Unpatented Lode Mining Claims | 100% | 839 | 16,780 |
| State Leases | 100% | 6 | 5,840 |
| Fee (private) Mineral Leases | 100% | 41 | 2,641 |
| Total | 25,261 | ||
(1) Subject to various royalties.
Our 100% owned properties in the Powder River Basin include the following property units:
| Property | No. Claims | Acreage |
| Jane Dough | 22 | 440 |
| Collins Draw | 32 | 640 |
| North Rolling Pin | 54 | 1,080 |
| Hank | 66 | 1,320 |
| Nichols Ranch | 36 | 720 |
| Willow Creek | 11 | 220 |
| West North-Butte | 125 | 2,500 |
| East Nichols | 44 | 880 |
| North Nichols | 107 | 2,140 |
| Reno Creek | 13 | 260 |
| TOTAL | 510 | 10,200 |
The Arkose Mining Venture properties are comprised of unpatented lode mining claims, state leases and fee (private) mineral leases, summarized as follows:
| Number of Claims/ | |||
| Property Composition | Ownership Interest (1) | Leases | Acreage |
| Unpatented Lode Mining Claims | 81% | 2,641 | 43,207 |
| State Leases | 81% | 3 | 2,080 |
| Fee (private) Mineral Leases | 81% | 65 | 16,866 |
| Total | 62,153 |
(1) Subject to various royalties.
Through a combination of claim staking, purchasing and leasing, we have also acquired interests in projects that lie within the Powder River Basin but outside of the project areas discussed above. These additional properties include the Verna Ann and Niles Ranch projects. However, due to our focus on other projects, we have not yet initiated exploration work on these projects.
Information regarding the location of and access to our Wyoming properties, together with the history of operations, present condition and geology of each of our properties, is presented in Item 2 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 under the heading “Description of Properties”, previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2011.
During the third quarter of 2011 we:
- Commenced construction of the Nichols Ranch production facility;
- Installed 39 monitor wells at Nichols Ranch;
- Constructed a bulk cement silo and acquired ancillary service equipment;
- Purchased well field construction equipment;
- Hired four new employees for well field development at Nichols Ranch;
- Continued preparation of permit applications for a third mining unit;
- Continued our 2011 exploration program: drilled a total of 186 holes for a total of 140,000 feet, with three drill rigs;
- Issued 254,500 shares of common stock pursuant to the exercise of stock options, for proceeds of $347,725; and
- Dropped 254 unpatented mining claims for lack of economic potential, reducing carrying expenses by $35,560 per annum.
Our focus is on exploration in the Powder River Basin, construction of a processing facility and installation of the environmental monitor and production wells for the first well field of the Nichols Ranch ISR Uranium Project. Up to six drilling rigs will be engaged for installing monitor and production wells. For the remainder of the 2011drilling season we expect to finish the monitor well installation program (75 wells). Additional drill rigs and field employees will be added. Exploration activities will concentrate on our southern targets.
Subsequent Event
On October 5, 2011, the Ontario Securities Commission issued a final receipt for the Company’s Short Form Prospectus, which along with the Company’s S-3 Shelf Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 3, 2011 (jointly the “2011 Prospectus”), allows the Company to offer and sell, from time to time over a twenty-five month period, up to US$100,000,000 in shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001, warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, units of the Company, subscription receipts of the Company, and debt securities of the Company, or any combination thereof in one or more transactions under the 2011 Prospectus. The Company may also offer under the 2011 Prospectus any shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants or subscription receipts.
Financial Position
The Company's overall financial position is disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2011 and the unaudited consolidated Financial Statements at September 30, 2011 as provided herein under the section heading "Financial Statements" above.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We are carrying out an exploration, environmental and mine design program with a budget of approximately $3,600,000 in 2011. This plan, plus general and administrative expenses of approximately $6,200,000, amounts to cash requirements of approximately $9,800,000 for the year ending December 31, 2011 as reported in Item 2 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 under the heading "Description of Properties", previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mineral property acquisitions, dependent upon opportunities that may arise, and Nichols Ranch ISR Uranium Project capital costs will be additional expenditures. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, mineral property expenditures incurred were $1,998,715 and $4,214,524 was incurred for Nichols Ranch capital assets.
At September 30, 2011 we had cash and short term securities of $41,030,981 and working capital of $40,346,000, as compared to cash and short term securities of $36,437,370 and working capital of $36,526,165 as at December 31, 2010. Our cash is invested in bank guaranteed savings accounts which are available on demand.
Net cash used in operating activities was $6,772,101 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared to $8,562,245 for the corresponding period in 2010. The decrease in net cash used in operations of $1,790.144 resulted primarily from an increase in cash expenditures for general and administrative expenses of $1,183,464 and a decrease in mineral property expenditures of $3,557,218 over 2010. Net cash used to purchase property and equipment was $3,401,477 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared to $143,387 used in the corresponding period in 2010. Asset acquisitions for Nichols Ranch accounted for most of the 2011 investment in property and equipment.
Net cash provided by financing activities amounted to $14,767,575 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, from proceeds of issuance of common stock on the exercise of options and warrants, compared to $597,558 provided in the corresponding period in 2010. The $14,170,017 increase is almost all attributable to the issuance of common stock.
During the twelve-month period following the date of this quarterly report, we anticipate that we will not generate a significant amount of revenue. The Nichols Ranch ISR Uranium Project is expected to incur additional expenditures of approximately $30 million before it commences production in late 2012. Our exploration plans will be continually evaluated and modified as exploration and environmental results become available. General and administrative expenses, planning and environmental expenses are incurred throughout the year; most of our exploration expenditures are incurred during the nine-month period of March through November. Modifications to our plans will be based on many factors including results of exploration, assessment of data, weather conditions, exploration costs, the price of uranium and available capital. Further, the extent of exploration programs that we undertake will be partially dependent upon the amount of financing available to us.
To date, our primary source of funds has been equity investments, and this trend is expected to continue together with production related financing when we are in production. We believe we have sufficient cash to bring the Nichols Ranch ISR Uranium Project into production, continue our exploration and planning and to meet on-going operating expenses for the next twelve months, and beyond, as we scale our operations to the resources we have available. We anticipate that any additional funding may be in the form of equity financing from the sale of our common stock and the exercise of share purchase options or debt, depending on capital markets. Accordingly, in 2011, we increased the number of shares of common stock available for issuance upon exercise of options granted under our stock option plan from 10,000,000 to 30,000,000 and increased our authorized common shares from 200,000,000 to 750,000,000.
Our current short term investments have not been devalued by the current stock market disruptions as these investments are primarily in low risk bearer deposit notes issued and guaranteed by Canadian Chartered Banks. Rates of return, however, are at historic lows. At the end of the investment period of these securities we plan on reinvesting the securities in similar short term instruments. Management and the board of directors periodically meet to review the status of these investments and determine investment strategies, taking into account current market conditions and the short and long term capital needs of the Company.
Results of Operations
Three-month period ended September 30, 2011 compared to three-month period ended September 30, 2010
Revenue and Operating Expenses
We have not earned any revenues to date and we anticipate that we will not generate any significant revenues during the twelve-month period following the date of this quarterly report.
We incurred total operating expenses of approximately $2,344,739 for the three-month period ended September 30, 2011, as compared to $4,330,149 for the corresponding period in 2010. The decrease of operating expenses in the amount of $1,985,410 was primarily attributable to a $2,059,823 decrease in mineral property expenses resulting from reduced exploration drilling and a 2010 geological data acquisition of $1,258,000.
We had no significant financing expense for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. Our interest income of $18,938 for the three-month period ended September 30, 2011 was comparable to 2010. This income resulted from short term investments which are periodically adjusted to market.
Net loss for the three-month period ended September 30, 2011 was approximately $2,113,094, as compared to approximately $4,063,598 for the corresponding period in 2010.
Nine-month period ended September 30, 2011 compared to nine-month period ended September 30, 2010
We incurred total operating expenses of approximately $12,059,113 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011, as compared to $12,947,206 for the corresponding period in 2010. The decrease of operating expenses in the amount of $888,093 was primarily attributable to a $1,426,829 increase in stock-based compensation included in general and administrative expenses, a $1,183,464 increase in other general and administrative expenses arising from the growth of the Company’s activities offset by a $3,557,218 decrease in mineral property expenditures.
We had no significant financing expense for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. We earned $60,025 of interest income for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011 as compared to $44,970 for the corresponding period in 2010. This increase resulted from additional short term investments; interest rates have not changed.
Net loss for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011 was approximately $11,558,864, as compared to $12,410,532 for the corresponding period in 2010, a decrease of $851,668. The net loss was affected by variation of operating expenses described above.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no significant off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to stockholders except as disclosed in the unaudited Financial Statements at September 30, 2011. The Company has had no material changes to its off-balance sheet arrangements as disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2011 and the unaudited Financial Statements at September 30, 2011 as provided herein under the section heading “Financial Statements” above.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of net revenue and expenses in the reporting period. We regularly evaluate our estimates and assumptions related to the useful life and recoverability of long-lived assets, stock-based compensation and deferred income tax asset valuation allowances. We base our estimates and assumptions on current facts, historical experience and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the accrual of costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. The actual results experienced by us may differ materially and adversely from our estimates. To the extent there are material differences between our estimates and the actual results, our future results of operations will be affected.
We believe the following critical accounting policies require us to make significant judgments and estimates in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.
Mineral Property Costs
The Company is primarily engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties.
Mineral property exploration costs are expensed as incurred. Costs for acquired mineral property databases are similarly expensed upon acquisition.
Mineral property acquisition costs are expensed upon acquisition unless a property can be economically developed as a result of establishing proven and probable reserves and a bankable feasibility study. In the event that a mineral property is acquired through the issuance of the Company’s shares, the mineral property will be recorded at the fair value of the respective property or the fair value of common shares, whichever is more readily determinable.
When mineral properties are acquired under option agreements with future acquisition payments to be made at the sole discretion of the Company, those future payments, whether in cash or shares, are recorded only when the Company has made or is obliged to make the payment or issue the shares.
As of the date of this report, the Company has no capitalized mineral property expenditures.
Restoration and Reclamation Costs (Asset Retirement Obligations)
United States regulatory authorities require the Company to restore and reclaim its mine area after mining is completed. Pursuant to ASC 410, Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations, the fair value of asset retirement obligation is recognized in the period in which it is incurred if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. Upon initial recognition of a liability, the fair value of the liability is added to the carrying amount of the associated asset and this additional carrying amount is depreciated over the life of the asset. Future reclamation and remediation costs are accrued based on management's best estimate at the end of each period of the costs expected to be incurred at each project.
Estimations and assumptions involved in using the expected present value technique to determine fair values are reviewed periodically.
Contractual Obligations
The Company has had no material changes to its contractual obligations as disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2011 and the unaudited Financial Statements at September 30, 2011 as provided herein under the section heading “Financial Statements” above.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Our operations are not yet exposed to risks associated with commodity prices, interest rates and credit. Commodity price risk is defined as the potential loss that we may incur as a result of changes in the fair value of uranium. Interest rate risk results from our debt and equity instruments that we issue to provide financing and liquidity for our business. Credit risk would arise from the extension of credit throughout all aspects of our business but is not yet significant. Industry-wide risks can, however, affect our general ability to finance exploration, and development of exploitable resources; such effects are not predictable or quantifiable.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
At the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation was carried out under the supervision of and with the participation of the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), Glenn Catchpole, and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), Benjamin Leboe, of the effectiveness of the design and operations of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a – 15(e) and Rule 15d – 15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, the CEO and the CFO have concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were adequately designed and effective in ensuring that: (i) information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits to the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in applicable rules and forms; and (ii) material information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow for accurate and timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our CEO and CFO, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
During our most recently completed fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2011, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
The term “internal control over financial reporting” is defined as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the registrant's board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:
| (a) |
Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the registrant; |
| (b) |
Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the registrant are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the registrant; and |
| (c) |
Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the registrant's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. |
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
We currently are not a party to any material legal proceedings and, to our knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened or contemplated.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes from the risk factors as previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2011.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
During the quarter ended September 30, 2011, no unregistered securities were sold.
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. (RESERVED)
None.
Item 5. Other Information
Mine Safety and Health Administration Regulations
Pursuant to Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, issuers that are operators, or that have a subsidiary that is an operator, of a coal or other mine in the United States are required to disclose in their periodic reports filed with the SEC information regarding specified health and safety violations, orders and citations, related assessments and legal actions, and mining-related fatalities. During the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2011, our United States properties were not subject to regulation by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977.
Item 6. Exhibits
The following exhibits are attached to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:
| Exhibit | |
| Number | Description |
| 3.1 | Articles of Incorporation (1) |
| 3.2 | Bylaws, as amended (1) |
| 3.3 | Articles of Amendment filed July 5, 2005 (2) |
| 3.4 | Articles of Amendment filed August 8, 2008(3) |
| 3.5 | Articles of Amendment filed July 8, 2009(4) |
| 3.6 | Articles of Amendment filed August 8, 2011(5) |
| 4.1 | Share Certificate (1) |
| 4.2 | Form of Lock-up Agreement(6) |
| 4.3 | Warrant Indenture, dated October 27, 2009(7) |
| 10.1 | 2005 Stock Option Plan, as amended June 15, 2011(8) |
| 31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act |
| 31.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act |
| 32.1 | |
| 32.2 |
| (1) |
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Form SB-2 filed March 15, 2002 |
| (2) |
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed April 14, 2006 |
| (3) |
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed August 11, 2008 |
| (4) |
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Form S-3 filed July 9, 2009 |
| (5) |
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, filed August 12, 2011 |
| (6) |
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, filed October 22, 2009 |
| (7) |
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, filed October 27, 2009 |
| (8) |
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Form S-8, filed July 15, 2011 |
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.
URANERZ ENERGY CORPORATION
| By: /s/ Benjamin Leboe | By: /s/ Glenn Catchpole |
| Benjamin Leboe, Senior Vice President, Finance and | Glenn Catchpole, President and Chief Executive |
| Chief Financial Officer | Officer, Director |
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | (Principal Executive Officer) |
| Date: November 9, 2011 | Date: November 9, 2011 |